UPDATE: Schooling in the Ownership Society: Klein back to pimping Murdoch's Amplify program

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Klein back to pimping Murdoch's Amplify program:

Klein back to pimping Murdoch's Amplify program

by Mike Klonsky

Murdoch & Klein

"What we're trying to do is really become a hub for serious thinking and trying to make sure that technology is a positive force," Klein said in an interview. "Because I've long said that just giving a kid a computer isn't going to change the game."

Now that Rupert Murdoch has hired the best criminal defense lawyer money can buy, former NYC Chancellor

Indy is Vallas' latest privatization target

by Mike Klonsky

Legendary Ownership Society hustler Paul Vallas is at it again. His high-profile, high-profit target this time is Indianapolis. Here's a re-post of Diane Ravitch's August 13th post: "Saving School Districts Is Not a Full-time Job."

Paul Vallas is superintendent of schools in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is paid more than $200,000 a year. He also runs a private consulting business that just landed an $18 million contract to reorganize the Indianapolis school district even as he remains full-