Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor on “The Stan Simpson Show”

The state’s education commissioner, Stefan Pryor, will be the featured guest on ”The Stan Simpson Show” concerning the state’s new education reform bill.

Pryor talks about whether he will have the authority to fix the state’s lowest-performing schools, which are largely concentrated in the cities. Pryor is later joined in the 30-minute telecast by Armand Fusco, an educator who is a longtime critic of Connecticut’s many previous reform attempts.

Every governor since Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. has touted education reform efforts. Weicker offered a broad package in response to the Sheff vs. O’Neill school desegregation lawsuit, but the bill was watered down before being passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature.

Pryor’s interview is available at www.ctnow.com/stan