Edison Schools Selected to Pursue Management of Schools in New York City Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Edison announced that it has been exclusively selected to pursue the process of managing five schools in New York City. In August of this year, the company submitted a proposal in response to New York City Schools Chancellor Harold Levy's request for private firms to manage some of the city's low performing schools. Upon successful conclusion of the conversion process, Edison would manage five schools-three in Brooklyn, one in the Bronx, and one in Manhattan-serving approximately 4,800 students. As per its proposal to manage these schools, Edison will develop a plan and outreach program tailored to each Schools Under Registration Review ("SURR") school community, in compliance with New York State charter school law and regulations. As it charts new courses for these troubled schools, Edison will meet with, listen to, and seek input from members of these communities in an effort to confront barriers to educational success, such as language, culture, parental engagement, health, and economic disadvantage. Back to News...