Four Assurances Four Speeches
On June 11 Connecticut became the 31st state to have its application for federal stimulus funds approved by the Federal department of Education. The quid pro quo for receiving these…
April (usually) is the Cruelest Month …
…but not this year. June may well take that prize. For educators the first week in June begins the dash to the finish line. Usually this is a time of…
Close 5000 Schools in Five Years …
This week President Obama proposed closing and reopening 1000 failing schools per year for the next five years. Where did this come from! Officially the notion was floated by Secretary…
NEA President Visits Bridgeport CommPACT Schools
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel heard encouraging reports from teachers, parents and principals during a visit yesterday to two Bridgeport CommPACT schools. The new school reform experiment in Connecticut’s neediest…
State Department of Education Presents to CEA on ARRA
State education officials are seeking guidance and getting answers from the U.S. Department of Education about how to use new federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…