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Time to stop whining and make serious education reforms

August 31, 2010
Hartford Courant

By Rick Green

Maybe you saw what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did last week after he learned about the bungling behind his administration's failure to win $400 million in the federal Race to the Top competition that rewards states that adopt aggressive education reforms.

Christie fired his education commissioner.

Bravo. At least we know what matters to Gov. Christie, a Republican making waves across the country. That's more than I can say for Connecticut, land of timid leadership.

Hwang to receive education award tomorrow at Fairfield U.

August 30, 2010
Trumbull Times

By Donald Eng

Conn. learns why it lost out on fed funds

August 28, 2010
New Haven Register

By Abbe Smith

In the most recent round of federal Race to the Top awards, Connecticut scored lower than every state it borders.

The state learned last month that it did not make the list of finalists, but didn’t get details about why it missed out on the $175 million it was seeking until final scores and reviewer comments were released this week.

State's teacher evaluation plans too weak, federal reviewers say

August 25, 2010
Connecticut Mirror

By Robert Frahm

The weakness of a plan to link teacher evaluations to student performance was a key factor in Connecticut's failure to qualify for millions of dollars in federal school aid, according to a government report released Wednesday.

The proposed evaluation system lacks detail, won't be ready for years, and fails to include adequate provisions for rewarding successful teachers or removing ineffective ones, said reviewers for the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top school reform competition.

The business of education

August 25, 2010
Connecticut Business News Journal

By Melissa Nicefaro

In every Connecticut city and town, public education is by far the largest budget item. Yet the schools’ stewards don’t always treat those dollars as their own

When terms such as “layoffs,” “closures” and “belt-tightening” are tossed around, the education industry may not be the first that comes to mind. That was true until this year, anyway.

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At ConnCAN, all of our advocacy begins with research. What are the problems? What are the proven solutions?

FEATURED RESEARCH

June, 2010

ConnCAN's fourth annual comparison of official 2007 high school graduation rates calculated by the Connecticut State Department of Education and independent rates calculated by Education Week’s Diplomas Count found gaps of up to 44.7 percent between the two.

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Achievement Gap

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2009 NAEP Reading Results
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Race to the Top Round 1: Leaving it blank
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The State of Connecticut Public Education: A 2009-2010 Report Card for Connecticut Public Schools and Public Policies
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The State of Connecticut Public Education: A 2008 Report Card for Connecticut Public Schools
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Mapping the Gap: An Illustration of the State of Connecticut Public Education
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The State of Connecticut Public Education: A 2007 Report Card for Elementary and Middle Schools
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The State of Connecticut Public Education: A 2006 Report Card for Elementary and Middle Schools
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Issue Brief: The Achievement Gap
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Issue Brief: The High Cost of Low-Performing Schools

School Finance

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The Tab: How Connecticut Can Fix its Dysfunctional Education Spending System to Reward Success, Incentivize Choice and Boost Student Achievement
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Mapping School Finance
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School Finance in Connecticut

Teachers

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Connecticut's Teachers, Principals & Race to the Top
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Human Capital in Hartford Public Schools: Rethinking How to Attract, Develop, and Retain Effective Teachers

High School Graduation Rates

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2007 Connecticut Graduation Rates Analysis
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2006 Connecticut Graduation Rates Analysis
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2004 Connecticut Graduation Rates Analysis

Public Charter Schools

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Connecticut's Charter School Law & Race to the Top
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Issue Brief: Public Charter Schools
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Evaluating the Performance of Charter Schools in Connecticut

Data

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Issue Brief: No Child Left Behind
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