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Thursday, April 3, 2014

4-3-14 Wait What?

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Malloy’s new charter schools – 1st up the Booker T. Washington Charter School in New Haven
Time to review the facts surrounding Malloy’s new charter schools… Number #1: The Booker T. Washington Charter School. The Booker T. Washington School may very well be Connecticut’s first foray into using public funds to pay for what appears to be a religiously connected school.  (We’ll pretend for a moment that such a move is […] The post Malloy’s new charter schools – 1st up the Booker T. Washin


A very bad day for public education in Connecticut
Yesterday was a dark day for public education in Connecticut. Before voting to give away $80 to $100 million in taxpayer funds over the next five years to private companies that want to open four new charter schools in Connecticut, Governor Malloy’s State Board of Education voted unanimously to re-commit our state, our public schools […] The post A very bad day for public education in Connecticut
4-2-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Merging Church and State – The Booker T. Washington Charter SchoolGovernor 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