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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

3-5-14 Wait What?

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Stefan Pryor says his rules trump parental rights
Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, has sent out a new memo to public school superintendents instructing them that Connecticut parents don’t have the right to opt their children out of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test scheduled to take place from March through June of this year. Pryor’s memo is by […]The post Stefan Pryor says his rules trump parental r

Diane Ravitch Speech at the Network of Public Education Conference
Here is a link to Diane Ravitch’s inspiring speech at last weekend’s Network of Public Education Conference in Austin Texas. http://www.schoolhouselive.org/ I was particularly honored and appreciative that Diane would recognize my efforts and my blog in her speech. As background, The Network for Public Education is an advocacy group whose goal is to fight […]The post Diane Ravitch Speech at the Ne
The Election Year epiphany syndrome
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States…. President Obama will fly to Connecticut today as part of his campaign to promote a $10.10 minimum wage.  Glued to his side will be Governor Dannel Malloy, whom the President will call a champion in the effort to promote a fairer minimum wage. This is the […]The post The Election Year epiphany syndrome appeared first on Wait What?.
3-4-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Quinnipiac poll confirms Governor Malloy faces major obstacles should he seek re-electionThe Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released its latest poll today.   While the Malloy political operatives will claim that the poll shows him leading the unknown Republican candidates and is tied with former gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, the data provides a harsh assessment of Malloy’