In 2003 Ordinate was acquired by Harcourt Assessment and later in 2005 the name of the test changed to its current name, Versant.

Pearson announced the acquisition of Harcourt Assessment in May 2007.

Many of the educational products produced by Harcourt Assessment originated at World Book.

In late 2003, the testing business legally changed its name to Harcourt Assessment, Inc., and unified its two divisions into one operating company.

Harcourt Assessment encountered two straight years with mass layoffs as a result of poor management and a failed strategy to expand into the state assessment market.

On January 30, 2008, Pearson completed the acquisition of Harcourt Assessment, Inc., having obtained all necessary regulatory approvals.

Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

Marilyn Rindfuss, national senior mathematics consultant at Harcourt Assessment, which creates standardized tests for dozens of states, emphasizes a process she calls "tightening up."

Harcourt Assessment.

Mark Slitt, a spokesman for Harcourt Assessment, which is based in San Antonio, said the company was engaging outside lawyers.