Friday, April 4, 2014

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A picture IS worth a thousand words…
LOL…. This Friday afternoon political cartoon/picture comes courtesy of Sarah Darer Littman and is entitled, THE WIZARD OF OZ, CT Edreform edition:   The post A picture IS worth a thousand words… appeared first on Wait What?.

Opt out movement grows amid Common Core testing disasters
Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s PR operation says the implementation of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Testing Assessment Test of a Test is going well. When Governor Malloy’s State Board of Education met this week they had time to adopt a resolution re-committing Connecticut to “immediately implementing” the Common Core but didn’t even both to discuss the […] The post Opt out movement grows amid Com

“Corporate tables available” — a sign of the times
Today’s CTMirror.org features an article entitled, “Corporate tables available for “Small State, Big Debate.” As CT Mirror advertises it upcoming conference – “Small State, Big Debate:  Inequality” – the headline isn’t “Tables available” or “Packages available” but “Corporate” tables are available. According to the story, Corporate tables are available for The Connecticut Mirror’s first signature
4-3-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: A very bad day for public education in ConnecticutYesterday 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 […