IALA » Ed Manage Orgs http://learningalternatives.net The International Association for Learning Alternatives Sat, 05 May 2012 17:57:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Private Companies Providing Alternatives http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/194/ http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/194/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:25:34 +0000 Wayne Jennings http://learningalternatives.net/?p=194 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, justice and fun. Dennis and Eileen Bakke plan to invest an additional $140 million in their schools.

Edison Schools, the largest for-profit firm, manages schools serving some 132,000 public-school students in 40 states. A good source information on the fast-growing educational entrepreneurship sector is the Education Industry Association.

]]> http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/194/feed/ 0 Education Management Organizations http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/132/ http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/132/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:53:14 +0000 Wayne Jennings http://learningalternatives.net/?p=132 Leading educational management organizations (EMOs) have formed the National Council of Education Providers to work on behalf of public relations and legislation favoring private management of schools. The council includes: Charter Schools USA, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Chancellor Beacon Academies, of Coconut Grove, Fla.; Edison Schools Inc., of New York City; Mosaica of New York City; National Heritage Academies, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and White Hat Management, based in Akron, Ohio. Their schools serve 140,000 students according to a story in Education Week.

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