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Monday, June 20, 2011

Schools Matter: Old News Missed But Worth Noting

Schools Matter: Old News Missed But Worth Noting

Old News Missed But Worth Noting

When Broadie poster boy, Peter Gorman, came out with his plan in the spring for 52 new tests for Charlotte-Mecklenburg students to choke down more than once during coming school years, some called Gorman a visionary, while some called him the corporate whore. As if to prove the latter correct, Gorman has signed on at NewsCorp with Klein and Klein's former NYC Schools COO, Kristen Kane, to run Rupert Murdoch's edu-adventures. The Press Release is too good not to be shared:
. . . . Ms. Kane will become Chief Operating Officer of the group, responsible for driving operations and strategy. Dr. Gorman will be named Senior Vice President and work with school districts to implement the division's programs, as well as review their integrity and effectiveness.

News Corporation's Education Division is focused on individualized, technology-based content and learning opportunities that support world class student and teacher performance, as well as digital assessment tools for K-12 students in the United States that help eliminate the achievement gap.