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Hartford Board of Education schedule re-vote for Monday
Wait, What? makes Diane Ravitch’s blog twice today
Capital Prep Steve Perry’s shocking record of failure on student bullying
Fellow Connecticut investigative journalist/blogger Zachary Janowski runs the website Raising Hale which is a media project” of the conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy. Janowski has been pumping out truth-telling, hard-hitting articles that are proving, once again, that when it comes to forcing transparency in government, conservatives and liberals have a common goal. The notion […]The
Earlier this week, CT Newsjunkie and other media outlets reported on the fact that the Connecticut Election Enforcement Commissioner had authorized an investigation into Governor Malloy’s potentially illegal campaign activities. As Hugh McQuaid of CT Newsjunkie reported, “Election enforcement officials agreed Wednesday to investigate a complaint…claiming Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been running for
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Matt Poland, the Chairman of the Hartford Board of Education, has scheduled a “Special Meeting” of the board on Monday, November 25, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in the plaza level conference room at 260 Constitution Plaza in Hartford. According to the agenda that was sent out at 4:59 pm Friday (for a Monday meeting, state […]The post Hartford Board of Education schedule re-vote for Monday (Capital Prep deal not part of vote yet) appeared first on Wait What?.
America’s leading public school advocate generously featured two posts today stemming from Wait, What? In “Steve Perry Loses a School and His Cool,” Diane reports on Wait, What’s investigative reporting on Capital Preparatory Principal Steve Perry and the coverage that information then received in yesterday’s Washington Post. Diane also featured a Wait, What? post entitled […]The post Wait, What? makes Diane Ravitch’s blog twice today appeared first on Wait What?.
More than 18 months after a serious bullying incident occurred at Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Steve Perry has yet to properly implement the corrective action plan that was developed in response to the event. According to former parents and teachers at Capital Prep, as well as documents related to the state’s investigation of the incident, […]The post Capital Prep Steve Perry’s shocking record of failure on student bullying appeared first on Wait What?.
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A Model to Replicate?
Fellow public education advocate and blogger Sarah Darer Littman has produced another “must read” commentary piece. This time posted on her blog: TYPE A LITTLE FASTER Sarah begins with the observation: “One of the phrases we hear constantly in the debate about education reform, particularly with regard to privatizing public education, is “replicating successful models.” […]The post A Model to Rep
NOV 21
WNPR’s Dankosky covers Htfd BOE Chairman Poland’s call for investigation of Principal Steve Perry
WNPR’s Where We Live host John Dankosky continues to lead the Connecticut media coverage on Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry’s outrageous and bullying behavior, including Perry’s now infamous tweet that he was going to “strap up” – a reference to carrying a concealed weapon and that there would be “head injuries” following the Hartford Board […]The post WNPR’s Dankosky covers Htfd BOE Chairman P
Hartford, Steve Perry and his threat make the Washington Post
Let the celebration begin! Connecticut has made national news! Oh, but wait… it’s not quite the type of news that will bring tourists to the Still Revolutionary state or induce businesses to move to Connecticut. The story is about Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry and the controversy that has consumed Perry and his bizarre rhetoric […]The post Hartford, Steve Perry and his threat make the Washin
Update: “Strap up [my gun], there will be head injuries”
Thursday morning, November 21, 2013 and Capital Preparatory Magnet School Principal Steve Perry’s outrageous tweet is still featured on his twitter page. Dr. Steve Perry@DrStevePerry “The only way to lose a fight is to stop fighting. All this did was piss me off. It’s so on. Strap up, there will be head injuries.” Strap up […]The post Update: “Strap up [my gun], there will be head injuries” (Stev
NOV 20
Perry must be held accountable.
There must be zero tolerance for threats of violence in schools. As reported earlier today, during school hours, Capital Prep’s principal Steve Perry tweeted: ”Dr. Steve Perry@DrStevePerry The only way to lose a fight is to stop fighting. All this did was piss me off. It’s so on. Strap up, there will be head injuries.” […]The post Perry must be held accountable. appeared first on Wait What?.
