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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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Round 2: It's on

Posted March 5, 2010 at 4:41pm
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 It’s only the day after Connecticut was rejected from round one of the Race to the Top competition, but we’re not wasting any time in gearing up for round two. The state legislature has taken the first concrete step in boosting our competitiveness for the Race by introducing a bill to establish alternative certification pathways for school administrators—one of four key reforms we’re advocating for in the “Our Race to the Top” campaign.

Just as programs like Teach for America enabled exceptional college graduates to teach in urban schools, the proposed legislation would similarly transform the principal corps, attracting the best and the brightest and channeling them into our high-need school districts. In addition to being good for our kids, it will also significantly enhance our Race to the Top application—states can get up to 21 points for having strong alternate certification pathways for teachers and school leaders.

Learn more about how attracting superstar principals will help close the achievement gap and take us one step closer to winning the Race to the Top in round two.

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