Commentary Editor Carolyn Lumsden speaks with John Motley, executive director for external affairs at the Hartford public schools. Before that, he was president of the St. Paul Travelers Connecticut Foundation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 28, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082805.asp
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The Hartford Youth Scholars academic enrichment program and The Steppingstone Academy are academic enrichment and preparation programs designed to expose students to the academic rigor found at top independent schools. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: December 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_122012.asp
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The Connecticut Association for Human Services has released the 2004 Connecticut KIDS COUNT Data Book, Investing in Families...Investing in our Future, which highlights data and policy information related to family economics.
"Connecticut's 2004 Data Book is hopeful - most kids in the state are doing well," says Jude Carroll, the Connecticut KIDS COUNT project director at CAHS, "but future economic success for the state will require responsible planning to take Connecticut to the next level."
The Data Book focuses on a specific set of measures that relate to Family Economic Security issues: child poverty, family income, parental employment, homeownership, and more. The report features census and state agency data, recent trends in measures, and policy implications related to the findings.
CAHS is the Connecticut grantee for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's national KIDS COUNT initiative. Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS)
; Publication Date: May 2004
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Link: /Issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/wsd_05_2004.asp
Related Link(s):
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Kids Count
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Tale of Two Connecticut's: 2002-2003 Kids Count Data Book
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Moving From Risk to Opportunity: 2004 National Kids Count Report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
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The 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Helping Our Most Vulnerable Families Overcome Barriers to Work and Achieve Financial Success, highlights data and policy information related to family economics. The Data book features ten key measures of child well-being that it has used to track the well-being of children since 1990. The data is used to provide state profiles of child well-being and to rank the states. This edition also includes several background measures related to unemployed parents in each state. (Entire Print Friendly Document - 197 Pages, PDF Document) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: July 27, 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/kidscount_2005.pdf
Related Link(s):
Kids Count Web Site
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The 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Family, Friend and Neighbor Care: Strengthening a Critical Resource to Help Young Children Succeed, highlights data and policy information related to child care provided by friends, family and neighbors. The Data book features ten key measures of child well-being that it has used to track the well-being of children since 1990. The data is used to provide state profiles of child well-being and to rank the states. This edition also includes several background measures related to child care in each state. (Entire Print Friendly Document - 188 Pages, PDF Document) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: July 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/kidscount_2006.pdf
Related Link(s):
Kids Count Web Site
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The appeal and use of the Hartford Public Library has grown under the helm of retiring Chief Librarian Louise Blalock. This is the reason she has been named the 2008 Hartford Business Journal’s Public Sector Executive of the Year. Blalock’s 14-year tenure marks the end of an era of unmatched expansion and recognition of Hartford’s library system. In 2001, Blalock was named the National Librarian of the Year by the Library Journal, and in 2002 the library won the National Award for Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Service. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_112008.asp
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The 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Counting What Counts: Taking Results Seriously for Vulnerable Children and Families: The 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book profiles the well-being of America’s children on a state-by-state basis and ranks states on 10 key measures of child well-being. The Data Book essay calls for a “data revolution” that uses timely and reliable information to track the progress and improve the lives of vulnerable children. (PDF document, 148 pages) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/kidscount_2009.pdf
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The data in this 21st edition of Kids Count present a rich but complex picture of American children. After showing improvement in the late 1990s, overall, child well-being has stagnated since 2000. (PDF document, 60 pages) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: July 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/kidscount_2010.pdf
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Coltsville, the neighborhood around the historic Colt factory, is slated for more than $20 million in streetscape and infrastructure improvements. Congress passed a five-year transportation bill that includes $8.6 million for Coltsville. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 3, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_080305.asp
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Mike McGarry expresses the opinion that it’s now up to our state legislators to stop the madness on the corner of Farmington and Broad. City planners are trying to build Pathways to Technology Magnet School on that tiny spot. In addition, there is a proposed plan to change the roads around the space – despite tremendous public opposition. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 26 - May 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_news_042606.asp
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The Hartford Courant comments on the recent move by the city of Hartford to serve developer David Nyberg with more than a dozen cease-and-desist orders last month for a project involving a dozen apartment buildings in the city's Asylum Hill neighborhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_090108.asp
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Six core principles are identified and strategies recommended that will foster high academic achievement, close the achievement gap, and promote civic and personal
growth among all high-school-age youth in our high schools and communities. At the center of the framework is the Alliance' belief that the purpose of high school is to ensure that all high-schoolage students are ready for college, careers, and active civic participation. (PDF file, 16 pages) Published by
National High School Alliance
; Publication Date: April 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/CalltoAction2005.pdf
Related Link(s):
Institute for Educational Leadership
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Six core principles are identified and strategies recommended that will foster high academic achievement, close the achievement gap, and promote civic and personal
