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Arizona State University
January 31, 2002
Education Policy Research Unit
A new comprehensive look at Edison Schools, Inc., by Gerald Bracey at Arizona State University paints a disturbing picture of the for-profit manager of public schools. In short,
"No other project...illustrates so clearly the difference between the theory of market operations and the cold water of reality in schools [nor] contrasts so sharply the gap between the demands of the bottom line inherent in for-profit Education Management Organizations and their avowed desire to help American public education."
Bracey persuasively argues that Edison is a master of obfuscation, mystifying straightforward things like how many schools it operates, or how the students at those schools are doing, which turns out to be not so well. Further - there is little if any innovation going on at Edison Schools, where standard curricula are being used, and in some cases teachers are actually handed scripts to teach from! These policies have caused mass resignations among teachers at public schools where Edison has taken over.
Also see:
NY Times: Cleveland Case Poses New Test for Vouchers City Pages: The Edison Project's formula is simple: Take a Minneapolis public school, add some entrepreneurial savvy, and watch the profits roll in. Trouble is, it doesn't add up
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