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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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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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A group of three states have joined together to create a common proposal for purchasing technology products in what could signal other cooperative buying efforts. March 12, 2013 – Education Week
The pilot program represents the first statewide effort to use multimedia material from the online Khan Academy. March 12, 2013 – Education Week
A new exhibit at the National Building Museum highlights design features of sustainable schools. March 12, 2013 – Education Week
Some ed-tech leaders say the federal program's current policy not to reimburse districts for out-of-school broadband access is a barrier to innovation and better use of digital tools for learning. March 11, 2013 – Education Week
The courses take many formats, with some offered entirely online, while others are delivered face-to-face but include online follow-up support. March 11, 2013 – Education Week
The battle underscores the high financial stakes for companies attempting to secure the rights to operate statewide school information systems. March 5, 2013 – Education Week
Efforts to promote an evolving area of study—entrepreneurship in education—are taking hold in graduate schools across the country. February 26, 2013 – Education Week
The networks and organizations are designed to bring together key players to help coordinate STEM learning in and out of school. February 26, 2013 – Education Week
In the Public Interest, a nonprofit, says Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education is being used as a cover for companies seeking public money. February 19, 2013 – Education Week
Systems like Tennessee's Degree Compass, which uses K-12 data to match students to courses, could be useful for high schools. February 19, 2013 – Education Week

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