Bridgescape, formerly known as EdisonLearning,[1] is an operator of alternative schools, sometimes referred to as dropout recovery schools, in the U.S. According to a ProPublica report, by 2013, Bridgescape operated 17 schools in six states including "options" schools in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Bridgescape cut or left unfilled 40% of its staff positions in 2018. These were positions as career counsellors, teachers, social workers and college counsellors. It has spent $1200 of every $8000 budgeted per student on its software, yet it has been criticized for its reliance on online learning. A 2017 review of the Bridgescape-run Madison Alternative Center questioned whether students learned standards through the online model.[2] Bridgescape has also been criticized for collecting money to teach students who rarely attend its schools.[1]
Magic Johnson was involved in marketing Bridgescape schools.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Vogell, Heather (October 5, 2017). "For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In". ProPublica. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ The District Management Council (January 4, 2017). "Sharing Results of the Alternative School & Services Opportunity Review" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "LeBron James joins other celebrities who launched schools". New Pittsburgh Courier. August 1, 2018.
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