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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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The competition

Posted April 21, 2010 at 1:15pm
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And we're back for "The Competition," our weekly look at who Connecticut's running against in the second round of the Race to the Top.

Runner to watch: Louisiana

Here's why: Louisiana didn't make the final cut in the first round of the Race, coming in 11th place with its score of 418, but its odds in Round 2 are looking good, especially if the state legislature passes a key reform bill. House Bill 1033 requires all school teachers and administrators to undergo annual evaluations, at least 50 percent of which must be based on student performance. Governor Bobby Jindal, who has made education part of his "Louisiana's Way Forward" legislative campaign, spoke in support of the legislation, saying, "The bottom line is, let's reward those teachers, let's reward those classrooms where our students are learning." 

But teacher effectiveness is not the only part of Louisiana's application being improved for Round 2. Rayne Martin, who oversees the state's application process, says the new version will include additional initiatives, such as greater emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs and more university partnerships.   

These new measures, combined with a strong data system and support for the state's high-performing charter schools, is likely to earn the Pelican State a place among the Round 2 finalists, if not the winners. 

 

 

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