Back in May, media darling and third-party gubernatorial candidate Jon Pelto told the Hartford Courant that he wasn’t a spoiler, pledging not throw his hat in the race unless he could raise enough money to run a “credible campaign.” What exactly does that mean? What is the actual cost of a credible campaign? After spending… Continue reading Lack of Support Puts Credibility of Pelto Campaign into Question
Why is Jon Pelto running governor? It’s a simple question. Yet, for some reason Pelto can’t seem to keep his answer straight. Back in early May, Pelto’s repeated mantra was that he was “not a spoiler,” pledging not to run a full-fledge campaign unless he was a “credible candidate.” Here’s what he told the Hartford… Continue reading Why is Jon Pelto Running For Governor?
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) one of Connecticut’s two teachers’ unions, has now officially endorsed Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s reelection bid, despite third-party candidate Jon Pelto repeatedly calling Malloy “anti-teacher.” What does this prove? I can think of at least two takeaways from the AFT’s endorsement of Malloy: 1. Though he didn’t always say… Continue reading Teachers’ Union Endorses Malloy, Officially Snubs Pelto
Republican legislative employees communicated and coordinated with self-identified “progressive” candidate Jon Pelto in an attempt to scuttle the state’s use of national education standards earlier this year, according to a Republican insider. Yes, politics does tend to make strange bedfellows, but political consultant-turned third-party gubernatorial candidate Pelto has a long history of aligning himself with… Continue reading Jon Pelto Aligned Himself with Republicans Against Malloy
Jon Pelto must suffer from selective hearing. Going on his account of events alone, you’d think the only people who testified at last week’s Common Core hearing were his buddies who came out in support of House Bill 5078. Pelto completely ignored the teachers, advocates and school leaders who spoke out against halting the Common… Continue reading Pelto Hides The Truth About the Common Core Hearing
Unless stating a fact is somehow a new form of “bullying,” Stefan Pryor has done nothing wrong. In his latest in a series of rambling diatribes, Jon Pelto bashes Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor for “lying” to parents about the legality of opting their children out of the new Smart-Balanced Assessment. He points to two memos… Continue reading Yet Again, Pelto Wrongfully Accuses Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor of Lying
Perhaps following the adage that if you repeat a lie enough, it becomes fact, Diane Ravitch recently posted an excerpt of Jon Pelto’s error-ridden blog post on Capital Prep. In the original article, Pelto claims Capital Prep’s success is exaggerated, and then proceeds to cherry-pick one data point to prove it. You’d think an acclaimed… Continue reading Diane Ravitch Reposts Pelto’s Misleading Article about Capital Prep and Calls it Fact
Once again, Jon Pelto missed the point, but we shouldn’t be surprised. He is a professional point misser. He’s turned missing the point into an art form. If point missing was an Olympic sport, Jon Pelto would win the gold. While railing against the three charter school proposals that might help Bridgeport kids and families,… Continue reading Pelto Misses the Point: There is Demand for Public Charters in Bridgeport for Good Reason
In his latest entry into the boy-who-cried-wolf annals, Jon Pelto accuses the state Department of Education of breaking the law for allowing leaders from the Connecticut Council for Education Reform to present at the department’s quarterly Alliance District Convening meeting. He ludicrously claims that CCER is ONLY a lobbying group and that they have “no… Continue reading Eye-Roll Alert: Pelto Accuses Former Superintendent With PhD In Education Of Having “No Expertise” In Improving Schools
The fact that Dr. Steve Perry wants to jump into the educational frying pan that is Bridgeport is a credit to his commitment. Folks like the once-kinda-relevant Jonathan Pelto, who seem to look at the world through a rose-colored funhouse mirror, have not made Perry’s job easy. Once again, ignoring the reality of what kids… Continue reading Bring Perry’s Hartford Success to Bridgeport
