Comments on: A year after NewsCorp doomed school data deal, SED tries again http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: follow the money http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376320 follow the money Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:29:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376320 just curious how much is wireless generations contract going to be? Now and projected in the future

]]> By: Concerned Parent http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376317 Concerned Parent Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:20:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376317 “Three vendors were selected for the student data contracts: eScholar, Pearson/Schoolnet and ConnectEDU”
Let’s hope someone at Comptroller’s Office is good at connecting the dots…

]]> By: Alice http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376301 Alice Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:30:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376301  Great and valuable post

]]> By: Guest http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376300 Guest Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:22:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376300 “Wireless Generation’s portion of the portfolio will focus on delivering curriculum materials to teachers…”

Does this mean that Fox News is writing the history text books?

]]> By: HS Biology Teacher http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376299 HS Biology Teacher Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:54:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376299  Very true. Datacation is an impressive up-and-coming vendor in the field and have in little time revolutionized education data in a way far beyond ARIS.

]]> By: TeachmyclassMrMayor http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376294 TeachmyclassMrMayor Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:45:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376294 What a joke, Wireless Generation AND PEARSON…in other words, Rupert Murdoch Inc. This is disgusting. John King should be fired. Once again, proof we are a one party system…the GREEN party, and I don’t mean ecology.

]]> By: Mark http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376293 Mark Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:40:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376293 Or you could just get Skedula for every school for much, much less.

]]> By: Mary Conway-Spiegel http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376292 Mary Conway-Spiegel Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376292 Didn’t we learn anything from ARIS – a monumental waste of money?  

]]> By: Mr. Flerporillo http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376291 Mr. Flerporillo Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:49:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376291 For context, the DOE now blows more than a BILLION dollars per year (and growing) on bus contracts that haven’t been competitively bid in 30 years. 

]]> By: Clay http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/13/a-year-after-newscorp-doomed-school-data-deal-sed-tries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-376288 Clay Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:54:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=89570#comment-376288 Part of the Bloomberg years legacy will be unsupervised and irresponsible contracts. Sneaky SOBs. Hopefully DiNapoli checks them again.

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