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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated August 13, 1999, except for footnote No. 15(a), which is dated
October 5, 1999, 15(b) which is dated October 15, 1999 and 15(c) which is dated
November 17, 1999, relating to the financial statements of Edison Schools Inc.,
which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the references
to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
June 16, 2000
