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Hamden Schools - Mediocre performance at extraordinary cost

September 7, 2010
Post-Chronicle

By George Levinson

Charter schools won't get federal jobs money

September 1, 2010
Connecticut Mirror

By Robert Frahm 

The state's allocation of federal stimulus money intended to save teaching jobs in cash-strapped school districts excluded charter schools, many of which serve students in Connecticut's poorest communities.

The experimental charter schools, along with the state's technical high schools and some public magnet schools, were left out under a formula used by the state to distribute the $110 million in stimulus funds approved by Congress in August.

Time to stop whining and make serious education reforms

August 31, 2010
Hartford Courant

By Rick Green

Maybe you saw what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did last week after he learned about the bungling behind his administration's failure to win $400 million in the federal Race to the Top competition that rewards states that adopt aggressive education reforms.

Christie fired his education commissioner.

Bravo. At least we know what matters to Gov. Christie, a Republican making waves across the country. That's more than I can say for Connecticut, land of timid leadership.

Hot topic: Connecticut misses out on another school reform grant

August 31, 2010
New Haven Advocate

By Betsy Yagla 

For the second time, Connecticut lost out on millions of dollars in competitive federal grants for education reform. Connecticut was not one of the 19 finalists announced in July. Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced 10 winners, among them Connecticut’s neighbors Massachusetts ($250 million), New York ($750 million) and Rhode Island ($75 million).

Hwang to receive education award tomorrow at Fairfield U.

August 30, 2010
Trumbull Times

By Donald Eng

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Boucher to be honored by ConnCAN
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Ridgefield Patch

State Sen. Toni Boucher, R-26th District, will be honored with the ConnCAN Tip of the Cap Award by Alex Johnston, CEO of Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now at Wilton High School on July 26 at 8 a.m.

ConnCAN was founded in 2005 by educational entrepreneurs in Connecticut who believe...

State mastery test results show socioeconomic achievement gap persists
Friday, July 16, 2010
New Haven Register

 By Abbe Smith

Newly released Connecticut Mastery Test results showed a positive trend in student achievement and slow, but steady, progress in closing the achievement gap.

But scores also revealed the need for more improvement across the board.

The CMT measures...

CMT: State improved overall
Friday, July 16, 2010
Hartford Courant

By Grace Merritt

Poor and minority students improved their performance on the Connecticut Mastery Test slightly this year, with bigger gains in Hartford and New Haven, helping to narrow the state's academic achievement gap, the worst in the nation.

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CMT improvements in the large cities of Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport
Friday, July 16, 2010
Connecticut Post

By Jonathan Kantrowitz

Overall, Connecticut saw slight improvements over the past year in closing America’s worst achievement gap. These changes were largely driven by improvements in the large cities of Hartford, New...

Urban schools begin to close the achievement gap
Friday, July 16, 2010
Connecticut Mirror

By Robert Frahm

The lagging achievement of low-income and minority students in Connecticut's cities remains a daunting problem, but that did not dampen the mood Thursday at a press conference announcing the latest test results in Hartford.

For the third year in a row, the city's...

Torrington showing 'growth' in Mastery Test scores
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Register Citizen

 By Mike Agogliati

The state of Connecticut released its Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) scores on Thursday and Torrington Public Schools have shown progress on many different levels.

“The district has shown some growth at the elementary and middle school levels,”...

Rep. Lyddy earns 'Tip of the Cap' for educational achievements
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Voices News

 Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, the education reform advocacy group, has given State Rep. Christopher Lyddy, D-106, its first Tip of the Cap award.
According to ConnCAN, Rep. Lyddy led education reforms, spoke out for what's right for Connecticut's students and prioritized...

Tip of the Cap award Boucher, Bartlett are among the first to receive recognition
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Redding Pilot

 State Senator Toni Boucher (R-26) and state Rep. Jason Bartlett (D-2), who represent Redding in the state legislature, are recipients of the first ever Tip of the Cap award. It is being given by ConnCAN (Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now).

Three local legislators honored for their education advocacy
Monday, June 28, 2010
News Times

DANBURY--The education reform advocacy group, ConnCAN, has given state Rep. Jason Bartlett, state Rep. Christopher Lyddy, and state Sen. Toni Boucher, its first annual "Tip of the Cap" award. The three are among five legislators honored for their work for public schools. The...

Conn. acts on disparity in graduation rates
Monday, June 21, 2010
New Haven Register

By Abbe Smith

For years, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now has released annual reports showing a disparity between graduation rates reported by the state and by a national education research group.

The difference with this year’s report is that ConnCAN is...

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