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| Predecessor | Edison Project |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Chris Whittle |
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Thom Jackson, CEO |
| Website | www |
EdisonLearning Inc., formerly known as Edison Schools Inc., is a for-profit education management organization for public schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. Edison is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
School districts hire the company to manage schools, particularly new charter schools. In 2015, Edison managed schools enrolling 10,417 students.[2]: 86 They also hire it to provide more limited services such as testing, summer school and tutoring.
The company has drawn criticism over the years, with some client school districts saying Edison-run schools cost more than promised to operate and failed to provide a satisfactory education.[3]
- ^ "Contact". EdisonLearning. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ Woodworth, James L (2017). "Charter Management Organizations 2017" (PDF). Center for Research on Education Outcomes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Belsha, Kalyn (2019-09-23). "This company ran schools for dropouts across the country. Chicago is the latest district to cut ties". Chalkbeat. Retrieved 2023-12-15.