Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows
By Dana Goldstein | The Nation – 21 mins agoThe Nation -- If you watched Rupert Murdoch’s weak-sauce testimony in front of the British Parliament Tuesday, you might have felt just a teensy bit sorry for former New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, who sat directly behind Murdoch the entire afternoon, pouting.
Sure, Klein is probably earning more money than God in his new role as executive vice president atNews Corp. But the Justice Department attorney-turned data-and-accountability school reformer signed up with Murdoch to get out of the harsh political limelight and help News Corp make a mint selling educational technology products to school districts. Instead, Klein now finds himself heading up the company’s internal response to the explosive phone hacking scandal, which has tainted nearly