Thursday, February 27, 2014

2-27-14 Wait What?

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Malloy/UTC Scam – the biggest lie yet
If you are going to read one Wait, What? post this year —- this is the one to read: “The [UTC] agreement, which requires legislation, does not require any borrowing or payments by the State of Connecticut.”  Governor Dannel Malloy (2/26/2014). It is safe to say that Governor Dannel Malloy, who often has trouble telling […]The post Malloy/UTC Scam – the biggest lie yet appeared first on Wait What?.

Bethel Public Schools to Parents: Guinea pigs will be rewarded
Some public school superintendents and principals are using Commissioner Pryor’s instructions to mislead, lie and intimidate parents into thinking they can’t opt their children out of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test. Other public school superintendents and principals are sending letters telling parents what a great opportunity taking the Common Core Smarter Balanced […]The p


Where Does Common Sense Fit Into Common Core? (By Barth Keck)

Earlier this week, Connecticut educator and CT Newsjunkie columnist Barth Keck published another important column about the problems associated with the Common Core and the utter failure in the way it is being implemented. The Common Core fiasco was begun with President George W. Bush’s “No Child Left Behind,” and continued under Barak Obama’s “Race […]The post Where Does Common Sense Fit Into Com
2-26-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Connecticut parents – Don’t let them lie to you on opting your children out of the Standardized Testing frenzyLast December, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor sent Connecticut’s public school superintendents a memo on how to mislead and lie to parents in a coordinated effort to persuade parents that they do not have the right to opt their children out of Connecti