Prepared by Abacus Associates, researchers in Northampton, MA Using 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) made the argument this week that Connecticut should be more like Massachusetts and New Jersey if we are to see improvement in student achievement on NAEP. However, teacher due process and…
DetailsLegislative lessons taught at CEA conference “Governor Malloy was supportive of education in Stamford, and teachers supported him in the election. Now we are asking, ‘what happened?’” said Stamford teacher Donna Slifkin. The technology teacher at Hart Magnet School was among three dozen teachers who attended the afternoon session “Year of Education Reform: You and…
DetailsAs the legislature debates education reform for Connecticut and many parties weigh in, CEA continues to speak out and share teachers’ views about what works to improve education for our students. To that end, CEA Executive Director Mary Loftus Levine appeared on two television news programs this Sunday. Watch Loftus Levine on Fox 61’s The…
Details2012 Connecticut Teacher of the Year David Bosso of Berlin told Governor Malloy during a town hall meeting last night, that his proposal affects teacher morale and is demoralizing. Bosso said, “A focus on teachers and evaluation is hurting teacher morale, and, when teacher morale declines, teaching and learning suffer, and this needs to be…
DetailsGovernor not backing down on his education reform plan Everything is written in pencil right now—that’s the way one legislator characterized Substitute Senate Bill 24, now being considered by the state legislature as an alternative to the Governor’s Education Bill #24. “We understand this bill is a work in progress—just one step, with many more…
DetailsWTNH is hosting an opportunity for Connecticut residents to Ask the Governor questions about education reform on April 3. Read the press release below to find out how to ask your questions. WTNH News 8 Viewers Ask the Governor about Education Reform News 8 Hosts Fifth Exclusive Live Q&A with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy NEW…
DetailsSeveral news outlets have published pieces in recent days by writers drawing attention to important areas of concern in the Governor’s Education Bill #24. In the Stamford Advocate, “Bill takes public out of public education,” Wendy Lecker writes about how the governor’s bill takes control away from parents, communities and local school boards in low-performing…
DetailsThere are only two days left before the Education Committee is scheduled to act on the Governor’s Education Bill #24. Teachers traveled to Hartford today to meet with their legislators and many more are calling and emailing lawmakers. Please join them and take a moment this weekend to contact your state legislators. Urge them to…
DetailsBusiness-backed groups, charters, and other privately funded organizations are lobbying legislators aggressively to act on their behalf, and pass the Governor’s Education Bill #24. Yesterday, some members of these groups appeared on WNPR’s radio program Where We Live—insisting that legislators proceed with the governor’s proposal to tie teacher evaluation to certification, and salary schedules. During the…
DetailsGovernor Dannel P. Malloy told a crowd of more than 400 people at his education town hall-style meeting yesterday at Walsh Elementary School in Waterbury that the reform plan he is pushing is “scary” to some people. But he says things have to change in public education. Waterbury teacher Teresa Morias stepped up to the…
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