Sunday, March 23, 2014

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Teacher Barth Keck adds his voice to the debate about the Common Core and related testing
As Connecticut’s public school students begin taking the Common Core Balanced Assessment Field Test of a test this week, more and more serious questions are being raised about the Common Core and its associated testing charade. As evidenced during the recent public hearing held by the General Assembly’s Education Committee, apologists for the Common Core […]The post Teacher Barth Keck adds his voi

Another MUST READ comment from the Wait,What? reader known as jrp1900
One of yesterday’s Wait,What? posts was entitled, “Election Year: Incumbent or challenger – You MUST READ this column.” The article re-posted a column written by Sarah Darer Littman and began with the statement. In a stunning piece written by pro-public education advocate and CT Newsjunkie columnist Sarah Darer Littman, Connecticut’s elected officials and anyone considering […]The post Another MUS
Legislative Leaders’ failure to act leaves many parents in limbo on Common Core Testing
For weeks the Malloy administration has been engaged in an outrageous public relations campaign to mislead parents of Connecticut’s public school students into believing that they did not have the right to opt their children out of this year’s Common Core Smarter Balanced Field Test of the test. Rather than stand up for the rights […]The post Legislative Leaders’ failure to act leaves many parents


3-22-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?:  Wait What? All WeekElection Year: Incumbent or challenger – You MUST READ this columnIn a stunning piece written by pro-public education advocate and CT Newsjunkie columnist Sarah Darer Littman, Connecticut’s elected officials and anyone considering running for office are provided with a MUST READ substantive, educational and powerful piece entitled, “Politicians Underestimate Common