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The two “MUST READ” columns of the weekend
Fellow pro-pubic education advocates and commentators have done it again – with two more MUST READ pieces. Sarah Darer Littman with “The Brave New World of being ‘College and Career Ready” and Wendy Lecker with “A crisis of low standards” Wendy Lecker writes, Not poverty. Not inadequate resources. Not toxic stress. Not segregation. According to […]The post The two “MUST READ” columns of the weeken
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Who is behind the effort to destroy Hartford’s Clark Elementary School?
Clark Elementary School’s parents, teachers and community have a right to know what is really going on behind the scenes in the ongoing effort to stifle parental involvement and hand Clark over to an out-of-state charter school company. The corporate education reform industry has targeted Clark, but who exactly is pushing this unfair, discriminatory proposals […]The post Who is behind the effort t
MAR 06
NEWS FLASH: Stefan Pryor & Morgan Barth trying to roll Hartford’s Clark School parents and teachers – again
The battle for control of Hartford’s Clark Elementary School has become a case study in how the corporate education reform industry works. On one side are the heroic parents and teachers who are working tirelessly to save and improve one of Hartford’s local neighborhood schools. On the other side is the money, greed and arrogance […]The post NEWS FLASH: Stefan Pryor & Morgan Barth trying to ro
Question for Connecticut public school teachers and parents of public school students
A number of public school districts across Connecticut have informed parents or teachers that parents do not have a right to opt their children out of the Connecticut Mastery Test or the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test. Administrators who have communicated this information to parents or teachers are either misinformed or are part […]The post Question for Connecticut public scho
If Malloy won’t stop Pryor’s lies, then Attorney General Jepsen must do the job
Connecticut parents have a right to opt their children out of the standardized tests! Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, knows that is the truth but has chosen a engage in a strategy to mislead and lie to the Connecticut’s parents of public school students. Governor Malloy must immediately put an end to this travesty […]The post If Malloy won’t stop Pryor’s lies, then Attorney Gener
MAR 05
Stefan Pryor says his rules trump parental rights
Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, has sent out a new memo to public school superintendents instructing them that Connecticut parents don’t have the right to opt their children out of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test scheduled to take place from March through June of this year. Pryor’s memo is by […]The post Stefan Pryor says his rules trump parental r
Diane Ravitch Speech at the Network of Public Education Conference
Here is a link to Diane Ravitch’s inspiring speech at last weekend’s Network of Public Education Conference in Austin Texas. http://www.schoolhouselive.org/ I was particularly honored and appreciative that Diane would recognize my efforts and my blog in her speech. As background, The Network for Public Education is an advocacy group whose goal is to fight […]The post Diane Ravitch Speech at the Ne
The Election Year epiphany syndrome
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States…. President Obama will fly to Connecticut today as part of his campaign to promote a $10.10 minimum wage. Glued to his side will be Governor Dannel Malloy, whom the President will call a champion in the effort to promote a fairer minimum wage. This is the […]The post The Election Year epiphany syndrome appeared first on Wait What?.
MAR 04
John Kuhn & Karen Lewis speeches at Network for Public Education Conference
On March 1, 2014 John Kuhn and Karen Lewis were the keynote speakers at a conference of public education advocates meeting in Austin Texas. John Kuhn is the superintendent of Perrin-Whitt School District. Kuhn was the first Superintendent in America to be named a “hero” by Diane Ravitch on her blog. Since then, Connecticut’s own […]The post John Kuhn & Karen Lewis speeches at Network for Pub
Quinnipiac poll confirms Governor Malloy faces major obstacles should he seek re-election
The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released its latest poll today. While the Malloy political operatives will claim that the poll shows him leading the unknown Republican candidates and is tied with former gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, the data provides a harsh assessment of Malloy’s standing with the Connecticut electorate. Despite Governor Malloy’s numerous proposals […]The post
MAR 03
Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor lies to Education Committee
A last Friday’s Democrat’s informational “non-public” hearing on the Common Core and the Common Core Smarter Balanced Field Test, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, couldn’t even manage to tell the truth about this year’s Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test. called SBAC. Pryor is not only the Commissioner of Education and a […]The post Commissioner of Educ
A real public hearing on the Common Core and Common Core testing fiasco?
Many parents, teachers, public school advocates and taxpayers are asking whether the Connecticut General Assembly will hold a real public hearing on the Common Core , Common Core testing fiasco, and the flawed teacher evaluation system? The answer is … yeah, sort of, maybe… it depends on what you call a real public hearing. When Governor Malloy […]The post A real public hearing on the Common Cor
Malloy administration’s farce of a hearing on Common Core
The development and implementation of the Common Core and its related Common Core testing scam is one of the most important issues facing American public education. The Common Core was developed in relatively secrecy and forced upon the states by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Some of the people who developed the Common Core Standards were even […]The post Malloy administration’s far
MAR 02
Connecticut to end non-credit remedial courses at public colleges
No really…. A Connecticut law passed in 2012 made it illegal for Connecticut public colleges to provide non-credit remedial courses starting in 2014. Long time Wait, What? readers may remember the discussion on the blog. Led by Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy and the Democratic controlled General Assembly, Connecticut adopted a corporate education reform initiatives aimed […]The post Connecticu