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Charter Schools and Private Profits.

Government Finance Review

| October 01, 2001 | Plank, David N.; Arsen, David; Sykes, Gary | COPYRIGHT 2001 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The emergence of educational management organizations to run charters raises questions about the pursuit of profits and the quality of education.

Editor's note: This article is reprinted with permission from the May 2000 issue of The School Administrator magazine.

One of the most significant developments associated with the introduction of charter schools is the rapid emergence of educational management organizations (EMO).

Unlike the schools with which they contract, which are legally prohibited from seeking profits, EMOs usually are for-profit firms that seek to earn profits from their provision of administrative and educational services to ...

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