“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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School food service, another divide between rich and poor
Many wealthy towns choose to opt out of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) — and its strict standards and requirements — altogether.
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Lawmakers balk at being excluded from decision making in education partnership
A plan to exclude lawmakers from the executive committee would weaken oversight of the public-private partnership.
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Test scores: See how your school and district did
Statewide results for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium were released Monday. Search to see how your schools and districts performed.
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Small gains on state test, but troubling achievement gap persists
White children are still twice as likely to hit the proficiency benchmarks on the test as their black and Hispanic peers.
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State spending on school construction dropped sharply over last decade
Connecticut’s capital spending on school construction fell by 45% from 2008 to 2017, but the state attributes the drop to stricter controls over the program.
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Charter schools in some cities enroll few students mid-year. Here’s why that matters.
A report released by the Center for American Progress looks at the extent to which charter schools accept students during the school year.
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Back to School: Closing The Minority Teacher Gap
The minority teacher gap is not significantly shrinking, despite far-flung recruitment and other strategies that the state and local districts have employed.
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Lamont, Cardona talk about education priorities from minority teacher recruitment to coding
Some educators in attendance Tuesday said while they agree with the governor’s broader vision, they didn’t hear much that was new. They hope to eventually get more specifics on his plan to improve Connecticut’s schools.
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SAT results: At least one-third of CT juniors unready for college or job
The SAT scores also show that Connecticut is not making progress closing wide achievement gaps between minority students and their peers.
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Board approves Meriden administrator as next state commissioner of education
The board’s endorsement of Miguel Cardona was somewhat overshadowed by the controversy surrounding the process, however.
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State board to vote Thursday on Lamont’s ‘surprise’ choice for education commissioner
Miguel Cardona, assistant superintendent in Meriden, is expected to be appointed soon as the state’s new education commissioner. Miguel Cardona, assistant superintendent in Meriden, is expected to be appointed soon as the state’s new education commissioner. The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote Thursday on the governor’s selection of Miguel Cardona, the assistant […]
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Lawmakers waived appointments to secure Dalio funds for CT schools
When Connecticut’s partnership with Dalio Philanthropies gets underway this summer, legislative leaders will find themselves at the table — whether they want to be there or not.
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State education board expected to recommend Bloomfield superintendent as next commissioner
If he is appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont, Thompson would be the first African American to serve as state education commissioner.
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State board names education bureau chief as new interim commissioner
State officials are preparing to name a second interim Department of Education commissioner Friday as the search for a permanent leader heads into its seventh month.