Tuesday, April 24, 2012

NEWS FLASH: Malloy Hits New Low As He Misleads Minority Community on Education Reform - Wait, What?

NEWS FLASH: Malloy Hits New Low As He Misleads Minority Community on Education Reform - Wait, What?:


NEWS FLASH: Malloy Hits New Low As He Misleads Minority Community on Education Reform




 One story in today’s Hartford Courant is about Governor Malloy’s visit last night to the Faith Congregational Church where he explained that if the 81 state representatives and 27 or 28 senators from the poorest (and most minority) districts voted for his version of the “Education Reform” bill – it would pass.  (CTMirror also has a story)
Governor Malloy suggested that his version of the “Education Reform” bill was the only way to improve educational opportunity for Connecticut’s minority students and that anyone who opposed his bill was dedicated to preventing minority students from achieving.
To call his statement a bold-faced lie is being generous.
According to the Courant, Malloy claimed that his plan was the best because it focused