Rick Green writes about a recent argument with the YouTube investment wizard and U.S. Senate candidate Peter Schiff over college loans and the ever-increasing price of tuition. The impish Schiff — who predicted the current economic collapse — hit me with a simple explanation to a question I cannot find an answer for: It's the government's fault for handing out so much money through loans and grants. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2009
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A decade after the court's decision that Hartford's schools would be integrated voluntarily, the 24,000-student school district remains 95 percent black and Latino, and most of the students are poor. While some city students now have better opportunities to be educated, most continue to languish in substandard public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2006
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In its first ruling since Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski announced his massive overhaul of Hartford schools, the city board of education has left little doubt that its main priority from now on is closing the achievement gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 26, 2007
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A new U.S. Census Bureau study ranks Connecticut seventh in the country in education spending, a phenomenon experts attribute to the region's high cost of living, the state's wealth, a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and the premium the state places on education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2011
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Nearly two dozen teachers are sharing more than $20,000 in grant money to fund innovative learning projects. The grants are awarded by Achieve Hartford!, an independent organization of local business and community leaders dedicated to advancing the reform effort in Hartford's schools and improving student achievement. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Helen Ubińas voices the opinion that the lawsuit between the State of Connecticut and the U.S. government over the No Child Left Behind Act that is currently in federal court in New Haven won't get us any closer to fixing the problems with Hartford schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 2, 2006
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The second in a series of editorials by the Hartford Courant concerning integration of the public school systems of Greater Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 13, 2001
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In Hartford Public Schools, power and money are being pushed out to individual schools rather than being kept in the central administration, but there have already been some unintended consequences. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: May 08, 2008
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Elizabeth Brad Noel writes about the construction of the new Pathways to Technology Magnet School. She is convinced that the historic Hartford High location is a signature site because it provides easy access to employment opportunities. And it provides an attractive city location for suburban students, which will help meet the Sheff-O'Neill diversity mandate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 4, 2007
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This Courant editorial urges the next governor’s office to make Smart Growth a priority, whether the Republican, Governor M. Jodi Rell or the Democratic challenger, Mayor John DeStefano, is the winner. Smart growth is not a partisan issue. After the election, the governor should convene a session with legislative leaders, key commissioners and civic groups such as 1,000 Friends to take the best of the candidates' proposals, plus examples that work in other states, and put together a program that will do the job in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 27, 2006
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Children in Hartford deserve a good education. And taxpayers deserve to have their money used wisely. Clearly we can do both, but not by building new magnet schools when we have empty capacity in existing public schools. It's time for the state to use more common sense and fewer common cents. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 07, 2010
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State Rep. Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, writes that when comparing the Democrats' budget proposal with the governor's, what stands out is the difference between sound policy and bad policy. Nowhere is this more evident than on the issue of property tax reform. When the Democrats in the General Assembly set out to address property tax reform this year, they understood that a sound policy would require a combination of short-term relief and long-term reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 6, 2007
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The much-anticipated Achievement First-Hartford charter school is slated to open in August, but a lack of state money has left Hartford school officials scrambling to secure the funds to run it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2008
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The governor's commission investigating ways to close Connecticut's education achievement gap, the nation's biggest, hinted recently at some of the recommendations it might make in its final report due in the fall of 2010. Although no specifics were given, the commission suggested that it is considering ideas ranging from how to recruit the best teachers to changing the way the state pays for public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2010
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Milo Sheff says his experience in the Hartford school system often depended on how each teacher viewed the lawsuit that bore his name in 1989. Signing on as the main plaintiff in the suit, then-10-year-old Sheff lent his name to the fight for equal education in Connecticut. But while thousands of students have benefited from the changes prompted by the lawsuit, Sheff said his own education suffered. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2009
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A presentation concerning the 2009-2010 Hartford Public School budget given by Superintendent Steven Adamowski on March 17, 2009 (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: March 17, 2009
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Scores of students in yellow T-shirts proclaiming "Fund Me Fairly" came to the state Capitol complex recently to press for an education funding bill that would send more money to some magnet and charter schools. The controversial measure, dubbed "money follows the child," was the subject of a lengthy public hearing before the legislature's appropriations committee. Under the bill, state money for students attending magnets and charters would be sent directly to those schools and not partially shared with the student's home district, as it is now. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2011
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut state does well in schooling better-off suburban children. But it fails low-income children, who are mostly concentrated in city schools. The state should offer districts incentives to negotiate union contracts that tie teacher job evaluations to student progress on test scores. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 27, 2010
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Diggs Construction has always had a contract requirement to oversee the various minority contractors working on the city's schools. The last person to do that work was an outside consultant -- D. Anwar Al-Ghani, one of the six people on a panel that unanimously picked Diggs in 2001 to oversee Hartford's massive school construction project. But his contract expired in April 2009. And now, Diggs says it doesn't need an outside contractor to do the work anymore. It can handle the work itself. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 26, 2009
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How will the state pay for a "suitable and substantially equal" education for all children attending public schools? That's the big question lawmakers will ultimately face, with the requirements dependent on the outcome of a lawsuit that could force the state to spend as much as $2 billion more a year to shore up low-performing school systems — nearly double what it now spends on education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2010
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With only four days left in the school year, the Manchester board of education voted to confirm its decision to close Nathan Hale School, a red brick school in downtown Manchester. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2010
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At a time when school systems are wringing every penny out of their budgets, some local leaders are growing increasingly frustrated about the cost of sending students to magnet schools, part of the state's plan to integrate Hartford schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 10, 2011
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently announced his "deal" to reorganize most of Connecticut's public higher education. It was crafted by one political appointee and one legislator. It's typical of such "deals" done in the dark — it's bad public policy. It's even worse educational policy. It's not the way our elected representatives should allow laws to be made. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 08, 2011
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Athletes at the state's technical high schools will get to compete in fall sports after all. Mark Linabury, spokesman for acting Education Commissioner George Coleman, said recently that because of conference deadlines for committing to games, the state would find the money to fund sports in the coming season. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 04, 2011
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If lawmakers tweak the formula for divvying up education aid, Connecticut's communities could all agree on a guiding principle: None wants to lose anything. A lobbying organization for municipalities, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, announced recently that it will press the General Assembly to protect against any changes in aid distribution that hurt individual towns or cities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2012
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According to Mayor Eddie Perez, his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year was developed within a framework of a plan he calls “Governing for Results.” One of the results wasn’t long in coming: close to 100 Board of Education employees angrily protesting before a public hearing on the proposed budget recently at Bulkeley High School. The teachers and other school employees were protesting Hartford School Superintendent Steven Adamowski’s cutting of several positions in his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 01, 2008
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Rick Green writes that Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch isn't crazy about school vouchers. But the inequality of our failed system of urban education is even less appealing. Finch, a liberal Democrat and former state senator in his first term as mayor, stunned observers not long ago when he unexpectedly suggested that using public money to pay for children to go to private schools might help his financially strapped city out -- and provide some hope for poor, minority children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 21, 2009
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Pressure is growing on the state's community colleges as heavy enrollment continues in an ailing economy. As of mid-July, enrollment at the 12 community campuses had increased about 10 percent over the same time last year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2010
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The co-chairmen of the legislature's education committee have quietly resurrected a bill to raise the starting age for kindergarten in Connecticut, but this time schools would be required to provide preschool for thousands of 4-year-olds affected by the change. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 14, 2011
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The Connecticut legislature's education committee is reviewing a bill that would give suburban school districts more money for each Hartford student they enroll through the regional Open Choice program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2009
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Cities and towns would have to shoulder more of the cost of new school construction under a bill that would reduce the state's share of construction costs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 01, 2011
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What started out four years ago as happy plan to build a magnet school called Pathways to Technology, which would train students for technology jobs and help to desegregate Hartford schools, has devolved into a political standoff extraordinaire. Recently, the state attorney general said the city can't build a magnet school on an oddly shaped lot the state gave the city - even though ground has already been broken. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 2, 2007
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The Hartford Board of Education has unanimously approved plans to renovate West Middle Elementary School through a $54.6 million project that supporters say is decades overdue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2011
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Holding its breath and jumping right in, the State Board of Education broached the controversial subject of connecting teacher evaluations to student performance recently as members discussed the state's application for funding under a new federal competition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 08, 2009
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The board of education recently canceled the August 2009 opening of a new academy in order to save $900,000, part of a $3 million budget cut mandated by the city council. The Young Men's Leadership Academy, which was slated to open with 200 students, was going to be the first of two single-gender academies in the city for students in grades 6 through 12. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 17, 2009
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Deep in the school system's $395.8 million spending proposal — on page 255 — are two items that total a relatively minuscule $250,000. Yet those items, proposed bonuses for central office staff, might represent the thorniest part of the budget for the board of education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 20, 2011
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A proposal that would allow towns to issue bonds to pay for college scholarships for its public school students was recently aired at the Hartford Public Library. The legislation is patterned after a program operating in Kalamazoo, Mich., which has been credited with increasing school enrollment and boosting high school graduation rates since it began in 2006. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2008
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Bridgeport legislators recently began a campaign to pressure Gov.-elect Dan Malloy to negotiate a settlement in a 5-year-old lawsuit that calls for overhauling the way the state pays for its public schools. At the core of the suit, Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding v. Gov. M. Jodi Rell, is the argument that the state's existing education cost-sharing formula is a broken system that places the burden on local property taxes to support school spending. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 16, 2010
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A Brookfield couple was honored recently for their funding of annual scholarships to minority students who want to become math or science teachers. Fred and Joan Weisman were honored by the board of governors for higher education. The couple has given a total of $130,000 since 2005 to fund the Weisman Program, which provides $5,000 a year for scholarships and $2,500 a year to help repay loans for students who go on to teach in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2009
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Hard times come at a bad time for all of us, but especially for low-performing school districts such as Hartford's. Recently, Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski told the school board and the city council that the Hartford system is facing a budget shortfall of between $4.3 million and $25.5 million next year, when the budget is projected to be $297 million. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 22, 2008
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Less than a year ago, the future looked bright for charter schools in Connecticut, with a promise of support from the governor and the General Assembly's commitment of additional funding for each of the next three years. But state budget problems have suddenly created an uncertain future for charters in Connecticut. The General Assembly's decision in December to slash the funding increase for at least this year has left current operators with a budgetary nightmare — and those proposing new schools with serious questions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 14, 2013
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski outlined details recently of a proposed budget that puts more money directly into schools, including an intensive new effort focused on high school freshmen. At a meeting of parents prior to a budget hearing, Adamowski said he intends to reduce the size of the school system's central administration, look for ways to end expensive building leases and bolster efforts to prepare high school students for college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 9, 2007
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More than 1,400 Hartford students will go without federally mandated tutoring for the next two weeks, while the school district figures out whether it has enough money to continue the services at the current level. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 27, 2009
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski's effort to overhaul the city's struggling schools has alienated some teachers but gained support in the business community, which in recent months has raised more than $1 million for a private civic group that will provide oversight to the reforms. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 13, 2008
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Capital Preparatory Magnet School Principal and founder Steve Perry has promoted the Hartford school in Soledad O'Brien's national "Black In America" series. The story is about university-bound, minority students meeting high expectations, no excuses. But this year, Perry said, his vision of a meritocracy has taken a serious hit from the skyrocketing cost of tuition. Perry blamed college costs that have "spiraled out of control" and plans to use a few of his connections as a CNN education contributor to help raise $100,000 in scholarships for Capital Prep seniors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 14, 2011
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The state's technical high schools are plagued by leaking roofs, serviced by broken-down buses and are so cash-strapped that some have run out of basic supplies such as wire in the electrical shop, legislators and education leaders said during a legislative hearing recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 02, 2010
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When Hartford Archbishop Henry Mansell, during a special Mass celebrating Catholic schools a week ago, urged parishioners to "engage in legislative educational issues," more than a few may have wondered exactly what he meant. What Mansell was talking about — two initiatives to obtain state funding for Catholic schools — is part of a larger movement to have public programs include private schools among those parents can choose. Although they advocate broader change, the Connecticut Federation of Catholic School Parents is focusing this year on a tax credit for businesses that donate to private school scholarship programs and on an initiative that would allow municipalities to subsidize textbooks for private schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 03, 2008
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The premier issue of a newsletter of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding. The newsletter is aimed at keeping the growing membership of CCJEF abreast of coalition developments. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: May 15, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/CCJEF_May_15_07.pdf
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An analysis of the Connecticut FY 06-07 State Budget by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), which focuses on the impact on municipalities, summary of general government aid, summary of education aid, and bonding. (PDF document, 20 pages) Published by
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
; Publication Date: May 15, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/budget_analysis_fy06-07_final.pdf
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A school funding committee in Hartford recently voted to recommend that the state take a "money-follows-the-child" approach to paying for students who attend magnet schools, charter schools and other school choice options. The recommendation, which teachers' union representatives criticized, next will go to the State Board of Education for action and then possibly to the governor and legislature. Any change would not go into effect for a few years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2011
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A student at Western Connecticut State College, who is a English education major and a member of the student government, comments on the proposed cuts and consolidation facing Eastern, Southern, Central and Western Connecticut state universities which are aimed at helping close Connecticut's budget deficit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2011
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More money for charter schools was included in the Connecticut Democrats' version of the state budget, released by the appropriations committee recently. And that makes charter schools, like Hartford's Achievement First, happy. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 03, 2009
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State officials scrambled recently to salvage the rest of the school year for students at a small Hartford charter school that closed its doors because it has run out of money. Officials of the Cross-Cultural Academy of Arts & Technology, an experimental school that opened in the fall of 2006, told parents the school could no longer afford to pay its teachers and would be closing with six weeks left in the regular school year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 5, 2007
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Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport have had to borrow $55 million to keep school construction projects going while Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Democratic legislative leaders remain deadlocked over a $3.2 billion bond package. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 29, 2007
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An audit of the school system's spending on city-issued credit cards found no financial irregularities, according to a report released recently. The city's analysis of procurement card expenses followed recent audits of the Hartford Public Library and Hartford Parking Authority, which also revealed no issues in their p-card spending that would "warrant disclosure or management's attention," those reports stated. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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Hartford's public school system deserves enthusiastic congratulations for receiving a competitive federal anti-dropout grant of $13.3 million. It rewards the progress that city schools have made in keeping high school-age kids in the classroom instead of dropping out. The grant, to be parceled out over five years, will be used to create "Student Success Centers" at Hartford Public, Bulkeley and Weaver high schools. The centers will monitor students and help prevent them from falling behind. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 11, 2010
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Retired teachers over the age of 65 and noncertified school and board of education retirees learned this week that a subsidy from the school district that had kept their insurance premiums low will be ending, and for some the cost will be onerous. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2009
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Helen Ubińas writes it's time for Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski to get creative and call on untapped resources: parents. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2009
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More than 90 teachers at the former Burns and Milner elementary schools are waiting to be paid for working an extra hour each day. Under school redesigns implemented this year, the school hours were extended at the two elementary schools, which are now called the Academy for Latino Studies at Burns School and the Core Knowledge Academy at Milner School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 01, 2008
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Connecticut state budget woes are likely to block a progressive school from opening this fall. Achievement First Hartford was to have opened in the former Mark Twain school, but not without $2.1 million from the state. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: June 12, 2008
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Board of education members from five of the poorest school districts in the state are teaming up to tell lawmakers that more money is needed from the state next year. The Urban Education Coalition is one of a handful of advocacy groups that have stepped forward with concerns about the state education budget. Gov. M. Jodi Rell has proposed maintaining education cost sharing (ECS) grants for the next two years at the current level of $1.88 billion. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2009
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A recent report that found annual tuition costs continue to outpace inflation at America's four-year colleges comes as troublesome - but not surprising - news to those already paying the bills. College is a growing financial burden for families across the nation as prices rise while federal scholarships and grants fail to keep pace with inflation, the College Board said in its annual report on college costs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 25, 2006
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It's the sense of relief that parents and their high school seniors have when they are leaving "College Goal Sunday" that measures the worth of the financial aid workshops called “College Goal Sunday,” which happened this year on Jan. 31, 2010. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 26, 2010
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Interest rates charged under a federally subsidized student loan program for low- and middle-income families are scheduled to double, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Because a federal law expires June 30, 2012, new loans under the Federal Direct Stafford Loan program will be a lot more costly, adding to the already frightening weight of debt. That student loan debt now exceeds $1 trillion, more than for credit cards and automobiles, with no sign of slowing down. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 03, 2012
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In this editorial, the Courant supports the efforts of State Representative Kelvin Roldan to establish Connecticut Promise Zones, modeled on an innovative program from Kalamazoo, Michigan, which provides full college scholarships to residents who meet requirements. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 27, 2008
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Rick Green asks high school graduates to pause and think about what they want to accomplish, given the mounting cost of college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2008
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A national panel came to St. Joseph College in West Hartford recently for the second in a series of hearings across the nation on the controversial law, the centerpiece of President Bush's school reform agenda. Some of the harshest criticism of the law has come from Connecticut, the only state to sue the federal government over the law, contending it is too costly. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2006
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Michael Meotti, the interim president of the new Board of Regents for Higher Education, told community college trustees recently that none of the 12 community colleges will close despite budget cutbacks and the reorganization of higher education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 19, 2011
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The complaint filed in U.S. District Court against the U.S. government concerning unfunded mandates under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The state alleges that it has requested waivers from meeting the requirements of the act, and that the requests have been denied. (PDF File, 29 pages)
Publication Date: August 22, 2005
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A school reform organization will announce this morning that it will advocate legislation this year that would link state education funding to the relative wealth of students in individual school systems. The group will also advocate changes that would allow teacher layoff decisions to be based on job performance rather than seniority in certain cases. But some education experts say ConnCAN's lobbying tactics are really aimed at furthering its agenda to support and promote funding for charter schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012011.asp
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A new interactive database offers details and analysis of teachers' contracts for almost every local education agency in the state, reporting on salary levels, class size limits, performance pay, sick days and other factors. The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, known as ConnCAN, compiled the data from 173 of the 174 school districts, including traditional public school districts, regional districts, charter schools and the state vocational-technical high school system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062012.asp
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A New Haven-based education reform group, ConnCan, says the interim report prepared by a task force charged with fixing the way Connecticut funds education is a "missed opportunity" and falls far short of the "bold" proposal the governor had sought. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012412.asp
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Connecticut Community College students will be facing a 6.4 percent hike in tuition and fees in the fall of 2010 — a slightly higher percentage increase than at other state-operated colleges or universities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_022410.asp
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Educators and legislators predicted that the state's failure to win a penny in the $3.4 billion Race to the Top education funding competition could delay some of the landmark educational reforms that the state legislature passed this spring. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 27, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_072710.asp
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For the third time, Connecticut has lost its bid for a federal Race to the Top grant — this one to improve educational programs for very young children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_121511.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut's failure to reach the finals in the "Race to the Top" competition for school grants has made us the hole in the doughnut, surrounded by successful states — Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island — who now have better chances at winning hundreds of millions for their educational systems than we do. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 06, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030610.asp
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State Representative Kelvin Roldan has proposed a bill in the Connecticut General Assembly to implement an innovative program to provide scholarships for public higher education modeled on one developed in Kalamazoo Michigan. Connecticut Promise Zones would allow local communities to raise bond funds to pay for scholarships for local students. The three documents linked below include the letter from Representative Roldan to the General Assembly, a copy of the text of the raised bill, and an editorial from the Hartford Courant supporting the legislation.
