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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Meanwhile, it turns out that we have Mayor Bloomberg to thank…. - Wait, What?

Meanwhile, it turns out that we have Mayor Bloomberg to thank…. - Wait, What?:


Meanwhile, it turns out that we have Mayor Bloomberg to thank….

Categories: EducationMalloyMichelle RheeStudentsFirst
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Yup, Despite having his own full agenda of issues, it turns out that we have Mayor Bloomberg to thank for the obnoxious television advertising blitz that Michelle Rhee and StudentsFirst ran here in Connecticut leading up to the vote on Governor Malloy’s “education reform” bill. As you may have seen, Reuters is reporting that “Rhee [...]




Evaluate Teachers based on Standardized Test Scores? Can an “education reformer” please answer the following question?

Categories: EducationMalloyStefan Pryor
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As reported in today’s CTMirror, it wasn’t even two hours after Governor Malloy signed the “education reform” bill into law before the three groups representing the school superintendents, principals and school boards went back on their word, claiming that the new law gave them the right to implement policies that student’s standardized test scores can [...]