State Councils Work on Policy Change, ERN Series on College Advising, Analysis of District Spending
State Councils at Work on Policy Reform This week saw the meeting of two important state councils that will play significant roles in...
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- Sep 13
Calkins is Out at Columbia TC, News from Building Bridges Initiative, Need for Child Tax Credit
Lucy Calkins Officially Out at Columbia Teachers College In a dramatic about-face, Lucy Calkins' Teachers College Reading and Writing...
- Aug 30
New CT Data on Attendance, SBAC Outcomes, and Questions Regarding 3rd Gr Reading Retention
New CT Data on Attendance, SBAC Outcomes On Monday, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released the results of the...
- Jul 26
Report Compares Literacy Bills Across the Country, Civil Rights Probe into Legacy Preference
Report Compares Literacy Bills Across the Country Last week, the Albert Shanker Institute (ASI), a think tank founded by the United...
- Jun 21
CT Leads on Progressive Approach to Science of Reading, 2 Reports Show CT Struggles with Ed Equality
CT Leads on Progressive Approach to Science of Reading Yesterday, the Reading Leadership Implementation Council, which advises and...
- Jun 14
Report on Literacy in Teacher Prep, Ending Free Lunches, Biden's Loan Forgiveness Under Fire
New NCTQ Report: Teacher Prep Lags on Literacy, Nationally and in CT Across the country, far too many students aren't learning to read...
- Jun 8
Sine Die: Education Wins in CT!
What a session! At midnight last night, the House and Senate adjourned "Sine Die," marking the end of a busy 2023 legislative session. CT...
- May 10
Congressional GOP Proposes Ed Cuts, NYC Emulates Right to Read, Voters of Color Favor School Choice
Congressional Republicans Propose Ed Cuts A couple of weeks ago, the US Department of Education put out a fact sheet regarding...
- Apr 19
Approps Disappoints on Danbury Charter, the Dems’ Budget Proposal, + School Choice on National Stage
Appropriations Committee Disappoints on Danbury Charter "Regretfully, no." "Unfortunately, no." "I support charters, but I am a ‘no’ on...
- Apr 12
The Condition of Education in Connecticut 2021-22, and the Parent Perception Gap
The Condition of Education in Connecticut 2021-22 On April 5th, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) presented its...
- Apr 5
Right to Read Legislative Forum, CT Tutoring to Address Math, + Introducing our new CEO
Right to Read Legislative Forum On March 29th—as leaders of the Right to Read CT Coalition—we were proud to have planned and co-hosted an...
- Mar 29
LOB Event on Districts Implementing Right to Read + Ed Committee Advances Charter Authorization Bill
TODAY AT 11: LOB Event Highlights Districts Implementing Right to Read Today at 11, the Right to Read CT Coalition, the Connecticut...
- Mar 22
Restraint and Seclusion in CT, New Haven Superintendent, Forum on Right to Read at the LOB
The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in CT Public Schools The past week has seen a lot of coverage on restraint and seclusion (R/S)...
- Mar 15
Legislature Tackles Pension Financing, Right to Read Keeps Rolling, State Invests in Summer Learning
Legislature Tackles Teacher Pension Financing Today, at noon, the Education Committee has another public hearing, with eleven bills on...
- Mar 1
Legislative Update, and Supreme Court Considers Student Loan Relief
Legislative Update Two months into the legislative session, there has been a lot of action on the issue of educational equity. Here are...
- Jan 25
New Right to Read FAQ; the ROI of Higher Ed; and Teacher Shortages Prompt Student Relocation
New: “Right to Read” Implementation FAQ Following last week's meeting of the Reading Leadership Implementation Council—the Right to Read...
- Jan 18
Students Honor MLK, Update on “Right to Read,” SCOTUS Weighs Funding for Religious Charters
Students Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over the long weekend, Connecticut citizens had the opportunity to honor the legacy of Dr....
- Jan 4
What’s New at the Capitol in 2023?
Happy New Year! The 2023 legislative session will begin later today. Governor Ned Lamont will be inaugurated into his second term at noon...
- Dec 19, 2022
CT Post: Education Reform Now CT touts benefits of Right to Read Act
"What we really need to do is make a significant change, and we have to do it in every school," Dowell said. "Because the idea that a...
- Dec 7, 2022
About Last Night: Right to Read and Literacy in New Haven
It was an exciting night for proponents of Connecticut’s “Right to Read” legislation. In an event hosted by New Haven Reads at the Barack...
- Nov 30, 2022
Levers for More Equitable Teacher Pension Financing, Event on The Science Behind Reading
Levers for More Equitable Teacher Pension Financing Last week, State Comptroller Natalie Braswell announced that her office would...
- Nov 9, 2022
A Winning Night for CT Dems, “Right to Read” Center Stage at SBE Meeting
A Winning Night for CT Dems It might be Wednesday morning, but Election Night is still going in some key Connecticut races… Overall, it...
- Oct 26, 2022
Poll Shows Dems Leading on Ed, Science of Reading on the National Stage, and NAEP Results
New DFER CT Poll Shows Democrats Leading on CT Education On Monday, we released a new poll of likely Connecticut voters, conducted by...
- Oct 12, 2022
Chronic Absenteeism, Economic Challenges, and Wage Supports for Early Childhood Educators
Chronic Absenteeism Impacting Educational Attainment Recently, the Washington Post reported on an analysis by Johns Hopkins University...
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