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Thursday, August 15, 2013

8-15-13 Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics:





Where there is smoke, there is fire….State Investigating CMT Cheating
Categories: Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Hartford Malloy Mayor Pedro Segarra Standardized TestingTags: CMTHartfordMalloyMayor Pedro SegarrStandardized TestingStefan PryorA major cheating scandal to improve standardized test results took down the superintendent of schools in Atlanta. Allegations of cheating in the Washington D.C. School System have hounded Michelle Rhee, the Patron Saint of the

“Superintendents get pre-school pep talk from Malloy and Pryor”
Categories: Common Core Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Education Reform Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan PryorTags: CMTEducation ReformMalloyStandardized TestingStefan PryorAs the CT Mirror reported, “Like a football coach in a pre-game pep talk, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy urged the state’s superintendents Wednesday to have courage as they face the challenge of moving their schools to a new national


Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: Education Commissioner Pryor hires accounting firm to “validate” accuracy of standardized test scores?Categories: Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan Pryor Teacher EvaluationsTags: CMTMalloyStandardized TestingStefan PryorTea