[Mention] "Connecticut educators look to combat the ‘corona slide’"
By KATHLEEN MCWILLIAMS “'But now they’ve lost a third of their year of school and it’s really challenging to have the expectation that if...
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May 14, 2020
STATEMENT: ERN CT Responds to New Relief Aid for Schools
ERN CT Responds to New Relief Aid for Schools
Calls for Required, Statewide Assessments Tied to Disbursement
May 13, 2020
Reopen CT Advisory Committee plans for schools to reconvene, + spotlight on Baltimore’s strategy
How the Reopen CT Advisory Committee is planning for schools to reconvene, as well as spotlighting Baltimore’s strategy for its schools.
May 6, 2020
Policies that should have passed in 2020, proposals to ensure safe elections, and the right to read
his week, we’re looking at the policies that should have passed this session, proposals to ensure safe 2020 elections, and the right to read
May 6, 2020
Advisory: Upcoming Phone Forum on Planning for Connecticut Elections During COVID-19
On Thursday, DFER CT will host an informational phone forum with Secretary of State Denise Merrill and State Senator Will Haskell
May 5, 2020
[Mention] "Gov. Ned Lamont closes CT schools for rest of academic year due to coronavirus..."
By KATHLEEN MCWILLIAMS, STEVEN GOODE and NICHOLAS RONDINONE “Amy Dowell, state director of Education Reform Now CT, said the prolonged...
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May 5, 2020
[Mention] "Education experts say work needed to prevent ‘COVID-19 slide’"
By Linda Conner Lambeck "'The state should therefore direct districts to use new funding on extra learning time for make-up instruction...
May 4, 2020
[Mention] "Tech ‘will never replace a good teacher,’ but it’s a good tool"
By Linda Conner Lambeck "Amy Dowell craves a sense of normalcy. A time when she can put her kids back on a Westport school bus and focus...
Apr 29, 2020
Phone Forum: How Do We Plan for Elections During COVID-19?
Listen to an audio recording of the phone forum here.
Apr 29, 2020
Planning for Back-to-School and Comparing State-level Approaches to Distance Learning
This week, we’re focused on planning for back-to-school and comparing state-level approaches to distance learning.
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Apr 24, 2020
[Mention] "Will extra education aid go to remedy learning lost... – or close budget holes"
by JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS “'I still have to figure out how to address that within the new context, [...] which will require extended day,...
Apr 23, 2020
Advisory: ERN CT Unveils Four Goals for Reopening Education in Connecticut
As Connecticut plans for an eventual reopening of public schools, ERN CT has unveiled its “Goals for a 2020 CT Education Recovery Plan.”
Apr 22, 2020
4 Goals for An Effective CT Education Recovery Plan
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized...
Apr 15, 2020
Phone forum on remote learning, framing 2020 elections, + ed takes national stage during COVID-19
Our “Social Distance” editions look at the manner in which the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting public education in CT and nationwide.
Apr 14, 2020
ERN CT Advisory: Upcoming Virtual Forum on Remote Learning in Connecticut
On Thursday, Education Reform Now CT will host a virtual informational forum with leaders from Connecticut’s public school districts,
Apr 8, 2020
CT Higher Ed’s Response to Corona, Dems seek E-Rate Subsidies, + Academic Accountability after CARES
Our “Social Distance” editions will look at the manner in which COVID-19 is impacting public education, children, + families in CT and natio
Apr 5, 2020
[Mention] "Colleges say coronavirus stimulus relief needed, but not enough"
By Linda Conner Lambeck " At Southern Connecticut State University, a 250-bed medical station has been erected to help with non-COVID-19...
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Apr 3, 2020
[Mention] "Pandemic Forces State Higher Ed Leaders To Think Outside the Box"
By Emily DiSalvo “'For many [students] this has been a very difficult transition but they are resilient and they are working very hard,'...
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Apr 2, 2020
[Amy's "Stamford Advocate" Op Ed]: "State Should Not Roll Back School Testing"
By Amy Dowell "As an education advocate and a public school parent myself, I am supportive of the necessary steps districts must take...
Apr 1, 2020
A virtual forum on Higher Ed's response to COVID-19, the federal CARES Act, + widening inequities
During this period in which the latest news is primarily focused on COVID-19, our “Social Distance” editions will look at the manner in...
Apr 1, 2020
ERN CT Advisory: Upcoming Virtual Forum on COVID-19 Response at Connecticut Colleges
What: Tomorrow, Education Reform Now CT will host a virtual informational forum with leaders from Connecticut’s higher education system...
Mar 25, 2020
COVID-19: Hunger Relief, Student Loans, Distance Learning, Remote Access, and Accountability Waivers
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT usually looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing...
Mar 17, 2020
How Coronavirus is impacting public education
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT usually looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing...
Mar 11, 2020
Safe and healthy schools + COVID-19, and new staff at the State Department of Education
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized...
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