Publication Date: February 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/wsd_030508.asp
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An unlikely group of bedfellows, including teachers union leaders, legislators and charter school advocates, said recently that they'll work together in the next few months to improve Connecticut's chances to succeed in the second round of funding under the federal “Race to the Top” grant competition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030510_1.asp
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Municipal leaders and education advocates used a lot of metaphors recently to describe state and local budget problems. But, the bottom line: We need more money from the state or we need relief from unfunded mandates. And we need it now. Education leaders argued that municipalities need more money from the state's Education Cost Sharing grants. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_040909.asp
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Despite a last-ditch effort to postpone it again, a 2007 state law that requires students to serve suspensions in school rather than at home is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2010. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041610.asp
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Many of the magnet school openings sought by minority parents in Hartford are going instead to black and Hispanic families from the suburbs, according to a school desegregation expert who testified in court. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2002
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041702.asp
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The cost of getting Hartford children from their homes to their classrooms is likely to increase at least 37 percent next year, with the price of fuel and labor and city requirements for onboard digital video cameras, global positioning systems, electronic routing systems, and virtually new buses all contributing to the dramatic increase, school bus companies say. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041908.asp
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The Hartford city council recently approved with little change the budget proposal submitted by Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez for 2006-07, adding only $5.4 million more in state funding than called for in Perez's spending plan. Perez indicated that he intends to accept the $496.9 million budget, representing a 7 percent increase in spending over the current year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_051806.asp
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Representatives of the city's schools spoke at length about their $96.29 million request from the city's taxpayers at the council's budget hearing recently. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/cityline_051409.asp
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Anticipating a deep cut in state funding, the chancellor of the Connecticut State University system floated a proposal recently to waive a state-mandated cap on tuition increases. David G. Carter suggested at a meeting of the Board of Governors for Higher Education that the panel should consider waiving its 15 percent ceiling on increases next year if state budget cuts of 10 percent or more are imposed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121808.asp
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Students commuting to Connecticut's four smaller state universities — Central, Eastern, Southern and Western — will pay an average of 6.3 percent more in tuition and fees next year, the system's board of trustees decided recently. Residential students will pay an average of 5.6 percent more. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_121109.asp
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Some of the state's wealthiest school districts will see the largest percentage increases in state grants over the next five years under the budget proposed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. This chart shows the five year increase in state education grants for each district from the current fiscal year to fiscal year 2011-2012. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_030607.pdf
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Although Hartford school officials have not yet said which specific positions will be among the 254 eliminated next year, a review of budget requests from principals and central office administrators indicates that the biggest cuts seem to be coming from special education staff. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030909.asp
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As Connecticut's lowest-performing schools struggle to meet the increasingly tough standards of President Bush's school reform act, they probably will have to do it with less help from the federal government. Educators are still analyzing the latest figures, but Connecticut stands to lose ground in several federal programs, including vocational education and college readiness programs aimed at low-income students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020806.asp
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Looming state and city budget deficits might force Hartford school officials to consider scaling back the planned redesign of some city schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_112808.asp
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Superintendent Steven Adamowski proposed a $395.8 million education budget recently that includes nearly 60 staff cuts but no teacher layoffs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041211.asp
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Rick Green writes that eliminating high school sports for city kids is education reform that doesn’t work. Sports cut at Hartford Public High School include wrestling, tennis, golf, freshman volleyball and JV soccer. Participating in sports bring discipline and motivation, and is worth the cost. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_111209.asp
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Capital Community College pays developer Anthony D. Autorino for use of a portion of the downtown high-rise building it occupies, including common entrances, exits and elevators used by the college. That arrangement, along with fees the college pays the Hartford Parking Authority for parking spaces, is adding nearly $1 million a year to the school's budget - part of the price the school pays for its move downtown five years ago into the former G. Fox department store. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 10, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_061007.asp
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With only two weeks before 10,000 students return to the state's technical high schools, school leaders had been bracing themselves for the unpleasant task of telling parents that they would have to close certain trade programs, cancel fall sports or possibly even dis-enroll students. Gov. M. Jodi Rell stepped in to help ease the shortage recently, authorizing the school system to hire another 25 teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_081909.asp
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The city's Democratic Town Committee finished with a bang recently. First, 15 of the 27 people at the monthly meeting voted to remove funding for two positions at the board of education - the superintendent and the labor relations manager. And second, 26 of the 27 present said they were against the "unfair increase" in the costs of health insurance for retired employees of the board of education. But do the votes of the city's Democratic leadership have any meaning? Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/cityline_061809.asp
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The Senate Democrats called for a wholesale rewriting of Gov. M. Jodi Rell's $17.5 billion budget proposal recently, saying they oppose virtually all of her tax proposals and significant parts of her spending plan. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Government/htfd_courant_030807.asp
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Attorneys in the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation case offered sharply conflicting recommendations to a Superior Court judge who is considering ways to end the racial and social isolation of Hartford schoolchildren. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 04, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010408.asp
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The panel appointed to recommend repairs to the "broken" way the state pays for education is proposing state legislators phase in an additional $757.3 million in spending over four years. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: January 04, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/ct_mirror_010413.asp
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As expected, the Board of Regents for Higher Education approved a proposed increase tuition and fees of about 5 percent for the nearly 100,000 students in the state universities and community college students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 21, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_032113.asp
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This district profile contains information on measures of student needs, school resources, and student and school performance. Strategic School Profiles are published annually on November 1st in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Profiles also available for Regular and Special Education by School and by District for years since 1993 at the Department of Ed Web Site. (PDF document, 8 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: November 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/district_profile_06-07.pdf
Related Link(s):
Connecticut Education Data and Research, Strategic School Profiles
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This district profile contains information on measures of student needs, school resources, and student and school performance. Strategic School Profiles are published annually on November 1st in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Profiles also available for Regular and Special Education by School and by District for years since 1993 at the Department of Ed Web Site. (PDF document, 8 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: November 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/district_profile_07-08.pdf
Related Link(s):
Connecticut Education Data and Research, Strategic School Profiles
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This district profile contains information on measures of student needs, school resources, and student and school performance. Strategic School Profiles are published annually on November 1st in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Profiles also available for Regular and Special Education by School and by District for years since 1993 at the Department of Ed Web Site. (PDF document, 8 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: November 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/district_profile_08-09.pdf
Related Link(s):
Connecticut Education Data and Research, Strategic School Profiles
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This Hartford Courant editorial suggests that the current school funding system, called Education Cost Sharing, isn't doing the job when it comes to fairly parceling out state funds to subsidize local schools. Rather than another lawsuit, the governor and legislature ought to attack the problem, do their own research and reach their own solution to develop a fair funding formula. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 25, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_122505.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut taxpayers might one day look back on 2007 as a watershed. Will it be known as the year the state started to shed its dubious distinction as one of the highest property-tax states in the nation? Or will it become the year Connecticut starts its slide from No.1 in per-capita income in the nation? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_042207.asp
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Charter schools have been recognized as one way to improve scores on achievement tests, and close the gap between children of different races. Connecticut is recognized as having some of the nation's best charter schools. Yet, the state is also recognized as one of four in the country that restricts the number of students in charter schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 4, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030406.asp
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For Connecticut teachers, wish lists that might once have been out of reach — or come out of pocket — are now up for fulfillment from just about anyone who wants to give. Their proposals for classroom materials are among 536 requests Connecticut teachers have made since September through the website DonorsChoose.org, run by a nonprofit aimed at matching teachers with donors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122407.asp
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Supporters of allowing students who are illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition, rather than the often cost-prohibitive out-of state-tuition, have launched an aggressive campaign for it in the state legislature for the first time in four years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031311.asp
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Nothing energizes politicians like promising to reduce taxes. Recently, it was the Democrats' turn, in the battle of tax-cut one-upmanship evolving daily at the state Capitol: Legislative leaders offered a new proposal that would extend tax relief to families earning up to $272,000 annually, while raising the state income tax on those earning more. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_051807.asp
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Facing a deadline for achieving court-ordered desegregation of Hartford schools, state Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan has proposed a new regional approach to the way the state tries to reduce the racial isolation of students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120810.asp
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The state education commissioner would like the legal authority to force suburban districts to accept students of color from Hartford, he testified recently in the ongoing hearing on the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation lawsuit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111407.asp
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A coalition of Connecticut education leaders is protesting the Obama administration's practice of making states or school systems compete for federal education grants, saying it's a subjective way to distribute money and fails to serve the state's poorest students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_083010.asp
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Concerned about what will happen in the summer of 2011 when the flow of federal stimulus money ends, state Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan said recently that he will appeal to the state's congressional delegation to support a faltering bill asking for $23 billion more for schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 07, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_060710.asp
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The legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus got nine of its 10 proposals for school reform passed by the education committee recently, a signal, its members said, of increasing interest in reform and the caucus's growing influence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032610_1.asp
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This report describes what the formula is for distributing Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grants to municipalities, when the formula was established and when it was last changed, and what the nature of the changes were. (PDF Document - 9 pages) Published by
Office of Legislative Research; Connecticut General Assembly
; Publication Date: 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/olr_rsrch_ecs_form.pdf
Related Link(s):
School-Funding System Challenged: State's Existing Formula To Be Examined In Study
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According to the U.S. Census, Connecticut is the most reliant state in the nation on the property tax to fund PreK-12 public education. (PDF document, 40 pages) Published by
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
; Publication Date: October 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/EducationFinanceinCT.pdf
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Fifteen high school students from Hartford were recently selected to get a free ride to the University of Connecticut through a partnership between the university, Hartford schools and the MassMutual Foundation for Hartford. MassMutual is putting up $585,000 to send 15 students a year for the next four years to UConn. The program is aimed at students who will be the first in their families to attend a four-year college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 11, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051106.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's message that an outstanding education system is vital to Connecticut's economic development is spot on, and he proved his dedication to students across our state by championing last year's landmark education reform law. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: February 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/hbj_021113.asp
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Key educators said at a recent legislative forum that they want no further delays in the state's in-school suspension law. Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan said that for the state's application for federal Race to the Top funding to succeed, lawmakers must support a high school reform plan and implement the in-school suspension law passed in 2007 — initiatives he said will help the state tackle its achievement gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041710.asp
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A standing room only crowd wore yellow ribbons as they testified before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee at the Legislative Office Building recently in support of students who are undocumented immigrants who currently pay the out-of-state tuition fee, rather than in-state tuition, regardless of whether or not they actually reside in the state. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/realhtfd_031511.asp
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Do schools and districts have the resources they need to meet performance expectations? This report is designed to help address this issue in Connecticut and to develop a supportable means for policy makers and other education leaders to estimate what it will cost for each district in the state to achieve the performance that is expected of them. Prepared by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc. for The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding. (PDF file, 107 pages) Published by
Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc.
; Publication Date: June 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/APA_EDU_adequacy.pdf
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The state Department of Education has hired a former superintendent from California to oversee implementation of the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation settlement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030309.asp
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Is the federal government going back on its promise to pay for the additional student testing required under President Bush's school reform law, or are Connecticut's tests simply more expensive than necessary? That is a central question facing a federal judge who will decide whether to dismiss Connecticut's lawsuit against the federal No Child Left Behind Act or to let the case proceed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020106.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that creating a group of business and civic leaders to support Hartford school Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's reforms — such as longer academic days, smaller schools and shutting down poor-performing schools — is a good idea that's gathering steam. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082108_1.asp
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Hartford Public Schools’ budget, which contains the financial future for the 2013-2014 school year, was recently approved by the Board of Education meeting. Equity in the funding formula was part of the discussion prior to the vote. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_news_052313.asp
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A Citizens Study Committee of the Citizens Network of the Capital Region studied the issue of local education finance in Connecticut. The Study Committee sought to answer the question: How can the tax system in Connecticut be modified to pay for local K-12 public education in a fairer way and to reduce the high level of reliance on local property taxes? After hearing a number of presentations and holding in depth discussions of issues regarding the financing of local education, the Citizens Network Study Committee identified a number of facts and conclusions, and a recommended set of actions to fix the financing system for local education in Connecticut. This final report describes the study and presents the recommendations. (PDF file, 34 pages). Published by
Citizens Network of the Capital Region, Inc.
; Publication Date: February 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/committeereport[1].pdf
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A Citizens Study Committee of the Citizens Network of the Capital Region studied the issue of local education finance in Connecticut. The Study Committee sought to answer the question: How can the tax system in Connecticut be modified to pay for local K-12 public education in a fairer way and to reduce the high level of reliance on local property taxes? After hearing a number of presentations and holding in depth discussions of issues regarding the financing of local education, the Citizens Network Study Committee identified a number of facts and conclusions, and a recommended set of actions to fix the financing system for local education in Connecticut. This three page summary capsulizes the report and recommendations. (PDF file, 3 pages). Published by
Citizens Network of the Capital Region, Inc.
