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PARENTS ADVOCATING SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY

Controversial, for-profit Edison Schools, once hailed as the salvation of public education, has fallen from glory as what seemed like visionary ideas turned out to be just a sales pitch. In its heyday, Edison claimed that it could run public schools for less money than school districts could. The company dropped that claim as dismayed clients complained about its extra costs.

Edison's boasts that it could improve student achievement while making a profit fell just as flat.

Edison's student achievement has been mixed at best, and its claims about academic improvement never held up to scrutiny. A July 2002 New York Times analysis of Edison's claims found that the troubled Cleveland, Ohio, school system achieved higher gains than Edison's schools when analyzed with the methodology Edison applied to its own schools' achievement.

The notion of making a profit collapsed too. Edison Schools lost millions of dollars every year, showing a profit in just one quarter of the 10 years it made its finances public.

Edison's stock was publicly traded on the NASDAQ for four years. After reaching a high of close to $40 per share in early 2001, the share value tumbled to a low of 14 cents. In November 2003, the company was taken private in a buyout which paid only $1.75 per share. It was shortly after the buyout that Edison posted its lone profitable quarter, and then immediately ceased providing any public disclosure of its finances. The company has never indicated that it was able to maintain profitability for more than the one quarter.

After losing many contracts - along with its media luster -- Edison quietly began moving away from its original mission of "revolutionizing" public education, and into marketing conventional supplemental services such as testing, summer school and tutoring. Almost all of its new business involves providing such services rather than trying to manage schools.

Edison attracted ideological support from backers of privatization and school vouchers, and from such powerful conservative bastions as the Wall Street Journal editorial board and the Hoover Institution. But its name is no longer mentioned when "school reform" supporters talk about solutions for public education.

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PASA Press Releases

Hot Off The Presses

June 30, 2005		Edison Schools' False Numbers Obscure Contract Losses
April 21, 2005		Sex, cheating scandals cost stumbling Edison Schools another client
February 26, 2005		Edison Schools loses Miami contract as for-profit firm slides into irrelevance
August 29, 2004		Once-hailed privatized school posts mediocre test scores
September 16, 2003		Edison Schools: 'dreams unrealized'
March 5, 2003		Inconsistencies, selectivity cloud Edison Schools report
January 22, 2003		Edison Schools’ new achievement claims exclude most of the company’s schools
October 11, 2002		Community Angered Over Edison Schools' Proposal, Calling it Child Labor
August 29, 2002		Alert: Edison school released false test scores
July 13, 2002		Edison's New York test scores plunge
June 24, 2002		Most of Edison's early contracts severed
June 15, 2002		RAND Denies Link with Questionable Edison Test Scores Claim
May 21, 2002		Concerning Possible Edison Schools Savior's Controversial Ultra-Right History
May 20, 2002		Omissions, Misstatements Discredit Edison Achievement Claims
May 2, 2002		Alert from Parents Advocating School Accountability, San Francisco
May 1, 2002		Peoria Kids Pay Price of Costly Edison Schools

Bogus Claims

June 30, 2005		Edison Schools' False Numbers Obscure Contract Losses
March 5, 2003		Inconsistencies, selectivity cloud Edison Schools report
June 15, 2002		RAND Denies Link with Questionable Edison Test Scores Claim
March 13, 2002		Discrepancy discredits Edison test score claims
February 18, 2002		Most Edison Schools in Illinois Suffer Drops in Scores
February 1, 2002		Edison Schools Underreports Severed Contracts
December 22, 2001		Edison's Philly Sales Pitch Heavy on Myths
November 18, 2001		Low Performance at more Edison Schools Further Discredits Company "Gains" Boast
October 4, 2001		Claims of Gains 'Potentially Misleading,' Edison Schools Admits
September 17, 2001		How Voucher Campaign Machinery, Other Outsiders Orchestrated Edison 'Parents' Crusade
March 15, 2001		Edison Schools' Hallmark: Slick Promises, Lackluster Results
February 12, 2001		Edison Schools' Purported Score Gains Inflated

The San Francisco Story

December 15, 2001		Updated Academic Scores Confirm Edison School's Bottom Ranking
October 16, 2001		Controversial Edison School Lands Dead Last in District Academic Ranking
October 7, 2001		Edison Schools Inc. Balks at Feeding Kids
September 24, 2001		Four Edison Schools Land on State's Lowest-Performing List
September 17, 2001		How Voucher Campaign Machinery, Other Outsiders Orchestrated Edison 'Parents' Crusade
September 16, 2001		7 Disadvantaged San Francisco Schools' Gains Soar Above Edison's
August 15, 2001		2001 Test Scores Drop at San Francisco's For-Profit Edison School
July 12, 2001		State Charter Approved for Controversial Edison School
July 10, 2001		Many African-American Students Excluded from Edison Test Scores
July 3, 2001		Racial Tension Racks Edison School, Ex-Parents Reveal
April 30, 2001		Unwanted Edison Schools Trying to Force Renewal of San Francisco Contract
February 12, 2001		Edison Schools' Purported Score Gains Inflated

