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Teacher Kim Woods works with 9th grader Takija Brewer in her U.S. History class at Muskegon Heights Public Academy High School. The entire staff of the Muskegon Heights school district was dismissed after emergency manager Donald Weatherspoon hired Mosaica Education to manage the district.
—Brian Widdis for Education Week

For-Profit Experiment Plays Out in Two Mich. Districts

Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems. (May 1, 2013)

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Privatization of Public Education

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08/01 10:10 am | Pearson Partners With Backer of Startup Education Companies | A major education company and publisher, Pearson, is set to partner with startup incubator 1776 in hopes to stimulate innovation in education.

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07/31 11:52 am | Virtual Schools in Florida, New Hampshire, to Add Blended Models | Two providers of full-time virtual education joined traditional schools in receiving $6.6 million in grants to support blended learning.

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01/16 08:15 am | Sputnik Moves to New Orbit! | If you've enjoyed reading Sputnik as much as I've enjoyed writing it, I'm sure you'll equally enjoy reading and reacting to my blog at Huffington Post. Farewell Sputnik!

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Industry and Innovation
This section of Education Week examines the education marketplace and new approaches that are changing K-12 education. A grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helps support the project.

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Proposals in Congress highlight lingering disagreements over whether computer-adaptive assessments should include questions above and below a student's grade level. July 9, 2013 – Education Week
A new proposal unveiled by the president includes an ambitious overhaul of the federal E-rate program to ensure universal broadband access and updated technology in the nation's classrooms. June 7, 2013 – Education Week
Classroom teacher Jacob Tanenbaum writes that his school's resources are being drained for testing. June 4, 2013 – Education Week
Microsoft's plans to end support for Windows XP could pose big technological and financial challenges for districts nationwide. May 21, 2013 – Education Week
As digital video becomes a more popular educational tool, the companies and organizations that provide such content are becoming more diverse. May 20, 2013 – Education Week
Academic experts and children's advocates say teachers and parents are often left on their own to decide whether various products have any educational value. May 20, 2013 – Education Week
But defining what exactly a "personal learning environment," or PLE, is supposed to look like is proving to be challenging. May 20, 2013 – Education Week
In attempting to bring "MOOCs" to the world of teacher training, Coursera and its university partners are courting a new and potentially vast audience. May 14, 2013 – Education Week

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