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Monday, July 29, 2013

7-29-13 Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics:





Education Reformers pour $6 million plus into lobbying Malloy’s education initiatives
Categories: UncategorizedAccording to the latest reports filed with the Office of State Ethics, corporate funded education reform organizations and charter schools have “invested” at least $6 million on lobbying expenses related to Governor Malloy’s education reform initiatives. Here is an updated  chart of education reform groups and their expenditures on lobbying in Connecticut since Malloy bec

Vallas saga offers teachable moment on abusing power
Categories: Arnie Duncan Malloy Paul Vallas Stefan PryorTags: Arne DuncanBridgeportMalloyPaul VallasStefan PryorAs the Paul Vallas court case heads for the Connecticut Supreme Court, public education advocate and Stamford Advocate columnist, Wendy Lecker, writes an outstanding, must read piece, which explains why the Vallas saga offers a teachable moment the abuse of power. Wendy Lecker writes in


Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: The Power of Truth: A CT Post Editorial observes …“Board ignoring responsibilities”OUTLAW?Bridgeport’s faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, and Board of Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. are two of the leading characters in the charade that ha