Even in defeat, Vallas can’t face reality or explain the truth…
by jonpelto
Late today, Paul Vallas sent an email message out to Bridgeport teachers, administrators and staff informing them of Friday’s court decision removing him as Bridgeport’s superintendent of schools. The court removed Vallas because he failed to meet the legal qualifications needed to hold that position.
Not surprisingly, in Vallas’ latest message, he sticks to his rhetoric about his dedication to ensuring “a quality education for every child” while noting that he believes the “ruling is in error and [that he] will be filing an appeal.”
But nowhere does he explain the facts or take any responsibility for the chaos the he has caused by not fulfilling the legal requirements associated with holding the position of Bridgeport’s superintendent of schools.
“Accountability”… Another “must read” piece from Sarah Darer Littman
by jonpelto
Connecticut is quickly getting the message.
As far as the education reform industry is concerned, there are two standards of Accountability. There is one standard for teachers and a very different, much lower standard of accountability for the professional education reformers and their corporate entities.
Call it yet another example of the Great American Corporate Accountability System, otherwise known as laws and rules are only for the rank and file, not for the elite.
Sarah Darer Littman has yet another “must read” piece that appeared in this past weekend’s CT Newsjunkie entitled, Is Accountability Only For Teachers?
In it she observes;
“Accountability. It’s the No. 1 buzzword of corporate education reform. Teachers must be held can countable based on their students’ performance on standardized tests, even
The hidden costs of charter schools (by Wendy Lecker)
by jonpelto
Listening to the charter school advocates, you’d think the data clearly indicate that children attending charter schools do better than children attending public schools.
As Wait, What? readers know the truth is far from that.
Most importantly, here in Connecticut and around the nation, charter schools refuse to provide equal educational opportunities. Charter schools, such as those associated with Achievement First, Inc. the charter school management company co-founded by Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education and the FUSE/Jumoke Academy charter school management company, consistently fail to provide educational programing to their fai
