This Elizabeth Shaw, Pryor’s point person on expanding the use of standardized test in Connecticut?
Well she started her “education reform” career with Teach for America in Philadelphia (where Paul Vallas was heading the school system). She quickly got promoted to TFA’s Director of District Strategy where her job was to “manage relationships” with the school district. She then moved to the New Orleans Recovery School District (Yes, the one that Paul Vallas was the superintendent for) where she quickly moved up through the ranks to become Director of Human Resources.
Shaw then moved from New Orleans to join Education First, Inc.
Turns out Shaw is from Chicago, her father was one of Vallas’ biggest supporters when Vallas ran for Governor in Illinois and at least one Chicago blogger has reported that Shaw’s mother is best friends with Vallas’ wife.
And Education First, Inc.? They are one of the firms that Pryor instructed SERC (the State Education Resources Center) to hire with state funds on a no-bid contract to help him with linking standardized tests and teacher evaluation.
What a strange coincidence that Paul Vallas is now in Bridgeport where he is being paid $229,000 while collecting a $1 million dollar contract from the State Board of Education in Illinois.
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