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And meanwhile, Capital Prep’s Steve Perry missed 19% of school days so far this year
According to records on file with the Hartford Board of Education, Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry, who describes himself as “America’s most trusted educator,” missed 15 school days or 19 percent of the work schedule so far this school year. According to the City of Hartford school administrator’s contract, school principals working on the extended-year, […]The post And meanwhile, Capital Prep’
Breaking News: Hartford’s Clark School Targeted for closure, will be handed over to Achievement First, Inc.
In true corporate education reformer fashion, Hartford’s out-going superintendent of schools is announcing that she will attempt to rush through a proposal to close the John C. Clark, Jr. Elementary & Middle School and hand the facility over to Achievement First, Inc. to run. Clark School administrators and the Clark School Governance Council were only […]The post Breaking News: Hartford’s Cla
And speaking of Bridgeport, Former Judge Carmen Lopez’s letter on the upcoming election
As Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch undoubtedly likes to remind Governor Malloy, without Bridgeport, Malloy would have lost the 2010 gubernatorial election. Since then, Finch and Malloy have taken a beating in Bridgeport. Malloy and Finch conspired to have the state of Connecticut take over the Bridgeport schools. The move was deemed illegal by the Connecticut […]The post And speaking of Bridgeport, F
Bridgeport (and Connecticut) has a right to expect better
An editorial in today’s Connecticut Post reminds readers that “Bridgeport residents — and the city’s reputation — are taking it on the chin these days through the inexplicably cavalier behavior of officials they elected to represent them.” The sad fact that is that it is not only Bridgeport residents who being forced to watch the […]The post Bridgeport (and Connecticut) has a right to expect bette
OCT 24
Two key questions about Connecticut’s Comprehensive Education Plan Advisory Committee
Two key questions about Connecticut’s Comprehensive Education Plan Advisory Committee Jonathan Pelto and Wendy Lecker Connecticut’s Comprehensive Education Plan Advisory Committee is one of the most important citizen advisory groups in the state. Connecticut State Statue 10-4 (C) states that the Connecticut State Board of Education “shall prepare every five years a five-year comprehensive […]The
Governor Dannel Malloy just doesn’t get it…
Last April, Governor Malloy attended the “the star-studded White House Correspondent’s Dinner.” His ticket and travel expenses were picked up by People Magazine. The trip sparked a lot controversy including blog posts here at Wait, What? (Dannel’s Spring Break 2013 – The White House Correspondent’s Dinner April, 27 2013 and Wait, What? Malloy Reimburses People […]The post Governor Dannel Malloy ju
OCT 23
Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor gets an “A” for stacking the deck
Pryor packs Connecticut’s Comprehensive Education Plan Advisory Committee with charter school and corporate reform advocates. As mandated by Connecticut General Statutes Section 10-4(c), every five years the Connecticut State Board of Education must develop a new five-year Comprehensive Plan for Elementary, Secondary, Vocational, Career and Adult Education in Connecticut. Upon adoption by the Stat
Kenneth Moales Jr. arrested…
According to a story published in today’s Connecticut Post, Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr., who serves as Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign treasurer and Chairman of the Bridgeport Board of Education, turned himself in to State Police Troop G on outstanding arrest warrant on Monday night. As quoted in the Connecticut Post, Connecticut State Police spokesperson, Lt. J. Paul Vance […]The post Kenneth Moales Jr.
OCT 22
Kishimoto signals intent to give Steve Perry a 2nd Hartford school
Despite their consistent failure to educate its fair share of non-English speaking students, students who go home to households in which English isn’t the primary language and students who need special education services, thanks to the majority on the Hartford Board of Education, Achievement First, Inc. is already moving forward with plans to “open” a […]The post Kishimoto signals intent to give S
Bridgeport’s Kenneth H. Moales Jr. served with arrest warrant
At some point yesterday, following the publication of a Wait, What? blog post on the topic, the Connecticut State Police caught up with Reverend Kenneth Moales, Jr. long enough to serve him with an outstanding arrest warrant. The warrant for Moales’ arrest had been issued on September 11, 2013 but had gone un-served for more […]The post Bridgeport’s Kenneth H. Moales Jr. served with arrest warrant
The man with no teaching experience calls himself “America’s Most Trusted Educator.”
Connecticut law requires that all public school teachers must hold proper teaching certification in order to be educators. Yet Steve Perry, the principal of Hartford’s Capital Preparatory Academy promotes himself as “America’s most trusted educator.” In fact, he often starts his speeches and tweets by saying, “As an educator…” But Steve Perry has NO TEACHING […]The post The man with no teaching e
OCT 21
Major court victory in the fight against racial profiling in Connecticut
As we’ve seen over the past few years, Connecticut’s record is an ugly one when it comes to the existence of racial profiling. As noted in a Wait, What? column this past summer entitled “America’s Most Un-American Tradition: Racial Profiling,” Connecticut’s political leaders get failing grades for stepping up to confront the very real presence […]The post Major court victory in the fight against r
Kenneth H. Moales… You are wanted by the Connecticut State Police
As Kenneth H. Moales knows, there is an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Some people can’t seem to grasp the concept that in a nation of laws, the law applies to everyone. Kenneth Moales Jr. may be Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign treasurer. He may be Chairman of the Bridgeport Board of Education (for a few […]The post Kenneth H. Moales… You are wanted by the Connecticut State Police (Literally) ap
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OCT 20
Wendy Lecker – “Common Core using children as guinea pigs”
Jeb Bush, Michelle Rhee, Barak Obama, Arne Duncan and the entire Corporate Education Reform Industry is busy selling the American people on the notion that without the full and complete adoption of the Common Core Standards, Common Core Curriculum and Common Core Testing Scheme, America’s best days are behind us. Jeb Bush Defends Common Core […]The post Wendy Lecker – “Common Core using children a
The Blogger EduShyster’s Article: “Steve Perry Talks to White People”
If you’ve read yesterday’s post, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” (aka the Steve Perry story) and reviewed the other Wait, What? blog posts on Hartford, Connecticut’s Capital Prep Principal, Steve Perry, you have a pretty good sense of how this self-righteous, holier than thou, bully handles himself. But perhaps the best portrayal […]The post The Blogger EduShyster’s Article: “St
OCT 19
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
In 1900, L. Frank Baum (1856–1919) introduced the world to Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. Known henceforth as the Wizard of Oz. The wizard’s name coming from the initials of his first two forenames. As the book reaches it crescendo, Dorothy’s little dog Toto pulls back the curtain to reveal that […]The post “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
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