; Publication Date: February 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/ReportSummary[1].pdf
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut cannot continue its terrible distinction of having the nation's worst achievement gap. Poor students tested in eighth-grade math in 2009 were more than three grade levels behind their better-off peers. A federal study found that white students in Connecticut score above the national average, but black students score lower, on average, than blacks across the South. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 07, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020710.asp
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A bill to allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition rather than the costlier out-of-state rate touched off impassioned discussion recently among the General Assembly's higher education committee as the legislators voted the bill out of committee 11 to 8. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_031811.asp
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On Monday, August 9, 2010, New Britain school Superintendent Doris Kurtz announced the final toll from a bruising, months-long struggle to cut her budget: 112 education positions would be eliminated through layoffs and attrition. Class sizes would increase considerably. A day later, she found out that Congress had given final approval to an aid package that would send $110 million to Connecticut — and that she should be able to hire back some laid-off teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_081110.asp
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More city students will be walking to class and fewer riding buses this fall because school officials are cutting $4 million from the $23 million transportation account to close a school budget gap and spare classrooms and teaching staff from cuts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_062909.asp
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In April, it appeared that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's sweeping education reforms — approved last year by the legislature — were imperiled, but a key legislative leader said the reforms are out of danger. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_052913.asp
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This preliminary report describes a study of how public education is financed in Connecticut and recommends seven principles to be used by the Executive and Legislative branches to restructure the system. Four main actions should also be taken to remedy the current local education finance situation. The report is intended to be used during community conversations in fall 2005, after which a final version will be published. (PDF Document, 25 pages) Published by
Citizens Network of the Capitol Region
; Publication Date: August 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/fundedu_v01.pdf
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D. Anwar Al-Ghani was one of six people who unanimously picked a Kansas company in 2001 to oversee Hartford's massive school construction project. Just over three years later, Al-Ghani's firm was consulting for that company, Diggs Construction — at one point making $15,000 a month working as a liaison between Diggs and its minority contractors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120708.asp
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Prompted by the Newtown school massacre, the state will spend $5 million to improve security at 169 public school buildings in 36 communities across Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 19, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_091913.asp
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The state Department of Education has released a report outlining how it plans to desegregate Hartford-area schools over the next five years — a plan that requires $49 million in its first two years to succeed — at a time when the state is already facing large budget deficits. The Comprehensive Management Plan is part of the latest agreement in the 1996 Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation lawsuit. The agreement, approved last spring, aims to satisfy 80 percent of Hartford students who seek a spot in a racially diverse school by 2013-14, when the agreement ends. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010709_1.asp
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that while voters may have approved Connecticut's constitutional spending cap by a wide margin, they certainly weren't consulted when the definitions under which the cap operates were adopted. These definitions thwart the cap's goal of keeping Connecticut's spending consistent with growth in our state economy - and also have encouraged budget gimmicks, increased borrowing, cost shifting to towns and future generations, and a reluctance to seek new federal funds. It's time to repair these definitions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_022607.asp
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The panel appointed to recommend ways to fix the "broken" way the state pays for education is considering a proposal that would boost state spending by $460 million over the next four years. But with the state facing a deficit, new money will be difficult to come by. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: November 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/ct_mirror_111312.asp
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Inadequate state funding has forced some Hartford elementary students to ride up to two hours each way daily to reach suburban schools they've opted to attend as part of a court-ordered desegregation plan, the head of a nonprofit group testified recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 08, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110807.asp
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Tensions between the Hartford school board and superintendent have taken the spotlight off one thing they fought over — SAT tests that hundreds of high school seniors took recently for free in their own schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101612.asp
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Hartford Public School officials estimate that making more students walk to school will save more than $4 million in the 2009-2010 school year. Walking distances are as follows: up to one-half mile for students in kindergarten through Grade 2; up to 1 mile for third- through fifth-graders; up to 1.5 miles for sixth- through eighth-graders; and up to 2 miles for high school students. All the distances follow state maximums, but the limit for kindergartners through second-graders is half the state's 1-mile limit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 01, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_090109.asp
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Helen Ubińas writes that miscommunication about the Little Owls Learning Center at Hartford Public High School still leaves her feeling that the Hartford Public Schools are not meeting expectations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 01, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030109.asp
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Academic performance is an issue that can affect students at any college — private or state, four years or two — and with the increase in the number of students applying for government financial aid, more are likely to get that unhappy surprise: Their aid is in jeopardy because of their academic performance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012410.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant suggests that it's not the time for the well-compensated superintendent to be haggling with a recalcitrant board of education over a bonus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101512.asp
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About 30 residents attended a forum recently to discuss a dilemma that some say has frustrated state legislators for years: sufficiently funding public education and finding better ways to do it than relying heavily on local property taxes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_112906.asp
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No teacher jobs would be cut under a $400.1 million education budget that Superintendent Christina Kishimoto proposed to the school board recently. The 2012-13 plan requests $9.35 million less than Hartford's current schools budget -- even so, Kishimoto expects to add the equivalent of 23.4 full-time positions, including eight teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_040412.asp
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This report presents a framework to the Governor and legislature for reforming the state’s education funding
system to ensure adequate educational opportunities for all children. The report illustrates three separate models for revamping the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula in ways consistent with an adequacy-based funding system. Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: February 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/CCJEF_Feb_21_07.pdf
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Mayor Eddie Perez and School Superintendent Steven Adamowski recently urged state legislators to reject the latest Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation agreement, even as a top Connecticut lawmaker remained skeptical about whether the settlement would have any effect in improving the bleak outlook for city schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_071307.asp
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Hartford’s implementation of student-based budgeting represents a complete overhaul of the district’s old system and has had a measurably positive impact on schools. Implementation has not been without its challenges, however, and is still a work in progress. (PDF document, 50 pages) Published by
Public Impact and Achieve Hartford!
; Publication Date: April 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Funding_a_Better_Education.pdf
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Despite the city's vocal push to raise its dismal high school graduation rate, school officials have cut funding for a day-care program that helps teenage mothers finish school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_021909.asp
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This latest edition of the annual Funding Gap report by the Education Trust shows that most states significantly shortchange low-income and minority children when it comes to funding the schools they attend. (PDF file, 11 pages). Published by
The Education Trust
; Publication Date: Winter 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/FundingGap2005.pdf
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David MacDonald, Director of Communications, CT Association for Community Action, Inc writes that interdistrict magnet schools have been very successful at providing a high-quality, integrated education to those students attending their schools, and there is a large demand to attend these schools, yet this has not changed the overall conditions of the Hartford schools that led to the decision of the Supreme Court in Sheff vs. O’Neill. Why has there not been more progress? In order to find the answer to this question, the mechanisms that Public Act 97-290 created to fund interdistrict magnet schools and the mechanisms for state financial support for local school districts,
primarily through the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grant are analyzed. (PDF file, 29 pages).
Publication Date: May 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/Magnet_School_Policy_Analysis.pdf
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What does the state Supreme Court's landmark ruling on education funding mean to taxpayers, parents and students? A lot, says Philip Streifer, school superintendent in Bristol and a prominent advocate for changing how Connecticut pays for its public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041310.asp
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Thank you, Bill Gates. The billionaire who dropped out of college to start Microsoft is generously helping Hartford kids get college-ready. His foundation's $5 million grant to Hartford is the largest of the seven going to cities that include Boston, New York and Philadelphia. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120512_1.asp
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Data from the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Policy and Management agree. Connecticut has a temporary surplus, but also a structural deficit. That is, starting in FY 08, Connecticut’s revenues are projected to be less than the spending that will be necessary simply to maintain current state services. This report highlights some of the reasons why Connecticut’s fiscal situation remains troubling, notwithstanding its current “surplus.” (PDF file, 22 pages). Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: March 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/taxes/GettingCTsFiscalShip.pdf
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The plaintiffs in the Sheff v. O'Neil school integration case have returned to Hartford Superior Court to compel the State of Connecticut to impose better remedies. That is warranted because efforts over the last 11 years have produced almost no progress in promoting racial integration in the Hartford area. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112107.asp
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The Hartford board of education didn't get to talk about federal stimulus money, or Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's plans to use the $6 million reserve fund he proposed for next year's budget at a recent meeting as planned But the board did have a pep rally of sorts for the district's new system of budgeting, called student-based budgeting, or SBB. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/cityline_040909.asp
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Rick Green comments that our public schools are full of good teachers. So why is it so hard to get rid of the occasional bad one? It's nearly impossible to fire a teacher because of the Connecticut tenure law, which protects public school teachers who have been on the job in a district for more than 40 months. The process is so costly and time-consuming, most school districts will do anything to avoid a dreaded teacher termination, including doing nothing at all. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092909.asp
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Rick Green comments on the new Hartford initiative of the Hartford Board of Education which would pay teachers more if their students learn more. This won't save the city's schools, but it's one more essential tool we need to try to help more children succeed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022608.asp
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that the state Department of Education has fleshed out a blueprint for school integration that promises to give all children more opportunities to broaden their educational horizons. The trick will be coming up with the money to implement the plan. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011009_1.asp
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The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $3.6 million grant to help Connecticut support recently opened experimental charter schools and start several new ones over the next three years. This year, the grant will support the recently opened Stamford Academy in Stamford and the Elm City College Preparatory school in New Haven, along with two new charters scheduled to open in the fall in Hartford and Bridgeport. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061606.asp
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The Greater Hartford Literacy Council, one of the region's primary supporters for literacy services, may be forced to shut its doors June 30, 2008 because of lack of funding from the city and the Hartford school system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_042908.asp
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The Capitol Region Education Council is planning seven magnet school construction projects totaling $334 million over the next three years, which should help boost the struggling education segment of the Connecticut construction industry. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: September 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_090312.asp
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell recently decided to suspend the heavily subsidized program nurse-training program , offered at 10 of the state's technical high schools, to save $1.7 million to help close a $600 million deficit in the state budget. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120909.asp
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Even though charter schools got a funding increase in Gov. M. Jodi Rell's austere budget, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now says more money is needed. It's money that ConnCAN says Rell promised, and that the state's charter schools need if they are to grow as planned. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020609.asp
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Fearful that a potential $237 million rollback in school aid could crush municipal budgets, a lobbying organization for Connecticut's towns and cities is campaigning to head off the cuts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120208.asp
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On top of paying tuition for magnet schools run by the Capitol Region Education Council, Hartford's suburban districts are being billed for the first time if they send children to one of the Hartford's district-run "host" magnets. Most districts have paid the $2,500-per-child bill from the Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School, but officials in Manchester and Bloomfield say they're not going to do so. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011609_1.asp
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A number of questions and answers regarding the recommended 2009-2010 budget for the Hartford Public Schools, March 13, 2009. (PDF document, 16 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: March 13, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/BOE_Budget_Questions_2009-10_Final.pdf
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After a $2.1 million state funding shortfall threatened to keep the charter school from opening, school leaders announced recently they'd secured enough money to open next month as planned. The money includes about $500,000 in state funds, $400,000 from the Hartford Board of Education, $400,000 from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and $1 million from private donors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072408.asp
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The school board's finance committee recently recommended that Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski offset an expected $2.5 million revenue shortfall by seeking employee concessions and deferring payments to the Municipal Employees Retirement Fund if necessary. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_042610.asp
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The Hartford Education Collaborative (HEC) and other key partners have created a website to explore the potential and role of a local education fund in Hartford. Local education funds (LEFs) are independent nonprofit organizations established to monitor, support and act as a catalyst for education reform and community involvement in education in
cities across the country—particularly in urban school systems. This Web site seeks to help decision makers build understanding of local and national issues relevant to the future of education in Hartford and the role(s) such an organization might play in the community, with the school system and in relation to other existing nonprofits. Published by
Hartford Education Collaborative
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/wsd_051508.asp
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After six years as a founding partner at Global Communications Academy, the Say Yes to Education nonprofit has announced plans to leave the city school, upsetting families and staffers who are now pleading with district officials to save the relationship. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052213.asp
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When the city's Journalism and Media Academy opens in a new location in August, school administrators might also be welcoming an influx of suburban ninth-graders. The Hartford Board of Education is expected to vote to convert the specialized high school into a Sheff magnet school for the 2013-14 year and beyond. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040913.asp
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Suburban towns may soon face tuition charges for every new student they send to the Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School, a plan that could eventually expand to other Hartford magnet schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050208_1.asp
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Hartford is chock-full of talented people who work with numbers. If only a few of them could be lured to city hall, perhaps the city could successfully collect money it is owed and desperately needs. This remains a recurring problem. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 01, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/taxes/htfd_courant_040113.asp
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Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez today announced a $70 million program full of "shovel ready" projects --- in accordance to the wishes of President-Elect Barrack Obama. The goal is to create jobs for Main Street America to put money in people’s pockets to help jumpstart the economy. Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: December 31, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/northend_agents_123108.asp
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A press release from the Hartford PTO about the rally that was held on March 17, 2009 concerning a variety of issues. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools Parent Teachers Organization
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/PTO_Rally_3_17_09.pdf
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A recent public hearing on Superintendent Christina Kishimoto's budget focused on one staff position that would be eliminated under the $400.1 million proposal. The 2012-13 plan requests $9.35 million less than the current schools budget but adds eight teaching positions. About $3.45 million would be saved in salary accounts; $2.9 million of that would come from attrition. Among several staffing changes, Kishimoto has proposed laying off Hartford's school governance council coordinator, who works with parents across the city to develop the state-mandated councils. Parents said the woman, Carmen Sierra, had earned their respect and trust, answering their calls on nights and weekends and serving as a mediator between them and the district. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041712.asp
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The Hartford Promise college scholarship program is on track after receiving $4.1 million from six donors, including $2 million from the Travelers Foundation, school officials said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012313.asp
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A scholarship program that will give Hartford public school students up to $5,000 annually to help pay for college, starting with the Class of 2016, was formally launched recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 14, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_011413_1.asp
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Javier Vargas, 17, an honors student at Hartford Public High School who is known for his feats in the swimming pool and on the baseball diamond, will attend Westminster School in Simsbury for free next year, along with three other Davis Scholars — Harsimran Kaur from Naugatuck, Ngoc Nguyen from Vietnam, and Ousseynou Tall from New York City. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041309.asp
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This document is the recommended operating budget presented to the Hartford Board of Education by Superintendent Steven Adamowski on March 3, 2009. The buget recommends a reduction of 254.6 positions or approximately 8 percent of the Hartford Public Schools’ workforce. (PDF document, 274 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/HPS2009-10-Recommended-Budget-Final.pdf
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The city school board has formally accepted a three-year, $2.77 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to deepen the Hartford schools' partnerships with two charter school organizations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_032513.asp
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Facing a nearly $15 million deficit in 2010-11, the board of education is considering eliminating 180 jobs and reducing the $30 million proposed transportation budget by $8 million. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030410.asp
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Following concerns about students left scrambling last week to register for the SAT, the school board has called a special meeting to take another vote on a $100,000 contract with the College Board to provide free, in-class SAT testing to juniors and seniors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092412.asp
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The school board rejected a proposal from Superintendent Christina Kishimoto to renew a $100,000 contract with the College Board to provide free SAT testing to all city juniors and seniors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092112.asp
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More than 250 jobs in the Hartford school district would be eliminated in 2009-10 under Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's $373.9 million budget proposal. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030409.asp
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Hartford School Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski recently proposed a $372 million budget for the coming school year that pours record levels of funding into special education and gives Hartford the highest per-pupil spending for preschool students in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041008_1.asp
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Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski recently laid out ramifications of potential budget cuts that would pretty much decimate the school system and set back his education reforms. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_101808.asp
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This district profile contains information on measures of student needs, school resources, and student and school performance. Strategic School Profiles are published annually on November 1st in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Profiles also available for Regular and Special Education by School and by District for years since 1993 at the Department of Ed Web Site. PDF: 7 pages Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: 2003
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Link: /Issues/wsd/EducationFunding/wsd_2003.asp
Related Link(s):
Connecticut State Department of Education: School Profiles
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This district profile contains information on measures of student needs, school resources, and student and school performance. Strategic School Profiles are published annually on November 1st in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Profiles also available for Regular and Special Education by School and by District for years since 1993 at the Department of Ed Web Site. PDF: 7 pages Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: 2004
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/district_profile_03-04.pdf
Related Link(s):
Connecticut State Department of Education: School Profiles
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Links to Profiles of Individual Hartford Schools
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This district profile contains information on measures of student needs, school resources, and student and school performance. Strategic School Profiles are published annually on November 1st in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Profiles also available for Regular and Special Education by School and by District for years since 1993 at the Department of Ed Web Site. (PDF document, 8 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: November 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/district_profile_04-05.pdf
Related Link(s):
Connecticut State Department of Education: School Profiles
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Links to Profiles of Individual Hartford Schools
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Some are calling it innovative. Others are calling it ill-timed. Regardless of what people think, the Hartford school district's proposal to create a $6 million contingency fund is unique. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030509.asp
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Corporations, community groups and local agencies contributed nearly $15 million to support the school system's reform efforts during the 2011-12 year, according to a district report released this month. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 28, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012813.asp
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The Hartford Board of Education will cut 21 central office positions by the end of February in an attempt to close a $4.8 million budget shortfall for the current fiscal year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_021809.asp
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One buck. That's the city's school surplus as of June 30, 2009, the end of the fiscal year, according to Paula Altieri, the district's chief financial officer. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_082409.asp