Test Scores

March 5, 2003		Inconsistencies, selectivity cloud Edison Schools report
August 29, 2002		Alert: Edison school released false test scores
July 13, 2002		Edison's New York test scores plunge
June 15, 2002		RAND Denies Link with Questionable Edison Test Scores Claim
May 20, 2002		Omissions, Misstatements Discredit Edison Achievement Claims
March 13, 2002		Discrepancy discredits Edison test score claims
February 18, 2002		Most Edison Schools in Illinois Suffer Drops in Scores
January 21, 2002		5 of 8 Edison Schools Drop on California’s Similar Schools Index
January 12, 2002		Edison Likely to Lose Two Wichita Schools
December 15, 2001		Updated Academic Scores Confirm Edison School's Bottom Ranking
October 16, 2001		Controversial Edison School Lands Dead Last in District Academic Ranking
September 24, 2001		Four Edison Schools Land on State's Lowest-Performing List
September 16, 2001		Seven Disadvantaged San Francisco Schools' Gains Soar Above Edison's
August 15, 2001		2001 Test Scores Drop at San Francisco's For-Profit Edison School
July 10, 2001		Many African-American Students Excluded from Edison Test Scores
June 19, 2001		Test Scores Rise After Texas District Severs For-Profit Contract
February 12, 2001		Edison Schools' Purported Score Gains Inflated

Financial Failures

April 26, 2002		Brokerage Inflates Edison Schools Projection
April 25, 2002		Edison Schools Stock Plummets
April 23, 2002		Paper Hints Governor Wanted to Give Edison Philly Schools to Pump Up Company's Stock Price
April 21, 2002		Edison Schools Slapped Down in Philadelphia
July 20, 2001		Edisons Schools' San Francisco Rent Concession Sparks Hope Elsewhere
April 18, 2001		N.C. District Seeks to Oust Edison Schools Mid-Contract
March 9, 2001		Costly Edison Schools Flunk Out in San Antonio
February 19, 2001		How Million-Dollar Costs, Mediocre Results Sank Texas Edison School

Open Letters

February 22, 2002		Inaccuracies and Corrections
November 28, 2001		17 Things Philadelphia Should Know about Edison
July 4, 2001		An Open Letter to the California State Board of Education

Humor

March 18, 2003		Business 2.0
October 20, 2002		Edison Schools deals with student violence
January 2, 2002		Edison's a Joke in Pennsylvania

