A charter school advocacy group founded by Wall Street players that recently took on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — and won — is now taking on Bridgeport’s locally elected school board’s opposition to the state potentially opening two new charter school in their urban district.
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Not so fast: Key lawmaker upset with approval of more charter schools
The co-chairwoman of the General Assembly’s powerful budget-writing committee is angry that the State Board of Education has approved opening more charter schools than the state budget provides for.
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Connecticut’s charter school enrollment set to surge
More students than ever are about to have the chance to enroll in a charter school in Connecticut.
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Education funding: Malloy wants to back off state formula
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking state legislators to ignore the formula they adopted last spring, a move that would relieve the state from having to send school districts another $6 million next school year.
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Can Connecticut afford school choice?
At a time when the state’s school-age population is declining and resources are scarce, key state lawmakers are questioning whether it’s appropriate to spend millions of dollars more over the next several years to increase enrollment in magnet schools.
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Common Core moves forward; Malloy sets up task force for implementation
Facing mounting criticism on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Connecticut’s public schools, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday named members of a new task force to provide recommendations on how to ensure a successful rollout.
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Common Core: By the numbers
As school districts move ahead with implementing Common Core, here are some numbers provided to legislators Thursday on what the state is spending this year to help districts implement the new standards: $800,000 for 2,000 teacher “coaches” to be trained on the standards through workshops, online webinars and preparation for the new standardized tests aligned […]
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Senate Minority leader calls for CT education chief to resign
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney is calling for Stefan Pryor, the governor’s education commissioner, to resign.
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Changes to CT teacher evaluations depend on federal approval
After backlash from teachers throughout Connecticut, state officials and education leaders Wednesday voted to scale back the sweeping changes approved less than two years ago on how every teacher must be evaluated.
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CT teachers upset with rollout of new evaluation system
Hundreds of teachers from across the state are airing their grievances about the rollout of Connecticut’s new teacher evaluation system. “If Obamacare was rolled out poorly, well, this was worse,” said one.
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State to seek flexibility for rollout of teacher evaluations, Common Core
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy with his education commissioner, Stefan Pryor State officials are seeking flexibility in implementing the U.S. Department of Education’s accountability measures to avoid students being double-tested during the roll-out of the national Common Core State Standards. In announcing the move Wednesday, state officials said they will also seek flexibility on implementing new teacher […]