Dallas ousts private schools firm, says it performs no better than school districts

DALLAS - Dallas trustees have decided to end their contract with Edison schools early, saying the private company is not educating children better than the school district and doesn't justify the additional cost.


The New York-based company is in the third year of a five-year contract with the district and operates seven Dallas elementary schools. District officials said they expect Edison to run the schools until the end of this school year.

Trustee Ron Price said he had supported giving Edison a try but now thinks the experiment should end.

"They got four Cs and three Ds on their report card. That is not a good report card," he said.