I guess there's no real debate about the divide between public and private schools if the whole system is privatized. That's what's on the verge of happening in Philadelphia as the School Reform Commission took the first step yesterday toward putting the city's public schools into private hands, appointing a series of consulting firms to handle different components of the transition. People involved in the public system should take note of some of the companies involved, especially KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, both of whom have already made a splash in e-learning at higher levels (the latter leading a large consortium to provide e-learning for the U.S. military). I have always said, when the crisis comes for the public system, it will come suddenly. Could this be it? Too soon to tell.
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