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Monday, July 15, 2013

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics:




State Board of Education (aka Keystone Cops) decide no Executive Session on Vallas Debacle
Categories: Bridgeport Carmen Lopez Malloy Paul Vallas State Board of Education Stefan Pryor Wendy LeckerTags: MalloyPaul VallasState Board of EducationStefan PryorClaiming that they could have gone into executive session if they had wanted to, the Connecticut State Board of Education decided to forgo a secret discussion on the Lopez v. Vallas case in favor of voting for a resolution asking the A

New studies prove failings of education reform industry…
Categories: Education Reform Wendy LeckerTags: Education ReformWendy LeckerFellow public school advocate and education columnist, Wendy Lecker, had a piece in this weekend’s Stamford Advocate that should be on the “must read” list for this week. In “Education fails on an assembly line” Wendy Lecker writes, As any parent knows, every child is different, with different strengths and challenges. The


First Up: Will the State Board of Education start the week by breaking the law (again)?
Categories: Bridgeport Carmen Lopez Freedom of Information Malloy Paul Vallas State Board of Education Stefan PryorTags: BridgeportCarmen LopezMalloyPaul VallasState Board of EducationStefan PryorThis week begins with Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and the State Board of Education holding their monthly meeting at 10:00 this morning.  Early on in the agenda is an Executive Sessi