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The city school system will get an extra $4.8 million from the state for reform efforts, the largest grant among $39.5 million set aside for Connecticut's "alliance" districts in 2012-13, state and school officials said this week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_102612.asp
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving the city school system a $5 million grant to deepen its relationships with two charter school networks in Connecticut. The three-year Gates grant is expected to fund a leadership academy in which the Achievement First charter network will train and mentor future Hartford public school principals during a yearlong residency. The grant proposal also calls for the Jumoke Academy charter organization, which currently runs Milner Elementary in partnership with the school system, to manage two additional Hartford schools by 2015. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120512.asp
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The impact of the cuts in the radical reorganization of the 2008-09 Hartford schools budget is now being felt. And for many employees directly affected, it has been a rude surprise. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071108.asp
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A public hearing on Superintendent Steven Adamowski's proposed 2011-12 education budget seemed more like a union rally as paraprofessionals and bus drivers clamored for their livelihood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_042011.asp
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The city of Hartford has hired a consultant to try to recover as much as $27 million in state reimbursements for school construction projects, some of which date back to 2003. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032313.asp
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A tablet computer for every City high school student? That's the plan if Hartford wins a federal Race to the Top grant worth up to $30 million over four years, a potential boon that could mean personal technology for thousands of students and their teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102612.asp
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Dozens of students from the Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts stood outside in the cold recently, chanting in support of their guidance counselor, Sarah Walton. The students marched to the board of education meeting at the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy on Huyshope Avenue from their school on Locust Street in a demonstration for Walton, who has been laid off by the district, effective Feb. 17, 2009. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012909.asp
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As the Hartford schools implement educational reforms aimed at improving results, students are benefitting from partnerships that offer Hartford high school students at the Law Academy valuable experience and guidance Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_071410.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto proposed a $414.6 million education budget to the school board recently that funds 3,292 full-time staff positions and adds several teaching jobs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_040913.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto has rescinded $38,976 in performance pay to six of her top deputies after the school board raised concerns that such payments would breach a 2011 board order to suspend central office bonuses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101812.asp
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The hiring of three new directors by School Superintendent Steven Adamowski has prompted complaints from the Hartford Federation of Teachers, which is questioning their administrative credentials and salaries at a time when the district is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit and expecting to lay off teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_082209.asp
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In a major breakthrough, city teachers and Superintendent Steven Adamowski sat down with a mediator recently to discuss a controversial plan to change the way the school district handles teacher seniority when making layoff decisions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052010_1.asp
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More than 2,200 suburban students attending the city's magnet schools could be forced to scramble for rides to school unless the state comes up with more money for transportation. In another development in an ongoing dispute between the state and city about paying for the city's magnet schools, Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski recommended recently that the transportation contract for magnet school students be canceled to help close a $3 million deficit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_111709.asp
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Many Hartford area gas stations sell fried chicken at their convenience store: In a completely unscientific taste test that involved driving around the South End of Hartford and eating chicken from whatever gas stations seemed to be selling it, the best fried chicken was found at Sam's Food Store at 675 Wethersfield Ave., on the corner of Brown Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_032609.asp
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The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $100,000 grant to Jumoke Academy to assist the charter school's management partnership with Milner School in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_100212.asp
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Connecticut has struck out again in the federal Race to the Top competition as both Hartford and Bridgeport lost out on a share of nearly $400 million awarded to school systems across the country. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_121112.asp
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With about 41 percent of Greater Hartford's adult population reading at below sixth-grade level, Carl Guerriere, the executive director for the Greater Hartford Literacy Council, feels the need for his organization is strong. But, the literacy council will close in December unless significant funding comes through, from any combination of private organizations or the city budget. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 22, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_102208.asp
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The Hartford school system laid off 65 paraprofessionals in the summer of 2010, a loss that paraprofessionals say has been felt deeply in classrooms where students with disabilities may have fewer people to watch over them. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_092510.asp
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School administrators plan to present a 2011-12 education budget that they say will include layoffs to avoid requesting a spending increase from the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 28, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_032811.asp
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A video recording of the January 11, 2006 community program, HartfordInfo Today: Funding Education in Hartford: Perfect Storm or Perfect Solutions, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: January 11, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_01_11_2006.asp
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Hartford parents, principals and politicians jostled in a standing-room-only crowd recently as dozens waited their turn to speak to the legislature's education committee, which was conducting a hearing on bills to help equalize state funding for education around the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030806.asp
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In this editorial the Hartford Courant asks readers to imagine a country in which higher education is so costly it is out of reach for most of its people. That country, with its undereducated masses and tiny educated elite, would lack a competitive edge in the worldwide marketplace and would be among the mix of also-rans. That country could be the United States if the net cost of college continues to outpace family income by leaps and bounds. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_121508.asp
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It's been a rough couple of weeks for the Little Owls Learning Center at Hartford Public High School and for the teenage mothers who rely on it as the city's only high school day-care program. In February 2009, head teachers were told that the program would not be included in the school district's proposed budget and would have to close in June. But, Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski announced he would fund the program. Now the plan for an expanded day-care center is far from secure, and many questions linger. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031409.asp
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Rick Green writes about the cost of higher education – such as that offered by liberal arts colleges such Trinity College in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 27, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_102709.asp
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Connecticut pays for a higher percentage of the education-related costs at its public colleges and universities than other states, and Higher Education Commissioner Michael P. Meotti isn't sure we get our money's worth. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 17, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031711.asp
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The latest settlement in the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation case has the best chance yet of achieving voluntary racial balance in schools — which in concept has overwhelming public support. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_070108.asp
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A discussion of state fiscal policy and its bias toward urban core municipalities. Includes data on state aid to municipalities, income tax and education funding (ECS). (PDF file - 23 pages) Published by
House Republican Research Department
; Publication Date: 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/how_much_enough.pdf
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that local governments must do their best to provide adequate funds for education regardless of the political consequences. Strangling schools, as Bloomfield proved, is not the answer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 11, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071106.asp
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William Cibes and Ned Lamont write that in order to secure a prosperous future for all people in Connecticut, we must build an economy that is fully competitive in the global marketplace. Hard decisions must be made that employ every available option to balance the state budget while doing no harm to the most vulnerable among us and preserving the foundations of future prosperity. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 01, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_020109_1.asp
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell's historic proposal to bolster state spending on education by more than $1 billion a year is a good start - but not good enough, a coalition of municipal and education officials said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_022207.asp
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Students came to the Capitol by the busloads recently to praise their state and private colleges and universities and to tell legislators that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed budget cuts would negatively impact their hopes for the future. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030111.asp
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Students who are undocumented immigrants at Community Colleges in Connecticut pay out-of-state tuition because they do not qualify for the lower tuition rate available for state residents. Often, they were brought here as infants or children, and have been residents of the state for years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031511_1.asp
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The heated debate over whether to allow undocumented immigrants to attend public colleges and universities at the same tuition rate other Connecticut residents pay could soon reignite at the state legislature. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_022208.asp
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In an effort to ensure that the needy children under the care of DCF get what they deserve by law, DCF Commissioner Joette Katz has established the Connecticut Child Justice Foundation, a nonprofit group of lawyers working for free who will be available to defend the educational rights of DCF's 4,000 children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 13, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_011313.asp
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Apprehension ran high at the annual public hearing on the proposed school budget recently as a small group of parents, teachers and custodians tried to figure out the impact of the proposed $284.5 million general fund budget on existing programs. School officials radically changed the way the budget is prepared this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042408.asp
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The Hartford Board of Education Tuesday approved five new schools to open in August 2009 under the district's ongoing restructuring. The unanimous approval came despite some concerns about how the struggling economy might affect the overall district budget and the new schools, which cost about $500,000 each in start-up money. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121808_1.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto recently stepped away from a demand to receive a $15,450 bonus just weeks after receiving a poor performance evaluation from the school board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101312_1.asp
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Legislators from the Black & Puerto Rican Caucus and several other advocacy groups said recently that they've started a statewide initiative to close the achievement gap between minority and white students, which is the worst in the country. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_111809_1.asp
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The Courant editorial staff comments on St. Paul Travelers Cos. faith in Hartford as demonstrated by the agreement to lease 210,000 additional square feet of office space at State House Square and renew its lease for the 181,000 square feet of space it already occupies. The insurer also plans to take up another 90,000 square feet at the Gold Building on Main Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_090806_a.asp
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The first in a series of editorials by the Hartford Courant concerning integration of the public school systems of Greater Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 12, 2001
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_081201.asp
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Text of the interim settlement reached on January 22, 2003 in the Sheff v. O'Neill case. Published by
Superior Court of New Britain, Connecticut
; Publication Date: January 22, 2003
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/SheffInterimSettlement.pdf
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In this editorial, the Courant staff expresses the opinion that after 10 years in operation, Connecticut's charter schools have, with a few exceptions, proved themselves to be effective alternatives to regular public schools. Because of their performance, charter schools deserve more nurturing than they have received up to now from state government. Legislation that would provide that is working its way through the General Assembly. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_042307.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses his opinion about the potential budget cuts affecting early childhood education at public charter school in Governor Rell’s proposed state budget. Hartford’s Achievement First Charter School - in only its second year and modeled after the nationally acclaimed Amistad Academy in New Haven - is once again on the budget chopping block. Several other charter schools, including those in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport, face the same dilemma. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_021409.asp
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This report suggests that there is a growing perception among the public that they are caught in a bind when it comes to higher education. Polling from a recent report revealed a considerable unease, because, while ever larger numbers see a college education as an absolute necessity for success in today’s world, many believe that opportunity for higher education is slipping out of reach for a growing number of individuals because of the cost of college. Published by
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
; Publication Date: August 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/College_Opportunity.pdf
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The $107 million renovation and expansion of Hartford Public High School is not finished, but the city's new school superintendent and the principal say the design already is obsolete. Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski, who took over the troubled school system in November, wants to hire a consultant to consider design changes - though construction is scheduled to be completed in the spring. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_012307.asp
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As students return to school, some are finding their classrooms a little more crowded, a favorite sport has been eliminated or they have to walk because their bus route was canceled. The recession is leaving its mark on Connecticut's schools in ways big and small as districts cope with tighter budgets and uncertain state funding. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_083109.asp
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The Superior Court judge in the Sheff v. O'Neill lawsuit breathed new life into a desegregation accord recently when he called attorneys for the state and the plaintiffs together to tell them he's putting court action on hold until either the legislature has a chance to act on the plan, or it is withdrawn. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012508.asp
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Greater Hartford's inter-district magnet schools are models for school choice. They are helping close the achievement gap and achieve racial balance in the classroom. Children from both urban and suburban backgrounds are lined up in droves to claim a limited number of slots. Yet the regional magnet system is threatened by inconsistent funding. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032006.asp
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The new Sheff Settlement agreement represents an important step forward in achieving the goal of quality integrated education for all Hartford children. It is a major improvement on the prior 2003 settlement, which made some significant progress in developing new magnet school options, but ultimately fell short of the agreed upon goal. (PDF document, 3 pages) Published by
The Sheff Movement
; Publication Date: April 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/Summary_of_2008_Sheff_Settlement.pdf
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On the day Christina Kishimoto began as the city's next superintendent, the school system released a copy of her three-year contract, which includes at least 58 potential days off each year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_070211.asp
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A federal judge has dismissed the final piece of the state's 2005 lawsuit challenging the cost of the No Child Left Behind Act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_043008.asp
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The landmark settlement in a school desegregation case against Connecticut won final approval in the state legislature on February 25, 2003. The House of Representatives voted 87-60 to approve the out-of-court settlement in the Sheff vs. O'Neill case, an agreement that includes plans for eight new integrated magnet schools in Hartford over the next four years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2003
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_022603.asp
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Connecticut is banking on a one-time infusion of about $745 million in federal stimulus money to shore up local schools in 2010 and 2011, but controversy is simmering about how best to use the money. So far, the lion's share of the funds appears headed directly into the state budget to preserve local school aid at the current level and help cities and towns avoid laying off teachers and curtailing programs. But some lawmakers in Hartford and Washington are wondering if simply maintaining the status quo is the best use of that money. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042909.asp
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Beneath the widespread support for early childhood programs in the state – and after hundreds of millions of dollars in spending – a troubling question has emerged. Connecticut policy makers don't really know whether these costly preschool programs are doing anything to help close the state's achievement gap between higher and lower-income students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 02, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030213.asp
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Administrators and parents are bracing themselves for bad news as the legislature finalizes its funding commitment to Hartford's host magnet schools. At issue is whether the legislature will approve a request from the state Department of Education and Hartford schools to allocate $13,054 for every suburban student who attends Hartford's host magnet schools, or a lower figure that could be as much as $1,600 less than what was approved in the budget passed in August 2009. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_100209_1.asp
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Saying the deal is flawed, state legislators did not ratify the latest Sheff v. O'Neill settlement during a special session - shifting the focus of the Hartford school desegregation case back to the courts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072107.asp
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With real estate values declining in the wake of the sub-prime crisis and school budgets continuing to put upward pressure on local property taxes, it should come as no surprise that even affluent towns are rejecting proposed budgets, many by wide margins. Perhaps it is time for lawmakers to consider a remedy: encourage high school students to voluntarily graduate in three years, a policy that could ultimately save property owners billions in taxes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060108.asp
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Libraries are not the quiet, staid, predictable institutions of yore. Libraries are now vital, multimedia centers of their communities, as much about helping people find a job as helping them find a book. Take, for example, the Hartford Public Library. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020611.asp
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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that with the clock ticking on the 2007 legislative session, it's not too late to find common ground on needed property tax relief. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_041707.asp
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The third in a series of editorials by the Hartford Courant concerning integration of the public school systems of Greater Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2001
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_081401.asp
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As Hartford's school system settles into a major transformation this year, a new nonprofit entity created to oversee the changes is also getting under way. The Local Education Fund, an independent group of corporate and community members, hired its first executive director this month and plans to have its first meeting at the end of October. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092508.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut's leaders didn't have their hearts in the race for $3.4 billion in federal funds to improve student achievement, despite the thousands of hours they put into it. This state's share of Race to the Top funding could have been up to $175 million. That's a big loss of money that could have gone to narrowing the state's worst-in-the-nation achievement gap. Losing out on federal funds is becoming a bad habit Connecticut has to break. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_080810.asp
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The question of how 2,200 suburban students attending Hartford-run magnet schools were going to get into the capital city once transportation funding ran out in December was answered recently when the state stepped in with $3 million. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_111809.asp
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Officials at the Capitol Region Education Council are among those hoping a legislative task force can help find solutions that will help stabilize the funding system for magnet schools. Some suburban districts may send fewer students to magnet schools next year because of budget pressures. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 5, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030506.asp
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In this opinion piece, the authors suggest that if Connecticut really wants to reduce the achievement gap, we should build on the successful education experiment in the General Assembly's backyard in Hartford and surrounding towns. Expanding the number of magnet schools opened under the Sheff decree and bolstering the number of spaces available in the suburban Open Choice schools would reduce redundancy and costs to the state and create educational opportunities for all Connecticut children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020512.asp
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After dragging out the Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation case for 14 years, the state agreed in 2003 to finance a number of host magnet schools in Hartford, each with its own curriculum specialty. This op-ed expresses the opinion that while the magnet schools may not have achieved the desegregation goals, they may have improved the educational opportunities of Hartford students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Region/htfd_courant_051607_a.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently proposed boosting school funding by $152 million for 117 districts over the next two years, with much of it aimed at the state's lowest performing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020513.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has acted to place more than $37 million in capital improvement projects for the state's community colleges before the State Bond Commission. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030513.asp
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Despite the state's fiscal troubles, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy demonstrated his continuing support for education reform Friday, proposing $14.1 million more over the next two years to help turn around low-performing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 01, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020113.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy chose SAND Elementary School Monday to announce his plans to spend $24.8 million on the state's lowest-achieving schools and to create a "Commissioner's Network" to turn them around. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020612.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently announced plans to pump $50 million in new funds into education cost-sharing — the state's main engine of funding for public education — and concentrating most of the new money in the 30 lowest-performing districts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 07, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020712.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reassured dozens of Connecticut's municipal leaders recently that their communities' revenue-sharing funds for the next fiscal year appear safe. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 14, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/taxes/htfd_courant_121411_1.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is seeking to cut $6.7 million in state scholarships for Connecticut students, including the elimination of scholarships for state residents at top private schools. For the first time, Malloy is seeking to end the program for any private colleges in the state with endowments higher than $200 million: Yale, Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, Trinity, Quinnipiac University and Fairfield University. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_022112.asp
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Former Mayor Thirman Milner recalled a time when he wanted his name taken off the school building where he stood recently. But the transition to Jumoke has turned the school around, and he is very proud to have it named as it is. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_051413.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has repeatedly called for the shared sacrifice of everyone in the state to help pull Connecticut out of its projected $3.5 billion budget deficit. But in his first full day in office, Malloy said that he hopes that cities and towns can avoid any cuts in education cost-sharing funds from the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/taxes/htfd_courant_010711.asp
