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Thursday, January 30, 2014

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Rumors confirmed – Perry submits charter school app for bridgeport
NEWS FLASH:  Embattled Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry has submitted an application to open a K-12 charter school in Bridgeport. Perry is an employee of the City of Hartford but created a private charter school management company. Under Connecticut law, Perry”s company is housed at his private residence, but federal IRS laws it is housed […]The post Rumors confirmed – Perry submits charter scho

The politics of education reform…. Malloy says he was just “listening” to teachers
For more than two years teachers, administrators, parents and public school advocates have been warning Governor Malloy and Connecticut legislators about the problems associated with Malloy’s corporate education reform industry initiative. In fact, one need only look to New York City and New York State to see the damage initiatives like Malloy’s are having on […]The post The politics of education

Malloy says “stay the course” on Common Core and Teacher Evaluation (after election)

The Hartford Courant has what could very well be the clearest portrayal of Governor Malloy’s real intent when it comes to his corporate education reform industry initiatives. With the latest flurry of press conferences, letters and meetings behind him, the Hartford Courant notes; “After the meeting the governor emphasized that he is not backing off […]The post Malloy says “stay the course” on Comm


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Wait What?: In bizarre political ploy: Malloy says Delay Teacher Evaluations; Set up task force on Common CoreWith the 2014 gubernatorial election ten months away, Governor Dannel Malloy held a press conference yesterday that would have made Saturday Night Live or the satirical website, The Onion, proud. Malloy removed his blinders and took out his ear plugs long enough to announce that the unfair