Other Media

Edison in the News


June 29, 2008	Washington Post	Setback for Philadelphia Schools Plan
June 25, 2008	Philadelphia Inquirer	Edison says it was not liable for school safety
June 19, 2008	Philadelphia Inquirer	Phila. taking back 6 privatized schools
September 10, 2007	San Diego Union-Tribune	Charter school severs most ties with N.Y. firm
August 11, 2007	Philadelphia Daily News	Nevels to quit school-reform post
June 28, 2007	Philadelphia Daily News	School-manager funding OK'd
June 25, 2007	Charleston Post and Courier	Private education company didn't make the grade
June 21, 2007	Philadelphia Inquirer	SRC postpones decision on six outside managers
June 14, 2007	Philadelphia Inquirer	SRC considers 3 options to alter outside-management contracts
April 16, 2007	Baltimore Sun	Taking over for Edison
April 11, 2007	Philadelphia Inquirer	City school managers backed as hearings open
March 21, 2007	Philadelphia Daily News	Edison can see cut in schools, services
March 16, 2007	Philadelphia Daily News	Nevels: Unaware of Edison
March 9, 2007	Philadelphia Daily News	Schools pay $1.6M for 'ghost' pupils
March 5, 2007	New York Post	CITY PROBES SCHOOLS BIG
February 28, 2007	Philadelphia Inquirer	Ex-staffer sues city charter school
December 17, 2006	Trenton Times	Leaky gym roof benches gym classes
November 15, 2006	Philadelphia Inquirer	Private managers in district face cuts
November 9, 2006	Philadelphia Inquirer	Vallas gets heat on school cuts
October 24, 2006	Philadelphia Daily News	9th-grade sports, teen-parenting centers, librarians on state-appointed overseers' list of possible targets
October 10, 2006	Philadelphia Daily News	$21M schools deficit to force layoffs, cuts
Fall 2006	Philadelphia Public School Notebook	Focus on School District Contracting
September 1, 2006	Philadelphia Inquirer	Schools in region make progress
August 19, 2006	Albany Times Union	Charter school hires new manager
July 26, 2006	Baltimore Examiner	Edison Schools: Nothing more than a sales pitch
July 14, 2006	Baltimore Sun	No magic bullet
July 13, 2006	Baltimore Sun	Edison schools see drop in scores
June 13, 2006	Education News	Showdown at the OK Corral
May 26, 2006	Philadelphia Daily News	State: Vallas' budget woes not our fault
May 13, 2006	Journal Gazette	Measuring charter management
April 6, 2006	Philadelphia Inquirer	Street slams Pa. cut to district budget
March 30, 2006	Baltimore Sun	Success rare after takeover of districts
March 28, 2006	PJ Star	Edison schools to stay in Peoria
March 16, 2006	Las Vegas Review Journal	Troubled school starts fresh
March 11, 2006	Dayton Daily News	Assault victim's mom files lawsuit
March 8, 2006	NY Times	Report on Tutoring Firms Cites Problems in New York
March 8, 2006	Philadelphia Inquirer	Edison schools suffer in city parents' survey
February 28, 2006	Albany Times Union	Charter school receives warning
February 15, 2006	Duluth News Tribune	Schools will stay with Edison -- for now
February 12, 2006	Duluth News Tribune	Charter schools may drop Edison
February 6, 2006	Worcester Telegram	School’s charter up for renewal
January 26, 2006	MSNBC	Buffalo Charter School Troubles
January 11, 2006	Duluth News Tribune	A graduation for the academy?
December 10, 2005	Peoria Journal Star	Edison contract on the table
December 10, 2005	Dayton Daily News	School blasted for sex assault
December 3, 2005	WTOV	Middle School Principal Under Arrest
November 24, 2005	Education Review	Crash Course: Imagining a Better Future for Public Education
November 8, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	They agree public schools need help - in different ways
November 2, 2005	Belleville News Democrat	Chicago's largest tutoring provider cooperates in state probe
November 1, 2005	PJ Star	19 schools decline in performance
October 31, 2005	Peoria Journal Star	Study: Edison results mixed
October 27, 2005	Sacramento Bee	Molly Ivins: Corporatization of culture is threat to democracy
October 23, 2005	Chicago Sun Times	Tutoring service disqualified at 5 schools
October 13, 2005	Honolulu Star Bulletin	Edison schools are only average
September 29, 2005	Philadelphia Daily News	School reforms: Results mixed
September 26, 2005	Chicago Tribune	Overhead eats up federal tutor funds
September 9, 2005	Baltimore Sun	Privately run city schools cost more to improve
August 10, 2005	Lexington Herald Leader	Many poor, minority children still left behind
July 2, 2005	ABC News	After Bail Out, Privatization, School District Starts Over
July 1, 2005	EducationNews	Edison Schools' False Numbers Obscure Contract Losses
July 1, 2005	PJ Star	District 150 panel says Edison should go
June 30, 2005	Journal-Sentinel	Charter school ends Edison affiliation
June 26, 2005	Delco Times	Failing grade
June 22, 2005	Washington Post	Board Revokes Southeast School's Charter
June 21, 2005	Dayton Daily News	School suspends 2 officials
June 18, 2005	Peoria Journal Star	Board wants more info on Edison
June 17, 2005	Peoria Journal Star	Edison contract in doubt
June 16, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	Edison in Chester: How plan failed
June 15, 2005	Flint Journal	Except for names, much will stay same at ex-Edison schools
Summer 2005	The Notebook	Edison in Line for Two More Schools
May 28, 2005	Duluth News Trubune	CHARTER SCHOOLS: Shrinking enrollments are expected to means fewer teachers at Duluth's Edison schools
May 25, 2005	Delco Times	‘Case is closed’ against Chester High principal
May 25, 2005	Penn Live	Ambitious school reform effort collapses
May 22, 2005	Springfiled State Journal Register	Firm won't be back to run Feitshans
May 21, 2005	Dayton Daily News	Charter school admits being 'remiss'
