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Wednesday, March 21
3/21 SIIW Provider Announcements
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 11:45 PM EDT
From the press pages of the hundreds of providers we cover, hotlinked to the source. If your firm isn't here - it should be. Let us know, so we can initiate coverage. more »
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Proquest - Voyager's Parent - to be delisted by NYSE
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 09:52 PM EDT
This was not the best week for several public firms in the school improvement industry. more »
Stress at Princeton Review
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 09:43 PM EDT
Delayed SEC filing and finance staff turnover - chicken and/or egg? more »
American Greetings Sells Learning Horizon to Private Equity Firm
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 09:40 PM EDT
K-12 is not a core business for card company more »
SIIW • The Podcast March 20
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 08:43 PM EDT
Our Industry's Interests in NCLB II: (I) Understanding and Influencing Legislative Intent more »
Carnegie Learning Expanding Management
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 08:29 PM EDT
A school improvement company betting on "true research-based solutions." more »
CA EMO Options for Youth Schools Compare Favorably to Competition
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 07:43 PM EDT
If student performance matters to the state of California and the state's press, why do OFY's outcomes get less attention than its' financial disputes with the state? more »
TASA - Renamed Questar Assessment - Gives FY 2007 Q1 Report
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 07:17 PM EDT
An up and coming assessment competitor? more »
School Specialty Appoints Slagle COO
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 07:00 PM EDT
In a move emphasizing "category management".... more »
PA: Vallas and Edison Parting Company in Philly
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 09:10 AM EDT
Just before going private, Edison purchased urban EMO LearnNow - the first EMO founded and managed by African-American executives - and put on a full-court press to win school management contracts in Philly and nearby Chester-Upland. Both were moves to gain "street-cred." The purchase of LearnNow to impress Philly, the school contracts to impress Wall Street. They were insufficient to keep Edison a public company. But the now privately-held firm put so much of itself on the line in Philly that it is hard to see how it can rebuild confidence with public education buyers of its services if it is seen to fail here. A rejection of Edison by its former champions - Vallas and the SRC - can only be bad news. (And when Edison "catches cold", the rest of the school improvement industry is "starved" for investment cash.) more »
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