(Hours 2a,3a) Rich displayed his discontent over the teachers’ inability to do what they need to do in the classroom, as discussed in a previous discussion with Katie Howe. He tackled testing, reminding the listeners about Kelley Tambouris’ past involvement on the show, and took a call from Eddy in Manchester, who inquired about a disconnect within the Manchester Education Association. Tune in to get all of the details!
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(Hour 3a) Rich continued in his discussion about high stakes test, pointing out that they’re eating up too much time in the classroom. He then talked about Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’ standardization project in the Manchester School District.
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