BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : FEBRUARY 7, 2000 ISSUE
COVER STORY For-Profit Charters: A Primer INNOVATIONS New or varied curriculums designed to improve student performance Longer school days and school years Most don't have teachers' unions, but offer merit pay and stock options Less spending on administrative and central-office expenses More parental involvement Freedom from traditional school bureaucracy OBSTACLES Huge capital costs: Unlike public schools, must pay for their own buildings Political opposition from the education Establishment Far fewer ''frills,'' such as extracurricular activities Fewer programs for severely disabled/special-education students More difficulty attracting experienced teachers Huge startup costs mean most companies are losing money DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS For-Profit Schools COVER IMAGE: For-Profit Schools TABLE: The Business of Education TABLE: For-Profit Charters: A Primer ONLINE ORIGINAL: Edison's Chris Whittle: ``Winners of This Race Are Children'' Going to Bat for Vouchers TABLE: Vouchers: The Tussle Continues ONLINE ORIGINAL: John Walton: ``Making a World-Class Education Available to Every Child'' ONLINE ORIGINAL: It's Time for a Refresher Course in Education Stocks INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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