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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

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Hello CT and Hartford officials… Is there anyone who will confront the lawbreakers?
Are there any elected or appointed official in Connecticut who have the courage and conviction to actually ensure the laws of this state are equitably enforced? Student-athlete recruitment by interdistrict magnet schools such as Capital Prep Magnet Schools is illegal in Connecticut.  (For example, see Sec. 10-220d.of the Connecticut General Statues). According to the Connecticut State […]The post
Diane Ravitch features Madison Superintendent Tom Scarice’s powerful letter on “education reform”
Diane Ravitch, the nation’s leading pro-public education advocate, has used her blog to highlight the letter Madison Connecticut Superintendent of Schools Thomas Scarice sent to his legislators about the failed education reforms that are being pushed through in Connecticut.  The letter is one of the most powerful statements to date about the failure of the […]The post Diane Ravitch features Madiso
2-4-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Another Former Capital Prep teacher speaks out…The Hartford Board of Education will meet behind closed doors during tonight’s meeting to discuss Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry.  Rather than attend to his duties as a Hartford public school principal, Perry has missed 20 percent of the school days this year as he gallivants around the country giving speeches for hire.  If he […]The p