Comments on: Paul Vallas and Bridgeport’s illegal Board of Education: The law applies to you too. http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/ Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics Mon, 20 May 2013 17:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: guest http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5517 guest Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:50:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5517 Thanks for this.  See also here http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Bridgeport-Ed-Board-tackles-teacher-absences-3751557.php
this is a standard reformy tactic–again, chip away at teacher benefits, although 15 paid sick days, in a job where one is daily exposed to the sniffles, stomach flus, and other contagious illnesses young children and close-knit groups of people carry, can hardly be considered a luxury.
Adamowski went after Hartford teacher sick days, trying to make teachers look bad in the process.
These people really want to break unions and make teaching into some kind of contract, hourly-wage job.   

]]> By: Sue http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5516 Sue Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:32:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5516  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444405804577561442636944770.html

Vallas in the WSJ

]]> By: AM http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5515 AM Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:39:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5515 Love it!

]]> By: guest http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5514 guest Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:58:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5514 I like this, too.

]]> By: realsaramerica http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5513 realsaramerica Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:54:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5513 Unfortunately, I’ve learned that politicians suddenly pay much more attention to voters when they won’t give $$ in an election year. Not that I’ve become ragingly cynical or anything. Not that I feel let down by certain politicians I believed were going to go to Washington and actually fight for the things I cared about. *snark*

]]> By: jonpelto http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5512 jonpelto Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5512 I like that message.

I’m going to borrow it.

No money until he has a pro-public education secretary of education.

Sent from my BlackBerry please excuss typos

]]> By: realsaramerica http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5511 realsaramerica Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:42:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5511 When Obama’s fundraisers called me, I told them I wouldn’t give them any money until he got rid of Arne Duncan. 

]]> By: Not Born Yesterday http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5510 Not Born Yesterday Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:28:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5510 JMC, I completely agree.  You’ve hit the nail on the head.  So what do all us (formerly) lifelong Dems do now?  Vote in the Rs come Nov, in hopes of tipping the Senate or at least causing Malloy some serious heartburn?  Vote in whichever R gubernatorial candidate emerges for 2014 and KNOW WITH CERTAINTY that he’s going to adopt the very same anti-public school/privatization crap?

Or just move to Canada like we did during the Vietnam era?

]]> By: CT Essential Politics – Wednesday 08.01.12 - CT Devil's Advocate http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5509 CT Essential Politics – Wednesday 08.01.12 - CT Devil's Advocate Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:16:16 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5509 [...] Those On Death Row Be Executed? - Hugh McQuaid, CTNJ Vallas And Bridgeport’s Illegal BOE - Jonathan Pelto, Wait, What? CT Federal Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional - Bloomberg News What [...]

]]> By: Linda174 http://jonathanpelto.com/2012/07/31/paul-vallas-and-bridgeports-illegal-board-of-education-the-law-applies-to-you-too/#comment-5508 Linda174 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:58:00 +0000 http://imnctnetwork.com/waitwhat/?p=2677#comment-5508 No we are actually happy and funny. We look forward to meeting you :)

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