NASDC To Roll Out Next Phase of Replication Plan

By Lynn Olson

(Third in an occasional series.)

When John L. Anderson, the president of the New American Schools Development Corporation, flew into Miami this month, school officials there greeted him with open arms and the hope of promises to come.

Dade County, Fla., is vying to become one of a half-dozen or so sites Mr. Anderson's group will work with over the next three years to create large numbers of innovative schools. About 20 jurisdictions are now in the running; a final decision...