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Sunday, September 8, 2013

9-8-13 Wait What?

Wait What?:



Look Ma…. No hands! Another Charter School accused of doctoring the books…
So this time it is the “South Bronx Charter School Accused of Firing Whistleblower.” South Bronx Charter School: Enrollment of students with IEPs:  5.4 % compared to District average of 18.3 % Enrollment of English Language Learners: 7.7% compared to District average of 19%. South Bronx Charter School loses nearly 50 percent of the students […]The post Look Ma…. No hands! Another Charter School ac

 Commissioner’s Network Turnaround Plan: Strategy #1: “Increase fidelity”…
As if calling Steven Adamowski a “Special Master” wasn’t odd and disturbing enough, a recent document coming out of Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor’s office highlighted the bizarre, and quite frankly demeaning, approach taken by the corporate education reform industry when it comes to public education and public schools. An official document entitled “Commissioner’s Network […]The post Comm
9-7-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Our Orwellian education policy, Part 2Two weeks ago, Wendy Lecker, Connecticut public education advocate and commentary writer for Hearst Media, Wendy Lecker, wrote Part 1 of a piece about George Orwell’s definition of “doublethink” explained Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education reform strategy. (Part I can be found at: http://jonathanpelto.com/2013/08/27/orwellian-education-policy-wendy-