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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

8-20-13 Wait What? Malloy/Pryor’s new “Turnaround Director” violated Connecticut law by failing to get proper teacher certification

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Malloy/Pryor’s new “Turnaround Director” violated Connecticut law by failing to get proper teacher certification
In what can only be described as a classic move of incredible arrogance, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, has named a non-certified individual to head up Malloy and Pryor’s pet project; the Department of Education’s “Turnaround Office” which has responsibility for overseeing state support for Connecticut 30 “alliance” districts. Pryor’s choice for the […]The post Malloy/P
8-19-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Failing our obligation on school integrationIn a recent commentary piece written for the Stamford Advocate and other Connecticut newspapers owned by Hearst Media, Wendy Lecker, the outspoken school advocate wrote about our nation and state’s failure to truly deal with racial isolation in our public schools. Wendy Lecker’s observations come almost 50 years to the day that Martin Luther