Is it possible to close the achievement gap without an assessment of the impact of institutional racism and structural inequities on education policy and practice? Clearly money and legislative action – whether federal, as in No Child Left Behind, or state, as in the settlement action due to Sheff v. O’Neill – alone or together […]
June 16, 2010 @ 12:00 am
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To close achievement gap, focus on social justice
Is it possible to close the achievement gap without an assessment of the impact of institutional racism and structural inequities on education policy and practice? Clearly money and legislative action – whether federal, as in No Child Left Behind, or state, as in the settlement action due to Sheff v. O’Neill – alone or together […]
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In budget crisis, Asian Pacific agency makes first hire
Faced with a new budget that includes little growth and staring at a record-setting deficit just 12 months away, most state government agencies are scrambling to hold onto to what they have. But when the new fiscal year starts in just two weeks, Connecticut’s smallest agency will be looking to expand after a two-year fight […]
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Malloy on recruiting jobs: ‘I’ve done it’
DANBURY – Standing outside an unemployment office Tuesday, Dan Malloy and his running mate, Nancy Wyman, released a 12-point plan for economic development, calling job creation their highest priority. “I consider the job of governor and economic development to be one in the same,” said Malloy, the endorsed Democratic candidate for governor. Today his Democratic […]
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State shifting focus to mass transit
In recent years, commuters crossing the Quinnipiac River on I-95 in New Haven have had more to distract them than veering out of exit-only lanes, avoiding potholes and dodging swarms of fellow drivers. Cranes and work crews visible from the infamous “Q Bridge” are evidence of a massive, $2.2 billion project to replace the old […]