CEO/CFO teams give a 20 minute PowerPoint presentation on their firm and its finances. Each of these “dog and pony shows” is followed by a few minutes of questions from the audience. Here’s what I learned from the Signal Hill session of November 27. Read Full Post >
Without a charter school law, Washington has no place for "bricks and mortar" school management organizations, but it appears to be fertile ground for a virtual variant online. Read Full Post >
The vast bulk of k-12 budgets are essentially fixed, most of the discretionary resources available to improve schools relate to the purchase of products, services and programs. If we can't spend them strategically, as the result of decisions based on analysis rather than acquaintance, how do we expect to raise student performance. Read Full Post >
Even in business, for every Exxon that tries to get out of responsibility for its tanker's oil spill in Prince William Sound, there's a Johnson&Johnson/McNeil that embraces its accountability for a third party's tampering with Tylenol. K-12 buyers take note - it's not about tax status. You'll need to look behind that label to assess the quality and commitment of your business partners Read Full Post >
The more the publishers believe Wireless Generation is a viable initial public offering opportunity, the more they will be willing to pay to avoid it. Read Full Post >
The school improvement industry has billions of dollars of revenue at stake. Relying on the usual suspects for warning is another way of saying you get what you pay for. It's time to start putting some resources behind an industry capacity for indications and warning. Read Full Post >
Will Russo turn his scathing wit on Scholastic, say only good things about his sponsor, or say nothing at all? K-12 trade print publications have tended towards the second two. I expect the same from their blogs. (Uncompensated) unaligned bloggers' value-add/competitive advantage has been independence. As the first professional k-12 blogger to choose free agency in our market, Russo has a special responsibility to stay on the straight and narrow. Read Full Post >
The idea that school improvement program purchases would be based on anything but value; i.e. results at a price, is simply disgusting. Read Full Post >
K-12 education needs its own C|NET, and 1105 Media could build it with Education Plaza. Read Full Post >
“[S]chool board OKs charter school at jail,” by Susie Gran in today’s Albuquerque Tribune illustrates that public education agencies are hardly the only source of business for school improvement providers. Federal and state agencies responsible for juvenile justice, workforce training, health... Read Full Post >
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