Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Editor's Notepod, Wed., June 9, 2010

Southington: Well, the petition to put the two additional charter items on the ballot seems to have failed. It’s always fair to look at the result and reasons, but this isn’t really the moment to challenge the rules.

Meriden: Nick Macri is right to be supporting concessions from the Federation of Teachers, and the majority is shortsighted. Unions are great at winning points, but there is a time when unions need to be about preserving jobs, even if everyone gets a little less cash, and this is it.

State: End of life suit rejected. Judge says it’s a legislative question, which is probably right. But the question, as always, is how to get a legislature to move.

State: Enfield will appeal the graduation-in-a-church issue. Is this a fight between the ACLU and the FIC, both of which are fairly extreme in their positions? Chances are most people don’t care a rat’s patootie.

Wallingford: another major adjustment in the way things are done in the school system now alters the roles of the athletic directors at the high schools over the “pay to play” fee structure. Perhaps a slower pace of change might be advisable to avoid backlash?

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