Wednesday, November 27, 2013

11-27-13 Wait What?

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A special moment of thankfulness for Bridgeport Board of Education member Bobby Simmons
This week’s Bridgeport Board of Education meeting was Bobby Simmons’ last meeting as a member of that committee. After twelve years in office, the longest-serving member of the Bridgeport Board of Education, pushed back his chair to make room for a new member to join the group responsible for leading Bridgeport’s schools. His quiet, but […]The post A special moment of thankfulness for Bridgeport B


My child is more than a test score… All children are more than test scores
My child is more than a test score…. All children are more than test scores Here is a 3-minute video made by ParentVoicesNY, an organization of public school parents in New York City. It is addressed to Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio but it applies just as well to every governor, state legislator or mayor in the […]The post My child is more than a test score… All children are more than test scores app
Wait, what about Steve Perry Investigation #1; About Capital Prep’s failures on bullying policy.
Following a recent tweet by Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry in which he said, “Strap up, there will be head injuries, “Hartford Board of Education Chairman Matt Poland told WNPR’s John Dankosky that he wanted an investigation of Perry’s threating social media rant and answers within 24 hours.” The status of that investigation remains unclear, […]The post Wait, what about Steve Perry Investigati

11-26-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Paul Vallas: $1,200 a day from the taxpayers of Illinois while collecting $900 a day from the taxpayers of Bridgeport and Connecticut.Hey, it’s not like we didn’t warn them… Governor Pat Quinn became Illinois’ chief elected official with a very narrow victory.  Arguably he won, in no small part, thanks too strong support from Illinois teachers. When Quinn picked Paul Vallas to be his r