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Friends, We know Connecticut needs new leadership… And we know we can provide our citizens and our state with the leadership our state needs and deserves But to get there we need your help to make sure that we are on the November ballot. Many of you are already deeply involved in the effort to […] The post We Need Your Help as we head for the August 6th Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition Deadline appeared
“Dr.” Terrence Carter – Lexington University: Order Now, Graduate Today
The individual known as “Dr.” Terrence Carter – who, thanks for Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor and Special Master Steven Adamowski is scheduled to be hired by the New London Board of Education on Monday told the Hartford Courant that he received his doctorate from “Lexington University.” As the Hartford Courant’s Jon Lender reports, […] The post “Dr.” Terrence Carter – Lexington
Meet the latest Corporate Education Reform Industry Charlatan “Dr.” Terrence Carter
Incoming School Chief Called Himself Ph.D. For Years Without An Accredited Doctorate For more than eight years, “Dr.” Terrence Carter, the incoming New London superintendent of schools and self-described education reform expert, bragged that he had a Ph.D. At one point, Carter’s bio materials claimed that he had a doctorate from Stanford University. In another […] The post Meet the latest Corporat
Great Profile Piece in Reminder News – Jon Pelto and Ebony Murphy petition to run for governor
From the Reminder News, written by Melanie Savage Jon Pelto and Ebony Murphy petition to run for governor After months of careful consideration, Mansfield resident Jonathan Pelto recently made the decision to choose a running mate and then petition to be included on the ballot for the upcoming election for governor of the state […] The post Great Profile Piece in Reminder News – Jon Pelto and Eb
JUL 17
Capital Prep’s Steve Perry to headline Koch Brothers’ event
This coming week, the Charles Koch Institute is sponsoring a forum, “featuring a panel talk with representatives of charter schools and conservative think tanks” at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. The panel includes none-other-than then Steve Perry, the principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut….which is ironically identified as a charter school in the […] The post C
Connecticut Labor Leader attacks Pelto/Murphy (including on education)
Yesterday, the Political Director of the Machinists Union posted a commentary piece at My Left Nutmeg (http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/) belittling Ebony Murphy and my effort to give voters an alternative to the Democratic and Republican candidates in this year’s election for governor. My Left Nutmeg then provided me with the opportunity to respond. If you don’t read […] The post Connecticut Labor Lea
JUL 16
Connecticut’s Gubernatorial Race Will Be Influenced by Education, Teachers (CT Magazine)
Connecticut Magazine has posted a new article entitled, “Connecticut’s Gubernatorial Race Will Be Influenced by Education, Teachers.” As Connecticut Magazine explains, For the Democratic party, the full-throttled support of teachers’ unions in Connecticut is a given rule—like “I before E, except after C.” But now, when topics such as Common Core, teacher evaluations, charter schools […] The post
JUL 15
Pelto calls on Malloy Administration to reverse course on unfair health care policies
Pelto calls on Malloy Administration to reverse course on unfair health care policies As recently reported in the Connecticut media, the Malloy administration is developing a new “State innovation Model (SIM) that would negatively impact the availability of care for hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents. Education and Democracy Party candidate for governor, Jonathan Pelto […] The post Pel
Why students leave high school (By Wendy Lecker)
Wendy Lecker’s latest commentary piece for the Stamford Advocate and Hearst Media Group pushes aside the rhetoric coming from the corporate education reform industry and its allies like Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor. Instead Lecker lays out the real issues about graduation rates and why high school students leave […] The post Why students leave high s
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES (aka politics today) by Carmen Lopez
Carmen Lopez is not only a former superior court judge, but she is a truth teller. Below is an commentary piece she wrote earlier in the month, a version of which was published in the CT Post. It provides a view into the political world of Connecticut, in which having friends in high places trumps […] The post FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES (aka politics today) by Carmen Lopez appeared first on Wait Wha
JUL 14
Connecticut deserves a government that will tell its citizens the truth
And a Governor who has the courage and conviction to work to set Connecticut back on the right path. As the CT Mirror explains in the series on where the candidates stand of the state budget, Pelto: State budget deficit reveals a broken fiscal system; Former state Rep. Jonathan Pelto doesn’t have any trouble standing […] The post Connecticut deserves a government that will tell its citizens the t
JUL 13
Charter Advocates Give New Meaning To ‘Chutzpah’ (by Sarah Darer Littman)
Charter Advocates Give New Meaning To ‘Chutzpah’ Sarah Darer Littman, pro-public school advocate, award winning columnist and parent has written one of the most powerful commentary pieces about the state of the state when it comes to the Charter School Industry and how the Malloy administration has allowed tens of millions in taxpayer funds to […] The post Charter Advocates Give New Meaning To ‘Ch
NBC Connecticut WVIT premiers Decision 2014 with Pelto interview
NBC Connecticut WVIT premiers Decision 2014 with Pelto interview NBC Connecticut’s new show premiered today. Called Decision 2014, it will give Connecticut voters a first-hand look at the candidates and issues during this election year. The inaugural show including a segment in which Jerry Brooks interview me. I meet Jerry Brooks in the late 1970s […] The post NBC Connecticut WVIT premiers Decisi