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Dalio Philanthropies

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Federal decisions unravel parts of two COVID-19 executive branch orders

Avatar photo by Gregory B. Hladky June 9, 2020 @ 3:44 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:32 am

One order suspended fingerprinting for gun permits and another restricted hospital visitation for families and friends of people with disabilities.

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CT and Dalio Philanthropies to formally dissolve education partnership on Friday

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 3, 2020 @ 7:17 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:34 am

State officials and representatives of hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio’s philanthropic arm will meet Friday to dissolve their education partnership.

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Education partnership CEO could receive $120K in severance, but musn’t criticize the group

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 1, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:32 am

The CEO of Connecticut’s education partnership will be paid more than $120,000 in severance if fired, provided she remains silent.

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Lamont announces end to CT’s education partnership with Dalio Philanthropies

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas May 19, 2020 @ 11:19 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:32 am

Gov. Ned Lamont said he and the Dalios agreed to dissolve the education partnership because of a “breach of trust.”

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Hiring of PR firm by Dalio Philanthropies renews concerns about transparency and ‘blurred lines’

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf March 6, 2020 @ 5:06 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:25 am

A PR-firm hired by Dalio Philanthropies to speak for Connecticut’s public-private education partnership prompted new complaints about the lack of transparency.

Posted inEducation, Money, Politics

Lamont is lenient on spending cap — when it comes to partnership with Dalio

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf March 5, 2020 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:47 pm

For the second time in two years, Lamont wants to keep state’s $20 million contribution outside the spending cap.

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Salary battle prompts new questions about privacy rules for education partnership

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas February 14, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:21 am

A plan to pay the head of CT’s new education partnership more than $300,000 has prompted renewed questions about the program’s exemption from FOI laws.

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Education partnership seeks public input, issues request for information

Avatar photo by Kelan Lyons December 20, 2019 @ 3:08 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:21 am

The group released a Request for Information Friday to learn more about programs that already exist in the community and needs that are not being met.

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Officials disagree on how much transparency is needed in education partnership

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf October 23, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:18 am

State officials are divided on how to win public trust in a partnership to aid struggling students that is exempt from FOI laws.

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Education partnership keeps most deliberations behind closed doors

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf October 18, 2019 @ 1:19 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:17 am

After enduring months of questions about transparency, the public-private partnership assisting struggling Connecticut schools held two-thirds of its inaugural meeting in New Haven behind closed doors.

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Partnership for CT opens first meeting to public, but transparency questions persist

Avatar photo by Kathleen Megan October 8, 2019 @ 6:41 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

The public is invited but it’s unclear what portion of the meeting – or subsequent meetings – will be open, or what the board will be discussing.

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Leader of parents union calls on state board of education to “weigh in” on Dalio partnership transparency

Avatar photo by Kathleen Megan October 2, 2019 @ 4:21 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:17 am

“We have the right to know what is happening to our children in the public school system and I’m trying to understand why this board has not weighed in to ensure the protection of Connecticut children,” Gwen Samuel said.

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Lawmakers balk at being excluded from decision making in education partnership

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf September 11, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

A plan to exclude lawmakers from the executive committee would weaken oversight of the public-private partnership.

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Lawmakers balk at OKing executive pay, budget for education partnership — via mail

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf August 29, 2019 @ 5:55 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:14 am

The Partnership for CT board was asked to unanimously approve a tentative budget, nearly $250,000 in executive compensation, and various operating procedures before it has even met.

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Tong: State officials in Dalio partnership must share public records

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf August 7, 2019 @ 2:36 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

The state’s partnership with Ray Dalio’s philanthropic group might be exempt from FOI laws, but the AG says lawmakers on the board are not.

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