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Tip of the Cap award Boucher, Bartlett are among the first to receive recognition

July 1, 2010
Redding Pilot
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 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).

ConnCAN’s first annual Tip of the Cap award “recognizes Connecticut state legislators who fight in pursuit of great public schools for every Connecticut child. These legislators led education reforms from within the rank-and-file, spoke out for what’s right for Connecticut's students, and prioritized public school reform. “ConnCAN congratulates their leadership, vision and courage with a tip of our proverbial graduation cap,” the group said in its release.

Ms. Boucher, a minority member of the Education Committee, “is fearless in asking questions and speaking up for reform. She prioritizes education and, in partnership with other Senate Republicans, waged a debate about the Race to the Top bill on the Senate floor,” the group said.

Ms. Boucher “wanted to ensure not only that the bill would be strong enough to win federal Race to the Top funding, but also, and more importantly, that it would make real change for Connecticut public schools. She was instrumental in introducing stronger language into that bill, and supported efforts to engage constituents during a hearing on Money Follows the Child, a commonsense funding system for public schools.”

Mr. Bartlett, the group said, “emerged as a leader in education reform through the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus. He incorporated strong language on teacher evaluations and alternative pathways to principal certification into the caucus’s omnibus Achievement Gap bill, and fought to preserve it until it was ultimately moved into the Race to the Top bill.

“His public statements underscore the need for policy change to close the achievement gap, and he is not afraid to call on others to work for change rather than the status quo. As a co-sponsor of the Race to the Top bill, Rep. Bartlett demonstrated his commitment to ensuring that Connecticut does right by our children and our society.”

The other three legislators awarded the inaugural 2010 Tip of the Cap are Rep. Tony Hwang, Rep. Christopher Lyddy and Rep. Douglas McCrory.

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