Showing posts with label Rupert Murdoch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rupert Murdoch. Show all posts
Friday, February 7, 2014

John King uses WSJ to threaten NYC on charter rent: are Amplify losses so great Rupert can't afford to pay fact-checkers anymore?

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Today the Wall St. Journal carried one of the worst articles I have ever read, carrying baseless threats by the State Education Depar...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Parents in Western NYS outraged about testing and confidential data sharing

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An excellent news story by WIVB TV news in Western New York State that captures the parent outrage at the NY State Education Department con...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

"Won't Back Down" a "loss leader" for the privateers?

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See Diane Ravitch’s blog today about the fact that the anti-teacher, anti-public school film “Won’t Back Down” continues to tank.  ...
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Critics and audiences agree: "Won't Back Down" a tremendous flop

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FINAL REVISED UPDATE: with the c omplete weekend  box-office figures now available, it is now clear that the film  had the WORST openin...
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Friday, December 16, 2011

Regents agree to give NY student data to limited corporation run by Gates and operated by Murdoch's Wireless Gen

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This week, the Wall St Journal reported that the NY Board of Regents approved the state's sharing of student and teacher information wi...
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Saturday, August 27, 2011

One small win for humankind: Comptroller rejected $27 M no bid Wireless contract

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One small but significant victory:  public outrage has managed to stop the state contract with Wireless Generation, owned by Rupert Murdoc...
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