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...environment that can elude even good teachers. And to their skeptical teacher's amusement, it seems to be working. "When Edison taught us this, I thought, 'This is so corny. My kids won't go for it,'" says Blakney, whose building was taken over this fall by the for-profit company Edison Schools. "But it's a new year. I'm giving...
...schools to run, and both Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania will provide extensive services atothers. In addition, the panel hired Paul Vallas,who oversaw major reforms in Chicago's schools, as its new district CEO. Butmosteyes, in Philadelphia and around the nation, are focused on the for-profit companies that ambitiously, and controversially, aim to improve failing public schools while rewarding private investors...
...Sabena more than doubled the number of passengers it transported, to over 10 million, and added two-dozen new destinations. Its overall capacity grew by 97%, three times the average of European airlines, according to an audit carried out on behalf of Sabena pilots. When it reported a profit in 1998, the first in more than a decade, all of Belgium applauded. But behind the scenes, the true picture was far from pretty: the results were a fluke, buoyed by strong industry conditions and onetime earnings. In reality Sabena's finances were chronically weak even before the gigantic Airbus bills...
...change, and I had to get the LSO into a position to deal with that." Since the LSO is run by its musicians, Gillinson had some persuading to do. Historically, musicians received a flat fee for recording sessions, and handed over copyright to the record company. Gillinson suggested a profit share. Instead of incurring studio costs of some €40,000 per session, he would record live concerts for which the LSO was already getting paid. The players would forgo any extra fee until a CD release started making money. Gillinson secured worldwide distribution through outlets like HMV, Tower Records...
...Sabena board approves order of 34 Airbus planes, later blamed as cause of its financial meltdown 1998 Sabena reports profit for first time after a decade of losses - and for the last time in its 78-year life...