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Category Archives: Competition
Can competition really improve schools?
October 10, 2004 – 1:03 am
An article in the Christian Science Monitor, “Can competition really improve schools” reviews the concept of choice of schools ranging from open enrollment to vouchers. It points out that people of means have always had a choice of schools by where they choose t0 live or the ability to purchase a private school education. There’s [...]
Private Companies Providing Alternatives
June 16, 2004 – 4:25 pm
The story, “Multimillionaire Buys Major Charter School Manager” tells how a wealthy couple created a new company, Imagine Schools, Inc. and purchased a chain of existing charter schools to become the second largest for-profit manager of schools involving more than 70 schools and 20,000 students. Their principles mention that schools should be places of integrity, [...]