First Posted: 8/27/11 11:10 AM ET Updated: 8/27/11 01:12 PM ET
The state of New York has scrapped a controversial $27 million contract between Rupert Murdoch's Wireless Generation and the state's Education Department, the New York Daily News reports.
Wireless Generation tracks student test performance and is an independent subsidiary of News Corporation. The New York City Comptroller's office first approved the contract last month amid investigations surrounding Murdoch's involvement in the News of the World hacking scandal.
The amount from the contract was to come from the state's $700 million Race to the Top grant.
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Wireless Generation tracks student test performance and is an independent subsidiary of News Corporation. The New York City Comptroller's office first approved the contract last month amid investigations surrounding Murdoch's involvement in the News of the World hacking scandal.
The amount from the contract was to come from the state's $700 million Race to the Top grant.
Rest of story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/27/new-york-scraps-21-millio_n_938929.html
