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Friday, September 13, 2013

9-13-13 Wait What?

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My kid is not an idiot…Hooray for Standardized Testing?
Good News!  My kid is not an idiot… Like parents all across Connecticut, I’ve been waiting patiently – and not so patiently – for my child’s Connecticut Mastery Test (Fourth Generation) results to arrive in the mail. The CMTs were, of course, given last March but the results are arriving late because Connecticut’s Commissioner of […]The post My kid is not an idiot…Hooray for Standardized Testing?


Meanwhile in Bridgeport… “Mayor Finch will hold on to Vallas as long as he can.”
When Governor Malloy and Mayor Bill Finch tried to have the state takeover Bridgeport’s schools, The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled the move illegal. When Mayor Bill Finch tried to change the charter to do away with a democratically elected board of education and replace it with one appointed by him, the voters of Bridgeport overwhelmingly […]The post Meanwhile in Bridgeport… “Mayor Finch will ho
Jepsen/Malloy move to destroy most important school funding lawsuit in modern times
Next Monday, on September 16, 2013, Attorney General George Jepsen, with the help and support of Governor Dannel Malloy, will go before a Connecticut Superior Court judge in what could be termed a despicable attempt to dismiss the most important school finance lawsuit in nearly five decades.  In fact, the case, CCJEF v. Rell, may […]The post Jepsen/Malloy move to destroy most important school fund

9-12-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Adamowski Pension Charade continuesOn August 29, 2013, “Special Master” Steven Adamowski was completing his second year under a $225,000 no-bid contract that the Malloy Administration had run through the State Education Resource Center. The next day, August 30, 2013, “Special Master” Steven Adamowski was a Connecticut state employee, holding the title of Durational Project Manager. Sam