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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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New television ads ramp up call for action in Race to the Top

Barely two weeks left to pass legislative education reforms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- April 20, 2010
Contact: 
Karen Rutzick, ConnCAN
Cell: 
202-406-0456
Email: 
Karen.Rutzick@conncan.org
New Haven, Conn

New 30-second television ads that will begin airing today on stations around Connecticut call for immediate legislative action to make the state competitive in Race to the Top.

Click here for a sneak preview of Connecticut’s Race to the Top television ads. 

The ads were funded by the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Advocacy (ConnAD), a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization.

“The clock is ticking,” said Alex Johnston, ConnCAN Chief Executive Officer. “There are barely two weeks left for lawmakers to pass education laws to make Connecticut competitive in the second round of Race to the Top. ConnCAN is making the case for enacting these reforms in the strongest possible form to ensure that Connecticut makes the cut for federal funds.”

Connecticut was rejected from the first round of Race to the Top, finishing 25th out of the 40 states that applied. Second round applications for the remaining $3.4 billion available in the competition for public school reform are due on June 1.

The Connecticut General Assembly is considering legislative language that would significantly increase the state’s odds of winning up to $175 million in stimulus funds through the second round of the Race,
including language that would institute a better data system that incorporates student achievement growth into principal and teacher evaluation and links back to the programs that trained them, establishes alternative certification pathways for school administrators, and removes barriers to the growth of high-performing charter schools.

ConnCAN is among the groups convened by Education Committee co-chairs Sen. Thomas Gaffey and Rep. Andrew Fleischmann to hammer out possible Race to the Top legislation.
 

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