May 20, 2005	Peoria Journal Star	Budget task force eyes Edison Schools
May 19, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	School panel delays two votes
May 18, 2005	Springfield Journal Register	School board requests VOICES deliver 'more specific' ideas
May 13, 2005	Albany Times Union	Bond sale lifts school spirit
May 11, 2005	Flint Journal	King school to close
May 11, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	Edison fires a principal over exam allegations
May 9, 2005	Detroit Free Press	Inkster Schools ready to work on own, leader says
April 30, 2005	Flint Journal	Teachers balk at Westwood's year-round school idea
April 29, 2005	Honolulu Advertiser	Restructuring of 24 schools wins an OK
April 26, 2005	Rochester Democrat & Chronicle	Charter school pair defended
April 23, 2005	Peoria Journal Star	A flurry of ideas - and Post-its
April 21, 2005	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle	Charter school faces inquiry
April 21, 2005	Delco Times	Show Edison the door out of Chester Upland
April 21, 2005	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle	State accedes to mayor: Charter school will be probed
April 20, 2005	St. Petersburg Times	Conflict over failing schools on horizon
April 19, 2005	Common Denominator	Board votes to revoke charter at SE school
April 17, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	Principal accused of cheating on tests
April 16, 2005	Delco Times	C.U. officials: Students blew whistle on principal
April 15, 2005	Albany Times Union	Principal's exit leaves questions
April 14, 2005	Flint Journal	Flint school board seeks busing, budget solutions
April 10, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	Principal just tip of Chester-Upland woes
April 10, 2005	Delco Times	Charges against Wilson the last straw for Edison
April 9, 2005	Delco Times	Edison confirms it willl leave Chester Upland
April 8, 2005	Delco Times	Edison spokesman: We’re outta here
April 8, 2005	Delco Times	No matter the outcome, Chester will suffer
April 7, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	School reeling over sex charges
April 7, 2005	Delco Times	Latest controversy could signal the end for Edison
April 6, 2005	Abany Times Union	Charter school chief resigns
April 6, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	Principal accused of sexual incidents
April 5, 2005	State Journal Register	School board against keeping Edison
March 31, 2005	Miami Herald	Failing schools takeover targets
March 25, 2005	Detroit Free Press	MANN BANNED
March 24, 2005	Houston Chronicle	When public schools go to profiteers, all of Texas loses
March 23, 2005	Delco Times	Monitor: Edison sells foreign learners short
March 21, 2005	Rochester Democrat & Chronicle	Leadership, size blamed for demise of 2 schools
March 18, 2005	Austin Chronicle	Public Ed Bill Escapes the House – Barely
March 15, 2005	Rochester Democrat & Chronicle	No gains in fight to save a charter school
March 13, 2005	Delco Times	Jones has new vision for Chester
March 12, 2005	Rochester Democrat & Chronicle	SUNY official hopes principal Banister will open a charter
March 4, 2005	Week.com	Out of Money
March 4, 2005	York Daily Record	Lincoln money may be released
March 3, 2005	Delco Times	For Chester Upland, recent progress comes to standstill
March 2, 2005	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle	Pleas, protests fail to keep ailing facilities alive
March 2, 2005	Jersey Journal	Schomburg School buys its building
March 2, 2005	Education Week	State-Run Pa. District Battles Host of Woes
March 1, 2005	Flint Journal	New plan pares school closings to two
February 25, 2005	Delco Times	It’s official: Chester Upland in major financial meltdown
February 24, 2005	St. Petersburg Times	'The ultimate sanction'
February 21, 2005	WROC	State: Time's Up for Two Charter Schools
February 20, 2005	NY Times	'TUTOR' ETHICS
February 18, 2005	Miami Herald	Private takeover step closer for F schools
February 17, 2005	Charter Schools Institute/SUNY	FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS INSTITUTE AS TO THE APPLICATION FOR CHARTER RENEWAL OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
February 16, 2005	Philadelphia Inquirer	District chief urges Edison's departure
February 15, 2005	Delco Times	Kirkland won’t seek funds unless Edison goes
February 15, 2005	Delco Times	C.U. exec’s recommendation: Don’t renew Edison’s contract
February 12, 2005	Rochester Journal News	Rochester school finds new motivation to succeed
January 24, 2005	Delco Times	Report scores C.U. schools
January 20, 2005	York Dispatch	Charter dispute appeal
December 31, 2004	York Dispatch	Court denies appeal over charter school rent
December 29, 2004	Delco Times	C.U. puts Edison on notice
December 17, 2004	Kansas City Star	Missouri board rejects proposal for new Westport charter school
December 16, 2004	Columbia Daily Tribune	Bill would deny funds to Newton
December 16, 2004	NY Times	A Second Report Shows Charter School Students Not Performing as Well as Other Students
December 16, 2004	York Daily Record	School board flunks charter
December 15, 2004	Buffalo Business First	Stepping Stone Charter School gets probation
December 13, 2004	Education News	PRIVATIZATION ZEALOTRY
December 11, 2004	Buffalo News	State agency to place charter school on probation
December 10, 2004	York Dispatch	School board to add to charter opposition
December 1, 2004	York Daily Record	Lincoln Charter officials appeal to school board
November 26, 2004	Delco Times	C.U. board members want Edison out
November 23, 2004	Philadelphia Inquirer	Stetson parents put blame on school
November 19, 2004	Philadelphia Daily News	Stetson principal removed after rape
