Wednesday, May 18, 2011

New Britain Schools: Expect Bigger Classes, Fewer Staff - Courant.com

By Don Stacom
Posted by Frank Smith at 18.5.11

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bigger classes with a teacher in front of a larger group bragging that she doesn't have to lift a finger to teach because she has tenure and can't be fired no matter what she doesn't do.

May 18, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Anonymous said...

School vouchers are the answer. Once the majority of the parents select private schools, we would be able to close some of the public schools and eliminate countless positions.

May 19, 2011 at 1:19 AM
Anonymous said...

FORUM: School choice is civil rights issue of today​

Published: Thursday, May 19, 2011
New Haven Register

Generally, black politicians and organizations such as the NAACP have defended public schools and hurt their own communities.

The NAACP has consistently opposed school choice and voucher initiatives and has been a stalwart defender of the public school system that traps these kids.

Let’s think about the NAACP mind-set that defends a black mother for sending her kid to school in a district where she doesn’t live — in this case because she is homeless. But at the same time, it defends the public school status quo that causes these kinds of problems. (protecting the huge amounts of money that flow from teacher unions into the pockets of Democrat politicians)

Slowly, around the country, blacks are waking up to the importance of education freedom.

Republicans have championed school choice and vouchers that disproportionately will benefit blacks. Jeb Bush pioneered vouchers as governor of Florida. Now, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed a far-reaching voucher bill. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wants to do the same.

We shouldn’t be returning black children to public school plantations and punishing their mothers. They need school choice. This is the civil rights issue of our time.

May 19, 2011 at 1:26 AM
Anonymous said...

Do you really know why we are in this situation in NB public schools?

It's because the only thing that Doris Kurtz, her administrators, the BOE, and the Teachers' union do well, is to ask for more money.

There isn't a creative bone in their entire structure. When they can't get what the want, this employs scare tactics.

May 19, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Anonymous said...

As usual, Milwaukee has gone with vouchers, Pennsylvania just passed a state law allowing them throughout the state and Indiana is going that way too, but of course Connecticut is swimming against the tide and will no doubt hand unions even more power over our schools.

May 19, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...School vouchers are the answer. Once the majority of the parents select private schools, we would be able to close some of the public schools and eliminate countless positions.


...what would the holders of these newly eliminated positions do for future work since most of them have never worked a day in their lives?

May 19, 2011 at 6:25 PM

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