“Edubusiness” vultures circle
This week owners and administrators of private capital will assemble in London to share ideas about how state education can be further opened up to their insurgency. Education Investor magazine (yes, it does exist) is hosting a conference to bring together established edubusinesses such as Pearson (owners of the “awarding body” or exam board Edexcel), academy sponsors (including Balfour Beatty and ARK), and representatives of private equity companies, some of whom have given large amounts of money to Education Secretary Michael Gove in recent years. According to material published by the GMB...