January 23, 2013: State Board of Education votes to require more standardized testing!
by jonpelto
When the Connecticut State Board of Education met yesterday to approve their 2013 legislative agenda, a primary initiative was to expand the state’s mandatory standardized testing program to include all Connecticut students in the 11th grade.
As of now, the state’s absurd mandatory Connecticut Mastery standardized testing extravaganza begins in grade three and runs through the CAPT test in grade 10.
Last year, Governor Malloy’s “education reform” proposal included a new mandatory test for students in the 11th grade. The Democrats on the General Assembly’s Education Committee quickly quashed the idea recognizing that students are already wasting way
Governor Malloy: Dedicated to alienating the Democratic base?
by jonpelto
Tags: Education ReformGubernatorial Election 2014MalloyStefan PryorTeachersUnions Watching the Malloy administration at work, it almost seems that the Governor and his senior appointees are constantly working to alienate the base of the Democratic Party. As a Democrat, it is not only disturbing to watch but their actions hurt the Democratic Party and further jeopardize the Governor’s re-election chances. An elected official has [...]
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