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Monday, January 6, 2014

1-6-14 Wait What?

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A Pro-Public Education Party for Connecticut?
The Connecticut Mirror leads with a story today about Governor Malloy’s PR campaign to “appease” Connecticut’s teachers in the hopes of getting active and retired teachers to support his 2014 gubernatorial re-election aspirations. The article, which is entitled “Malloy works to appease teachers in 2014,” reviews some of the turbulent history between Malloy and Connecticut’s […]The post A Pro-Publi
Capital Prep STILL NOT complying with Connecticut’s bullying laws
As parents and teachers are reporting, Capital Prep’s school climate is one in which child on child and workplace bullying is rampant. Incredibly, Capital Prep remains out of compliance with the most basic requirements of Connecticut’s bullying laws, despite an official Department of Education site visit in September 2012 that led to the demand that […]The post Capital Prep STILL NOT complying wit
1-5-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Parents with direct experience with Capital Prep continue to speak outOver the past few weeks, more than a dozen parents whose children have or are attending Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut have written to tell their stories or ask which public agencies are responsible for investigating their concerns about what is occurring at Steve Perry’s Hartford school.