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Monday, February 10, 2014

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NEWS FLASH: Pryor reportedly giving Hartford’s Clark Elementary School to Washington D.C. Charter School Chain
Sources close to Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor report that the Charter School loving Commissioner of Education has committed to give Hartford’s Clark Elementary School to Friendship Charter Schools Inc., a major charter school management company based in Washington, D.C. Malloy’s Commissioner of Education recently announced that he has “accepted” Hartford’s Clark Element

Speaking of Bullying and Safe School Climates – Another MUST READ piece by Sarah Darer Littman
Sarah Darer Littman is back writing columns for CT Newsjunkie!  A pro-public education advocate, Sarah Darer Littman is also an award-winning columnist and novelist of books for teens. In a weekend commentary piece for CT Newsjunkie entitled, When Adults – and Politicians – Are Bystanders to Bullying, she has produced another MUST READ column. While […]The post Speaking of Bullying and Safe School


Oh for crying out loud – Pryor misses deadline for vital school safety report AGAIN!

February 1, 2014 has come and gone and Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor has FAILED AGAIN to produce a mandatory report on bullying, school climate and how to make our schools safer. And this isn’t the first time that Stefan Pryor has failed to fulfill his legal obligations when it comes to this […]The post Oh for crying out loud – Pryor misses deadline for vital school safe


2-9-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Is Hartford forgoing its ethics policy for Capital Prep Steve Perry?Even a cursory review of the facts reveal that Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry is violating Hartford Board of Education policies, and potentially state laws, due to his chronic absenteeism, his inappropriate use of social media and the fact that he spends an inordinate amount of his work day promoting his profitable