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Thursday, March 13, 2014

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Would one of the top four leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly please stand up?
Governor Malloy and Stefan Pryor, Malloy’s Commissioner of Education are lying to Connecticut parents. Parents have the right to refuse to allow their students to be guinea pigs for the corporate education reform industry. There is absolutely NOTHING in Connecticut law that prevents Connecticut parents to opt-out their children from this year’s absurd Common Core […]The post Would one of the top f


Look out Bridgeport, here comes Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry
According to the website that hosts his “inspirational” speaking business, Steve Perry is the “Most Trusted Educator in America.” His “non-nonsense” approach to education takes many forms, including an obsession with his Twitter Account. Just the other day Steve Perry Tweeted, “Uncoachable kids become unemployable adults. Let your kid get used to somebody digging in […]The post Look out Bridgeport

Common Core: The solution for poverty, language barriers and special education needs?

According to Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and those who support the corporate education reform industry, the “solution” that will create a better educated society is the Common Core Standards, the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Testing scheme and evaluating teachers based on those inappropriate tests.Two things became painfully clear at yesterday’s Common […]
3-12-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: A snapshot into how the Malloy/Pryor political operation really worksThe follow document reveals why Malloy’s new Common Core TASK FORCE is little more than a joke.  Malloy’s choice to co-chair the Task Force has is already a strong supporter of the Common Core, a point he was going to make clear Legislative testimony today.  But someone intervened in order and the new co-chair’s testi