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by David Safier

On Imagine School's website, you can read a list of the corporation's Six Measures of Excellence. Most of them are the usual stuff -- values, achievement, character development -- but one, as the old Sesame Street song says, is not like the others. The final sign of excellence is the development of more and more schools.

New School Development enhances our ability to reach more children, more families, and more communities. As we increase our family of schools, more opportunities abound for Imagine Schools’ educators to grow professionally as well.

Forget their rationalizations about wanting more schools for educational reasons. Like many for profit companies, Imagine needs to grow to survive and prosper.