Thursday, November 8, 2012

UPDATE: Connecticut has a new Chief Academic Officer: Has experience with testing and bonuses! - Wait, What?

Connecticut has a new Chief Academic Officer: Has experience with testing and bonuses! - Wait, What?:



Connecticut has a new Chief Academic Officer: Has experience with testing and bonuses!

The Connecticut State Department of Education has a new Chief Academic Officer.  Chosen by Commissioner Stefan Pryor, and the State Board of Education of Education, Diana Roberge-Wentzell’s job is to do for Connecticut what she did for Hartford.



Waivers intensify injustice of No Child Left Behind (Another must read column by Wendy Lecker)

Categories: EducationMalloyNo Child Left Behind ActStefan PryorWendy Lecker
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My colleague, fellow public education advocate and commentator, Wendy Lecker, had another “must read” column in the Stamford Advocate, Connecticut Post and the other papers that make up the Hearst Connecticut Media Group. While many readers know about the problems associated with the federal No Child Left Behind Act, many may not fully appreciated why a [...]