History Repeats Itself (Guest post by Alyce Roberts, Ed.D)
One of the primary benefits of having an extraordinary group of readers is that they bring a wealth of knowledge and understanding to the debate. A growing number are stepping forward to comment on blog posts or offering up their own guest posts in the on-going effort to educate, persuade and mobilize teachers, parents, public […] The post History Repeats Itself (Guest post by Alyce Roberts, Ed.D
Clark Elementary School parents played like puppets
As Wait, What? readers will recall, first came the effort to hand Hartford’s Clark Elementary School over to Achievement First, Inc., the charter school management company formed by Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor. When parents, teachers and the Hartford Federation of Teachers fought back, the backroom deal between Pryor, his State Department of […] The post Clark Element
Susan Ohanian – “On 21st Century Drones, Destroyers and Teachers”
Teacher, author, and public school advocate Susan Ohanian is one of the nation’s leading voices in the battle to take back control of the public education system from the corporate education reform industry. She is also a winner of the NCTE George Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language. You can […] The post Susan Ohanian – “On 21st Century Drones, Destroyer
4-5-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekState Board of Education is tone-deaf to needs of the childrenWendy Lecker, fellow public school advocates and columnist has done it again! In here latest MUST READ column published in this weekend’s Stamford Advocate and other Hearst media outlets, Wendy shines the light of truth on the Malloy administration’s unrelenting effort to undermine and privatize Connectic