he first quote came from State Board of Education Chairman, Allan Taylor who said he has “watched this process … with real dismay.” Taylor has been a hard-working and dedicated member of the state board for years. However, Taylor is also a member of ConnCAN Inc.’s Advisory Board. ConnCAN Inc. is the “education reform” advocacy group that received $1.3 million from Wal-Mart’s “Walton Foundation” to run a pro-charter school and “education reform” public relations campaign. ConnCAN Inc. was set up by the same people who formed Achievement First Inc., the charter school management company that runs 20 charter schools in Connecticut and New York.
Another critic of the legislature at the State Board of Education meeting was Connecticut Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor. As we know, Pryor helped create and direct Achievement First, Inc. for eight years before resigning to become Malloy’s “education reform” point person.
Considering the increase in funding for charter schools and the probable outcome of Malloy’s “Commissioner’s Network” program, Achievement First may very well be the entity that is the single biggest winner from Malloy’s bill. The charter school company with its 2,600 students will get a bigger per-student and total dollar boost in funds than Hartford, New Haven or Bridgeport, not to mention the opportunity to take over some of the “Commissioner’s Network” schools.'via Blog this'
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