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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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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
April 21, 2013 – Education Week
For decades, advertising has promised faster, better, easier learning with technology, Larry Cuban writes. April 16, 2013 – Education Week
AppleTree strives to meld curriculum, professional development, and student monitoring at seven District of Columbia charter schools, fueled by $5 million in federal Investing in Innovation aid. April 10, 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
Often the neglected part of STEM education, engineering is making inroads into the precollegiate sphere. March 26, 2013 – Education Week
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

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