Murdoch madness: teachers unions urge Ed Dept. to nix $27 million project with News Corp. affiliate

Murdoch madness: teachers unions urge Ed Dept. to nix $27 million project with News Corp. affiliate

BY RACHEL MONAHAN
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Saturday, August 6th 2011, 4:00 AM

AP

Rupe won't dupe NY teachers! The News Corp. mogul, rocked by scandal, will have to watch his back as New York educators move to throw out a big money deal with one of his companies.

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The state and city teachers unions called on the state Education Department to throw out a $27 million no-bid contract it is set to award to a News Corp. affiliate.

The Daily News reported earlier this week that state officials moved to award the contract to Wireless Generation without a competitive bidding process and despite 16 other vendors expressing interest on a similar project.

The two union presidents cited that report and the British phone-hacking scandal now engulfing the News Corp. empire in their letters to the Education Department

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