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Friday, February 14, 2014

2-14-14 Wait What?

Wait What?:







Who on earth would require HS juniors to take the Common Core Field Test in the spring?
Ah….  Well… Governor Malloy, Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and their corporate education reform industry allies are doing exactly that. When it comes to these proponents of education reform, three of their favorite words tend to be “Common Core, “Standardized Testing,” and “College Ready.” As any parent who has sent a child off to college […]The post Who on earth would require HS juniors

More than 500 New York State principals slam Common Core testing frenzy

While Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, and the Connecticut State Department of Education are instructing Connecticut superintendents and principals to mislead and lie to parents in an attempt to scare parents from opting their children out of the standardized testing frenzy, a group of more than 500 New York State principals have signed […]The post More than 500 New York


2-13-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy majors in fiction at press conference touting commitment to higher education.“I am not talking about what happened in the past. I am talking about what needs to happen in the future.  (Governor Dannel Malloy 2-12-14) The CT News Junkie headline reads “Commits To Higher Ed, Hopes Future Governors Will Too.” Governor Malloy held at press conference at Manchester Community College