By Chris Powell This column’s recent criticism of the Connecticut Public radio and television organization for repeatedly refusing to respond to inquiries about its executive salaries and federal tax return induced the organization to come out of hiding. Democrats would abolish public control of Connecticut’s schools ‘Rule of law’ advocates have many blind spots Connecticut Public isn’tContinue reading “CT Public’s wild salaries; and make school answer”
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Hartford schools obstruct investigation of graduate’s illiteracy
By Chris Powell Fifty years ago, during the bad old days of the state Department of Children and Families, when it was called the Department of Children and Youth Services, a clumsy mechanism of unaccountability was used by the political hacks who ran the agency. (For years the only qualification of the department’s commissioner wasContinue reading “Hartford schools obstruct investigation of graduate’s illiteracy”
‘Rubber rooms’ in schools: Where are all the messed-up kids coming from?
By Chris Powell A member of Enfield’s Board of Education is sore that the school system has eliminated a hundred staff positions as well as sports for many students but is increasing the number of school “seclusion rooms” at a cost of about $4,000 each. The rooms, whose walls are padded, are used for theContinue reading “‘Rubber rooms’ in schools: Where are all the messed-up kids coming from?”
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