November 19, 2004	Philadelphia Inquirer	District puts Edison on notice after rape
November 17, 2004	NBC10	Boy, 12, Allegedly Raped By Male Classmate At School
November 12, 2004	Denver Post	Board postpones decision on Cole charter
November 10, 2004	Pasadena Star News	School officials flip over gymnastics, suspend girl
November 9, 2004	Delco Times	Order needed in problematic school district
November 1, 2004	Delco Times	‘Down to bone’ C.U. budget to force cuts, building sales
October 8, 2004	Philadelphia Inquirer	State report criticizes Chester Upland schools
October 8, 2004	PR Newswire	Weaver Disputes Recommendation of State Management Assessment Study
October 1, 2004	Delco Times	It’s time for action to fix Chester schools
September 30, 2004	Delco Times	Edison on shaky ground?
September 29, 2004	Delco Times	Tempers, emotions flare at meeting in Chester Upland
September 28, 2004	Delco Times	Students clash at Chester High
September 24, 2004	Delco Times	Angry Chester High students walk out to protest overcrowding
September 23, 2004	CorpWatch	Leaving Children Behind
September 22, 2004	Delco Times	Chester High still reeling from overcrowding
September 22, 2004	Peoria Journal Star	Former District 150 official blames error on ex-superintendent
September 21, 2004	Peoria Journal Star	Ex-District 150 head defends self at meeting
September 17, 2004	Albany Times Union	Charter school gets a reprieve
September 15, 2004	Colorado Springs Gazette	Closing Schools No Answer, Many Say
September 10, 2004	Las Vegas Journal Review	818 students opt to switch from struggling schools
September 9, 2004	New York Teacher	Regents to debate charter, middle-level education
August 26, 2004	Kansas City Star	Charter schools' errors tallied
August 26, 2004	Flint Journal	Northwestern-Edison principal takes Detroit job
August 15, 2004	SF Bay Guardian	Failing grades
August 12, 2004	Albany Times Union	Charter schools on hunt for students
August 6, 2004	AlterNet	My Own Private School District
August 3, 2004	Education News	Grassroots Parent Group Unites To File Federal Civil Suit Against Edison Schools
August 2, 2004	Las Vegas Journal Review	TIME RUNNING OUT: Edison struggles on
July 19, 2004	Neosho Daily News	Diamond district sues summer school provider
June 30, 2004	Philadelphia Inquirer	Board retains Edison Schools amid a protest
June 16, 2004	Philadelphia Daily News	How district fared on quest to fix schools
June 10, 2004	The State	Schools expel unhealthy snacks
June 10, 2004	Philadelphia Daily News	Test scores up... again
June 9, 2004	NUVO	Christel House hires Edison
June 1, 2004	Kansas City Star	Multiple problems afflict KC district's experiment
May 21, 2004	Daily Times	Edison drops the ax
May 18, 2004	Kansas City Star	Westport officials concede problems
May 10, 2004	The Times of Trenton	Troubled past leads to no future
May 10, 2004	Lexington Herald-Leader	School vouchers don't live up to claims
May 4, 2004	Newsday	Principal to step down
April 29, 2004	Kansas City Star	KC board takes over Westport Charter School
April 26, 2004	Palm Beach Post	Risky political bet with O.P.M.
April 3, 2004	Newsday	Trouble for charter school in Riverhead
April 1, 2004	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Stewart Middle School Headed In New Direction After Edison
March 31, 2004	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Edison Project Didn'T Make Grade
March 25, 2004	York Daily Record	Tough test for charter school
March 23, 2004	Times of Trenton	Granville Charter School closing
March 17, 2004	Jersey Journal	Schomburg Charter School cheers news its state charter is renewed
February 28, 2004	Flint Journal	Flint moves to help struggling schools
February 27, 2004	Riverhead News-Review	Charter Problems
February 24, 2004	WROC-TV	Tensions High at Charter School Meeting
February 22, 2004	Flint Journal	Schools score well in fantasy, deceit
February 21, 2004	York Daily Record	Coach proposes third charter school
February 2004	Colorado Springs Gazette	Charter school enrollment keeps growing
January 1, 2004	News-Review	Charter controversy erupts
December 25, 2003	York Daily Record	Lincoln Charter School has a plan
December 5, 2003	Flint Journal	Flint: Parents fight to save Edison program
December 3, 2003	York Daily Record	Rent set for charter school
November 24, 2003	Orlando Business Journal	Study: Fla. funds manager overpaid
November 17, 2003	St. Petersburg Times	Where the money goes
November 12, 2003	US Newswire	Edison Investment Is Risky Business for Retirees, Say Groups
November 10, 2003	Orlando Business Journal	Pension investment blasted
November 6, 2003	Kansas City Star	Edison school deal called off
November 5, 2003	State Journal-Register	Schiller pessimistic about schools
November 3, 2003	St. Petersburg Times	Too good a deal for state pension fund?
October 18, 2003	Flint Journal	MEAP-score ax hangs over Edison ties
October 1, 2003	Venice Gondolier	State pension fund investment criticized by teachers' union
September 30, 2003	Tampa Bay Business Journal	NEA warns Florida against investing in Edison
September 27, 2003	Flint Journal	School option:Shutter or tax
September 26, 2003	St. Petersburg Times	Investing in irony
September 17, 2003	Daily Pennsylvanian	Edison Schools turns profit for first time
August 28, 2003	Boston Globe	Weld firm is Boston fund finalist
August 25, 2003	Dow Jones Business News	Edison Schools Details Buyout, Including CEO Pay Raise
August 13, 2003	Rocky Mount Telegram	Swift Creek Elementary makes most improvement
July 15, 2003	SF Chronicle	Edison Schools shareholders sue to block company's sale
July 15, 2003	Wall Street Journal	Edison Schools CEO Whittle To Lead Management Buyout
