Thursday, November 7, 2013

11-7-13 Wait What?

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Capital Prep’s Steve Perry goes on the offensive?
Faced with growing criticism about his excessive absenteeism and the list of failures at Capital Preparatory Magnet School, it would appear that Steve Perry has decided to “go on the offensive” by attacking his critics. In a wild and bizarre burst of tweets, Perry hurled the following insults over the course of an hour or […]The post Capital Prep’s Steve Perry goes on the offensive? appeared first


When illegally clear cutting state forest always carry your “get out of jail free” card…
… Or, at the very least, make sure you have really, really good political connections. Zachary Janowski, the Investigative journalist for the Raising Hale Website, has authored another “must read” article.  This one entitled “Environmental group sues state for going easy on wind-power company that cut down trees in state forest.” According to Janowski; “A […]The post When illegally clear cutting s


Wait, it’s not cheating if the students don’t know you are changing their answers right?
Some Hartford school officials have apparently joined the ranks of those who have engaged in cheating to make their students’ standardized test scores look better. The Hartford Courant has the latest news in a story entitled “Investigators Confirm Test-Tampering At Hartford School.” Major cheating scandals have already rocked Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Hartford is just […]The post Wait, it’s not

Steve Perry Tworking (Tweeting while working) on teachers and unions
State and local laws, ordinances, regulations and work rules prohibit public employees from engaging in politics while at work. Public employees have lost their jobs for violating these policies. Steve Perry is the principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Harford, Connecticut. As a public employee, Perry is collected a six figure, taxpayer funded salary. […]The post Steve Perry Tworking (
11-6-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy/Finch/Vallas lose in Bridgeport but questions remain about role of State Democratic PartyAs 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