Futures Education

[Schmeck]

Anyone know anything about this agency? They are outsourcing into our city for special education services, and somehow they are supposedly going to be able to offer better services to our kids, save the city $100,000 and make a profit too. Can't be done in my book, so I'm wondering if anyone else has experience with them?

 

[scrapquitler]

Hartford CT tried this in the mid-90s (1994 or 1995, the year after I did my student teaching there) with a company called Education Alternatives Inc (EAI) and it was an utter failure. If I remember correctly, EAI pulled out or was tossed out before the end of the school year and the school district ended up under state control.

 

[Schmeck]

thank you - I'm thinking this company is going to fail too. How can you keep services, save the town money, make a profit, and pay a decent salary in order to keep qualified staff?