Prometheus 6

..."Our findings show the investment in private management of schools has not paid the expected dividends."

The private managers include New York-based Edison Schools Inc., the nation's largest for-profit operator of public schools. A five-year Rand study released in October found that Edison is producing student gains that are comparable to the public schools they replace. Edison manages 97 schools with 58,000 students.

Study Disputes Philadelphia School Changes
Bloomberg News
Friday, February 2, 2007; A02

Philadelphia students who attended public schools managed by private operators fared no better academically than other students over the past four years, an analysis by Rand Corp. and Research for Action shows.