What “Education Reform” Really Means - Jonathan Kantrowitz - Connecticut News

What “Education Reform” Really Means - Jonathan Kantrowitz - Connecticut News:

Jonathan Kantrowitz Political activist, health nut About Jonathan Kantrowitz What “Education Reform” Really Means April 23, 2012 at 11:50 am by Jonathan Kantrowitz Two must read articles appeared this week: Wendy Lecker: The real needs in Connecticut classrooms Read more: http://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/Wendy-Lecker-The-real-needs-in-Connecticut-3498343.php#ixzz1ssXNYBwL In the past few weeks, Connecticut has been inundated with high-priced ads from out-of state lobby groups, op-eds from businessmen, and appearances by the governor, all claiming that there is a “moral imperative” to pass Governor Malloy’s version of the education bill, SB24. Meanwhile, the real imperative that many Connecticut schools have to deal with is far more practical and mundane. Here are some examples of reality: A mouse infestation in a school so severe that, while trying to learn, children hear them scurrying around daily. Schools with no funds to buy textbooks and workbooks, instead relying on copying handouts for