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Founded in 1992, Edison Schools is a diverse organization made up of committed educators, innovators, and caring individuals from across the country and the U.K. who seek to improve public education. We partner with school districts, charter boards, and states to help create great schools and innovative programs that help students reach their potential. Check out our system-wide achievement gains.

Some of the ways that we accomplish these goals, working together with our partners in a variety of programs and services, is through our research-based school design and curriculum, achievement management solutionsintensive professional development, and extended learning programs.

We estimate that, in the 2006-2007 school year, Edison Schools will serve more than 285,000 students in 19 states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom. This includes:
  • approximately 67,000 students participating in after-school, summer school, and SES programs offered by Newton Learning;
  • approximately 139,000 students benefiting from achievement management solutions provided by Edison’s Tungsten Learning; and
  • approximately 23,000 students served by Edison Schools UK  programs.
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