July 14, 2003	Wall Street Journal	Edison Founder to Buy Back Company for $93.5 Million
July 3, 2003	New York Times	Edison Stays Afloat by Altering Course
July 2, 2003	The Daily Times	Chester Upland will wait before approving budget
June 26, 2003	NewsHour	Update: School Experiment
June 26, 2003	NY Post	Deal To Rescue Harlem Museum
June 23, 2003	The News-Review	Charter must pay up
June 21, 2003	Las Vegas Journal Review	Legislative mess leaves schools in limbo
June 18, 2003	Kansas City Star	Philly Scales Back School Privatization
June 15, 2003	San Jose Mercury News	Crucial legislation: charter schools, AB 1137
June 13, 2003	Las Vegas Sun	School Board told to put Edison expansion plans on hold
June 12, 2003	Denver Post	PBS looks at profit push for schools
June 11, 2003	Las Vegas Sun	Report puts Edison's expansion in doubt
May 27, 2003	York Daily Record	Lincoln Charter School should quit squabbling and pay up
May 23, 2003	The Street.com	The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week
May 23, 2003	Newsday	Report Gets an F: Edison Schools had kept loan default quiet
May 16, 2003	York Dispatch	Board fails to rule on payment
May 14, 2003	The Times	Charter schools searching for sites
May 7, 2003	New York Times	New York Times debunks voucher boosters' holy grail
May 3, 2003	New York Times	Charter Schools Grow in Suburbs, Uneasily
May 2, 2003	Austin Chronicle	On the Lege
April 20, 2003	The Times	Financial ills dog Granville school
April 8, 2003	Flint Journal	Ed panel ponders Edison school move
April 3, 2003	Las Vegas Sun	Measure would affect Edison contract
April 2, 2003	Education Week	Vallas Calls For Cuts To Private Companies
March 29, 2003	Kansas City Star	Summer-school incentives surprise, upset Hickman Mills board members
March 27, 2003	Las Vegas review-Journal	Micromanagement Issues
March 23, 2003	Tyler Morning Telegraph	TISD Trustees To Review Edison Contract
March 18, 2003	Battle Creek Enquirer	Level Park Elementary to close: Board fails to renew Edison contract
March 16, 2003	Battle Creek Enquirer	B.C. school board to tackle fate of Level Park, Edison
March 14, 2003	Las Vegas Sun	Patience wearing thin with Edison Schools
March 12, 2003	Las Vegas Sun	Panel urges overhaul of Edison-run school
March 12, 2003	Phoenixville News	It's too late to seek more start-up fees
March 11, 2003	The Phoenix	Edison wants more money
March 8, 2003	The Trentonian	Granville not panicking about cash woes
March 5, 2003	The Trentonian	Granville charter sued for back rent
March 4, 2003	Las Vegas Review-Journal	INADEQUATE SCHOOLS: District's list hits Thirty
March 4, 2003	Las Vegas Sun	Thirty area schools need to improve
March 1, 2003	Kansas City Star	Westport Charter school plans to drop contract with Edison
February 28, 2003	Union-News	Charter: SABIS to run school
February 21, 2003	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Board Boots Edison Off Stewart Campus
February 21, 2003	The Delco Times	Edison could be pinched without overdue subsidy from Chester Upland
February 15, 2003	Kansas City Star	State budget gloom decides Park Hill's direction for summer school
February 14, 2003	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Edison Officials Defend Program
February 5, 2003	KSHB News	Allegations against the Westport Senior Academy and the man who says what went wrong
February 5, 2003	Kansas City Star	Attendance figures under scrutiny at two KC charter schools
February 3, 2003	Indianapolis Star	City may pull school's charter
January 16, 2003	The Daily Pennsylvanian	Questions cloud Edison takeover
January 9, 2003	Detroit Free Press	Pontiac Schools: Edison ideas might be used
January 8, 2003	Detroit Free Press	Pontiac board to end Edison Schools contract
December 15, 2002	New York Times	Philadelphia School's Woes Defeat Veteran Principal
December 9, 2002	Fortune	Why Edison Doesn't Work
November 26, 2002	York Daily Record	Edison deal stinks
November 20, 2002	Edison Schools flirting with disaster	Philadelphia Fights Schools Takeover
November 20, 2002	Associated Press	Philadelphia Fights Schools Takeover
November 14, 2002	Dow Jones Business News	Edison Schools 1st-Quarter Loss Widened
November 8, 2002	NY Daily News	Whittling away debt
November 5, 2002	Dow Jones Business News	Nasville, N.C., School Board Ends Contract With Edison Schools
November 5, 2002	Rocky Mount Telegram	Edison dumped by board
November 4, 2002	Business Week	Edison: An "F" in Finance
October 31, 2002	Rocky Mount Telegram	Nash-Rocky Mount may sever pact with Edison
October 31, 2002	Arizona Daily Star	Concerns about privatizing
October 29, 2002	Palm Beach Post	Turn recess into job training
October 29, 2002	New York Times	Federal Report Makes No Call on For-Profit Schools
October 29, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Studies on For-Profit Schools Found Inconclusive
October 28, 2002	O'Dwyer's PR Daily	Edison Fights Media Barrage
October 24, 2002	Philadelphia City Paper	Whittle me this
October 24, 2002	HC&G	Home for the Money
October 22, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Edison Schools Works to Lift Failing Grade From Investors
October 16, 2002	Associated Press	School System Mulls Cutting Edison
October 16, 2002	Delco Times	Test scores continue their downward trend
October 16, 2002	Delco Times	Time for Edison to deliver to Chester Upland
October 12, 2002	Delco Times	Edison faces a threat
October 12, 2002	Detroit News	Embattled Edison Schools criticized for idea to make students work
October 9, 2002	Flint Journal	Edison Schools chief says firm financially solid
October 8, 2002	Flint Journal	Flint: Edison school parents may get warning letter
October 7, 2002	US News & World Report	Philly's Fresh Start
