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Hartford Courant’s Editoral Board Has More Courage Than State BOE: Rails Against Watered Down Teacher Evaluations
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Hartford Courant’s Editoral Board Has More Courage Than State BOE: Rails Against Watered Down Teacher Evaluations

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If you want an example of how politics has stunted the state’s progress towards a more equitable education system, look no further than the latest State Board Of Education decision to remove Smarter-Balance assessment data from teacher evaluations. In one of their latest commentary pieces, the Hartford Courant’s Editorial Board’s explains why this decision was a mistake:… Continue reading Hartford Courant’s Editoral Board Has More Courage Than State BOE: Rails Against Watered Down Teacher Evaluations

Yet Again, Pelto Wrongfully Accuses Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor of Lying
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Yet Again, Pelto Wrongfully Accuses Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor of Lying

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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