Companies are cashing in on Common Core By: CNBC.com News March 11, 2015 at 14:45 PM EDT Controversy around Common Core hasn't stopped companies like Pearson, McGraw-Hill and even Apple from cashing in on huge education contracts. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apollo Asset Management Inc Apple Houghton Mifflin Har International Business Machines JPMorgan Chase & Co McGraw Hill Financial Microsoft Morningstar Inc Pearson Plc ADR