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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

8-13-13 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:




Education Reformer Paul Vallas Flunks Connecticut Mastery Test Challenge
Categories: Bridgeport Paul Vallas Standardized TestingTags: BridgeportCMTPaul VallasStandardized Test ScoresThe education reformer extraordinaire and faux superintendent of school in Bridgeport was fond of claiming that he could turn a district around in a year.  Now he is sitting with egg on his face, as the State Department of Education released the Connecticut Mastery Test Results for Bridgep

America’s Most Un-American Tradition: Racial Profiling
Categories: Connecticut Community Party Connecticut General Assembly Malloy Racial ProfilingTags: Connecticut Community PartyConnecticut General AssemblyMalloyRacial ProfilingA court decision in New York City focuses attention on Connecticut’s failure to deal effectively with racial profiling. “So I…pull over to the side of the road And I heard “Son do you know why I’m stopping you for?” Cause I’


8-11-13 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: A powerful and breathtaking statement about public education in the face of NY’s Common Core Testing fiascoCategories: Education ReformTags: Education ReformRobert RendoRobert Rendo is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher in New York and teaches low incom