WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Thursday approved a sweeping overhaul of federal education law that would leave up to Connecticut and other states whether to continue with education reforms including the controversial Common Core standards and linking teacher evaluations to student test scores.
Arne Duncan
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Op-Ed: Is this the ‘mean season’ for educating our children?
New federal regulations that measure teacher performance simply in terms of student achievements in English and math are missing the broader mission of raising children to be socially aware, physically and emotionally healthy, and responsible citizens.
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Is this the ‘mean season’ for educating our children?
New federal regulations that measure teacher performance simply in terms of student achievements in English and math are missing the broader mission of raising children to be socially aware, physically and emotionally healthy, and responsible citizens.
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Op-Ed: Common Core takes the joy out of teaching
It is time to end the madness of Common Core and allow teachers the opportunity to teach without having to teach to the test.
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Op-Ed: Common Core takes the joy out of teaching
It is time to end the madness of Common Core and allow teachers the opportunity to teach without having to teach to the test.
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Duncan touts ‘middle college’ as way to reduce student costs
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, the nation’s top education official, visited Connecticut on Monday to highlight one innovative approach to reducing the cost of higher education: “middle colleges.”
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Washington Watch, Week of May 18
In the week before Congress’ Memorial Day Break, the House will tackle a bill that would boost accountability at the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs. Legislation that would provide billions of dollars for Connecticut’s defense contractors will also move forward this week with a House vote on the National Defense Authorization bill and action in the House Appropriations Committee on a defense spending bill that would fund all projects in the authorization bill.
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U.S. Education Secretary heading to Hartford
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be in Hartford on Tuesday at a Hartford Public School to talk about higher education. Duncan will be joined for the afternoon event by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his education commissioner and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra.