Jon
Pelto reports that New London, Connecticut, is about to award a lucrative
contract as superintendent to a “reformer” who has
called himself “Dr.” without having earned a doctorate. Pelto commends Hartford
Courant reporter Jon Lender for digging up the story.
Pelto
writes:
“For
more than eight years, “Dr.” Terrence Carter, the incoming New London superintendent
of schools and self-described education reform expert, bragged that he had a
Ph.D.
“At
one point, Carter’s bio materials claimed that he had a doctorate from Stanford
University.
“In
another article his doctorate came from a joint program between Stanford and
Oxford.
“And
more recently he claimed his doctorate was from Lesley University.
“But
it was all a lie.
“In
a breaking news story written by the Hartford Courant’s investigative reporter
Jon Lender, we now learn that the incoming New London superintendent of schools
is an expert —- an expert at falsifying his resume.
“And
just watch how the Malloy administration, Commissioner Stefan Pryor, and
Special Master Steven Adamowski try to explain this embarrassment.
“After
reading the Courant article, one thing is clear.
“The
New London Board of Education is scheduled to vote on “Dr.” Terrence Carter’s
lucrative contract on Monday night.
“Before
that meeting, Malloy and Pryor need to make sure that Carter withdraws his name
from consideration.
“And
if Malloy and Pryor fail to do that, then the New London Board needs to reject
Carter and re-open the search.”