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Science, technology, engineering and math programs at the University of Connecticut could get a $1.5 billion boost over the next decade, with the intention of creating a pipeline of talent that will yield substantial returns for the state workforce and economy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 30, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_013013.asp
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Recently, the House of Representatives approved a bill that delivers $2 billion to the University of Connecticut over the next decade. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy hailed the bill's passage, saying it will "position UConn as one of the leading research institutions in the nation." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_060513.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently proposed sweeping changes in the state's school construction program — reducing reimbursements for magnet schools and new public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_021211.asp
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State Sen. Mary Ann Handley thinks the legislature's higher education committee should be notified about proposed tuition increases at state universities — and be able to comment on them — before they become final.State Sen. Mary Ann Handley thinks the legislature's higher education committee should be notified about proposed tuition increases at state universities — and be able to comment on them — before they become final. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030510.asp
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Hoping to end an impasse that has left some students dangling, state Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan recently ordered Hartford school officials to enroll students from Manchester and Bloomfield in the city's host magnet schools — and told the sending districts to pay the tuition they were withholding. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_080409.asp
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Only about half the students who were originally enrolled in Supplemental Educational Services, the federally mandated tutoring program in Hartford, resumed the service this week. The district had enrolled about 2,500 students, but only 1,246 were told they could continue the tutoring. The district suspended tutoring on March 1, 2009 while officials figured out if they had enough money to pay for all the students seeking the tutoring services. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_032009.asp
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Mayoral challenger I. Charles Mathews blasted Eddie A. Perez recently, blaming him for millions of dollars of cost overruns at Hartford Public High School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_101807.asp
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The mayors of two of Connecticut's largest cities - Hartford's Eddie A. Perez and New Haven's John DeStefano - on Monday attacked Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposed cap on local property taxes, saying it threatens the financial stability of their cities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 3, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_040307.asp
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On May 27, 2010, Connecticut lawmakers made it an order of priority to be present at the Governor’s signing of the education reform bill. Governor M. Jodi Rell signed into law a bill that makes dramatic and fundamental improvements in Connecticut’s public education system. The new law increases the number of credits required for high school graduation and requires students to pass exams in core subjects, while empowering parents, school boards and the state to step in when schools are failing. Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: June 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/northend_agents_060210.asp
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The state's higher education commissioner has asked private colleges to award state scholarship money for the coming year only to students who already receive it, but at least one college financial aid officer says the request is too late. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031511_2.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that merging Connecticut's community colleges and state universities under one governing board makes sense in tough economic times. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050711.asp
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This five-year plan frames and directs state and local efforts in the Hartford Region necessary to increase and sustain the numbers of Hartford-resident minority students in reduced-isolation educational settings. The plan’s goals include the creation of a variety of high quality, accessible, reduced-isolation educational programming options for Hartford-resident minority students through Open Choice, interdistrict magnet schools, State technical high schools, charter schools, regional vocational agriculture centers and/or interdistrict cooperative grants. (PDF document, 46 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: December 5, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/SheffComprehensiveManagementPlan.pdf
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Worried about shortchanging school budgets, statewide groups representing teachers, superintendents and school boards are calling for a compromise to a measure that would allow school districts with dwindling enrollments to cut school spending by $3,000 a student. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_052711.asp
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This report by Professor Jack Dougherty and his research assistants, Jesse Wanzer, and Christina Ramsay, of Trinity College evaluates the progress toward the goals provided by the court ordered settlement in the Sheff vs.O'Neill desegregation case. Originally published in June 2007, updated in October 2007. (PDF document, 12 pages) Published by
Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Research Project at Trinity College
; Publication Date: October 15, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Missing_the_Goal.pdf
Related Link(s):
University of Connecticut Center for Education Policy Analysis
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Rick Green comments on the 40-year-old Project Choice voluntary school busing program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 09, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110907.asp
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Tutoring help at some community colleges will be nearly eliminated. Libraries will be closed on weekends at some schools. Class sizes will increase. Security will be cut or eliminated at some of the campuses, and art programs will be scaled back. These are just some of the cuts college officials say will have to be made for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2013 at the state's 12 community colleges if the Board of Regents approves its proposed budget. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: June 14, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/ct_mirror_061413.asp
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The school building committee in Hartford recently approved just over $200,000 in additional change orders for Hartford Public High School, which has well exceeded its $107 million project budget and still faces millions in unpaid claims. The latest change orders came three months after the building committee approved $458,581 in change orders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012308.asp
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In this opinion piece, Betty J. Sternberg suggests that we need to reform our school systems to incorporate accountability and provide to all children programs that we know, based on research, will diminish gaps in performance on standardized tests. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032406.asp
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A last-minute $3 million shortfall means Hartford Public Schools will cut another 10 to 12 jobs, and a planned college-prep academy. About a dozen more jobs will be cut from Hartford Public Schools this week, bringing the total number of cuts this year closer to the 250 jobs school officials originally projected in their budget, according to spokesman David Medina. A new academy to prepare Hartford students for college has already been eliminated. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: July 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_070709.asp
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Passionate objections to a proposed $367.6 million Hartford schools budget took the form of a human whirlpool recently, as more than 100 parents, teachers and students marched in a large circle outside the Learning Corridor's theater on Washington Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031809.asp
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Approaching an exceptionally dismal budget season, towns and cities are taking aim at the state law that prevents them from cutting school spending. The Minimum Budget Requirement should be abolished, a lobbying group for municipalities said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_010311.asp
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A 2007 law that opened wide the doors of magnet schools to any interested family is clobbering Hartford-area school districts with unexpected tuition payments. Officials in several school systems, including Vernon, Enfield, East Hartford and Bloomfield, say they're struggling to afford the cost of sending children to the 11 magnet schools operated by the Capitol Region Education Council. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011609.asp
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The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities recently called for reforms in how the state pays for public education, including full reimbursement for special education and other programs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_111312.asp
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A West Hartford manufacturing executive who died in April has left $14 million to The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to assist with a variety of local charitable efforts, including bolstering education and battling child hunger. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_092907_1.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that it's almost hard to remember, because intervening events were so powerful, that a year ago the state was embroiled in a bruising battle over education. It ended in May when the General Assembly passed the sweeping school reform bill proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. In supporting the bill, The Courant said Mr. Malloy's challenge would be to maintain the momentum. With the economy stuck in low gear, that is still the challenge. But it must be met. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041713.asp
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The mystery donor who gave $2 million to revive the St. Augustine School a year ago has donated $1 million to the city's other Catholic elementary school that has struggled with declining enrollment. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 14, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031412.asp
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The Connecticut NAACP opposes a lawsuit filed by Connecticut challenging the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The NAACP's decision to back the law is an effort to guarantee that poor and minority children are represented in the courtroom argument over how it will be applied in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032306_a.asp
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Connecticut's lawsuit against President Bush's school reform act could harm low-income and minority schoolchildren, wastes money and threatens to undermine other civil rights laws, the state NAACP said recently. The organization filed a motion to intervene on the side of the U.S. Department of Education, which is scheduled to argue in a New Haven federal court today to dismiss Connecticut's challenge to the No Child Left Behind Act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_013106.asp
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A new agreement is expected very soon in the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation case. The new agreement is expected to include new initiatives to reach court-ordered desegregation benchmarks, including plans for new magnet schools, for new seats in existing magnet schools, and for enhancements to Open Choice — a program that enables Hartford kids to enroll in suburban schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042913.asp
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The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed legislation that fundamentally altered the role state government will play in helping struggling schools to succeed. The bill was later approved by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. Under this law, the state's commissioner of education will now do an educational assessment of any school system or school that fails to make academic progress for two successive years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072407.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant suggests that the strength of Connecticut's future economy depends on the boldness and the vision of the choices we make today. Not only is now the right time to make these choices — it is essential that we act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_030813.asp
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Nine Connecticut school systems have expressed interest in joining the $7.5 million Commissioner's Network, tentatively offering to implement turnaround plans for their lowest-performing schools in the coming months, state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061512.asp
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The Women in Transit program at Charter Oak State College is transforming lives in a big way. It has been offering a free college education, laptop computer and Internet access to underemployed single mothers. But there is the catch: It's running out of money. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040806.asp
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Stan Simpson writes that lost in the fallout from the controversy over the location of Pathways to Technology Magnet School is that the state is ultimately accountable for achieving the remedies outlined in the 2003 Sheff settlement. So far, the state has not met the goals. It has relegated that responsibility to Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020707_a.asp
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The Urban League of Greater Hartford has received a $210,000 corporate donation to fund a dropout prevention program at Hartford Public High School over the next two years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010713.asp
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Business leaders are worried about the skills of people already entering the workforce. They support the recent report by the the Early Childhood Research and Policy Council which advocates spending as much as $100 million over the next two years to expand children's services, including preschool classes, to make the state a national model for early childhood education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_120806.asp
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Consolidating the state's higher education system is on track to save the state $4.3 million over the next two years, as projected, the new system's leader said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_122111.asp
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This Hartford Courant editorial supports the expenditure of the approved $6 million that the Connecticut General Assembly approved to renovate the vacant floors of the G. Fox building for classroom use by Capital Community College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 9, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_070907.asp
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More than 6,000 Connecticut college students face the loss of the need-based grants, which average $3,830 per year. Malloy's proposed budget calls for a 25 percent cut in the $23.4 million Connecticut Independent College Student Grant Program in the next academic year, followed by a 50 percent cut the year after that. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_022111.asp
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A one page summary of the major points of the lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding lawsuit against the state of Connecticut. (PDF file, 1 page) Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: March 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/CCJEF_v_Rell_One-Page_Summary.pdf
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that in our current global economy, states compete by being healthy, attractive and stimulating places to live. Southern New England, with its scenic countryside, historic cities and village centers, and charming coastline, can compete with anyone. But if the traditional countryside continues to be overrun by subdivisions and strip malls connected by ever-widening highways, if the farms die off and the cities are half-used, we compromise our own prosperity. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/smartgrowth/htfd_courant_061806.asp
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Hartford education funding Hartford faith community Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031312.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that the in-limbo status of Achievement First charter school threatens to undermine ambitious plans to transform the lowest-performing school district in a state with the nation's widest academic achievement gap between among white students and their black and brown peers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060708.asp
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The Hartford Courant expresses their choices in the election of four members of the city's board of education. There are 13 names on the ballot. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_102109.asp
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Our Piece of the Pie,a leading youth development agency in Hartford, has been awarded $155,027 from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation for planning of OPPortunity High School (OHS). OHS, a partnership with Hartford Public Schools, will engage over-aged, under-credited students who have dropped out, or are in danger of dropping out of high school. The school will be a small, academically rigorous diploma-granting high school that combines the unique skills and expertise of Our Piece of the Pie and Hartford Public Schools. OHS is scheduled to open in the fall of 2009. The funding is part of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s Multiple Pathways grantmaking program, which is part of the Foundation’s Pathways to Higher Learning Initiative.
(PDF document, 3 pages) Published by
Our Piece of the Pie
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/nelliemaeeducationfoundationrelease.pdf
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Connecticut is tied with Wisconsin for the top spot in a ranking of state education systems. That's the good news. The bad news is that they both received a score of 26 out of 100. The Cato Education Market Index, released this month by the Cato Institute, rates states on the ease with which parents can choose between public and private schools, the freedom schools have to set their own policies, and the extent of competition between schools to attract and retain students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_122406.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has repeatedly told the state's businesses that he supports mandatory paid sick leave for employees, a key issue business lobbyists have fought for years. Unlike his predecessor, Malloy has made it clear to legislators that if they approve this year's paid sick leave bill, he will sign it into law. As a result, this year's debate over the bill has reached a fever pitch. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_030211.asp
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The way the state distributes money to charter, magnet and technical schools, and even local school systems, is such a tangled mess of funding formulas that the entire system should be reformed, a committee of the State Board of Education decided recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 28, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012810.asp
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Mayor Eddie A. Perez said recently he might expand the city's role in trying to reduce inequalities between Hartford's school system and those in the suburbs, perhaps by intervening in the landmark Sheff vs. O'Neill school desegregation case. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012906_a.asp
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Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez recently asked for an investigation into allegations that administrators at the Sport & Medical Sciences Academy pressured parents to change the racial identification of their biracial children to meet state goals. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_031606.asp
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Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez lashed out at the governor Wednesday for her opposition to building a magnet school on a sliver of land near I-84 and questioned her commitment to desegregating the city's schools. Perez this week decided to break ground for the Pathways to Technology Magnet School on land the state gave the city, despite an ongoing spat about deed restrictions some say prohibit a school and concerns about heavy traffic. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_020107.asp
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The Courant editorial staff expresses the opinion that Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez acted recklessly in ordering construction to begin on a magnet school while the status of the site - a small, triangular patch of ground at Farmington Avenue and Broad Street - is still in dispute. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020107_c.asp
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The Hartford school district is poised to make a dramatic shift in the way school budgets are prepared to give principals control over just about everything, including the composition of their staff, the length of their school days and years, and more. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 09, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010908.asp
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Archbishop Henry J. Mansell recently presented a plan for the Hartford region's Catholic schools that urges church members to lobby for greater public and private funding so the schools can reach more students and thrive. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012808.asp
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This press release reviews the lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings for illegally imposing more than $50 million in unfunded federal mandates on Connecticut under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. (PDF File, 4 pages)
Publication Date: August 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/press_release.pdf
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A plan to overhaul the management of higher education in the state may have rattled administrators, but the rank and file appear cautiously optimistic. Recently, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he could save millions by merging the oversight of the state university and community college systems with the state's online college under a single board of regents. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021611.asp
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Professors and students from the state's four regional universities are raising questions about the state's financial commitment to the system, the universities' mission and the system's leadership. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030813.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that it is the immoral nature of the property tax system that not only allows for, but encourages and protects, educational inequalities in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_050311.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that a property tax cap, as proposed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, would impact low-income small towns, and exacerbate inequalities in municipal services. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/taxes/htfd_courant_020608.asp
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Members of the capital area community gathered at the Hartford Public Library recently to discuss inadequate school funding. The discussion focused on the need for greater funding to make urban school systems more successful. Panelists and community members expressed concerns that too much of a burden is being placed on the local government to raise this revenue from property taxes. Under this system, they said, the burden of school funding falls most heavily on some of the poorer residents of Connecticut’s cities. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: July 6, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_news_070606.asp
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A proposal to renovate the prison-like Weaver High School building into a light-filled structure with three specialized academies has been delayed as the school system tries to build support for the project. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 10, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031011.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto's $400.1 million budget proposal requests eight more teachers, but it also includes eliminating two principal positions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_040412_1.asp
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With the economy in recession and interest from prospective students surging, officials at many public colleges and universities are expecting a boost in enrollment in the fall of 2009. That's great, they say, except for one thing: They'll probably have to find a way to educate more students with less money. With the state facing a massive budget shortfall, officials at public colleges and universities are anticipating major cuts in state aid. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120408.asp
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Plaintiffs in the historic Sheff vs. O'Neill case presented in court a plan that would open new spots in attractive magnet schools or in suburban schools to thousands more children in Hartford. The plan involved children moving voluntarily between Hartford and its predominantly white suburbs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 15, 2002
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041502.asp
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Community members came out in droves last week to press Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski on several concerns they had about Weaver High School. Now, Adamowski is making some promises - and they extend beyond Weaver's walls. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_041409.asp
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A planned rally to convince the Hartford Board of Education to reinstate $4 million in transportation funding didn't materialize, but parents still urged the board to put the money back. Two years ago the district increased its transportation distance guidelines for students in order to promote its open choice policy and encourage families to choose schools outside their neighborhoods. But with the district facing a $21 million deficit, and as school officials looked for savings outside of staff reductions and the classroom, transportation funding took the hit. Some bus routes were eliminated, forcing students to walk to school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 23, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_092309.asp
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Clark School students can thank Ray Allen for the gleaming new machinery in their media lab. Through his Ray of Hope Foundation, the Boston Celtics guard and former UConn star has donated 30 computers, monitors and headsets, plus a SMART board. In addition, the lab is being repainted and all students in grades 5 to 8 will get their own USB flash drive. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_022412.asp
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The workshop budget discussion between the board of education, Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski, city council and Mayor Eddie A. Perez, turned grim in a heartbeat as school board member Pamela Richmond announced that the district was prepared to cut 180 jobs and $8 million from its transportation budget next year in an effort to address a looming $15 million deficit. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/cityline_030510.asp
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Day Moo needed, a graduating senior at Bulkeley High School recently received the Class of 1960's inaugural $1,000 college scholarship recently. Moo is a graduating senior from Burma who came here with his family through Thailand in 2007. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_060611_1.asp
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The major redesign of Hartford schools may be in jeopardy because of state funding changes going into effect next year. Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski told members of the board of education and the city council recently that the school district is looking at a budget shortfall of between $4.3 million and $25.5 million next year, which could result in job and program cuts.
Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_101708.asp
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A bill unanimously passed by the House recently is intended to erase the image of Connecticut's vocational-technical schools as neglected stepchildren by giving them more say over their budgets, a better chance at getting state bond money for repairs and a stronger voice on the State Board of Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 04, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_050410.asp
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Governor M. Jodi Rell discusses her tax cap proposal. It would cap the amount that towns can raise their property taxes at 3 percent a year, permit growth above the cap indexed to above-average growth in a town's grand list, make exceptions to the cap for emergencies such as natural disasters or fires and allow voters in each town to override the cap. It lets the decision be made by the people who actually pay the taxes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_050607.asp
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By executive order, Gov. M. Jodi Rell created a new state office to help control "rampant, ill-conceived" development that she says is threatening the character of Connecticut communities. Rell unveiled the Office of Responsible Growth that will coordinate numerous state agencies that oversee land use and will attempt to stop the spread of what is commonly known as "sprawl." The new office will operate within Rell's budget department, and she hopes it can be handled by the existing staff. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/SmartGrowth/htfd_courant_100706.asp
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In a stunning turnaround, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said recently that state tax revenue is so robust that the legislature can pass a budget this year with little or no tax increase. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_051007.asp
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In a historic move that caught legislators off guard, Gov. M. Jodi Rell recently proposed that local property tax increases be capped at 3 percent annually - except in extraordinary circumstances. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_032907.asp
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell proposed no cuts in the major education grant to cities and towns when she reveals her two-year budget plan released recently. Rell’s budget called for a 5 percent cut in public higher education, and a deferral of construction projects at the University of Connecticut and all public colleges. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_020409.asp
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The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities applauds Gov. M. Jodi Rell's bold initiatives to dramatically reform education finance, provide property tax relief and embrace smart growth land-use principles. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Region/htfd_courant_022207.asp
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell is proposing to eliminate $6 million in funding for 62 family resource centers in the state — including five in Hartford, two each in New Britain, Bristol and Middletown, and the center located at Charter Oak Academy in West Hartford — and to cut $1 million in state money from the American School for the Deaf. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_061109.asp
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A $100 million proposal to renovate Weaver High School by fall 2017 is awaiting state legislative approval that school administrators hope could come in late spring, which would keep the project on track. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 20, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022013.asp
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The final report of the Governor's Commission on Education Finance calls for just over $1.2 billion in additional state education aid--$1.14 billion for ECS and $60 million for other grants. (PDF file, 16 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
; Publication Date: December 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/EducationFinance.pdf
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The purpose of this report is to respond to Special Act 02-13, “An Act Concerning a Blue Ribbon Commission on Property Tax Burdens and Smart Growth Incentives.” The report makes a number of recommendations in the areas of fiscal policy and land use policy and their relationship to each other. These recommendations are designed to jumpstart a discussion among state and local policymakers, business interests, the media, general public, and other stakeholders on what public policy initiatives should be pursued. (PDF file, 59 pages) Published by
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
; Publication Date: October 2003
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Link: /issues/wsd/urbansprawl/FullBlueRibbonCommissionReportFinal.pdf
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A web based version of the report is found at this site.
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The city's school principals have operated as chief executive officers in recent years, crafting their school's multimillion-dollar budget as well as overseeing discipline and performance. Under student-based budgeting, a funding model that only Hartford has implemented in Connecticut, projected enrollment and the needs of individual students determine how much money goes to each school. A report released this week found that the budgeting system has largely met Hartford's expectations — making funding more equitable and raising accountibility for principals — but that there is room for improvement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041912.asp
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Connecticut teacher salaries are reasonable even though they're among the highest in the nation, and the combined size of state and local government is too small in this state. Those were two of the conclusions published in a quarterly journal by researchers from the University of Connecticut, who picked hot-button topics to coincide with the state's budget debate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_031511.asp
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With more than 100 in attendance, Hartford residents voiced their concerns recently about Mayor Eddie A. Perez's proposed $552 million budget, a $26.3 million increase over current spending. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_043008.asp
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Rick Green comments that in Connecticut every little town and city scrapes together money from property taxes to pay for the local schools, creating a patchwork of inequity under a single state constitution that guarantees education equality. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032610.asp
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The current financial crisis is catching up with the state's public schools. Gov. M. Jodi Rell is requiring state agencies to shave at least 10 percent from their budgets. This means that the proposed state budget will slash more than $200 million in aid to local school districts. Communities rely on these funds to keep local taxes in check and to pay for the basic necessities of public education. In this opinion piece, the authors suggest that to avoid this crisis, the burden must be shared. State government and municipalities must take bold steps, and they propose five possible solutions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_011109_1.asp
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Last-minute fundraising puts Hartford's Achievement First charter school over the top. A remarkable flurry of support included $500,000 from the state, $400,000 from Hartford Public Schools, and $1.4 million in private donations, including $400,000 just from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. There is also a $600,000 in-kind donation from Hartford Public Schools. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: July 31, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_073108.asp
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In Stan Simpson’s opinion, the Florida Supreme Court's rejection of a plan to use public dollars for students to attend private schools is yet another sign that it will be a long and contentious time before school vouchers have any meaningful effect on education in America - if they ever do. Meanwhile, Connecticut may have a solution that is far less divisive. Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez last year established - in partnership with 19 Connecticut private secondary schools - the Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_010706.asp
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Hartford's school board voted 5-2 to approve a $215.9 million budget recently, sending along to the city council a spending proposal that would increase costs 3.2 percent for 2006-07. If the city council approves the budget, spending would increase $6.6 million. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2006
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The board of education got started on identifying places to trim the $3 million cut by the city council recently from its budget with a discussion about the possible targets at a workshop last night at Moylan Elementary School. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 03, 2009
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Hartford's Achievement First Academy, a charter school in Hartford’s Nortth End, survived a funding shortfall in 2008, only to face another one in 2009. When Governor Rell released her budget recently, the budget summary included the same commitment as last year, to fully fund the state's charter schools. But the numbers didn't add up. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: February 10, 2009
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The Hartford Board of Education recently adopted its proposed $367.6 million budget for 2009-10. The adopted budget doesn't change the bottom line that Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski proposed in March 2009. But it does rearrange funds so that fewer jobs will be eliminated and about half of the proposed contingency fund will be allocated. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 22, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/cityline_042209.asp
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Hartford's superintendent of schools, Steven J. Adamowski, presented a budget plan recently that relies on the passage of the governor's proposal to increase state aid for education to cover a 4.1 percent spending increase and keep the district in the black. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_050207.asp
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Bulkeley High School will get new bathrooms, and the University High School of Science and Engineering will get new computers under spending approved by the Hartford School Building Committee this week. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 17, 2009
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Hartford's school building committee got two pieces of troubling news recently: The cost of renovations at Hartford Public High School could exceed the $105 million budget, and the plan to build University High School for Science & Engineering has hit a snag that could delay construction and drive up costs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2006
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The author of this opinion piece suggests that Project Opening Doors is a misguided experiment launched at nine schools across Connecticut in 2008. Funded in part by Exxon Mobil and administered by the Connecticut Business and Industry Foundation, the program offers cash incentives to teachers and students with the goal of improving the performance of low-income and minority students on Advanced Placement exams. The insistence that cash bonuses be paid to teachers whose students receive a passing score on AP exams, with or without the agreement of the local teachers association, goes against more than four decades of public sector labor law in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_121109.asp
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Robert Henry is proposing a 3.2 percent increase in the education budget for fiscal year 2006-07. The proposed package would increase spending by $6.6 million, bringing the general budget to $215.9 million. A few categories account for most of the increase. Utilities spending is expected to rise by $1.13 million, or 13 percent; instructional supplies and textbooks by nearly $1 million, or 19 percent; and transportation by $1.5 million. About $2.6 million of the budget increase is for contracted salary increases. The district also would pay nearly $400,000 to take over management of the buildings on the Learning Corridor campus from the Capitol Region Education Council. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 3, 2006
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Testimony by Dianne Kaplan deVries, Ed.D. which outlines the social and economic ramifications of providing public tax dollars to support privately operated charter schools and voucher plans which negate the value of these school choice options both as suitable policy levers for extending equal educational opportunity and as fiscally responsible public expenditures in a state that is not adequately funding its regular public schools. Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: September 28, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/CCJEF_Testimony_deVries_9_28_06.pdf
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Capital Preparatory Magnet School has raised $90,000 in college scholarships for students, ahead of the fundraiser with Bill Cosby. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 12, 2012
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State lawmakers and educators share opinions on education budget overruns associated with rebuilding of some of Hartford's schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 1, 2004
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Just hours after the state's attorney general said the city could not build a school on a controversial patch of land in Hartford, state legislators discovered an obscure bill that - if approved - would allow the school on the site. The bill would have lifted restrictions the state Department of Transportation put on the land when the department gave it to the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 3, 2007
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A coalition of municipal officials and educators plans to go to court this month seeking to force Connecticut to dramatically increase spending on education and revamp the way it pays for public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 4, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110405.asp
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A public hearing was held on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed education reform package. Much of the discussion was focused on how public schools are funded and the formula used to calculate the educational cost sharing for each town. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_022212.asp
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A Denver-based company conducted a preliminary study for the Connecticut Coalition of Justice in Education that calculated expenditures by pupil and showed that Hartford was roughly $130 million short. Mayors and school superintendents from across the state attended the hearing on April 11th and discussed groundwork for a potential lawsuit to reform Connecticut's method of funding for education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041205.asp
Related Link(s):
School-Funding System Challenged: State's Existing Formula To Be Examined In Study
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The Democratic-controlled education committee rewrote part of Gov. M. Jodi Rell's education plan recently, approving a complicated proposal that provides both additional education money and the option for property tax relief on a sliding scale for all 169 towns in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2007
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A charter school whose widely anticipated opening in Hartford was threatened by a lack of cash will open this school year, city officials said recently Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2008
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Education leaders from across Connecticut gathered at Rentschler Field recently for the second annual Connecticut School Breakfast Summit, where they shared strategies for providing healthy morning meals to hungry students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2013
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Review data about schools in the Hartford School District, or the District as a whole. Compare data to other schools, create your own table. Published by
School Matters
; Publication Date: 2004
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Hoping to minimize the damage from what's shaping up as a bruising budget battle at the state Capitol, school leaders from nearly 20 cities have tried to rally support from lawmakers before the tough decisions are made. The Connecticut Association of Urban Superintendents hosted a legislative breakfast on Jan. 15, 2009 to promote its goal of preserving state education aid and suspending some costly, unfunded state mandates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 29, 2008
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School leaders from throughout the state warned Thursday that local schools face an impending crisis this summer when federal stimulus money that has buoyed education spending disappears. The officials, meeting at the state Legislative Office Building, urged lawmakers to take action during the upcoming session to protect education funding, which could suffer a $270 million shortfall for each of the next two years when stimulus money vanishes July 1, 2011. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2011
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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that a decision from the state of Connecticut on whether to fund the Achievement First-Hartford Academy is expected imminently. Everything argues in favor of funding the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071008.asp
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The expansion and renovation of Hartford Public High School, which began as an $82 million project in 1997 and has increased in cost steadily since, will require an additional $8 million to complete, city officials say. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 13, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021308.asp
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Construction at Hartford Public High School stopped recently while executives of the general contractor met with city officials to settle a payment dispute. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 18, 2007
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Construction at Hartford Public High School may run millions of dollars over budget again, according to officials overseeing the school's renovation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 16, 2007
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that on education reform, the Appropriations Committee 's response to Governor Malloy’s budget is very disappointing. Rather than building on last year's historic education reforms, the Appropriations Committee turned the clock back. By decreasing the number of Commissioner's Network schools from 21 to 12, allocating no funding for implementing Common Core, and cutting funding for teacher and principal evaluation systems in half, the proposed plan leaves a big hole for schools trying to close achievement gaps for Connecticut's low-income and minority students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2013
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In the weeks ahead, municipal leaders in Connecticut will face a dilemma. More than $775 million in new supplemental funding is coming from Washington under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to augment spending for disadvantaged and special needs students. Little of it, however, can be used to plug the holes in most school budgets. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041009.asp
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Recently, a state commission on education finance made a bold recommendation: boost the state's major school-aid grant 75 percent by pumping an extra $1.2 billion a year into the public schools. The hefty price tag will be a daunting political challenge to Gov. M. Jodi Rell and state lawmakers as they consider how to revise a 17-year-old school finance formula that critics say is underfunded and unfair. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 21, 2006
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A new coalition made up of municipal officials and educators from 22 towns, Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, calls for a radical revision of Connecticut's school funding formula. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 1, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120104.asp
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A regional school district that would craft and run interdistrict schools could be an effective way to diminish the racial and economic isolation of Hartford's schoolchildren, the city's superintendent of schools, Steven Adamowski, testified recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 15, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111507.asp
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Lawyers for Superintendent Christina Kishimoto are demanding that the board of education give the schools chief a $15,450 bonus, despite the board's recent annual review that was largely critical of her performance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101312.asp
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After falling short last year, Hartford city schools are again asking for millions in federal money in the latest Race to the Top competition for school systems promising to personalize education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 19, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_091913_1.asp
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In this opinion piece, Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez suggests that Connecticut should create a Hartford County School District that includes all 29 towns in the county to break down the barriers of segregation in the Hartford region and to make all of our schools high-performing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111807.asp
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Hartford Schools Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski asks for a seniority change to save themed schools. Adamowski got the go-ahead to ask the state board of education to change the seniority rules for Hartford teachers, limiting their “bumping” privileges to just their own schools rather than the entire district. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: March 24, 2010
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A recent Connecticut Conference of Municipalities report concluded that the state's public schools are grossly underfunded and called for meaningful reform of Connecticut's school funding system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_112312.asp
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A decade after the state Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of schools across Greater Hartford in the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill case, the goal of integration remains elusive. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 05, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110507.asp
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On July 28, 2009, famed architect Cesar Pelli was feted in a reception at the recently opened Connecticut Science Center, the building his firm was chosen to design. But what most guests at the reception presumably did not know is that exactly two weeks earlier, on July 14, the science center had filed a lawsuit against Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Inc., alleging the firm had "substantially and repeatedly" breached its contract. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: November 03, 2009
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Hartford and Bridgeport were chosen as finalists for the federal Race to the Top initiative that will award nearly $400 million in grants to school systems that pledge to "personalize" learning for students, the U.S. Department of Education announced this week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 27, 2012
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A webliography of the Sheff v. O'Neill lawsuit prepared by the Hartford Public Library staff. It provides a list of print and electronic resources for those interested in Sheff v. O'Neill, equal educational opportunity, and school finance. Published by
Hartford Public Library
; Publication Date: Feb. 2, 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/EducationFunding/wsd_020206.asp
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The state Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Connecticut's public colleges and universities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2011
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After a lengthy filibuster by Republican opponents, the state Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Connecticut's public colleges and universities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_052511_1.asp
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After battling over the state budget since February, the Senate granted final legislative approval on June 25, 2007 to a two-year, $36 billion plan that raises the levy on cigarettes, but makes no changes in other major tax rates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_062607.asp
