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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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Success Story Schools

Proving that demographics don’t have to be destiny.

Learn about the public schools all over Connecticut leading kids on a path out of poverty: ConnCAN’s Success Story Schools. Each year, ConnCAN recognizes public schools in Connecticut that are leading the way in raising student achievement and helping close the state’s achievement gap. We publish Top 10 lists for elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the state, choosing schools based on student performance gains, overall school improvement, and African-American, Hispanic, and low-income student achievement on the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT). These lists come from our  School Report Cards.

To qualify as a “Success Story,” schools must make it to the top three in one of the Top 10 lists and have a combined minority and low-income population of at least 75 percent.

 

2011 Success Story Schools

Elementary School

  • Black Rock School, Bridgeport
  • Davis Street 21st Century Interdistrict Magnet School, New Haven
  • Edith E. Mackrille School, West Haven
  • Highville Charter School, Hamden
  • Jefferson Elementary School, Norwalk
  • Mead School, Ansonia
  • Multicultural Magnet School, Bridgeport
  • Nichols School, Stratford
  • Park City Magnet School, Bridgeport
  • Second Hill Lane School, Stratford
  • University of Hartford Magnet School, Hartford
  • Vogel-Wetmore School, Torrington
  • Westover School, Stamford
  • Worthington Hooker School, New Haven

 

Middle School

  • Achievement First Hartford Academy, Hartford
  • Amistad Academy, New Haven
  • High Horizons School, Bridgeport
  • House of Arts, Letters, and Science Academy, New Britain
  • Jumoke Academy, Hartford
  • Multicultural Magnet School, Bridgeport
  • Park City Magnet School, Bridgeport
  • Roton Middle School, Norwalk
  • Worthington Hooker School, New Haven

 

High School

  • Amistad Academy High School, New Haven (African-American)

 

2010 Success Story Schools

Middle School

  • Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Bridgeport
  • Amistad Academy, New Haven
  • Beardsley School, Bridgeport
  • Black Rock School, Bridgeport
  • Hall School, Bridgeport
  • Jumoke Academy, Hartford
  • Madison School, Bridgeport
  • Multicultural Magnet School, Bridgeport  

 

Elementary School

  • Elm City College Preparatory School, New Haven
  • Gilmartin School, Waterbury
  • Maloney Magnet Elementary School, Waterbury
  • Nathan Hale School, New London
  • Park City Magnet School, Bridgeport
  • Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School, Waterbury
  • Second Hill Lane School, Stratford
  • University of Hartford Magnet School, Hartford
  • Worthington Hooker School, New Haven

 

2008-2009 Success Story Schools

 

2007-2008 Success Story Schools

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