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How ducation sausage gets made: The story behind a reform story - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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How ducation sausage gets made: The story behind a reform story

This was written by Jonathan Pelto, a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives who now provides commentary on politics and public policy at his blog, “Wait, What?”, where this first appeared.
By Jonathan Pelto
When are conflicts of interest – conflicts of interests?
The Connecticut Mirror recently published a news story entitled “State Board criticizes revised education reform bill.”
It was a straightforward story about how the State Board of Education was joining other “Education Reform” advocates in blasting the changes the Legislature’s Education Committee made to Governor Malloy’s Senate Bill 24.
Speaking on behalf of the State Board of Education it quoted Allan Taylor (Chairman) Stefan Pryor (Commissioner) and board membe