Parent Sponsored Schools - news from America

Thursday, 11th March, 2010

In the run-up to the General Election, there has been a great deal of interest and media coverage around the concept of new schools that are sponsored and supported by groups of parents.

In America, the idea of a parent sponsored school is not new. Often schools are set-up and run by the parent groups, but it is increasingly common for parent groups to engage Education Management Organisations such as EdisonLearning to provide the expertise and capacity to ensure not only that the school opens on time and to budget, but that the the school delivers strong and sustainable performance over time.

This link will take you to the story of a new parent sponsored school in Atlanta. click here>>

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