Saturday, November 12, 2005

Purdy signs two-year deal for Edison summer school

Friday's Monett Times reports the Purdy School Board has agreed to continue having Newton Learning, the summer school arm of Edison, run its summer schools for two more years.
Apparently, the company has made money for Purdy, as it has for Sarcoxie, McDonald County, and virtually every other school district that has hired it to operate summer school.
You may remember, one school, Diamond, actually sued Edison saying it had billed the district too much, despite the fact the district made more money during its 2002 summer school than it ever did before or since. The suit was settled out of court with Diamond paying a few dollars less, according to reports, and Diamond's lawyers earning a heck of a lot more.

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