Educational leaders in Connecticut met Tuesday morning for an annual meeting to kick off the school year. It came one day after the state’s education commissioner announced he would not seek another term if Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy were to be reelected in November.Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman joined education leaders in thanking Stefan Pryor for his work.
“Every day he worked very, very hard to do what he thought was best to caring about our school systems and caring about our kids,” said Wyman.
Since becoming Connecticut’s Education Commissioner in September 2011, Pryor has overseen efforts to implement Common Core and new teacher evaluations, which have been controversial.
“And if we stay at it, if we stick with it and if we keep working together with determinations the whispers will crescendo into roars of progress,” said Pryor.
Governor Malloy office’s says there is no set timeline for Pryor’s departure. Pryor plans to seek other professional opportunities.
