By Linda Conner Lambeck " At Southern Connecticut State University, a 250-bed medical station has been erected to help with non-COVID-19 patients as the coro...

By Emily DiSalvo “'For many [students] this has been a very difficult transition but they are resilient and they are working very hard,' Mark Ojakian, presid...

By Amy Dowell "As an education advocate and a public school parent myself, I am supportive of the necessary steps districts must take during this unsettling ...

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

This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized analysis and links t...

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

By Amy Dowell “...we set out to study where Democratic voters’ priorities lay on many issues related to children and families, issues that the governor and t...

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

By Chris Powell "Education Reform Now's director, Amy Dowell, notes that students who drop out after amassing college loan debt may be worse off than if they...

By Chris Powell "Education Reform Now's director, Amy Dowell, notes that students who drop out after amassing college loan debt may be worse off than if they...

By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board "Thumbs down to Connecticut colleges with disconcerting graduation rates. The group Education Reform Now CT point...

By NICK TABIO & MASFI KHAN "The report from the nonprofit, which was released on Nov. 12, found that many Connecticut four-year colleges struggle to maintain...

By Linda Conner Lambeck "State Sen. Will Haskell, D-Westport, co-chair of the legislature's Higher Education Committee, called the report sobering." Read the...

By Erica Moser "A new report from the nonprofit Education Reform Now CT shows that multiple four-year colleges in the state have low 6-year graduation rates ...

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

By Kathy Megan "Many of Connecticut’s four-year colleges have low graduation rates and some also charge low-income students considerably more than they would...

By Shawn R. Beals "Amy Dowell, state director of Education Reform Now CT, said the results of the study are important to share with consumers, who must choos...

By Kathleen Megan "'Almost certainly, our institutions of higher education could do more to counsel these students and support them throughout their academic...

By Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos “These outcomes aren’t just about students getting a bad deal for themselves, although that’s obviously a real concern. The lar...

By EBONG UDOMA "Connecticut four-year colleges cost more and have lower rates of completion than their national peers. That’s the finding of a report to be r...

In May, the Connecticut Department of Public Health released data showing that 102 CT schools were failing to meet the minimum immunization levels recommende...

In May, the Connecticut Department of Public Health released data showing that 102 CT schools were failing to meet the minimum immunization levels recommende...

By Jenna Carlesso "Connecticut’s religious exemption from immunizing school children should be repealed and state Health Commissioner Renee Coleman-Mitchell ...

Amy Dowell agrees that Dalio’s gift cannot make up for public funding. She’s the state director of Democrats for Education Reform-Connecticu