Rep. Gail Hamm Receives Prestigious CEA Award
At a ceremony in her honor at East Hampton Middle School this week, long-time State Rep. Gail Hamm heard from teachers how much they have appreciated her work on their…
State Education Officials Announce Flexibility in Teacher Evaluation Implementation
The state process involving school districts developing new teacher evaluation plans is more fluid than it originally appeared, based on extensive discussion on Monday, February 4, among State Department of…
PEAC to Reconvene Monday
The Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) that met last year to develop state guidelines for educator evaluation will meet again Monday for the first time since PEAC members approved the…
New Poll Finds Support for Stricter Gun Laws in Connecticut
A poll released this morning by the University of Connecticut and the Hartford Courant found that 64% of Connecticut residents favor stricter laws for gun sales. Twenty-eight percent of respondents…
Legislative Task Force Hearing from Newtown Residents
The legislative Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety is holding a hearing at Newtown High School tonight. You can watch Newtown residents speaking out live on the…
Schools Expected to Do Too Much With Too Few Resources
In communities with high rates of poverty, “schools are really all that’s left of the safety net for children,” NYU Professor Pedro Noguera told a WNPR host this morning. Noguera…
Poll Finds CT Teachers Support Stronger Gun Laws
The senselessness of the Sandy Hook tragedy has brought much needed attention to gun and school safety issues. At a news conference today at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford,…
From the Front Lines of Public Education: Connecticut Teachers Support Stronger Gun Laws
In overwhelming numbers, Connecticut teachers support tougher gun laws and additional funding to modernize school facilities to provide safe and secure public schools, according to the first poll of Connecticut…
School Safety Takes Center Stage at Legislature
Educators, first responders, parents, and others who testified before a new legislative task force today urged lawmakers not to make schools fortresses, but to maintain their status as warm and…
Going Where We’ve Never Gone Before to Fund Public Education
When it comes to funding local public schools, top state officials may be ready to go where none of their predecessors has gone before in carving out new fiscal policy.…