Book publisher finds urban niche; Minority focus tests well; rivals pay rapt attention.

Publication: Crain's New York Business

Publication Date: 29-JAN-01

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Thirty years ago, a young executive at Continental Can named Reginald Powe made a discovery that would change his life. After finding out that a number of the company's workers were illiterate, he began researching how people learn to read. He then used those insights to launch the manufacturer's first-ever adult reading program.

That, says Mr. Powe, is when the education bug bit him.

Shortly thereafter, he quit the corporate world and launched an entrepreneurial career in education. Today, the second of Mr. Powe's learning-related ventures, 3-year-old Metropolitan Teaching and Learning Co., is a 100-employee education publishing house that boasts contracts with some of the largest public...

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