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CONNECTICUT: Charter schools give children a chance
Hugh Bailey, in his recent column, “Spend the money where it’s needed most” (published March 29) forgot an important fact when he advocated against charter schools: Public charter schools are …...
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CONNECTICUT: 3 Apply To Create New Charter Schools
A parent-driven proposal for a new Montessori school entered the mix, as three local groups applied to the state to open new charter schools in New Haven. The state received … Continue reading →
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CONNECTICUT: Education Reform and Economic Growth Go Hand in Hand
The health of Connecticut’s public education system and our economic growth go hand in hand. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s recent education budget proposal recognizes this link by supporting critical...
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CONNECTICUT Gets Seven Applications For New Charter Schools; Two Proposals...
Teachers unions aren’t generally known for support of charter schools, but two of the seven new schools proposed for Connecticut have strong union support. The proposed Path Academy in Windham …...
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CONNECTICUT: A few words of advice for charter naysayers
Not all advocates appreciate their critics, but I do. As an advocate for charter schools, I’m grateful for the passion of our naysyers and respect their dedication to public education. … Continue...
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Must Keep School Reform Momentum In CONNECTICUT
Fiscal Challenge: State officials must find the money to upgrade education It’s almost hard to remember, because intervening events were so powerful, that a year ago the state was embroiled … Continue...
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CONNECTICUT: We can learn from Charter Schools
Norwich, Conn. — Here’s a multiple choice question that you won’t find on the Connecticut Mastery Test: When anything is proposed that might nudge the state’s education system away from … Continue...
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CONNECTICUT: Education Advocates Say Appropriations Budget Would Cripple Reforms
Advocates for education reform say the budget put forward by the General Assembly’s appropriations committee last week slashes key elements of the state’s school improvement efforts. “These cuts...
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CONNECTICUT: Lawmakers aim to blend charter and public school test scores
Hartford Public Schools — one of the state’s lowest-performing districts — has spent millions in recent years sending money to a nearby charter school, and in exchange the district officials … Continue...
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CONNECTICUT: Charter schools a great preparation for college, life
After seeing that funding for charter schools continues to be an issue, I thought it might be helpful to add the perspective of a student who went to a charter … Continue reading →
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CONNECTICUT: School reforms should be exempt from budget cuts
Teachers and principals are critical to children’s success in the classrooms, and a great educator can make a big difference in a child’s life. The statewide educator evaluation program ensures …...
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CONNECTICUT Gov. Malloy, kids and parents urge state legislators to continue...
“We need to keep working to improve student achievement in our schools because a strong education system means a stronger Connecticut.” – Governor Dannel P. Malloy Hartford, CT – Less … Continue reading →
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CONNECTICUT: Lawmakers can’t back down on improving public education
Amid difficult budget negotiations, legislators in Hartford should not break the promises they made to thousands of Connecticut children seeking entry to public charter schools. As the membership...
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CONNECTICUT: Lawmakers Must Do What’s Right for Children and Families
Last year, legislators made a promise of great teachers, principals, and public schools for every child when they voted overwhelmingly in favor of landmark education reform legislation. In doing so, …...
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CONNECTICUT Public Charter School Community Comes Together, Makes Big Gains...
For the first time in over five years, new charter schools will be opening in Connecticut. The Governor Malloy and state lawmakers put together a budget that fulfills most of … Continue reading →
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CONNECTICUT: State Board of Education votes to increase available charter...
Almost 600 more seats in Connecticut charter schools have been made available for the next school year, after the State Board of Education granted charter operators requests during a Wednesday …...
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CONNECTICUT: Charter School Group Gears Up To Lower Suspension Rate
BRIDGEPORT — Six-year-old Christopher Tate is fidgeting in his chair and looking around — but not at the teacher — when Brandon Clark, a behavior interventionist, sidles up to him … Continue reading →
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CONNECTICUT: State OKs “Pioneering” Local Charter School
The state school board approved New Haven moms’ Montessori proposal Monday, launching Connecticut’s first-ever locally controlled charter school—with unionized teachers, to boot. The approval came...
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CONNECTICUT: When charters and districts collaborate, parents and kids win
Hartford is a national example of the success that is possible when school districts and public charter schools collaborate — and parents and students benefit most. The Hartford Board of … Continue...
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CONNECTICUT: Hartford Officials Explain Charter School Choice
Absenteeism, Test Scores Cited In Plan To Convert Clark School For Achievement First HARTFORD — City school officials on Tuesday cited chronic absenteeism, declining enrollment and years of low test …...
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