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About Our Services and Editor

deanmillot@mac.com — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:25:19 -0400

The basics of who we are, what we do and why we do it.

K12 Inc Gets Virtual Charter in Utah

deanmillot@mac.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:06:46 -0400

But how long will it be a customer? And how likely is it to happen somewhere else?

Disaggregating K12's Service Offering

deanmillot@mac.com — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:19:29 -0400

Concrete evidence for why the virtual EMO's time for an IPO has come and gone.

Educational Services of America in the Spotlight

deanmillot@mac.com — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:55:14 -0400

Or, specialty EMOs can work.

Not K12 Inc. (LRN). What About Scientific Learning (SCIL)?

deanmillot@mac.com — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:49:18 -0400

What a contrast.

A "Must-Read" for Would-Be Investors in Virtual EMO K12

deanmillot@mac.com — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:32:44 -0400

A survey of southern states virtual schools suggests a structurally fragmented market - and not the kind amenable to a roll-up, or much in the way of a first-mover advantage.

9/4: The Podcast (2)

deanmillot@mac.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:14:12 -0400

New Education Economy® is now School Improvement Industry Week

From the September 4 issue.

Letter From The Editor (listen here)
• Our Service Lineup: This School Year’s Continuous Improvements

K-12Lead of the Week

deanmillot@mac.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:05:23 -0400

Why Shut the Private Sector Out of the Bidding?

Edbizbuzz Moving to Edweek.org

deanmillot@mac.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:04:05 -0400

In partnership with Education Week....

Man Bites Dog

deanmillot@mac.com — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:59:58 -0400

A (rare) positive story about SES.

9/4 The Podcast

deanmillot@mac.com — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:15:19 -0400

A last encore presentation from January 12, 2004 - our first issue.

From The Newspapers: Anti-NCLB Stories Are The Norm

deanmillot@mac.com — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:36:23 -0400

Google Alert on "No Child Left Behind" for September 2.

MA Board of Ed Chair Paul Reville's First Official Remarks

deanmillot@mac.com — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:44:15 -0400

One of the architects of the states 1993 School Reform Act becomes Chairman of the State Board

NY Times Sam Dillon's Take on NCLB Draft

deanmillot@mac.com — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:53:23 -0400

The likely law is shaping up. (Just don't expect it to be passed anytime soon.)

Feds Two Years Overdue in Review of States Under NCLB

deanmillot@mac.com — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:24:01 -0400

The Department of Education's political leaders have not proved "highly qualified" to manage our emerging market.

The Economic Impact Of Public Schools

deanmillot@mac.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:04:30 -0400

A study of southeast Wisconsin offers some useful policy insights for school improvement industry marketeers and advocates.

8/30: The Podcast

deanmillot@mac.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:38:03 -0400

What Can the School Improvement Industry Offer Teachers?

Bipartisan NCLB II Discussion Draft

deanmillot@mac.com — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:15:42 -0400

Released by Representatives Miller, McKeon, Kildee and Castle.

K-12Lead of the Week

deanmillot@mac.com — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:19:48 -0400

Providers, especially SES providers, looking for challenging school partners....

Teacher Shortfall is an Opportunity for School Improvement Industry

deanmillot@mac.com — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:09:59 -0400

Recruitment is to afressing the teacher shortfall as adding water is to fixing a leaky bucket.

IDEA Offers Funding for NCLB Title I School Improvement Services

deanmillot@mac.com — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:49:54 -0400

The optional 15 percent "Early Intervening Services" set-aside in IDEA for "struggling students" just short of special needs is an underappreciated funding stream.

Quantity Counts: The Growth of Charter School Management Organizations

deanmillot@mac.com — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:48:54 -0400

By way of truth in advertising, your editor wrote the first draft of a good part of this report.

Parsing the Qualified Lead (VII)

deanmillot@mac.com — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:12:07 -0400

Department of Education releases 2007 Title I funding, district by district.

8/21: The Podcast

deanmillot@mac.com — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:23:24 -0400

Why Didn't the Industry Stay In With the Outs?

K-12Lead of the Week

deanmillot@mac.com — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:21:34 -0400

As "Healthy Lifestyles Education," gym becomes a market for school improvement providers.

What Works Clearinghouse on Beginning Reading

deanmillot@mac.com — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:18:03 -0400

The programs that should have been eligible for purchase under Reading First - or not.

Checker Finn On NCLB II

deanmillot@mac.com — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:08:22 -0400

It's about the Senate, stupid. And what do you know about "real options?"

Giuliani Reiterates Support for Public School Vouchers

deanmillot@mac.com — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:03:27 -0400

It may win him something with the Republican right. But what else?

Alex Molnar's Annual EMO Review

deanmillot@mac.com — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:10:05 -0400

Something beats nothing. So the University of Arizona's anti-privatization Education Policy Research Unit puts out the de facto report of record.

The News Hour's NCLB Series Offers A Warning

deanmillot@mac.com — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:52:57 -0400

Your editor sees a new timeline for NCLB reauthorization. It may give the school improvement industry the breathing room it needs to survive - if the industry adopts a new strategy.