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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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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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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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The public-private initiative between the technology company and a city school aims to prepare students for future careers. April 22, 2013 – Education Week
Serious efficacy studies can start as high as $150,000, a price tag that keeps most smaller market players from commissioning similar studies. April 22, 2013 – Education Week
Educators are trying to make smart decisions about what learning products they use based on limited, and sometimes questionable, research about those products. April 22, 2013 – Education Week
Districts' decisions about whether to contract out services or keep them in-house are influenced by myriad and often competing factors. April 22, 2013 – Education Week
While K-12 procurement of curricular materials has long favored big companies, many districts are now relying on smaller, startup companies to supplement their curriculum needs. April 22, 2013 – Education Week
Large education companies still carry advantages over their smaller counterparts, but experts say K-12 procurement practices are shifting to include a greater variety of vendors. April 22, 2013 – Education Week
As the educational marketplace continues to grow, more companies are working with policymakers to iron out better ways to work together to meet the needs of schools. April 22, 2013 – Education Week
For decades, advertising has promised faster, better, easier learning with technology, Larry Cuban writes. April 16, 2013 – Education Week
The Incubator School marks the latest effort in the Los Angeles Unified district to spark innovation through "pilot" schools. April 2, 2013 – Education Week
Nearly 18 months after its conception, the nonprofit Connect to Compete organization recently launched programs aimed at Americans without home broadband Internet access, including tens of millions of students. March 26, 2013 – Education Week

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