With some early adopters (institutional) already signed up, it is yet to be seen how this model of education can penetrate the US school districts and maneuver the accompanying silos and bureaucracy.

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"We believe in one share, one vote, and if all we get back are bromides about the need to preserve journalistic integrity, we think the burden is on the company to prove its model maximizes shareholder value, " says Christopher Young, of proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services.

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The TSB envisages a third-third-third funding model in which the money to operate it comes partly from government funding, partly from competitively won institutional contracts, and partly from the private sector.

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