



	Correspondents Diana Henriques and John Merrow discuss Edison's prospects and what's at stake in its survival.

	Chris Whittle, Ted Sizer, Benno Schmidt, Henry Levin, and Steven Wilson address the debate over Edison and privatization of public schools.

	On the ground in Baltimore and Wichita with an Edison principal and a superintendent.

	What are Edison's business and educational models? How are its test scores? And more...

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Public Schools, Inc.

Ten years after "edupreneur" Chris Whittle first announced his bold plan to revolutionize the way we educate children, Whittle's Edison Schools continue to be a lightening rod for the issue of for-profit, public education. FRONTLINE and the PBS education series The Merrow Report join forces with The New York Times to investigate the intertwined fortunes of Edison Schools and its charismatic yet controversial leader, and examine whether it's possible to create world-class schools that turn a profit.

published july 3, 2003