Courant examines effort to develop home-grown teacher evaluation plans…But…
by jonpelto
In a news article today, the Hartford Courant examines the effort to develop home-grown teacher evaluation plans…But the Courant article fails to explore or discover why the Malloy administration added new legislative language to limit the rights of parents, teachers, boards of education and local towns during the recent legislative session.
The Hartford Courant’s education reporter, Kathy Megan, writes about how some Connecticut communities are working to develop their own teacher evaluation programs rather than having to adopt the state’s more unfair and complex system.
The Courant writes, “Over the past few months, school systems have been developing their own versions of evaluation plans that will used for many teachers in the fall. Most are following state guidelines, but a few, like Madison, hope the state will approve their plans even though they don’t include certain components that the state says are core
Malloy, legislature continue to water-down Connecticut’s “landmark” campaign finance laws
by jonpelto
Following the Rowland scandal, the Connecticut General Assembly passed and Governor Rell signed into law the most comprehensive state-level campaign finance reform initiative in the country. Since then, incumbents have been chipping away at the law. This year, Governor Malloy and the Democrats in the legislature made their most dramatic and audacious effort, to date, [...]
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