Much Work Remains as Brown v. Board of Education Turns 60
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education — the Supreme Court case that overturned legal segregation in our public schools. Much has changed over the last 60 years,…
Time and Resources Continue as Themes at Common Core Task Force Meeting
“Time has been the most significant challenge,” Litchfield Superintendent Deborah Wheeler, told the State Common Core Implementation Task Force. “It’s been a lot of decision making in a short amount of…
Role Modeling Reading – How to Reverse a Trend of Kids Who Hardly Read
How do you help your kids — your own children and/or your students — learn to love reading? In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, columnist David Bruni bemoaned the results…
Parents Bolster Teachers with Gestures of Appreciation
Teachers have a renewed spring in their step this week at Uncas Elementary School in Norwich thanks to the thoughtful efforts of the school’s PTO. Parents honored educators during Teacher…
Waterbury Students Rock the Palace Theater
Waterbury Teachers Association Vice President Ray Santovasi has an impressive resume to share with his students. The music educator, who is based at Wilby High and North End Middle Schools,…
CT Students Head and Shoulders Above Peers
While self-proclaimed education reformers have been huddling, trying to hoist more change than ever before on our public schools, students and teachers have been plugging along doing the hard work…
State Board of Education Approves Changes to Educator Evaluation
The State Board of Education early this afternoon approved changes to Connecticut’s Guidelines for Educator Evaluation. The State Board acted on…
Major Victory for Connecticut Children
Governor Dannel P. Malloy is expected to sign several bills that improve early childhood education. This past weekend, the state legislature approved the Office of Early Childhood, the School Readiness Expansion, and Smart Start…
Connecticut Teacher of the Year Honored at the White House
Congratulations to all of the 2014 State Teachers of the Year who were honored at the White House yesterday. We’re looking forward to hearing Connecticut’s own John Mastroianni speak tonight…
Norwich Administrators Stress the Importance of Time and Money in Common Core Implementation
This year it has cost the Norwich Public Schools approximately $1.5 million to implement the Common Core State Standards (CSSS) in the city’s K-8 system. This money has come from…