Thursday, February 13, 2014

2-13-14 Wait What?

Wait What?:







Corporate Education Reform Industry targets students, parents and teacher of Clark Elementary School
Three days ago, in a post entitled NEWS FLASH: Pryor reportedly giving Hartford’s Clark Elementary School to Washington D.C. Charter School Chain, Wait What? readers learned of an apparent deal by Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and his senior staff to turn over Hartford’s Clark Elementary School to a major Washington D.C. based charter school […]The post Corporate Education Reform Industry

Malloy majors in fiction at press conference touting commitment to higher education.

“I am not talking about what happened in the past. I am talking about what needs to happen in the future.  (Governor Dannel Malloy 2-12-14) The CT News Junkie headline reads “Commits To Higher Ed, Hopes Future Governors Will Too.” Governor Malloy held at press conference at Manchester Community College on Wednesday in which he […]The post Malloy majors in fiction at press conference touting commit
2-12-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: When real teachers speak… Elected officials should listenBarth Keck is an English teacher and assistant football coach in Connecticut.  He also writes commentary pieces for CT News Junkie.  His pieces should be mandatory reading for every federal, state and local elected official in Connecticut. In his latest column entitled, Already Feeling Squeezed As I Attempt to ‘Align’ With Common