By CHRIS POWELL A 23-member committee appointed by Governor Lamont and legislative leaders will convene next week to start devising what the governor wants to be “a top-to-bottom overhaul of how the state funds its public schools.” Democrats howl at enforcement of 20-year-old deportation order ‘Investing’ euphemizes spending; and two more empty gestures Falling studentContinue reading “School finance study committee is rigged in favor of educators”
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Falling student population means higher teacher pay
By CHRIS POWELL What does it mean that, as the Connecticut Mirror reported last week, Connecticut’s birth rate is the ninth lowest in the country and that the state’s public school student population has fallen steadily since 2006, from 578,000 to 498,000, down nearly 14% in 20 years? Counterintuitively, it means bigger paydays for teachersContinue reading “Falling student population means higher teacher pay”
Connecticut designs itself to prohibit affordability
By CHRIS POWELL Perhaps taking a hint from socialist Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City, whose slogan was “A city we can afford,” politicians in both parties in Connecticut are taking “affordability” for their own platforms, this state being nearly as expensive as its western neighbor. Report on state’s homelessContinue reading “Connecticut designs itself to prohibit affordability”
Will Gov. Lamont allow escape from unpublic education?
By CHRIS POWELL How much more of a servant of the government employee unions does Governor Lamont want to be? Poverty racket and kickbacks disgrace state government Why can’t journalism pose key immigration questions? Connecticut Democrats get hysterical as Trump proclaims the obvious Connecticut will find out when the governor decides what to do aboutContinue reading “Will Gov. Lamont allow escape from unpublic education?”
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