Malloy’s Education Commissioner prepares 2014 legislative agenda that increases his power and promotes charters
In a shocking display of his lack of appreciation for the importance of local governance and local control, an internal memo written by a top staff person at the Department of Education reveals that Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, is preparing a legislative agenda that includes proposals to “strengthen legislation impacting the Commissioner’s […]The post Malloy’s Educati
An expert speaks…Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error
Public education advocate Wendy Lecker reviews Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error An expert speaks…Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error The Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Niels Bohr defined an expert as someone who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a narrow field. Implicit in that definition is the assumption that, in […]The post An expert speaks…Diane Ravitch’s new book, Re
Update on the most important Connecticut school funding lawsuit in modern times…
Starting this year and next, Connecticut public school teachers will be judged, in no small part, by factors beyond their control such as their student’s standardized test results. Some will lose their jobs after two years under Governor Malloy’s “education reform” bill. But as reported in yesterday’s CT Mirror, “The state’s top attorneys Monday asked […]The post Update on the most important Con
9-16-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: A weekend of interesting news and commentary posts about Bridgeport – in case you missed them….Bridgeport Community Bank that Bridgeport’s BOE Chair Kenneth Moales Jr won’t pay back goes under (Saturday) In an article entitled, “State Has First Bank Failure In A Decade, the Hartford Courant reported last night that, “The Community’s Bank, with its headquarters and one branch in Bridgep