Hi, I’m Ed U. Cation, and in the 2010 governor’s race I ran a campaign to put our public schools front and center.
Connecticut used to have the leading school system in the country, but not anymore. Over the past 20 years, we have been content with the status quo while other states raced ahead with bold education reforms.

You can read my platform here.

You can read my campaign mailer here.

In the months leading up to the gubernatorial election, my staff and I campaigned hard to elevate the issue of education reform in the campaign season, and with the support of EdHeads like you, we made it happen. Here’s a snapshot of what we accomplished:

• ON THE RECORD. You told the candidates you needed to hear about their plans for our public schools, and they heard you. Never before has a Connecticut gubernatorial contest seen such robust education platforms and clear statements across all the key elements of fundamental education reform.
• DEBATING THE ISSUES. We hosted a Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Public Education – the first multi-candidate gubernatorial forum of the general election season – in which the candidates shared their plans for closing Connecticut’s worst-in-the-nation achievement gap and debated who would be Connecticut’s best “education governor.” Watch the video here.
• RALLYING FOR CHANGE. We got the word out about voting for education reform with yard signs, bumper magnets, and buttons, and even got a celebrity endorsement from Maury Povich! Watch Maury’s endorsement here.
• A NOT-SO-SILENT MAJORITY. We released a public opinion survey on Connecticut voters’ sentiments toward public education reform – and found that you, the voters of Connecticut, are overwhelmingly in support of fundamental education reforms. We showed that Connecticut is ready for bold leadership on these issues. Read the results here.

Although I’m no longer a candidate for governor, you can still “Vote for Ed” by supporting ConnCAN and letting your elected officials know that where they stand on education matters to you. Make sure to keep up with ConnCAN’s work by signing up to receive updates from us.
  

From our blog

2010 Year in Review

December 21, 2010 - 4:12pm

The blog at ConnCAN is taking a holiday break until January 3, so now is as good a time as any to point out that 2010 was a momentous year for education reform in Connecticut. As the days wind down, we wanted to reflect on some of the important events that helped put the issue on the front-burner of the political process in our state.

Thank you for 'Voting for Ed'

November 8, 2010 - 2:55pm

Dear EdHeads, 

When I launched my campaign for governor on July 14, I asked you to join me in “putting education back where it belongs: at the top of the agenda.”

Now that the campaign season is over, I wanted to take a moment to take stock of everything we accomplished together through the Vote for Ed campaign:

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Please note: ConnCAN (The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now) is a nonpartisan organization that neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate for office.