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Monday, March 15: Major Race to the Top Bills Receive Hearing Before Education Committee

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES -- March 15, 2010
Contact: 
Clairelise Rodriguez, ConnCAN
Cell: 
619-948-7437
Email: 
clairelise.rodriguez@conncan.org
Hartford, Conn

On Monday, March 15 at 3:30 p.m., the education committee of the Connecticut General Assembly will hold a public hearing on three major bills to make Connecticut competitive in the second round of Race to the Top that will measure the effectiveness of educators and their training programs and sustainably fund charter schools.

ConnCAN CEO Alex Johnston, Connecticut Charter School Association President Michael Sharpe will join parents, students, principals and community members in providing public testimony.

Education reform advocates will be wearing light blue “Our Race to the Top” t-shirts at the hearing. For advanced copies of written testimony or Race to the Top scoring analysis, contact Clairelise Rodriguez at clairelise.rodriguez@conncan.org.

WHAT: Education Committee hearing on Race to the Top bills, Raised Senate Bill No. 440 & House Bills No. 5493, 5491 (section three).

WHO: Alex Johnston, ConnCAN CEO
Michael Sharpe, CT Charter Schools Association President
Parents, students, education reform advocates

WHEN: 3:30 pm; Monday, March 15

WHERE: Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building 

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