Saturday, July 26, 2014

7-26-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy


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If you want change – now is the time to step up and make it happen!
Apologies to those that have already received this call to action – but the historic effort to get on the November ballot and ensure that the people of Connecticut have a real choice in this year’s election for governor hangs in the balance… The August 6th 2014 deadline to submit 7,500 signatures to get on […] The post If you want change – now is the time to step up and make it happen! appeared fi
Today’s “MUST READ” Columns on the Malloy/Pryor Charter School scandals
Another Week, Another Scandal (By Sarah Darer Littman) Another week, and another education scandal here in the Nutmeg State. The FBI served subpoenas on charter school operator FUSE last Friday morning, and shortly after their visit Hartford Courant reporters found the receptionist shredding documents. “Asked what was being shredded, she said the documents were associated with the […] The post Tod

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Looking for a place to sign a Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition this weekend
[Just back often - additional locations will be added] Saturday July 26th Storrs Starbucks: 8-9:30am and 10:00 – 11:00am 1244 Storrs Rd., Storrs, CT   Rocky Hill Starbucks 10-noon 412 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill, CT    West Hartford Barnes & Noble: 10:30- noon Blue Back Square, 60 Isham Road, West Hartford, CT    Manchester Barnes […] The post Looking for a place to sign a Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petit
What is this race for Governor all about – take a look at the new article from In These Times
I recently conducted an interview with Cole Stangler, a reporter for “In These Times.” Although not everyone reads “In These Times,” they should. Kurt Vonnegut once said, “If it weren’t for In These Times, I’d be a man without a country.” In These Times was created by author and historian James Weinstein in 1976.  His goal was […] The post What is this race for Governor all about – take a look at

JUL 24

State Seeks “Dr.” Terrence Carter’s Withdrawal
From the Hartford Courant’s Jon Lender and Kathy Megan; State Seeks Carter’s Withdrawal As Incoming School Chief After Doubts About Use Of ‘Ph.D.’ The state Department of Education asked Terrence P. Carter to withdraw from consideration Thursday as superintendent of schools for New London – after a week of damaging disclosures that he used the titles of […] The post State Seeks “Dr.” Terrence Cart
A call for action – A request for help
Whether the voters of Connecticut get the option of voting for a candidate other than Dannel “Dan” Malloy or Tom Foley/John McKinney depends on whether we collect a sufficient number of signatures by the August 6th 2014 Deadline to get on the November Ballot! We have less than two weeks to reach our goal and […] The post A call for action – A request for help appeared first on Wait What?.
Will the Malloy administration force the New London Board of Education to hire “Dr.” Terrence Carter?
New London’s elected board of education will be meeting tonight, first behind closed doors, and then in a public meeting to decide whether or not to hire “Dr. Terrence Carter, the individual who has claimed that he had a Ph.D. for the last eight years when it turns out that the only “doctorate” he had […] The post Will the Malloy administration force the New London Board of Education to hire “Dr.”

JUL 23

Corporate Welfare to the rescue – NOT!
Known as “corporate welfare” to any reasonable person, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy’s economic development policies has been primarily geared toward picking winners and losers in the “free-enterprise system” by giving away large amounts of public funds to selected corporations in return for various promises to do something over the next ten years. Literally hundreds of […] The post Corporate Welfa
Now exactly what is “Dr.” Terrence Carter’s Lexington University?
Thanks to the investigative reporting of the Hartford Courant, we learned a whole lot about Terrence Carter and the various references to his Ph.D(s). For eight years “Dr.” Terrence Carter has claimed, implied, suggested or was introduced as having a Ph.D. As we now know, some documents report that he got the doctorate from Stanford […] The post Now exactly what is “Dr.” Terrence Carter’s Lexingto
Hey Look – “Dr.” Terrence Carter –went to Columbia Teachers College too…
The famous, infamous, hilarious and just plan absurd controversy surrounding Terrence Carter, the proposed new superintendent of schools in New London, just keeps getting worse and worse. According to various resume, articles, websites and bios, “Dr.” Terrence Carter received his Ph. D. from Stanford University, from Stanford and Oxford Universities, from Leslie University and from […] The post He
Questions Grow On Incoming School Chief’s Use Of Ph.D. Title, Financial Problems
Claiming that he was “hand-picked” by Arne Duncan to be part of the corporate education reform industry, “Dr.” Terrence Carter has become a national example of what is wrong with the education reform movement. The latest article on Carter, entitled, Questions Grow On Incoming School Chief’s Use Of Ph.D. Title, Financial Problems, can be found […] The post Questions Grow On Incoming School Chief’s

JUL 22

New London Superintendent candidate Terrence Carter’s Financial Problems
The Day of New London has posted a breaking story highlighting financial problems that have plagued Terrence Carter, the “education reform expert” that Special Master Steven Adamowski and the Malloy administration have been pushing for the job of superintendent of schools in New London. The Day of New London newspaper is reporting, …according to court […] The post New London Superintendent candida
The Beginning of the end for the Charter School Industry in Connecticut
Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy ushered in the Charter School Industry to Connecticut as part of his corporate education reform initiative in 2012.  As part of his “education reforms,”  Malloy become the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure and repealing collective bargaining for teachers in so-called “turnaround schools.” Malloy […] The post The Beginning

JUL 21

New London Board of Education puts off vote on superintendent till Thursday
The Hartford Courant is reporting the latest news on the “Dr.” Terrence Carter debacle…and while Carter is the Malloy administration’s choice for New London Superintendent of Schools, allegations that he falsified continue to build. The Hartford Courant story entitled, Vote Off On Incoming School Chief Who Called Himself Ph.D. Without Accredited Doctorate, explains; The New London school […] The p
Malloy Administration looks to stick it to public education yet again…
Proving that there is apparently no bounds to the arrogance and sense of entitlement displayed by Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and his administration, the Day newspaper of New London is reporting that, “The [New London] Board of Education will go forward with its scheduled vote tonight on the contract for newly hired Superintendent Terrence P. Carter […] The post Malloy Administration looks to sti

JUL 20

And from the Wall Street Journal – Spoiler Fears on Left in Connecticut Governor Race
In a story entitled, Spoiler Fears on Left in Connecticut Governor Race – Jonathan Pelto’s Campaign Poses Risks for Gov. Dannel Malloy, the Wall Street Journal’s Jospeh De Avila writes, Some Republicans argue a conservative third-party candidate cost GOP nominee Tom Foley the governorship of Connecticut in the 2010 election. This year, a liberal third-party […] The post And from the Wall Street Jo

JUL 19

We Need Your Help as we head for the August 6th Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition Deadline
Friends, We know Connecticut needs new leadership… And we know we can provide our citizens and our state with the leadership our state needs and deserves But to get there we need your help to make sure that we are on the November ballot. Many of you are already deeply involved in the effort to […] The post We Need Your Help as we head for the August 6th Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition Deadline appeared