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Rick Green comments that much as he would like to see a confrontation over outdated union contract rules that make it harder to run public schools, quiet negotiation usually works better. That's the lesson from New Haven, where a renegotiated teacher contract could bring major reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_052010.asp
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The just-ended 2007 session of the General Assembly took off amid soaring expectations but landed just short of a fizzle. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_060807.asp
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The two sides in Connecticut's landmark school desegregation lawsuit could be closing in on a settlement as negotiations reach a critical stage, officials on October 9, 2002. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 9, 2002
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_100902.asp
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After 14 years of court battles, political maneuvering and heated public debate, the two sides in Connecticut's historic Sheff vs. O'Neill school desegregation case signed a four-year truce on January 22, 2003. The agreement between the plaintiffs and the state is a national model for voluntary school integration. A key provision of the agreement is the creation of eight new magnet schools in or near Hartford by the end of 2007. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 23, 2003
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_012303.asp
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Fifty supporters of the Sheff Movement met at Hartford city hall recently. Organizers of the meeting called for a lobbying effort to urge state lawmakers to step up progress toward the goals of a 2003 court-approved settlement of the case. That four-year agreement, calling for new racially integrated magnet schools and an expansion of a program allowing Hartford children to enroll in suburban schools, will fall far short of its goals by the time it expires this summer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 28, 2007
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The text of the Stipulation and Proposed Order (Settlement) from the Hartford, Connecticut Superior Court which specifies the most current agreement in the Sheff vs. O’Neill case. This agreement sets out the steps necessary and a timetable for reasonable progress in reducing racial, ethnic, and economic isolation in the Hartford Public Schools. It focuses on a regional solution. (PDF document, 19 pages) Published by
Superior Court, Hartford Connecticut
; Publication Date: April 4, 2008
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that meeting the integration goals of the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill case has gotten more challenging since the decision was issued more than 10 years ago. Hartford schools remain as racially and economically segregated as ever, and many suburban youngsters who are taking advantage of new magnet schools in the city are nonwhite. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 13, 2007
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A key legislative committee recently approved the latest plan to reduce racial isolation in Hartford schools, with some lawmakers grudgingly throwing their support behind a regional approach that could cost taxpayers more than $600 million over the next five years. The desegregation plan laid out in the latest settlement offer in the Sheff v. O'Neill case was endorsed by members of the General Assembly's education committee in separate House and Senate votes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 23, 2008
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Advocates for the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation lawsuit said recently they were "extremely" encouraged by the budget proposed by the legislature's appropriations committee. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_040309.asp
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As the budget remains in limbo at the Connecticut state Capitol, supporters of the Sheff settlement are becoming more vocal in their opposition to Gov. M. Jodi Rell's spending proposals, which they say could spoil court-ordered efforts to address racial isolation in Hartford-area schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 16, 2009
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In this editorial, the Courant supports the new Sheff vs. O’Neill agreement which is in front of the CT General Assembly. The new agreement offers a timetable for reasonable progress. It puts the emphasis where it belongs, on students' desires rather than simply on numbers. The five-year blueprint awaiting legislative approval focuses on expanding opportunities for Hartford children to enter suburban schools, including preschools, technical high schools and regional magnets. It includes incentives to inspire the 22 suburban towns in Greater Hartford to build magnet schools and to expand the number of city students enrolled via the Open Choice program, which has a waiting list. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_042108.asp
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The choices available to Hartford students have grown in the past two decades, since a ground-breaking lawsuit was filed seeking equal education for all students, regardless of race or income level. Amid a changing educational landscape, the next generation is beginning to reap the benefits, though the state still struggles to fulfill its part of the bargain to provide an equal education for all students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042709.asp
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The court case of Sheff v. O'Neill including the opinion of the Supreme Court of Connecticut. (PDF file, 71 pages). Published by
Atlantic Reporter 238 Connecticut 1, 678 A.2nd 1267 (1996)
; Publication Date: July 1, 1996
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/SheffvOneill.pdf
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This research report for the Office of Legislative Research of the Connecticut General Assembly reviews the terms of the settlement and the costs of providing the educational services that are specified by it. Published by
Connecticut General Assembly
; Publication Date: 1/27/2003
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Connecticut education funding Greater Hartford region CT education funding federal economic stimulus money economic recession economic development coping with recession Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 23, 2009
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Who should pick up the bill when suburban parents send their preschool children to magnet schools as part of an effort to reduce racial isolation? As it is now, the state pays most of the bill, about $13,500 per student at preschools run through the Capitol Region Education Council, with school districts paying about a quarter of that. A hearing officer for the state Department of Education said last month that districts cannot be required to pay that bill. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090412.asp
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After-school programs in Hartford say they aren't being given the chance to survive. These after-school programs were prevented from applying for funding from the State Department of Education's 21st Century Community Learning Center program because they were not selected in a vetting process run through Hartford Public Schools. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: July 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_advocate_072109.asp
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Lawyers for both sides of the Sheff vs. O'Neill school desegregation case held serious negotiations aimed at settling the landmark case in July and August of 2002. The state and the plaintiffs worked for the first time to agree on a settlement to end the case and the segregation that the state Supreme Court in 1996 ruled is unconstitutional. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2002
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_071302.asp
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A new sign at Broad Street and Farmington Avenue announces that the triangle of land there will be the site of Pathways to Technology Magnet School. The state owns the land and is willing to let the city build on it - but not a school. The new, inter-district magnet school would be eligible for 95 percent reimbursement from the state because it helps satisfy the state's settlement in the lawsuit to desegregate Hartford's schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_012607.asp
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Six school systems are suing the state Department of Education over who should pay the tuition for students attending some magnet school programs. Local schools have long been required to pay tuition for their students who attend magnet schools full time, part of the state's plan to achieve racial balance in Hartford schools. But the six suburban and rural districts, representing eight towns, contend in the lawsuit that the Department of Education now improperly requires them to pay for part-time and pre-kindergarten students, even though they have not in the past. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 16, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_081611.asp
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Six public high schools in Connecticut made big enough gains in reading and mathematics test scores this year to be removed from an annual academic warning list under a federal school improvement law, state officials announced recently.
The six contributed to an overall increase in the number of high schools in Connecticut meeting the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 29, 2006
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Family members and guardians of some profoundly disabled residents at the Southbury Training School are questioning a preliminary legislative analysis that shows it costs nearly twice as much to care for the clients at the sprawling state-run facility compared to privately run programs in the community. Aging parents and guardians are worried that after they die, their relatives will be placed in less expensive, nonprofit programs such as community group homes and won't get the same level of care. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 14, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_121411_1.asp
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When Cityline reviewed the proposed Hartford schools budget, it noticed that special education staff was taking a big hit across the board. But, the district is asking some schools to add more special education teachers. A school district review of school budget proposals and federally mandated learning plans for special education students found that principals' budgets were short almost 19 special education teachers. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_040909.asp
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Rick Green asks, “Why, when we don't have enough money to run this state, can't we at least do a better job of funding our public schools more efficiently?” In a recent report, the school reform group Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now points out that when students leave a school district to attend a magnet school, the state pays twice — to the tune of more than $186 million a year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_121709.asp
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Poor and minority schoolchildren in most states, including Connecticut, attend schools that spend less than those attended by wealthy and white children, according to a national study released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_122205.asp
Related Link(s):
The Education Trust
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Rick Green suggests that Connecticut must fund education programs that work. To do this, we need to track the performance of every child, so that educators know what works and what doesn't. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030607.asp
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Over the years the state has helped develop a comprehensive plan to desegregate Hartford's schools, spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the efforts, appealed to suburban districts to open their schools to city students state witnesses testified recently in the Sheff vs. O'Neill desegregation case. But cross-examination of those witnesses in Superior Court in Hartford revealed that shifts in management have resulted in spotty results and murky accountability since 2003, when the plaintiffs in the Sheff lawsuit reached a compromise agreement with the state on integration goals. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 09, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110907_1.asp
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When someone broke into the St. Augustine School the weekend before classes started in August 2009, and stole computers and tuition money, school officials hoped an angel would help them replace what they'd lost. Their hopes have been realized, and then some. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_100209.asp
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A popular custodian supervisor at Hartford Public High School has been laid off despite efforts from more than 200 teachers and staff members to keep him at the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 13, 2009
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It's an agonizing question for parents: Is little Johnny ready for school? The state Board of Education would have a bigger say in that decision — to the relief of kindergarten teachers and for the good of Johnny. The board would, wisely, narrow the window of time when children can enter kindergarten so there are fewer 4-year-olds in classrooms with kids two and even three years older. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 06, 2010
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The State Board of Education is considering four proposals that would overhaul the law governing charter schools, including one that would shift the cost of tuition to local school systems. The changes, meant to expand the number of charter schools, also are designed to increase the state's chances to get as much as $150 million in school-reform grants from the federal Race to the Top competition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120609.asp
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State Commissioner of Education Betty J. Sternberg discusses ways to balance providing the programs and rigorous curriculum and instruction with assessments to raise our students' achievement and lead to the goal of leaving no child behind. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040105.asp
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State Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan recently outlined an ambitious plan to apply for at least $200 million in stimulus money to reform the high school curriculum, enhance preschool instruction and restructure several school districts through an urban initiative. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_081909.asp
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Connecticut state education leaders say they're pleased that President Barack Obama's proposed education budget would overhaul the Bush administration's test-based No Child Left Behind law with a more competitive approach that rewards reforms designed to raise student achievement, improve teaching and inspire students to excel in math and science. Connecticut is set to receive $455 million under Obama's proposed budget to help develop better schools, improve student achievement and make high school graduates ready for college and a career. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 04, 2010
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The plaintiffs in the landmark Sheff vs. O'Neill lawsuit to desegregate Hartford's schools are accusing the state of breaching the settlement in the long-running case by falling woefully behind in enrolling students in new Hartford magnet schools. Judge A. Susan Peck deferred making a decision, but seemed to favor the state's plan. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062105_A.asp
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A divided state Supreme Court recently opened the door to significant changes in the way the state funds public education, ruling that the Connecticut Constitution guarantees students not just a public education, but one that can prepare them for employment, higher education and civic responsibilities like voting and jury duty. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032310.asp
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Stan Simpson writes in support of a bill that would remove the enrollment caps on charter schools and provide them funding at the same levels as the conventional public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_031506_a.asp
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After being stalled for weeks, the governor's plan to consolidate the management of the state's community colleges, the Connecticut State University system and Charter Oak College is moving forward. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2011
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The state budget crisis edged closer to Connecticut's classrooms recently, when the state school board reluctantly endorsed more than $280 million in potential spending cuts in 2009. Leaders of local school systems reacted grimly and warned that reductions of that magnitude would seriously bruise public education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120408_1.asp
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After barely getting a "C" in the first round of the Race to the Top competition, the state hopes to get a better grade and win millions of federal dollars with a revised application strengthened by the state's new school reform legislation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_052610.asp
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The state legislature voted recently to give the city $12,000 for each out-of-city student attending one of its magnet schools, a lower figure than school officials had sought and one they said could cost them roughly $2.3 million this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_100309_1.asp
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The state Department of Education has been racing to finish its application to the federal Race to the Top competition that's designed to stimulate broad-based school reform. The grant program, part of the federal economic stimulus package, is designed to reward states that promote innovative reforms to improve teaching, do a better job tracking student performance and shore up failing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011810.asp
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Newly released figures show that Connecticut is one of nine states scheduled to see a reduction in federal Title I money, even though more of the state's public schools are likely to be required to make improvements under the No Child Left Behind Act. Connecticut's Title I allocation this year showed a slight decline because the population of poor and disadvantaged children grew by just 2.4 percent between 2000 and 2002, compared with a national rate of 5.7 percent, federal figures show. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 10, 2005
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Connecticut will receive $25.7 million in economic stimulus funds to improve the state's worst-performing schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_041610.asp
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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced plans to sue the U.S. Department of Education for requiring Connecticut to expand its student testing program without providing enough money to cover the cost. The action would make Connecticut the first state to file a lawsuit challenging the government's No Child Left Behind Act. The lawsuit drew a lukewarm response from Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who said that she wondered if the money for the legal battle would be better spent in the classroom. She also questioned Connecticut's being the only plaintiff in the case. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040605.asp
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State Doesn't Need More School Testing
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Task Force on No Child Left Behind Final Report (PDF Document: Full Report)
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State budget cuts and declining or stagnating enrollment in the state university and community colleges could mean a tuition and fee increase that could be as high as 12 percent under one scenario. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 09, 2013
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In a concession to the poor economy, the Connecticut State University System considered freezing tuition and fees for the first time in more than a decade. Tuition at the state universities has climbed for many years, from 5.4 percent to as much as 13 percent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 20, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_092010.asp
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The state Board of Education voted to accept a hearing officer's decision that local school districts should not have to contribute to the tuition for students attending magnet preschools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 05, 2012
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A federal judge recently dismissed much of Connecticut's argument for challenging a controversial U.S. government school reform law but left open one avenue for the state's lawsuit to continue. U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz dismissed three of the four counts in Connecticut's complaint that the 4-year-old No Child Left Behind Act unfairly costs state and local taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. The judge also ruled that the court will be able to review a fourth count in the state's argument. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 28, 2006
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Even if Connecticut were to cheapen its statewide school testing program, the cost of meeting a federal school reform law still would exceed the level of federal support, state officials said recently in a legal brief. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed the brief in a state lawsuit challenging the cost of the No Child Left Behind Act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 1, 2006
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After spending five years and millions of dollars measuring schoolchildren on the latest version of the Connecticut Mastery Test, state officials say they can't be sure of the results. The federal No Child Left Behind Act has altered test procedures and required testing thousands of additional students with learning problems or English-speaking difficulties, making it difficult to compare Connecticut's latest scores with previous results. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 28, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032805.asp
Related Link(s):
Urban Schools Make Gains in Test Scores
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Child advocates try to save a suspension law from a misinformation campaign. A 2007 law that would bar out-of-school suspensions for non-violent offenses threatens to undermine a school reform effort and create a lot of children suspended for minor violations. Educators and some lawmakers believe the law will force them to create costly in-school suspension programs to baby sit troubled kids. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: April 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_041409.asp
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Nicole Suissa, a University of Hartford freshman with a New York accent and the swagger to go with it, hopes to be the first in her family to graduate from a four-year college. That motivation came in handy when Suissa learned recently that her dream was in jeopardy because she couldn't afford to pay her University of Hartford tuition. After her story aired on CNN, Suissa began to hear from strangers who had seen it and wanted to help. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 30, 2009
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Ten years have passed since the Connecticut Supreme Court held in Sheff vs. O'Neill that "the needy schoolchildren of Hartford have waited long enough" for the equal educational opportunities denied to them by the overwhelming racial and ethnic isolation in the Hartford metropolitan area. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2006
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that Connecticut is dealing with some of the most difficult economic problems in its history. That is why cutting state funding for students attending our state's independent colleges and universities makes absolutely no sense. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_030411.asp
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With the first day of school just weeks away, dozens of students in Bloomfield and Manchester are still waiting to learn where they will be attending class. The students had been accepted to attend Hartford host magnet schools, but recently learned that if their home districts don't pay the $4,600 in tuition that Hartford school officials say is necessary to close the gap between what they receive from the state and what it costs to educate them, they will have to return to their local school district or seek alternatives. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 03, 2009
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Eighteen public high school students with varied interests in law, medicine, science and business were honored recently as this year's Fox Foundation Scholars. Each of the students is eligible to receive up to $12,000 in scholarship funds. The students received their awards at a breakfast celebration at the Town and Country Club. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 03, 2008
