Malloy goes all in with charters!
Today will go down in history as the day Dannel “Dan” Malloy decided to fully align himself with the corporate education reform industry and sell out Connecticut’s public schools once and for all. Moments ago, Malloy’s State Board of Education approved four new charter schools at a time when Malloy has left Connecticut’s public schools […] The post Malloy goes all in with charters! appeared first
Malloy sells out Public Education
Led by Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, in a stunning commitment to Malloy’s privatization agenda, the State Board of Education just approved two new charter schools. Jumoke Academy’s Booker T. Washington Academy (New Haven), And Newark’s Great Oaks Charter School (Bridgeport). The Board is now considering a motion to approve two more charter schools, Steve […] The post Malloy sells ou
Merging Church and State – The Booker T. Washington Charter School
Governor Malloy’s State Board of Education is expected to approve the New Haven charter school application proposed by Jumoke/FUSE Inc. at its meeting today. The cost to Connecticut taxpayers over the first five years of the school exceeds $27 million. In addition, the taxpayers of New Haven will continue to pay for the transportation costs […] The post Merging Church and State – The Booker T. Was
Malloy’s plan to privatize public education charges forward today
(aka) Is Newark’s Great Oaks Charter School coming to Bridgeport? At today’s State Board of Education meeting, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy’s appointees will vote to re-commit Connecticut to the Common Core and then vote to divert scarce public funds to new charter schools in Connecticut. As previously reported, new charter school applications up for a […] The post Malloy’s plan to privatize publi
4-1-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Bronx charter school company sees goldmine in ConnecticutWhen the State Board of Education meets tomorrow to approve Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s plan to open new charter schools in Connecticut one of the most incredible proposals is the one submitted by the Bronx Charter School for Excellence. About a week ago, fellow pro-public education advocate columnist Wendy Lecker laid out the fa