October 6, 2002	Associated Press	Edison, Philly Schools Chief Spar
October 4, 2002	Reuters	Philadelphia Eyes Edison Schools Future
October 2, 2002	Associated Press	School District Withholds Paycheck
October 1, 2002	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Parent Wants More Charges Against Teacher
September 30, 2002	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Teacher Who Allegedly Hit Student Suspended
September 27, 2002	The Delco Times	CUEA members upset with Edison
September 24, 2002	Detroit Free Press	Mt. Clemens has its schools back: Critics say private firm fell short of lofty goals
September 24, 2002	Detroit Free Press	Mt. Clemens has its schools back
September 18, 2002	NUVO	Privatization’s swan song?
September 17, 20mber 17, 2002	Washington Post	Private Enterprise, Public Woes in Phila. Schools
September 16, 2002	Reason Online	Whittled Away: Don't blame Edison's failure on the market
September 16, 2002	Washington Post	Private Enterprise, Public Woes in Philadelphia Schools
September 12, 2002	Flint (Michigan) Journal	Flint: School board worried by fall in Edison stock prices
September 6, 2002	Reuters	Edison Schools Asks Chairman to Repay $3 Million Loan
September 5, 2002	Reuters	Edison cancels $125 mln Harlem headquarters project
September 5, 2002	Reuters	Edison Schools Posts Wider 4th-Quarter Loss, Restates 2000, 2001 Figures
August 30, 2002	Slate	Edison's Dim Bulbs
August 29, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Edison Schools May Receive Delisting Notice From Nasdaq
August 27, 2002	Waco Tribune-Herald	Young: Lights out for Edison
August 26, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Dallas Ends School Contract With Edison Over Test Scores
August 23, 2002	New York Times	State's Largest Charter School Faces a Critical Year
August 22, 2002	York Daily Record	City schools to call on Casey
August 20, 2002	PR Newswire	Casey Refers Edison Schools, Inc. Matter to Federal Investigators
August 15, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Edison May Loss Contract in Dallas Due to District's Budget Constraints
August 13, 2002	Rochester Democrat & Chronicle	Charter high school cancellation causes 11th-hour chaos
August 8, 2002	Salon.com	Tom Ridge's school daze
August 1, 2002	PR Newswire	Pennsylvania Auditor General Casey: State Education Department isImpeding Review of No-Bid Edison Contract
July 29, 2002	Boston Globe	A plan to privatize Philadelphia schools
July 26, 2002	Associated Press	Philly Reduces Co.'s Role in Schools
July 16, 2002	The Macomb Daily	Edison Schools claim equipment held hostage
July 16, 2002	New York Times	Complex Calculations on Academics
July 9, 2002	San Francisco Chronicle	For-profit schools get mixed grades
July 9, 2002	San Francisco Chronicle	Balance sheet doesn't back up Edison's grand boasts
July 3, 2002	Las Vegas Sun	Edison Schools makes deal to pay debt
July 3, 2002	Delco Times	Edison wants more money from Chester Upland
July 3, 2002	York Daily Record	Audit shows loss for charter school
June 27, 2002	Oakland Press	Officials critical of warning from state's schools chief
June 27, 2002	Talking Points Memo	Edison Schools
June 25, 2002	Detroit News	Edison Schools shaky, state says
June 19, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Dallas Schools Weigh Keeping Contract With Edison
June 18, 2002	Detroit Free Press	Mt. Clemens, firm to dissolve contract
June 16, 2002	Boston Herald	Charters leave their roots: Schools part ways with for-profits
June 14, 2002	Boston Globe	Wall Street and education don't mix
June 9, 2002	San Francisco Chronicle	For-profit Edison Still in the Red
June 4, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Lenders Receive Warrants for 17% of Edison Schools, CEO Says
June 3, 2002	Wall Street Journal	Edison Won't Get Contract to Manage 19 Philadelphia Schools
June 2, 2002	Lansing State Journal	Lansing schools, charters coexist
June 2, 2002	New Haven Register	ACES to take over Wintergreen
May 30, 2002	Flint Journal	Edison problems put future in Flint into question
May 29, 2002	SF Bay Guardian	Edison's epic collapse
May 29, 2002	San Jose Mercury News	Police charge East P.A. man with lewd act
May 29, 2002	SF Bay Guardian	Unchartered territory
May 27, 2002	TIME	Trouble for Schools Inc.
May 26, 2002	New York Times	Public Schooling for Profit
May 21, 2002	Dayton Daily News	Charter school’s loan called illegal
May 20, 2002	New York Times	Philadelphians Jittery Over Plan to Privatize 20 Schools
May 16, 2002	Las Vegas Review-Journal	Edison misses payment of philanthropic funds
May 15, 2002	New York Times	Operator of Public Schools in Settlement With S.E.C.
May 14, 2002	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Edison Schools Settles SEC Enforcement Action
May 14, 2002	Delco Times	Edison earns failing grades in Chester
May 14, 2002	New York Times	Woes for Company Running Schools
May 7, 2002	The Detroit News	Inkster's children deserve better chance at education
May 7, 2002	San Francisco Examiner	Edison: From frying pan to fire
May 6, 2002	New York Post	Edison Schools Flunks
May 2, 2002	Barron's	Can Edison Rewrite the Philadelphia Story?
Spring, 2002	Rethinking Schools	Edison's Elusive Profits
April 30, 2002	New York Daily News	Edison Schools Is Flunking with Investors
April 26, 2002	Harvard Crimson	Keep public schools public
April 23, 2002	Detroit News	Inkster board gets an earful
April 20, 2002	York Daily Record	Edison ready to work with city
April 19, 2002	CBS MarketWatch	Correction: Edison Schools
April 19, 2002	New York Times	At 42 Newly Privatized Philadelphia Schools, Uncertainty Abounds
April 18, 2002	San Jose Mercury News	Reaction to child's charge criticized
