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Thursday, September 19, 2013

9-19-13 Wait What?

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Colorado Congressman calls America’s leading public education advocate, Diane Ravitch, “an evil woman.”
Wait, What? No really, a Democratic Congressman from Colorado named Jared Polis Colorado tweeted “don’t know how I can bring myself to read another book by that evil woman who is doing so much harm to public education.” Friend and fellow public education blogger, Jersey Jazzman, picked up the tweet and wrote on his blog; “Diane Ravitch […]The post Colorado Congressman calls America’s leading publi


CT Post Editorial says; Come on Malloy/Jepsen – Give State’s students their day in court”
The lawsuit is called CCFEF v. Rell. As we know, it is the most important school funding lawsuit in more than 40 years.  Despite their previous support for the lawsuit, Governor Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen are now working overtime to try and prevent he case from even being heard. And now the Connecticut […]The post CT Post Editorial says; Come on Malloy/Jepsen – Give State’s students



9-18-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Vallas’ Supreme Court Strategy: Brag, whine and insult the Judge and plaintiffThis coming Monday, September 23, 2013, the case of Carmen Lopez vs. Paul Vallas will be heard by the Connecticut Supreme Court. As readers know, a Connecticut Superior Court ruled earlier this summer that Paul Vallas lacks the credentials necessary to serve as a superintendent of schools in the state of Conn