Recent data shows Connecticut’s fourth- and eighth-grade student performance in reading has decreased. As school district leaders, we have work to do.
Fran Rabinowitz
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CT schools should incorporate COVID learnings going forward
The ‘old normal’ didn’t work for all students, but we have a chance to build something that can.
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Superintendents ready to seize the day and reopen school in the fall
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the state, none of us could have ever imagined how the 2019-20 school year would end: graduations cancelled, sports seasons prematurely ended, and milestones our students and children strived to achieve for years did not receive the recognition they should have because of the abrupt closure of schools.
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Immunizations should be required for students to attend school in Connecticut
As educators and school administrators, we believe school immunization laws should grant exemptions to children for bona fide medical reasons. All other children should be required to be vaccinated to enroll in school in order to attain “community immunity.”
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The classroom safety bill discriminates against the disabled
The Connecticut Association for Public School Superintendents has serious concern over the passage of Public Act 18-89: An Act Concerning Classroom Safety and Disruptive Behavior . The Act would be an alarming revision to Connecticut’s education laws that would (1) discriminate against and violate the rights of students with disabilities under the IDEA, and (2) expose confidential student information to third parties in violation of federal law.