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With new federal data showing continued, middle-of-the-pack performance by Connecticut schools, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy found the middle ground among competing interests for a landmark education law.
For once, teachers were not front and center in the debate.
HARTFORD—In a sweeping education deal with lawmakers and teacher unions here, Gov. Dannel Malloy gave ground on some of his farthest-reaching proposals but contended the compromise was still a historic overhaul of public-school policy in a state that has proved resistant to change.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Monday night that his administration and lawmakers had reached an agreement on "meaningful education reform" — an agreement that he said adds nearly $100 million in new education spending and will help the state regain its competitive edge.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Democratic legislative leaders celebrated what they called an “historic” agreement on a sweeping education reform proposal that believe will help Connecticut erase its largest-in-the-nation achievement gap.
At a 10 p.m. press conference, Malloy told a packed room of reformers and leaders of at least one of the state’s teacher unions that the bill the Senate is expected to take up later this evening is just a beginning.
Say this for Gov. Dannel Malloy, love his policies or hate them, he has largely gotten what he wants in his first year and a half in office. He pushed through the largest tax increase in state history after inheriting a $3 billion-plus disaster of a state budget; he was able to wring desperately needed concessions out of the state employee unions (after first failing); he instituted the “First Five” job-creation program; and won hard-fought approval for the Jackson Labs economic development project..
Happy Friday, reformers! We’ve scoured the twitterverse for the best education-related tweets, and we’re glad to present them to you! If you want to make sure you get these 140-character marvels on a moment-to-moment basis, make sure to follow @CONNCAN on Twitter!
Governor Malloy signs the education reform bill:
@GOVMALLOYOFFICE: Speaking at bill signing ceremony for #CTEdReform bill http://pic.twitter.com/xpwRdzhp
It can be hard to get answers to basic questions about Connecticut public education. How many students are there? How are they performing? How do we pay for their education?
That’s why ConnCAN developed the Field Guide to Education in Connecticut. You can read it cover to cover, or skip around to answer specific questions.
Click here to see the Field Guide to Education in Connecticut!
It's a story we've heard over and over again. Other states passing Connecticut by with bold reform policies that are helping improve student achievement. Connecticut losing out on much-needed federal funds as a result, while too many of our students are stuck in a school system that just isn't set up to meet their needs.
If you haven’t been following our Twitter feed or our Facebook page, you might have missed a huge week for education reform in Connecticut (speaking of which, if you aren’t following us on either one of those two platforms, now would be a great time to do so).
Happy Friday, reformers! Here are the week’s sweetest edu-tweets and if you want to make sure you get these 140-character marvels, make sure to follow @conncan on Twitter!
MLK’s legacy was front-and-center of the education debate this week.
@alspur we must commit ourselves to giving all kids a rigorous, comprehensive, and liberating education. #edreform http://t.co/3LfzOlxK
MarylandCAN makes its debut!
Nearly one in five Connecticut students aren’t graduating high school on time – that’s the headline from a recent State Department of Education (SDE) analysis, and it serves as a strong call to action as we move into the “Year for Education Reform.”
Happy Friday, reformers! Here are the week’s sweetest edu-tweets and if you want to make sure you get these 140-character marvels, make sure to follow @conncan on Twitter!
The time for change is now.
@edvoters: “We've been failing a generation of kids. We cannot ask them to wait any longer. We must be taking steps” bit.ly/wWh28I
A new state ed reform campaign is born!
Our CEO Patrick Riccards is a regular contributor to the National Journal's "Education Experts" weekly response section. This week's question: What's the legacy of No Child Left Behind, the landmark federal education legislation, which marks 10 years this week? To read the full question or see other experts' responses, check out the National Journal's page. Here's Patrick's response:
Last year, 9,000 students who should have been part of the 2011 graduating class were absent from ceremonies across Connecticut. What’s worse: this annual estimate of dropouts and students who have fallen behind has remained constant for a number of years.
We’re saying goodbye to 2011. It’s been a big year for education reform in Connecticut and there’s a lot of sweet-tweet memories that came along with it. So, in honor of our end-of-the-week tradition, talk a stroll with us as we highlight the sweetest education reform-related tweets of 2011!
On January 21, 2011, we were building a movement to Get Smart…
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