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Saturday, September 21, 2013

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Open Letter to President Obama — The One Book You Should Read on Public Education: Reign of Error, By Diane Ravitch
Dear President Obama, You must read Professor Diane Ravitch’s latest book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools. You won’t like it. No one likes reading about their failures. And that’s exactly WHY you should read it. Your legacy is at stake. You risk having Race to the Top known as Race to the Bank due to the enormous payday tech compan
Who is this thug…also known as… Democratic Congressman Jared Polis?
Last week, Democratic Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado, who purports to be a “a progressive,” called Diane Ravitch an “evil woman” and compared her to the Koch Brothers tweeting ,“Can’t think of anybody else who has caused more harm to public schools, except maybe Koch brothers.” As we are learning, Polis failed to reveal that […]The post Who is this thug…also known as… Democratic Congressman J
CT Post’ Hugh Bailey speaks “Truth To Power” again with latest piece on Vallas
Hugh Bailey’s latest commentary piece is called “School leader’s time is running short.”  The Connecticut Post editorial writer once again speaks truth to power. The phrase “Truth to Power” was developed by the Quakers in the mid-1950s when it was used in a famous pamphlet that called for the United States to stand up against […]The post CT Post’ Hugh Bailey speaks “Truth To Power” again with late

9-20-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Special Master Steven Adamowski’s wild spending spree with Connecticut’s tax dollarsSince the Malloy administration gave Steven Adamowski his no-bid contract to serve as “Special Master” for Windham and New London, Adamowski has collected a salary of about $450,000 for himself and another $168,000 for his staff.  Add in over $140,000 more for health and insurance benefits, $17,000 for