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January 18, 2012
New Haven Register
Connecticut lost ground in the annual ranking of state laws that govern charter schools, mainly because other states such as Maine and New Mexico passed more progressive reforms in the past year.
January 15, 2012
Hartford Courant
When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy put education reform on the front burner for 2012, he caught a wave of public sentiment that has been building for a couple of years in every corner of the state. Everybody from superintendents and the state's largest teachers union to business leaders, advocacy groups, parents and political leaders wants to improve the state's public schools.
January 15, 2012
CT Now / Fox 61
"Major education reforms for Connecticut are planned for this year, and I'm here with Michael Sharpe, Director of Jamoke Academy, one of the fastest rising charter schools in Connecticut, in Hartford, [and] Patrick Riccards, the new CEO/President of ConnCAN..."
January 8, 2012
CT News Junkie
By Patrick Riccards, CEO, ConnCAN
Last week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made a passionate case for why we all must commit to education reform in 2012. Speaking at his education reform summit, the governor made clear that school improvement is a team effort, requiring the involvement of all stakeholders.
January 4, 2012
Connecticut Post
About the only top slot the constitution state still clings to is "largest achievement gap in the nation."
So educational reform advocates say much is riding on Malloy's pledge that 2012 will be the year of education reform.
Malloy is hosting an Education Workshop Thursday at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. Many invited are convinced the policies that begin to take shape there may lead to legislation that can transform the state's failing schools and ultimately assist in growing the economy.
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What do public schools mean in your life? Have you witnessed Connecticut’s achievement gap? What is your wish for our public schools? Why are you an education reformer?
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Lisa Cheney
Waterbury, CT
I wish I could write an inspirational story about how the schools in my city have defied the odds and have continually posted steady gains in CMT scores. But I can’t. As a parent, I wish I could explain to my daughter why after she got sick and had to be withdrawn from school, the school fa... |
Sonia Manjon
Hartford, CT
Like all parents, I want nothing but the best for my boys, and nothing stands out more to me than access to a great education. I am fortunate and blessed to know that right now, my sons attend excellent public schools – but I also know that many parents in Connecticut can’t say the sa... |
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Laurie McTeague & Marianna Kulak McCall
Wilton & Westport, CT
What was your first taste as an advocate? |
Danielle Smith
Waterbury, CT
I am a living testament to the power of public schools. |
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Bill Harris
New Hartford, CT
My passion to support education, children, teachers and administrators stems from my family. My father was a secondary school principal and mom was a home economics teacher in NYC for a combined 80 years. I have lived in the greater Hartford area for five years and through sports gotten to know m... |
Debra A Lombard
New Haven, CT
That scary statistic about poor math scores/knowledge is not because we don't pay the teacher's enough, it's that many qualified people who could teach math very well are NOT certified teachers. In fact, I have a degree in civil engineering and can't teach math at any New Haven public school BUT... |
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Susan Harris
Cheshire, CT
Growing up in rural Ohio during the '60s and '70s, public schools meant a place where I was respected as an individual as well as a contributing member of a larger sociey. It was a place where interests were explored, essential skills developed, and intellectual horizons broadened. It was a pla... |
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