April 16, 2002	Albuquerque Tribune	Teachers have been the answer all along
April 14, 2002	Albuquerque Tribune	Schools won't profit from privatization
April 12, 2002	Albuquerque Journal	Facts Don't Support Privatizing Our Schools
April 12, 2002	Education News	SRC Going In Wrong Direction, Fattah Says
April 10, 2002	Detroit News	Inkster schools face state takeover
April 6, 2002	Kansas City Star	Rape reported at Westport Edison Senior Academy
April 3, 2002	Education Week	Takeover Team Picked in Philadelphia
March 27, 2002	New York Times	Edison Gets a Share of Philadelphia Contracts
March 26, 2002	Philadelphia Federation of Teachers	Statement by Ted Kirsch On the School Reform Commission's Choice of Csonsultants
March 19, 2002	The Delco Times	Chester Upland eyes cost cuts
March 19, 2002	The Keystone Research Center	Fuzzy Math in Philadelphia: Edison Overstates Savings Possible Through Outsourcing School District Maintenance and Operations Work
March 13, 2002	Philadelphia Inquirer	Patience, Please
March 6, 2002	Education Week	Why the profit motive isn't the miracle solution for public schools: The Blueberry Story
March 4, 2002	New York Times	Fighting the Culture of Poverty in a Worst-Case School
February 25, 2002	Austin Independent School District	Statement by the AISD Superintendent of Schools Regarding the Edison and KIPP Proposals
February 24, 2002	New York Times	Edison Faces Tough Sledding In the Philadelphia Takeover
February 20, 2002	Austin Independent School District	Recommendations to the Superintendent from the DAC, Regarding Edison and KIPP Proposals
February 17, 2002	New York Times	Buying in to the Company School
February 14, 2002	Education News	Education's Enron
February 13, 2002	Detroit Free Press	Inkster, Edison At Odds Again
February 13, 2002	Bloomberg News	Edison Boosts Revenues With Funds Not Received
February 6, 2002	Associated Press	Report: Co.'s School Data Overstated
February 5, 2002	Philadelphia Daily News	Reform Panel Warned Not to Hire Edison
February, 2002	Multinational Monitor	Business Goes to School: The For-Profit Corporate Drive to Run Public Schools
January 30, 2002	Topeka Capital-Journal	Board Takes Back Edison-Run School
January 28, 2002	Public School Notebook	Lawyer's discussions with Edison trigger new charges of preferential treatment
January 14, 2002	PR Newswire	Fattah Calls on Senate Education Committee to Hold Hearings on Edison
January 6, 2002	Pittsburgh Tribune Review	Edison set to run elementary charter school
January 4, 2002	Denver Post	No easy remedy in Philly
January 2, 2002	Philadelphia Daily News	Doubting Edison and the School Privateers
December 23, 2001	Topeka Capital-Journal	Official at Edison School in Wichita Removed Over Testing Fraud Claims
December 19, 2001	The Times	State closes book on city charter school
December 13, 2001	Philadelphia Daily News	Edison turns light on itself with ads
December 13, 2001	Philadelphia Inquirer	Edison's Share of City School Deal: $101 Million
December 12, 2001	Philadelphia Daily News	New nonprofit study blasts Edison's report
December, 2001	School District of Philadelphia	Setting the Record Straight: A comparison of school progress...
November 26, 2001	Philadelphia Business Journal	Edison's risk factors
November 12, 2001	Philadelphia Business Journal	Edison should take heed
November 9, 2001	Philadelphia Public School Notebook	Update: Is Edison overstating its test score gains?
November 5, 2001	Macon Telegraph	Schools' woes may cause Bibb to revisit Edison contract
August 23, 2001	NUVO	The Case of the Backfiring Jalopy
July 5, 2001	Reuters	Edison Schools' Executives Go Back to Class
June 1, 2001	Abilene Reporter-News	Dallas School Accused of Helping Students Cheat on TAAS
May, 2001	Mother Jones Magazine	Reading Writing and Revenue
April 20, 2001	Detroit Free Press	Pontiac school officials grading Edison poorly
April 11, 2001	Goldsboro (N.C.) News-Argus	North Carolina District Votes to End Edison Contract
April 4, 2001	San Francisco Bay Guardian	Edison's Cheerleaders
April 4, 2001	San Francisco Bay Guardian	Cashing In On Kids
March 28, 2001	San Francisco Bay Guardian	School of Fisher
March 14, 2001	San Francisco Bay Guardian	Media Ignorance Hurts Students
February 16, 2001	Detroit Free Press	Inkster School Board Finds Edison Partnership Rocky
February 7, 2001	San Francisco Bay Guardian	Full-Court Press
October 24, 2000	Detroit Free Press	Report criticizes charter schools
October 4, 2000	San Francisco Bay Guardian	Attorney General Investigates Fisher Charity
September 5, 2000	Barron's	Edison Stock May Need to Go Back to School
August 31, 2000	Shepherd Express Metro	City's First For-profit School Fires Up for Business
August 23, 2000	San Francisco Bay Guardian	Fisher Nonprofit Nets Millions from Edison Inc. Stock Deal
July 19, 2000	San Francisco Bay Guardian	Edison Exodus
July 19, 2000	San Francisco Bay Guardian	How Our Public Schools Went Public
June 6, 2000	TheStreet.com	Lessons on Profitability (or the Lack Thereof) From Edison Schools
January 27, 2000	Dallas Observer	No Class
January 26, 2000	Ed Week	Edison Renews Four Contracts, Cuts Ties Elsewhere
November 25, 1999	Shepherd Express Metro	A Wall Street Yawner
November 11, 1999	TheStreet.com	School Daze: Edison Schools
October 20, 1999	City Pages	Reading, Writing, and Revenue
September 6, 1999	Business Week	Chris Whittle's New IPO Deserves a D-
October 28, 1998	San Francisco Bay Guardian	School for Scandal
August 12, 1998	San Francisco Bay Guardian	The Fisher King
March 24, 1997	Worcester Telegram & Gazette	Charter schools facing scrutiny over special ed
October 16, 1995	Business Week	Live by the Hype, Die by the Hype

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