New York State Kills Education Contract With News Corp. Subsidiary
Wireless Generation was set to receive $27 million
It’s no secret that News Corp. has been trying to expand into the education business. In the past year, it hired former New York City Department of Education Chancellor Joel Klein, acquired student tracking software developer Wireless Generation, and announced plans to host a presidential candidates’ forum titled “The Future of American Education." But it seems that the recent News of the World hacking scandal could ruin Rupert Murdoch’s hopes of becoming a major player in the field.
The New York Daily News reports that the scandal has prompted New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to kill a lucrative contract between Wireless Generation and the state’s Education Department.
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