"They Spent 95 Million on that Thing and My Kids are in Trailers." [View all]

[Smarmie Doofus]

--- NYC teacher on Bloomberg-era tech scam. Klein ( former Chancellor) got set up in a company by Murdoch (yes THAT Murdoch) to maintain this fucking thing to the tune of 10 M a year. Di Blasio is starting to dismantle a lot of the tech scam infrastructure of the Bloomberg years. There's a lot to dismantle, it would appear. No-bid procurements, revolving door conflicts of interest, etc etc etc.

And they called it "reform."

BTW, teacher, they're not called "trailers" anymore. They're called Moblile Instructional Units.


>>>A controversial $95 million computer system that tracks and distributes student scores and other data is headed for the scrap heap, the Daily News has learned.

The Achievement Reporting and Innovation System (ARIS) was implemented by the Education Department in 2007. It’s one of the city’s biggest computer systems, with records on more than 1 million current and former students. But it has been blasted by critics for being clunky and slow.

Former schools Chancellor Joel Klein, who oversaw the creation of ARIS, has also drawn fire for taking millions to maintain the system with his company Amplify.

That’s all coming to a screeching halt by 2015, Education officials told The News.

“The Education Department has decided to end our contract with Amplify as a result of the extremely high cost of the ARIS system, its limited functionality, and the lack of demand from parents and staff,” said agency spokeswoman Devora Kaye.

“The shockingly low usage of ARIS shows that the vast majority of families and Education Department staff don’t find it a valuable tool,” Kaye added. “By developing an internal program we’ll not only save millions of dollars, but better serve parents and school communities.”

The Education Department will >>>>>http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/city-schools-dumping-95-million-computer-system-article-1.2012454