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Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy is the only Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with tenure for all public school teachers and eliminating collective bargaining for teachers in the poorest school districts. His corporate education reform legislation is widely recognized as the most anti-teacher piece of legislation ever introduced by a Democratic governor. […] The post Here is on
Pelto/Murphy Register as Write-In Candidates for 2014
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, you will cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” […] The post Pelto/Murphy Register as Write-In Candidates for 2014 appeared first on Wait What?.
SEP 11
CEA Education Forum 2014 – September 13, 2014
The Connecticut Education Association will be holding their forum with the gubernatorial candidates on Saturday, September 13, 2014 with a follow up CEA Political Action Committee meeting scheduled for September 17, 2014. Having fallen short on the number of signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot, I will not be participating, but I do […] The post CEA Education Forum 2014 – September
SEP 10
Malloy’s Big Lie on Student Financial Aid
Yesterday, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy traveled around the state to brag about his record and plans “to make higher education more affordable.” Malloy stopped at various colleges and universities to release his “three-point plan to help families afford a higher education.” Malloy’s press statement read; “At a series of events in New Britain, Danbury, Norwalk […] The post Malloy’s Big Lie on Stud
SEP 09
Governor Malloy’s record on state funding for public schools
A blog post that highlights the problem (see the Part I) and starts to lay out the solution (see Part II.) PART I: The problem Malloy’s record on state funding of public schools. Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy likes to brag that he has increased funding for Connecticut schools. While he did raise taxes, in part […] The post Governor Malloy’s record on state funding for public schools appeared firs
SEP 08
Malloy allocates $500k to figure out how to reduce standardized testing…
After wasting tens of millions of taxpayer funds instituting his massive Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Coalition (SBAC) tests, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy has now said that he wants to “to reduce the time Connecticut students spend taking standardized tests” and has even come up with $500,000 in grants to hand out to schools to […] The post Malloy allocates $500k to figure out how to re
SEP 07
In the New York Democratic Primary: It is Governor Andrew Cuomo vs. Zypher Teachout
This coming Tuesday, Zypher Teachout, the liberal Fordham University law professor is challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo. Like Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy, Governor Cuomo supported some progressive causes like gay marriage and gun control. But, also like Malloy, Cuomo has championed corporate welfare policies, coddled the rich and has been a huge supporter of the corporate […] The post In the New
SEP 06
Our real national standards (By Wendy Lecker)
Public Education Advocate and Hearst newspaper columnist Wendy Lecker has another MUST READ piece this week about the Common Core. Wendy Lecker writes, We now know that the fiction that the Common Core State Standards are nationally agreed-upon standards that grew from some grassroots movement in the states is manufactured hype. It is now broadly […] The post Our real national standards (By Wendy
SEP 05
Governor Malloy: Tell the truth about your position on teacher tenure
As we know, on-line petitions demanding politicians account for their actions have become all the rage. It is time for Governor Malloy to come clean and tell the truth about his position on tenure. Therefore we’ve started on an-line petition to do exactly that: Governor Dannel Malloy is the only Democratic governor in the nation […] The post Governor Malloy: Tell the truth about your position on