Amistad Academy founder Stefan Pryor will be formally recommended to Governor Malloy as Connecticut’s next Commissioner of Education at a State Board of Education meeting tomorrow. The Hartford Courant reported…
Just in time for Labor Day, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial opened to the public August 22 in Washington, D.C. Although Dr. King’s role as a civil rights…
Teachers are under fire from politicians and the media today, but most ordinary Americans are behind educators. A recent poll by Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup found that even though a solid majority…
As you head back to school this week and next, please keep in mind all of the great things you and your colleagues accomplish every day. Connecticut’s achievement gap is…
There’s lots to do as you prepare for the new school year. Many educators spend large amounts of their own money on classroom supplies. If you have to spend your…
Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s speech today to school superintendents is a clarion call to embrace change, especially in the 20 to 30 school districts where the governor says students are…
Governor Dannel P. Malloy praised teachers today, saying “they go above and beyond every day for their students,” when he addressed 500 educators at a CEA leadership conference in Uncasville. The…
A new independent study by the RAND Corporation, released July 18, concludes that a merit pay program in New York City’s public schools failed to affect student achievement at any…
Governor Malloy released a budget cutting plan Friday which would chop 31 million in education funds from the state’s FY 2012 budget and 36.5 million from FY 2013. Although Malloy…
There is a significant danger that Washington lawmakers could make cuts to Social Security that will affect Connecticut teachers. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform has recommended changes…