Dive Summary:
- Florida's Department of Education terminated its $20 million contract with Infinity Software Development, citing insufficient results as well as the project being six months behind schedule.
- The Department of Education hired Infinity to create a website for practice lessons and tests in adherence with the new academic standards in the state.
- Infinity has filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming the Department of Education did not meet deadlines to review their work.
From the article:
"Florida’s Department of Education has terminated its $20 million contract with Infinity Software Development, a Tallahassee technology company it hired to develop a website that would provide practice lessons and tests for the state’s new academic standards that will be phased in for math, English, science and civics over the next two years.
The Associated Press reports that state education officials warned Infinity in early October that it was six months behind schedule in building the website. Letters sent to the company by the department also claim Infinity did not produce acceptable lessons and tests in subjects like math, civics and biology, citing one example in which employees used the phrase 'pursuit of happiness' to discuss the preamble to the U.S. Constitution. ..."
