• Publius

    All he talks about is shoveling more money into the schools…no mention of reform, high standards or accountability. Nothing new.

  • Anon

    He does not speak of accountibility or results, he doesn’t mention the reality of his own Stamford school district. He may have succeeded but most of the kids in Stamford don’t. He was pandering to the audience.

  • Anonymous

    Who cares, unless you’re a Malloy suck-up. Question: is a governor immune from a drug search warrant while residing in the Gov’s residence?

  • http://www.ctgop16.com Authentic Connecticut Republican

    It would appear the three comments above this one are from people that fully comprehend the situation.

    Connecticut teachers pay is by the way, the 2nd highest in the nation – so paying them even more seems like throwing good money after bad.

    Anon #3
    is a governor immune from a drug search warrant while residing in the Gov’s residence?

    I would suspect so – and I see where you’re going.
    You’re remark is spot on.

  • What do you think?

    There is a push in the legislature to raise the age of dropping out of school from 16 to 18. This to me seems kind of problematic. If a kid does not want to stay in school after 16, how do you force him? Put him in jail, fine him, beat him?

    If you force him to stay in school will he become a problem student that upsets the classes of those kids who want to study?

    This reminds me of the old saying;
    “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”

  • Anonymous

    #5, you’re right and this is more and part of the mentally deficient trend among legislators to enact feel good legislation just to send messages or raise consciousness or increase awareness. That’s not what law making is supposed to be but these a***oles have nothing better to do.

  • Anonymous

    Unfortunately they think this will solve a problem of uneducated kids. It will only prove to be a costly measure for municipalities. Besides aren’t most kids graduated by 18? Unless they plan on becoming professional students I would image they are either on their way to college or in full time jobs. Why not stick to teaching the ones who want to be there? Why spend much needed funds tracking down those who could care less? Cafero is correct in this. You can’t teach a kid who has other ideas of how they want to spend their lives. Its a shame though that the mindset of some of these kids are that they will either be in jail or dead. something went wrong a long time before they hit high school for them to have such lowself esteem and to believe their lives are worthless. how about working with the kids at a younger age so they don’t become one of those without a future.