NEWSFLASH July/August 2005
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District's science decision met with surprise
by Sheila Simmons
The Philadelphia School District’s unexpected decision to award a major contract for curriculum materials to K12 Inc., a company chaired by a former U.S. education secretary, has some science educators wondering why this controversial but politically influential firm got the deal.
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