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Paul Vallas, one of the corporate education reform industry’s most celebrated figures has reached new heights when it comes to the corporate reform industry’s level of arrogance and a sense of entitlement. Vallas, who was wooed to Connecticut by Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and appointed to the position of Bridgeport’s Superintendent of […]The post News Flash Update: Va
News Flash: Vallas now says he didn’t announce his resignation Nov 8th after all, wants more money
In an absolutely unbelievable last insult to the taxpayers of Bridgeport and Connecticut, Paul Vallas and his lawyers have told the Bridgeport Board of Education that he did not announce that he was resigning on November 8th; he only announced he was going to announce that he was resigning. Instead Vallas is now claiming that […]The post News Flash: Vallas now says he didn’t announce his resignati
YESTERDAY
New Haven politician lands a top job with Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor
A former five-term member of the New Haven City Alderman who lost a Democratic Primary for the New Haven City Clerk’s job on September 10th has landed a state job with Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education. Sergio Rodriguez managed to get submit his job application for the new position by the September 17th application deadline. […]The post New Haven politician lands a top job with Educati
JAN 02
As schools scramble to get children home safe, Steve Perry Tweets about Bacon Bowls
When the weather related “early dismissal” warning notice is sent out from the superintendent’s office, school principals across Connecticut kick into high gear. This is especially true for principals at magnet schools that must deal with complex bus schedules that need to get children home to multiple communities and principals who oversee schools with younger […]The post As schools scramble to
Bridgeport pro-public education uprising makes top 10 list of 2013
AlterNet is “an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of hundreds of other independent media sources.” Alternet reporter Owen Davis produced a list of the “10 Big Wins For Public Education in 2013.” The pro-public education uprising in Bridgeport that included the defeat of Bridgeport Mayor Bill […]The post Bridgeport pro-public ed
JAN 01
From Diane Ravitch: The Best of 2013: The Great Awakening about the Status Quo
America’s leading public education advocate has written a series of blog posts as we leave 2013 and move into the New Year. Her wisdom, perception, courage and conviction continue to inspire tens of thousands of teachers, parents, public education advocates and citizens across the country … and with each passing day, thousands more join the […]The post From Diane Ravitch: The Best of 2013: The Gre
DEC 31 2013
In the battle to speak the truth; there are those who are dedicated to the opposite
As we reach 6:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, most Wait, What? readers have turned off their computers and are joining family and friends to celebrate the passing of 2013 and ringing in 2014 with the hope that it will be a year of health, happiness, prosperity and real change. But a late breaking story […]The post In the battle to speak the truth; there are those who are dedicated to the opposite appea
Governor Malloy: Blessed are the Poor
At yesterday’s press conference at the State Capital, Governor Malloy bragged about the extraordinarily positive impact Connecticut’s new minimum wage law have when it takes effect at midnight tonight. “As the clock strikes 12 in this state, many people … will actually lift themselves out of poverty,” Malloy said during a press event and rally. […]The post Governor Malloy: Blessed are the Poor ap
DEC 30 2013
Wendy Lecker takes down Pryor and Common Core in 751 words
Public School parent, fellow public-education advocate and ally Wendy Lecker has written another “must read” commentary piece in this past weekend’s Stamford Advocate. The article may very well be the most powerful take-down yet of the Common Core and, in this case, the Malloy administration’s plan to spend up to $1 million in public funds […]The post Wendy Lecker takes down Pryor and Common Core
DEC 29 2013
And concern about the Common Core DOES NOT MEAN opposition to proper standards
Fellow Connecticut columnist and public education advocate Jonathan Kantrowitz recently made an incredibly important point about the difference between improving education standards and the Common Core. Kantrowitz writes for the Hearst Media Group and he his particular expertise in curriculum development. In a piece entitled, “Comparing Math Standards – Common Core, Connecticut and Massachusetts
A CT teacher responds to Pryor’s decision to spend $1 million in taxpayer funds to “advertise” the Common Core
The Waterbury Republican-American newspaper recently revealed in an investigative news article that Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor was hiring a public relations company to help implement a $1 million advertising campaign to promote the “Common Core.” The story was picked up here at Wait, What?, on Diane Ravitch’s blog and by Politico, a […]The post A CT teacher responds t
DEC 28 2013
Wait, What? Could Still Use Your Your Help…
“Last Call: Please help build the Wait, What? blog” Dear Friends, Last financial request for 2013! (I promise) To donate go to: Wait,What? Donation Page Wait, What? could really use your help. As Wait, What? readers know, using one of his two pseudonyms Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry or a stand-in for him, made the […]The post Wait, What? Could Still Use Your Your Help… appeared first on Wait