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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed
under Rule 462(b) of our report dated August 13, 1999, except for footnotes 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
August 2, 2000
