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Sunday, June 15, 2014

6-15-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

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NEWS FLASH: Malloy allied corporate education reformers may bring lawsuit to end teacher tenure in Connecticut
The nation’s leading public education advocate, Diane Ravitch, is reporting today that, “Spokespersons for the corporate reform movement hope to launch legal attacks on tenure and seniority in Connecticut, following the example of the Vergara case in California.” The Vegara case is the one in which a California judge ruled, last week, that California’s teacher […] The post NEWS FLASH: Malloy allie


Libraries are so overrated… (Not)
My children’s high school has a library and full-time library staff.  Their middle school had a library and a full-time librarian; even their elementary school had a library with a librarian. But as a result of inadequate state funding (and outright stupidity on the part of some of our elected officials), many Connecticut children are attending […] The post Libraries are so overrated… (Not) appear


6-14-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:  Wait What? All Week“I don’t need to respond to what Jonathan says,” Malloy told reporters.Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy is absolutely correct.  He doesn’t need to respond to what I say. In fact, as is his style, Malloy doesn’t need to respond to what anyone says…at least not until the voters have had their say in November. But that said, when it comes Malloy’s anti-teacher, anti-public