Article: A Class Act.(John McKernan, Education Management Corp.)

Byline: J. Alex Tarquinio

As governor of Maine, John McKernan made continuing education a top priority. In 1993, he launched a vocational-training program in Maine's public high schools. He even published a book in 1994 calling for better education of "the middle half of the high school"--that is, graduates who aren't headed for four-year degree programs but still need job training. Now he's getting the chance to put his theories to the test as chief executive of Education Management, one of the largest for-profit higher-education companies in North America.

Last fall, Education Management taught more than 72,000 students a wide variety of skills, from ...

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