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Administrators at a Hartford magnet school, facing state guidelines requiring more white students, changed the designations of at least six biracial students from African American or Hispanic to white in school documents, in some cases without parents' permission. Eduardo V. Genao, principal of the Sport & Medical Sciences Academy, said officials made the changes only after calling each student's parents to determine whether school records were correct, and only in cases where mistakes had been made. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2006
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This Courant editorial supports the recommendations of a recent study of teacher quality in 10 school systems being done across the country. The study is there to get the community thinking about ways to improve teaching and learning. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050709.asp
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Connecticut's opposition to a federal school reform law may be one reason it is among the only states to report recent declines in reading and math scores, according to sponsors of a national study released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030306.asp
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Suburban school districts around Hartford are reeling from the possibility that they will have to spend hundreds of thousands of unbudgeted dollars to send students to city magnet schools. The cost could exceed $1 million in Manchester alone.State Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan recently warned the Hartford-area suburban districts that they might have to pay $4,600 per student in magnet school tuition unless the state increases funding to help Hartford run its magnets this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2009
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto announced a $12 million capital campaign recently that will ask the city's corporate leaders and philanthropists to help Hartford graduates pay for college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2012
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Corporate and philanthropic funding for the city schools is around $10 million, but Superintendent Christina Kishimoto recently suggested to business leaders an even bigger investment — helping Hartford students pay for college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 13, 2011
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This legislative session will be memorable if for no other reason than that House and Senate Republicans offered an alternative no-tax-increase budget proposal to the two competing plans already on the table. It is time to consider a third approach, one that meets the needs of Connecticut without raising taxes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 6, 2007
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Consolidating city schools and offering financial incentives to cost-cutting school principals were among the recommendations the board of education's budget task force made recently to begin dealing with a chronic deficit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 05, 2011
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This report identifies specific areas of the No Child Left Behind Act that need to be changed if states are to guarantee that young people will learn at their full potential. The report suggests that granting states some flexibility to meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act will result in a stronger democracy and strengthen the nation's economic future. Published by
National Conference of State Legislatures
; Publication Date: February 2005
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Related Link(s):
43 Schools on Warning List
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The General Assembly acted last week to avert huge property tax increases on homeowners in Hartford, but while minimizing pain in the short term, it was only a stopgap measure. Unfortunately, it does nothing to solve the problem of the over-reliance on property taxes to pay rising costs of public education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 15, 2006
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A 3.5 percent tax cap on some city apartment buildings has emerged as a sticking point between the city council and leaders of a task force trying to figure a way out of Hartford's property tax tangle. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2008
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In another sign of the recession and tighter school budgets, the number of teacher openings in Connecticut shrank dramatically this year as school boards try to get by with fewer, a trend that has led to larger class sizes and fewer course offerings in some schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 07, 2010
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Throughout Connecticut, towns are scrounging for ways to limit tax increases as they pull together their budgets, and many have been asking teachers to consider giving up raises and benefits. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2010
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Hartford teachers and administrators agreed to a series of landmark changes in their contracts that allow for performance bonuses and incentives for Hartford residency. The deal was sealed recently with a unanimous vote of the school board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 20, 2008
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The president of the teachers' union recently threatened to file an unfair labor practice lawsuit against the Hartford school district for hiring nonunion teachers to instruct expelled students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 4, 2007
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Testimony of Dianne Kaplan deVries, Ed.D., Project Director Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding before the Education Committee
Regional Information Meeting concerning increased funding for interdistrict magnet schools, increased appropriations for early childhood education, restoring the special education excess cost equity grant, and providing educational cost sharing cap relief. Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: March 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/deVries_Testimony_to_ED_Regl_Info.pdf
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Testimony of John Rose, Esq., co-chair the Litigation Committee of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, before the Education Committee Regional Information Meeting concerning the pending lawsuit, CCJEF v Rell, which explains the intent of the suit. (PDF file, 3 pages) Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: March 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/Rose_Testimony_to_ED_Reg_Info.pdf
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Testimony of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding to Legislative Education Committee concerning a number of bills before the legislature. It includes a discussion of bills before the legislature concerning the educational cost sharing formula, school readiness, funding vocational-agricultural schools, enhanced data collection, charter schools, and interdistrict magnet schools. Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: March 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/Testimony_to_ED_Cmte_3_13_06.pdf
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Testimony of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding to Legislative Education Committee concerning a number of bills before the legislature. It includes a discussion of bills before the legislature implementing the Governor's budget recommendations, full-day kindergarten, universal preschool and special education funding. Published by
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding
; Publication Date: March 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/educationfunding/Testimony_to_ED_Cmte_3_03_06.pdf
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Did the Hartford Public Schools receive a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation? On paper, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving was awarded the money. But, the money is primarily earmarked for Achievement First and Jumoke Academy. Approximately $1.5M of the $4.9M awarded is actually dedicated to the Hartford Public Schools. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: December 05, 2012
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Stan Simpson reviews the best and worst practices of a charter school, Highville Mustard Seed charter school in Hamden. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032506.asp
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A brief discussion of the impact of Governor Jodi Rell’s proposed budget on educational services in Connecticut. The conclusion is that the Governor’s proposed FY 08 education budget takes a positive step in making long overdue increases to education funding. (PDF file, 3 pages) Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/EducationFunding/Edu_Funding_Context.pdf
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The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, recently announced this year's recipients of its two annual college scholarship programs - the Alliance for Academic Achievement Scholarship and the STAG Leadership Scholarship. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 12, 2008
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Today, many employers will not consider applicants who do not have a college degree but for Hartford families struggling with everyday expenses, college may seem out of reach due to the rising costs. To address this problem, Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto, along with several Hartford leaders, offered Hartford students a Promise. If you are a resident of Hartford, continuously enrolled in Hartford Public Highs Schools between 9th through 12th grades, graduate with a 3.0 GPA and meet district attendance goals; you can receive $5,000 per year award towards your college costs. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: January 31, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_013113.asp
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A chronology of Sheff Vs. O'Neill case. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072306_a.asp
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The goal of the Sheff case agreement is that at least 30 percent of the public school minority students living in Hartford be educated in racially integrated settings by June 2007, using three voluntary programs: interdistrict magnet schools, the Open Choice program, interdistrict cooperative grants. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2006
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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that finding a solution to the Sheff v. O'Neill school segregation dilemma has become the Gordian knot of Connecticut public policy. The state has put $1.2 billion toward the problem and gotten nowhere. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072907.asp
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In this editorial, David Medina reviews the arguments against the lawsuit that Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has filed in U.S. District Court, which contends that years of CMT success should relieve the state from complying with key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030706.asp
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Last year, with the General Assembly's overwhelming support, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was able to enact the most meaningful education reform law our state has ever seen. Now, the progress championed by Gov. Malloy and supported by legislators may be in jeopardy, a sacrificial lamb of dire economic times. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_021113.asp
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Rick Green comments that Connecticut's miserable failure to capture any of Race to the Top federal education funding — twice — was met by collective whining that all-this-competition-is-unfair-to-children from our education commissioner, school district administrators, elected leaders. How embarrassing — and revealing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_083110.asp
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A chart of applications for the 2009-2010 school year to Hartford Public Schools academies, which shows the number of applications in comparison to the number of seats. (PDF document, 1 page) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Top6SchoolsChartInitialClass.pdf
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Rick Green comments that if we want to create regional magnet schools — and programs that taxpaying parents want — the money to pay for them should follow the student to school. This isn't the case for students from outside Hartford who attend one of the city's 10 magnet schools. It's a simple marketplace notion — successful schools should be rewarded and schools that parents aren't interested in should not be. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_100609.asp
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The state Department of Education is asking suburban school districts to add 660 classroom seats for Hartford students next year in an effort to reach higher integration benchmarks under the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation ruling. But some districts are saying they just can't afford to do so, and that could jeopardize the state's ability to comply with the Sheff ruling. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032309.asp
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Trinity College plans to strengthen its urban focus with the help of $5.5 million in two grants the school is receiving, including an award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, officials said recently. Trinity was one of seven schools to receive a "Centers of Excellence" award in a competition sponsored by the New York-based Mellon foundation. That grant, combined with an additional $9 million the college is expected to raise in matching funds, will finance efforts to bolster Trinity's identity as an urban college with links not only to Hartford but also to cities around the world. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020107.asp
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About a year ago, an anonymous donor offered Trinity College a $5 million endowment — with a catch. To get the money, the college had to achieve a gift participation rate of at least 55 percent among its 20,000 living alumni. More than 11,000, or 55.34 percent, of the college's alumni donated money last fiscal year, helping the school secure the challenge endowment and achieve a record $9 million in gifts for its annual fund. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 22, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_072210.asp
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Tuition and fees at the University of Connecticut will rise by 2.5 percent in the fall of 2011, the smallest one-year increase since 2000, the board of trustees decided recently . Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_032311.asp
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Tuition and fees for Connecticut students at the state's four regional universities would rise by as much as $778 next year, while costs for out-of state students would drop slightly, under a proposal that was considered recently by the finance committee of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_021813.asp
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The percentage increase in tuition and fees at Connecticut's four-year public universities for the current academic year — about 2.5 percent — was among the smallest in the country, according to a report released recently by the College Board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_102611.asp
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The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education recently considered a recommended jump in average tuition and fees at the state's four universities of 3.8 percent for commuter students, an increase that would drive tuition up $315 to an average of $8,556. For in-state residential students at the state universities, the increase would be 3.7 percent, pushing tuition and fees up by $676. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_011812.asp
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With very little discussion, the UConn trustees voted unanimously for a four-year schedule of tuition increases, starting with 6 percent in 2012 and climbing steadily to 6.8 percent in 2016. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_122011.asp
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The Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that the state Board of Education should eliminate citywide seniority in Hartford in favor of school-based seniority. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052210.asp
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St. Augustine School in the city's South End recently received an anonymous donation of two million dollars. The donation has led to The Renaissance Project. In a matter of months, enrollment has more than doubled to 202 students, many of whom receive tuition assistance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_100211.asp
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The University of Hartford has received a $2.3 million gift from the estate of a pioneering Hartford businesswoman and former trustee that will provide crucial financial assistance to needy students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 02, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_010213.asp
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The Hartford School Building Committee voted recently to extend its contract with Diggs Construction LLC for two years and no more than $4 million. That should give the project management company enough time and money to finish up the school construction projects it has started in the city, while the city solicits bids for any future projects. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/cityline_042009.asp
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About 2,000 teaching jobs statewide are set to be eliminated in June as school boards resort to layoffs to cut expenses during difficult budget deliberations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 22, 2010
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Thousands of veteran Connecticut schoolteachers whose qualifications were called into question by a recent U.S. government review will no longer have to worry about undergoing additional training or testing, education officials said recently. After originally challenging Connecticut's procedures for evaluating teachers, the U.S. Department of Education, on further review, has approved those methods for determining whether teachers meet the federal standards as "highly qualified." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2006
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A banner year for the University of Connecticut admissions office has hit a potential snag because of uncertainty over the school's budget. Applications to UConn soared by 23.1 percent this year because of intensified recruiting and a switch to the Common Application, which makes it easier for high school students to apply, university officials said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2011
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In an unusual partnership, a Massachusetts-based insurance company is pairing up with Hartford schools to send 60 high school seniors to the University of Connecticut over the next four years. The MassMutual Foundation for Hartford announced recently that it will donate $500,000 to the UConn Foundation to provide financial aid, a laptop and other support services for 15 seniors a year from Hartford public schools. The money would cover their expenses for a four-year period at UConn. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2006
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The University of Connecticut's chief financial officer, Richard D. Gray, is recommending an increase of about 6.3 percent in tuition, room and board for the 2010-11 academic year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 09, 2010
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The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees voted recently to increase tuition for in-state students by 5.66 percent, or $432, for the 2010-11 academic year. Fees, room and board are also going up, for an overall 5.9 percent increase, or $1,180, for in-state students living on campus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2010
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Nicole Suissa, a University of Hartford freshman has a stranger to thank for funding most of her college education. J. Edward Bell III, a Georgetown, S.C., lawyer, heard Suissa speak about her financial plight and the likelihood that she would have to drop out of school in a special report that aired on CNN on Feb. 26, 2009. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 19, 2012
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Facing projections of declining enrollment, a sluggish economy and intense competition in higher education, the University of Hartford plans to streamline or cut programs, while investing in and expanding others. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2012
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The U.S. Department of Education did not renew funding for the Upward Bound college preparatory programs at Wesleyan University and the University of Connecticut, leaving administrators scrambling to find a way to save them. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2012
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In the state's most troubled urban schools, English-speaking children in regular classes have improved their test scores over the past five years. However, when special education and non-English speaking students' scores are measured, improvement is not so obvious. The No Child Left Behind Act has required the testing of thousands of additional special education students and non-English-speaking children, making it impossible to draw comparisons between the latest scores and previous results. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2005
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State: Tests Losing Value; Educators Feel Stymied by Law
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that although it was prompted in part by a lawsuit, Connecticut in the past dozen years has become a hotbed of educational innovation. Educators have developed remarkable, award-winning schools around the state that are breaking ground and closing the lamentable achievement gap between urban and suburban students. Despite efforts by Gov. M. Jodi Rell and other leaders to keep the funding in place, the budget crisis threatens a decade of progress. That would be shameful. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 30, 2009
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A former Diggs Construction employee and city resident said he notified the Hartford School Building Committee and a member of the city council in 2011 that Diggs and city officials had failed to recoup millions of dollars in state reimbursements for school construction projects. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 02, 2013
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The ongoing economic crisis could threaten a proposal to dramatically boost the state's payouts to suburban schools that agree to accept students from Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 01, 2008
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A presentation by Susan Eaton and Gina Chirichigno about the importance of the Sheff decision, presented on the anniversary of decision. (PDF document, 66 pages) Published by
The Sheff Movement
; Publication Date: April 27, 2009
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Travelers recently announced their commitment to Hartford's public education reform and their intention to provide approximately $1 million in corporate and Travelers Foundation grants directly to the reform agenda. Travelers' funding will support initiatives that aggressively reduce the achievement gap and measurably increase academic achievement and career success for underserved students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 01, 2009
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A $105 million expansion and renovation designed to win back full accreditation of Hartford Public High School is not likely to be finished when the accrediting agency inspects the school next month. And that could mean the high school will remain on probation for years to come. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2007
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About 50 to 60 people recently marched in front of Hartford City Hall to protest recent school district layoffs and an increase in health insurance costs to district retirees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2008
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A press release from the Working Families Party elected official in opposition to Hartford Public School Superintendent Steven Adamowski's recommended budget, March 2009. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
Connecticut Working Families Party
; Publication Date: March 2009
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For students like Ashley Moran, 14, the door to college magically opened recently when the city and Yale University announced that they would pay college tuition for every New Haven student who earns at least a B average. Moran was among 250 freshmen gathered for an assembly at the school to announce the New Haven Promise program, put together by the mayor, the school superintendent and Yale University. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 09, 2010
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This site provides an explanation of the Education Cost Sharing formula along with scenarios that show how different increases would effect towns in Connecticut. Published by
Connecticut Education Association
; Publication Date: 2005
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