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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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Mind the Gaps

Our 2009 legislative campaign.

Mind the Gaps was ConnCAN’s highly successful 2009 legislative campaign, advocating for three commonsense school reforms—funding to grow high-performing public charter schools, teacher quality and education transparency—to help close Connecticut’s achievement gap. In 2009’s tough budget climate, ConnCAN asked legislators in Hartford to mind the gaps in student achievement – and they listened and took strong action.
 
The legislature passed two laws and increased funding for Connecticut’s public charter schools:
 
  • The most significant overhaul of Connecticut teacher certification laws in more than 20 years. This law improves teacher quality by doing three crucial things: allowing experienced teachers from other states to teach in Connecticut, keeping Teach for America on a path to growth, and removing roadblocks keeping excellent math and science candidates out of the classroom.
 
  • A law to open up stores of longitudinal student achievement data to nonprofits and universities who can then share it with the broader public.
 
  • In the midst of an $8 billion state budget deficit, more than $20 million of additional funding to expand the state’s high-performing public charter schools over the next two years, putting over 1,000 more students on the path to college.
 
For more information on the 2009 Mind the Gaps campaign, visit www.pleasemindthegaps.org

 

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