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Mar 17

Hartford Courant: With Connecticut students falling behind... Right to Read Act seeks to help

The Right to Read Act, led by Sen. Pat Billie Miller, D-Stamford, and the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus would establish an independent...

Mar 17

NBC CT: Lawmaker Says Right to Read Bill Is About Equity

“Before third grade you’re learning to read and after third grade you’re reading to learn,” Dowel said. The bill up for debate Wednesday...

Feb 2

WATR's "Talk of the Town" Interview with Amy Dowell on "Right To Read CT" Campaign

WATR interviews Amy Dowell about ERN's forum, on the "Right To Read CT" Campaign. Click here to listen to the segment.

Jan 14

CT Post Opinion: Next commissioner should honor Cardona legacy

By Amy Dowell During this year’s pandemic, the same equity interests guided [Commissioner Cardona] to advocate for schools to stay open...

Dec 23, 2020

Biden picks Miguel Cardona, Connecticut schools chief, as education secretary

By Laura Meckler, Valerie Strauss and Matt Viser "He was described in similar terms by Amy Dowell, the Connecticut state director of...

Dec 23, 2020

Joe Biden To Nominate Miguel Cardona For Education Secretary

By Rebecca Klein "He’s remained calm and deliberate during debates on school reopenings, though the issue is fraught with tension,...

Dec 22, 2020

‘A real educator:’ CT schools chief Miguel Cardona is Biden’s pick for education secretary

By Linda Conner Lambeck Amy Dowell, the Connecticut state director for Democrats for Education Reform, said Cardona will bring the right...

Nov 19, 2020

[Tipping Point 2020] The Intersectional Work of Education and Housing Policy

Tipping Point is a yearly conference that explores the challenges and opportunities that surround affordable housing in Connecticut. This...

Sep 2, 2020

[Amy Dowell OpEd] There is a solution for CT’s literacy crisis. It’s time to make it happen.

By Amy Dowell "For a state with Connecticut’s resources, reputation for great schools, and one of the best-educated workforces, our...

Jul 31, 2020

WATR's "Talk of the Town" Interview with Amy Dowell on Systemic Racism

WATR interviews Amy Dowell about ERN's forum, on the Impact of Systemic Racism on Public Education Policy Click here to listen to the...

Jul 28, 2020

[Mention] "A quarter of CT students went MIA when COVID closed schools..."

A quarter of CT students went MIA when COVID closed schools. Could holding live, online classes lure them back?

Jun 10, 2020

[Mention] "Rojas: Segregation Limits Opportunity, Prolongs Inequity In Connecticut"

By Emily DiSalvo Rojas participated in a virtual forum Tuesday about the effect of systemic racism on public education hosted by...

May 18, 2020

[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...

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...

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 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 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...

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,'...

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...

Mar 9, 2020

[Mention] "Higher tuition rates and lower graduation rates setup Latino students to fail"

“'This data shows that our institutions of higher education are sometimes leaving our most vulnerable students worse off than before they...

Jan 10, 2020

[Mention] "CT charter school advocacy group rebrands amid education reform debate"

By Brian Zahn “Although NECSN would not comment on its legislative priorities, Education Reform Now Connecticut State Director Amy Dowell...

Jan 10, 2020

[Amy's "CT NewsJunkie" Op Ed]: "The Numbers Tell A Different Story for Students"

By Amy Dowell “...we set out to study where Democratic voters’ priorities lay on many issues related to children and families, issues...

Dec 2, 2019

[Mention] "CT colleges net prices can affect low-income students, according to a new report"

By Rachel Philipson “'The takeaway from this study is that too many Connecticut students are simply not set up for success. Connecticut...

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