Mich. May Intervene In Inkster-Edison Standoff
A tussle between the Inkster, Mich., school district and Edison Schools Inc. may lead to state intervention in order to force the system to pay its $1.2 million bill for the company's services.
Following a stalemate that has lasted several weeks, the state recently threatened to appoint a manager to oversee the district's finances if the 1,500- student system does not pay up.
The situation is being watched outside Michigan, in part because Inkster is the only place where Edison Schools, the nation's largest for-profit manager of public schools, operates an entire...
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