AP: Privatization an issue in Conn. education bill - Boston.com

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AP: Privatization an issue in Conn. education bill - Boston.com: "The issue of expanded privatization of Connecticut schools came up before Malloy proposed creating the network. Sharon Palmer, president of the Connecticut chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, said union officials in January asked the Malloy administration for a list of companies that might be considered to take over underperforming schools. She said they've asked repeatedly for that list but haven't yet received it. She said the unions wanted to look into the firms' success rates, which they contend have been questionable.

"We'd like to know who they are," Palmer said. "We don't know who they are. Nobody knows who they are."

Palmer said the administration also hasn't provided the unions with the list of the schools that would be considered underperforming.

"There's got to be more transparency. More has to be done in the light of day than what's being done now," she said."

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