Capital Prep’s Steve Perry responds to defeat tweeting – “there will be head injuries”
Moments ago, Instead of walking the halls, working with his staff or supporting students, Steve Perry has, once again, turned his back on his 500 students and returned to his tweeter account. At 9:33 AM Steve Perry tweets: Dr. Steve Perry@DrStevePerry “The only way to lose a fight is to stop fighting. All this did […]The post Capital Prep’s Steve Perry responds to defeat tweeting – “there will be
How do you spell disaster? Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan is a buffoon. Unfortunately for the nation’s students, teachers, parents and public education system he also serve’s as the country’s Secretary of Education. Over the past few days, Education Bloggers around the country have been reporting on Duncan’s recent defense of the national corporate education privatization movement. Here are some of the commentary pieces […]The post How do you
The power of parents and teachers crush a corporate education reform scheme
It could easily be presented as modern adaptation of a Grimm’s fairy tale. The evil corporate education reformers target yet another local elementary school for closure and take-over through a bizarre scheme that would have allowed a public school principal to resign his position as a public servant, become president of his own private company […]The post The power of parents and teachers crush a
NOV 19
Steve Perry: A bully who fails to show up for work and his a history of using social media on public time:
Later today, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, Board of Education Chairman Matt Poland and their majority on the Hartford Board of Education are expected to try and push through a special deal to allow Capital Prep’s Steve Perry to shift from being a Hartford employee to the President of his own company, while giving Perry control […]The post Steve Perry: A bully who fails to show up for work and his
NOV 18
Connecticut Democratic Leaders stand by as the soul of Sheff v. O’Neill hangs in the balance
In an article entitled Hartford Schools To Consider New Management For SAND School, the Hartford Courant has just confirmed that the Hartford “board of education will consider three new school plans proposed as part of Sheff v. O’Neill negotiations, including a state request to have SAND Elementary School managed by a nonprofit educational organization.” The […]The post Connecticut Democratic Lead
Let’s give Steve Perry, the chronically absentee principal, control of 1,000 student’s education
“Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing ten percent or greater of the total number of school days for ANY REASON. It includes both excused and unexcused absences.” – State Department of Education, Interagency Council on Ending the Achievement Gap 11/7/13 While principals in the Hartford School System can bank their vacation and sick days, Steve […]The post Let’s give Steve Perry, the chronical
Re-cap: Deal to give entrepreneur-principal Steve Perry his own school management company at public expense.
For quite some time, corporate education reformer and bully, Steve Perry, has been bragging about a plan to get the Hartford Board of Education to allow him to set up a private company and then hand him full control of what is now the Hartford Public School known as Hartford Preparatory Magnet School. In fact, […]The post Re-cap: Deal to give entrepreneur-principal Steve Perry his own school manag
NOV 17
Hey, let’s give Hartford’s SAND Elementary to Steve Perry to run…
Has Capital Prep’s Steve (No Excuses) Perry’s “experience” prepared him for the SAND Elementary School Community? Let’s compare: Experience with students facing language barriers: % of students not fluent in English Capital Prep SAND Elementary 3.4% 21.4% % of students going home to households where English is not the spoken language Capital Prep SAND […]The post Hey, let’s give Hartford’s SAND
And in Washington – U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan explains problem with Common Core…some Kids “Aren’t Brilliant”
The following blog is cross posted from Some Kids “Aren’t Brilliant”? This Duncan Blunder Is Bigger Than It First Appears by teacher, public education advocate and blogger Mercedes Schneider. In May 2010, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke at the first annual “Mom Congress” at Georgetown University. Duncan’s goal, as reported on the USDOE website, was “to […]The post And in Washington – U
News Flash: Our Democracy at risk as Kishimoto/Poland set up “quick vote” to give Steve Perry sweetheart deal
If the Hartford Board of Education doesn’t stop this impending disaster, Steve Perry will be allowed to set up his own company and be given Capital Prep and Sand Elementary schools to run. The move will make a mockery of the historic Sheff desegregation law suit and the tens of million in public funds that […]The post News Flash: Our Democracy at risk as Kishimoto/Poland set up “quick vote” to giv
NOV 16
A profound observation from a Connecticut teacher and public education advocate…
More and more parents are questioning the Common Core standards and testing scheme being pushed by the corporate education reformers. A recent letter to the editor entitled, “Many parents don’t understand the impact of Common Core,” prompted Connecticut educator (and Wait, What? regular) Linda Hall to provide this background piece about the Common Core. Linda […]The post A profound observation fr
State-sanctioned child abuse
Fellow pro-public education advocate and commentator lays out the harsh truth about the absurdity of the massive standardized testing industry that is being forced up on America’s children, teachers and parents. Here is another must read column from Wendy Lecker: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Government and business […]The post State-sanctioned child abuse (by