Questions that teachers (parents, public school advocates and all voters) should be asking…
Over the next week, the leadership of the Connecticut Education Association will be deciding whether to follow the lead of the American Federation of Teachers and endorse Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy, the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure and repealing collective bargaining for teachers working in the poorest […] The post Questions that teachers (pare
Connecticut, a Jim Crow state? [A must read by Ann Policelli Cronin]
This commentary piece by Ann Policelli Cronin first appeared in the CT Mirror – Op-Ed: Connecticut, a Jim Crow state? Unless Connecticut changes direction in what has been packaged and sold as “education reform,” its achievement gap, the largest in the nation, will be exacerbated. All of Connecticut’s children are harmed by the narrow and […] The post Connecticut, a Jim Crow state? [A must read b
9-18-14 Wait What? - Malloy’s Fundraising Operation – “Offensive but not illegal”
Wait What?: The question IS NOT whether UConn has a major impact on Connecticut’s economyThe question IS NOT whether UConn has a major impact on Connecticut’s economy. An additional issue is whether voters fully understand how UConn spends its public funds. For example, UConn uses student and public funds to subsidize the school’s big-time athletic programs to the tune of about $19 million a year