Another Superintendent Goes to News Corp.
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Another Superintendent Goes to News Corp.

By The Associated Press — June 14, 2011 1 min read
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News Corp. has hired two top deputies to join former New York City Chancellor Joel I. Klein at its new education division. Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., Superintendent Peter Gorman will be a senior vice president and will work with school districts to implement programs; and Kristen Kane, the former chief operating officer for New York City schools, will be the division’s chief operating officer. Mr. Klein joined News Corp. as the chief executive officer of the division in January.

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A version of this article appeared in the June 15, 2011 edition of Education Week as Another Superintendent Goes to News Corp.

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