SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     October 6, 2000
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                            THE TESSERACT GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Minnesota                      1-11111               41-1581297
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction)   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation                                     Identification No.)


        4515 E. Muirwood Drive
           Phoenix, Arizona                                             85048
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)

                                 (480) 940-6300
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                3820 E. Ray Road
                                      No. 2
                             Phoenix, Arizona 85044
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP

     The TesseracT  Group,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  along with its  wholly-owned
     subsidiary Sunrise Educational  Services,  Inc. ("Sunrise") filed voluntary
     petitions  for  reorganization  under  Chapter  11  of  the  United  States
     Bankruptcy Code in the United States  Bankruptcy  Court for the District of
     Arizona  on  October  6,  2000;  Case  No.  00-10938-PHX-RTB  and  Case No.
     00-109393-PHX-RTB.  On October 9, 2000,  the Company issued a press release
     which is filed as an exhibit hereto. The Company and Sunrise have continued
     to operate their business as debtors in possession.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  Financial Statements

          None.

     (b)  Exhibits

          Exhibit Number                        Description
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              99.1            Press Release issued by The TesseracT Group,  Inc.
                              and    its    wholly-owned   subsidiary,   Sunrise
                              Educational Services, Inc., dated as of October 9,
                              2000 announcing Chapter 11 filings.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                        THE TESSERACT GROUP, INC.


Date: October 18, 2000                  By /s/ Lucian Spataro
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                                           Lucian Spataro
                                           Chief Executive Officer