Staffing Shortages + School Closures; Mental Health Concerns for Children; a Talk on Ed + Housing
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized ana
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- Oct 21, 2020
New ERNA CT Poll on VBM; CT Resuming SBAC This Year; + "Rebalancing" Debunked Reading Curriculum
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized ana
- Sep 23, 2020
Tracking Student Engagement When They Go Remote and Teacher Shortages Impacting Connecticut Schools
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized ana
- Aug 19, 2020
Unpacking CT’s Primaries, PD on Emotional Trauma for Teachers, + a Summer Podcast Playlist for DFERs
This weekly segment by looks at the top education stories Dems are watching, providing bite-sized analysis and links to recent articles
- Jul 15, 2020
Coalition work on desegregating CT and a national education platform
On the roster this week: coalition work on desegregating CT and a national education platform.
- Mar 5, 2020
Amy's Ed Committee Testimony on School Literacy Bill
Testimony Before the Education Committee Amy Dowell, Connecticut State Director Education Reform Now Connecticut March 6, 2020 Re: ...
- Feb 19, 2020
Tackling vaccine exemptions, the "reading wars," and ongoing ed mentions on the presidential trail
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized...
- Jan 2, 2020
ERN CT 2020 Policy Priorities
Fair Access to High Quality: Expand the Open Choice program, which allows students to attend school in any participating district within...
- Sep 4, 2019
DFER CT Open Letter to Commissioner Cardona
DATE: September 4, 2019 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | amy@dfer.org DFER CT Releases Open Letter to Commissioner Cardona Today, DFER CT State...
- Sep 4, 2019
Open Letter to Education Commissioner Cardona
Dear Commissioner Cardona, Congratulations on your new role. As a Connecticut public school parent and education advocate, I am looking...
- Jun 5, 2019
DFER CT: 2019 Sine Die
Wednesday Weekly is a segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT that looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching,...
- May 29, 2019
Top ed policies as session draws to a close, and segregationist housing traditions in CT
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized...
- Mar 12, 2019
Testimony for the Education Committee: Minority Teacher Recruitment and Open Choice
On March 13th at 2pm, the Education Committee of the General Assembly will hold a public hearing on bills related to both recruiting...
- Feb 20, 2019
Lamont's Budget Proposal: 5 Quick Takeaways on Education
Today, Governor Lamont proposed his first biennial budget for FY20-21. Designed with structural changes to position the state for...
- Feb 12, 2019
Diversifying the Educator Workforce
Educators of color relate to students of color in a way that leads to trusting relationships and increases student engagement. In...
- Jan 8, 2019
ERN CT 2019 Policy Priorities
Recruit and Retain Educators of Color: Students in public schools should see adults of color as educators and role models. Although 46%...
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