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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

11-6-13 Wait What?

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Kishimoto’s Agenda: “Process for Identifying Schools for Redesign”
The Hartford Board of Education will be holding a “Workshop Meeting” tonight, November 6, 2013. Before the meeting, parents, teachers and public school advocates will hold a press conference about Kishimoto’s plan to close Clark School and hand it over to Achievement First, Inc. The press conference and rally is in response to the Hartford […]The post Kishimoto’s Agenda: “Process for Identifying S
Capital Prep. Principal Steve Perry: What’s the story about your failure to implement that “corrective action plan” on bullying?
Steve Perry, the principal of Capital Prep Magnet School, managed to show up for work today. Steve Perry’s excessive absences make it hard to determine exactly what is going on at Capital Prep these days.  As a result of his extensive fee-for-speaking travel, Perry has missed at least 20 percent of the school days so […]The post Capital Prep. Principal Steve Perry: What’s the story about your fail


Malloy/Finch/Vallas lose in Bridgeport but questions remain about role of State Democratic Party
As reported in today’s Connecticut Post article, “City school board tips away from Finch,” thanks to broad support from Bridgeport voters, Democrats and Working Family Party members opposed to Bridgeport’s faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, and the corporate education reforms being pushed by Governor Malloy and Mayor Finch have taken a control of Bridgeport’s […]The post Malloy/Finch/Val
11-5-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Another day at Capital Prep Magnet – And Principal Steve Perry is AWOL – againNo, he isn’t MIA… He is actually on route to Prairie View A & M University just northwest of Houston. EVENT: Prairie View A&M University University’s MSC Auditorium 6:30 speech, reception to follow And while Steve Perry is out gallivanting, courtesy of the taxpayers of Hartford and Connecticut, he is