Md. Picks Edison To Run Three Baltimore Schools

By Darcia Harris Bowman

Maryland school officials tapped the for-profit school-management company Edison Schools Inc. last week to restaff and operate three Baltimore elementary schools that are among the state's lowest-performing public schools.

In a unanimous vote, the state school board picked Edison, the country's largest publicly traded manager of schools, over Mosaica Inc., another New York City company that manages charter schools in three states.

"We believe that Edison's previous experience and results, coupled with their specific plans and recommendations, make it the right choice for raising student and school performance at these three schools," state Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick said in a prepared statement following...