Schools dodging Obama furor? Districts send kids home with permission slips Sep 7, 2009
Bluto wrote on Sep 6, 2009 10:09 AM:" Authors come to the Thomas Edison Schools all the time and the school pays them to come sell their fiction. Fabelhaven, Leventhumps and Far Wolrd Water Keep are some of the fantasy novels worth pushing without permission though the President is somehow off limits. Unbelievable.I will record it anyway, but this is ridiculous. ". Udink wrote on Sep 6, 2009 10:20 AM:" Bluto - "I think the Right-Wing freaks are afraid their children will discover Obama doesn't... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Charter schools see rise in enrollment Aug 25, 2009
Both Thomas Edison schools also ran radio ads. Budge said he doesn t think the ads brought in many students directly, but they are good at making the school s name known. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
For-profit private school network startup looking at Atlanta Jun 27, 2009
Joann Vitelli School days: Edison Schools Inc., a for-profit manager of public schools, manages the Drew Charter School in Atlanta;s East Lake Neighborhood ... Chris Whittle, founder of Edison Schools Inc., a for-profit manager of public schools, and former Yale University President Benno Schmidt Jr., have filed notice of plans to raise $6. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
MOVING VAN FOR CONDé NAST May 26, 2009
In one of the year's larger deals of any kind, Si Newhouse's embattled magazine division has subleased more than 54,000 square feet to Edison Schools, which provides commercial management of public schools. Offices were closed for the holiday, and we couldn't track down our usual real estate contacts or anyone at Cond. (New York Post -- Business)