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Fellow public school advocate and columnist Wendy Lecker has written yet another “must read” column for the Stamford Advocate. While candidate “Dan” Malloy ran on a platform of supporting public education, Governor “Dannel” Malloy has pushed an agenda that has systematically undermined Connecticut’s public schools. Rather than solve Connecticut’s unconstitutional school funding formula, as […]The post Malloy can tell it to the judge (By Wendy Lecker) appeared first on Wait What?.
With little or no fanfare, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, has picked Shannon Marimon to serve as the Director for Educator Effectiveness and Professional Learning at the Connecticut State Department of Education. Shannon Marimon’s job will be to oversee Connecticut’s new Educator Effectiveness and Professional Learning Program. Although Marimon lacks any meaningful classroom […]The post Commissioner Pryor’s Education Department: Connecticut experts need not apply appeared first on Wait What?.
Yesterday’s drama surrounding a Letter of Complaint from school superintendents across Connecticut about Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, serves as a case study about the arrogance that surrounds Governor Malloy and his corporate education reform policies. The truth is that a number of school superintendents, representing rich towns and poor towns, small districts and large […]The post Arrogance and Education Policy will topple Malloy’s re-election chances appeared first on Wait What?.
DEC 12
CT Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) does an about-face; sells out its members and CT school districts, students, parents, teachers and taxpayers
As reported this morning here at Wait, What?, the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the CT Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) was scheduled to meet this morning to approve a Letter of Complaint about Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor. As the evidence will confirm, the letter was proposed as an […]The post CT Association of Public School Superint
News Flash: Connecticut school superintendents take unprecedented action against Commissioner Pryor
The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), a one hundred and six-year-old association made up of the key local school administrators from across Connecticut, is taking the unprecedented step of issuing a formal letter of concern or complaint to Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education. The letter was initially developed by the CAPSS […]The post News Flas
DEC 11
State Department of Education continues to flaunt Connecticut’s Freedom of Information laws
The Malloy administration, in general, and Commissioner Stefan Pryor and his State Department of Education, in particular, may very well go down as the least open and least transparent government entity since the adoption of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act nearly forty years ago. By constantly and consistently violating the spirit and letter of […]The post State Department of Education
Malloy’s Campaign donation controversies continue to grow
Governor Malloy’s fundraising operation continues to raise serious legal and ethical issues that harken back to the “pay to play” tactics of disgraced Governor John Rowland. In addition to a number of reports that state contracts have side-stepped Connecticut law and donated to Malloy’s re-election plans via the Democratic State Central Committee’s “federal account,” comes […]The post Malloy’s Cam
DEC 10
Connecticut Democratic Party Chair fails to explain – Why did the Party divert 40k to fight pro-public education Democrats in Bridgeport Primary?
Moments ago, Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo sent out another email to party activists seeking donations for the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee. DiNardo asks, “Can you be a part of this and chip in $5 today? But DiNardo and the Democratic Party have yet to address the important issue that has been raised again […]The post Connecticut Democratic Party Chair fails to explai
Jepsen, Malloy and playing politics with the law…
Call it naïve, but some would claim that while politics is political, America’s legal system is supposed to be above or separate from the day-to-day world of politics. But as we Americans we are learning, our legal system is, in fact, extremely political and appears to becoming more political by the day. At the federal […]The post Jepsen, Malloy and playing politics with the law… appeared first on
DEC 09
Reverend Kenneth Moales Jr. – Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign treasurer is classless to the end
Tonight, the Bridgeport Board of Education has selected a new chairperson for the Bridgeport Board of Education. Reverend Kenneth Moales, Jr., corporate education reform champion, Mayor Bill Finch campaign treasurer and Governor Malloy ally has proven yet again why he is incapable of serving as a representative of the people of Bridgeport. As if to […]The post Reverend Kenneth Moales Jr. – Mayor B
Steve Perry saga continues
After missing school Friday morning in order to give a speech in Massachusetts, Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry jetted off to speak at a Disney event on Saturday. Sunday, upon his return to Connecticut, he met with some Capital Prep parents to whip them up in an effort to resurrect his plan to get the […]The post Steve Perry saga continues appeared first on Wait What?.
Malloy’s campaign donation haul from corporate education reform industry tops $70k
An updated review of the latest federal and state campaign finance reports reveal that Governor Malloy has collected in excess of $70,000 in campaign contributions from individuals associated with the corporate education reform industry. Although Malloy has yet to announce whether he will seek re-election next year and he has not filed the necessary paperwork […]The post Malloy’s campaign donation
DEC 08
Sunday night and Steve Perry loses his cool…
Still angry over the fact that the Hartford Board of Education would not approve a plan to shift the management of Capital Prep and SAND elementary to a private company Perry created, the embattled Principal of Capital Prep. has lost his cool and his tweeting up a storm. In the last few minutes Perry has […]The post Sunday night and Steve Perry loses his cool… (Again) appeared first on Wait What?.
Democratic response to Malloy’s fundraising strategy is absurd and insulting…
Over the past month, Governor Malloy’s strategy for raising money for his potential re-election bid has become increasingly clear. Not only does he intended to take the millions in public financing but he is seeking to augment that amount with millions more in donation from those who do business with the state, have received funds […]The post Democratic response to Malloy’s fundraising strategy i
DEC 07
Steve Perry continues his record of excessive absences….
Yesterday Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry missed yet another morning of school, choosing instead to continue his unending list of paid speaking engagements. Friday it was off to Massachusetts to be the key-note speaker rather than bother with his full-time job of serving as the head of Capital Prep Magnet School. Today Perry is off […]The post Steve Perry continues his record of excessive abse