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May 18, 2012
Fairfield County Business Journal

With new federal data showing continued, middle-of-the-pack performance by Connecticut schools, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy found the middle ground among competing interests for a landmark education law.

For once, teachers were not front and center in the debate.

May 8, 2012
Wall Street Journal

HARTFORD—In a sweeping education deal with lawmakers and teacher unions here, Gov. Dannel Malloy gave ground on some of his farthest-reaching proposals but contended the compromise was still a historic overhaul of public-school policy in a state that has proved resistant to change.

May 8, 2012
Hartford Courant

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Monday night that his administration and lawmakers had reached an agreement on "meaningful education reform" — an agreement that he said adds nearly $100 million in new education spending and will help the state regain its competitive edge.

May 8, 2012
CT News Junkie

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Democratic legislative leaders celebrated what they called an “historic” agreement on a sweeping education reform proposal that believe will help Connecticut erase its largest-in-the-nation achievement gap.

At a 10 p.m. press conference, Malloy told a packed room of reformers and leaders of at least one of the state’s teacher unions that the bill the Senate is expected to take up later this evening is just a beginning.

May 7, 2012
The Hanging Shad

Say this for Gov. Dannel Malloy, love his policies or hate them, he has largely gotten what he wants in his first year and a half in office. He pushed through the largest tax increase in state history after inheriting a $3 billion-plus disaster of a state budget; he was able to wring desperately needed concessions out of the state employee unions (after first failing); he instituted the “First Five” job-creation program; and won hard-fought approval for the Jackson Labs economic development project..

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Posted March 15, 2012 at 8:45am

When will Connecticut’s teachers’ unions come clean with Connecticut’s teachers?

For six weeks now, Connecticut educators have attacked Gov. Dannel Malloy and all those who are trying to bring reform to our classrooms for being anti-teacher. The root of this attack? A new teacher evaluation system that emphasizes student learning – specifically, achievement on state exams.

Posted February 14, 2012 at 10:43am

As we’ve blogged about a couple of times, the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) has been working for more than a year to come to an agreement on a framework for an educator evaluation system. The hard work and dedication to what’s best for Connecticut’s children paid off earlier this month, when the group came together around a final set of recommendations to present to the State Board of Education (SBOE).

Posted January 25, 2012 at 4:29pm

Today, the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) agreed to new guidelines for teacher evaluations, and there's some good news leading into their February 10 deadline to report recommendations to the State Board of Education: guidelines for a teacher evaluation system focused on student learning and student achievement. Read more about our reaction to today's meeting!

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