MANCHESTER:
In the Manchester’s dumbed down draft standards in ELA, there is no longer a reference to reading Shakespeare, 18th, 19th, and early 20th century American literature, or US founding documents in ELA (Gettysburg Address, Declaration of Independence). Is this what Mayor Ted Gatsas and the citizens of Manchester want for their students?
We hope not. We hope they have time to make some SERIOUS changes to the draft they put out there.
When you hire Superintendents, they are supposed to be leaders in the district. Where is the leadership to academic excellence?
The residents made it clear that they do NOT want a watered dumbed down Common Core-like academic standards for their kids.