growth among all high-school-age youth in our high schools and communities. At the center of the framework is the Alliance' belief that the purpose of high school is to ensure that all high-schoolage students are ready for college, careers, and active civic participation. (PDF file, 16 pages) Published by
National High School Alliance
; Publication Date: April 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/CalltoAction2005.pdf
Related Link(s):
Institute for Educational Leadership
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The campers at Hartford Friendship Kids' Camp are ready to tell you about themselves. It's part of the camp's focus to help the children discover themselves and the gifts they have to offer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 4, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_080406.asp
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The new principal at Betances School, Josephine Smith, has brought the school back to life, partly by introducing time management, partly by being very available and involved. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112207.asp
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School bus monitors and drivers are making a living wage because of her union, CSEA SEIU Local 2001 and because of Hartford’s living-wage ordinance, strengthened by the city council in March 2010 to bring more companies under its umbrella. Yet before the school year started this year, two subcontractors moved 130 nonunion bus drivers out of the Hartford bus yard to a facility in East Hartford not covered by the city’s living-wage law. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_advocate_090810.asp
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Two years ago, Aldene Burton was living under a bridge, sipping vodka from the bottle and eating beans from a can in zero-degree weather. But next month, Burton will be sitting in a lecture hall at Goodwin College, where he will take a course in public speaking. Goodwin College in East Hartford, known as a haven for nontraditional students, is offering free classes this September to people who are homeless or formerly homeless. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081813.asp
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To comply with a landmark court case on educating children with learning disabilities or emotional problems, the Hartford public school system in September transferred 1,300 special education students from segregated programs to neighborhood schools. The massive movement convulsed the entire school system - which was, to some degree, expected. But six months later, teachers, parents and experts say, the system is still in crisis: Special education students are not getting the services they need, regular classrooms are being disrupted and teachers are exasperated. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 5, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020506.asp
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When thousands of students converged on the campus at Eastern Connecticut State University for the beginning of another year, college President Elsa Nunez welcomed nine very special new students to campus. Among the incoming freshmen are these young men and women from Hartford who wouldn't be going to college if Nunez didn't insist, didn't remember that somebody has to start taking chances to change life for children in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 29, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082908.asp
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion supporting a new private middle school for boys in Hartford. The name and location have changed, but the rigorous private middle school will still open next fall in the city. This is good news; the more positive options for city youngsters, the better. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040908.asp
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Connecticut's Child Poverty and Prevention Council met with a panel of national experts recently to study recommendations to reduce persistent poverty in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 08, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_120807.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072306.asp
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In and around Hartford, thousands of parents of Hartford schoolchildren are hitting the stores looking for clothing that will satisfy the new policy in Hartford that requires students to wear school uniforms. The policy adopted by the school board is fairly straightforward, but there are minor variations from one school to another that have made for an interesting back-to-school shopping season in the city. Most of the confusion, officials say, is based on the optional color that each school is allowed to add to the standard uniform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_082406.asp
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Superintendent Steven Adamowski has named a new Weaver renovation steering committee. The group of school employees, parents, students and community members will begin meeting in June to develop plans for renovating the struggling school in the city's Blue Hills neighborhood by 2016. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053111.asp
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A new writing test on the SAT college entrance exam made the exam longer and, some believe, more difficult, but that didn't stop Connecticut high school graduates from posting strong writing scores in results released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_083006.asp
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In a bold start to a sweeping reorganization of Hartford schools, the board of education recently launched a plan to demolish one of the middle schools and replace it with one for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_062007_a.asp
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Hartford's aggressive effort to turn around its alarming high school dropout rate began recently. Hard work was a common theme on opening day at Hartford Public's new ninth-grade academy, where freshmen this year will be the sole occupants of the school's third floor, kept separate from upperclassmen. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083007.asp
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The annual Thanksgiving Day football game between Weaver and Hartford Public high schools, fans say, is about more than just football. It is equal parts reunion, celebration and community gathering. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112307.asp
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The persistent achievement gap between black and white students in reading and math in Connecticut remains greater than the national average and is among the widest in the nation, according to a federal report released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_071509.asp
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If all goes as planned, the old M. Swift & Sons building in Hartford will be reborn as a school where volunteer teachers mold children into scholars. The emerging story of Nativity Preparatory School is a sign that good ideas can lead to something. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122507.asp
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Hartford public school students won't miss out on the magic of the Connecticut Science Center when it opens in late 2008, thanks to the Robert and Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation of Avon. The foundation has graciously donated $100,000 to the center. The contribution will cover the admission fee, for at least two years, for virtually every Hartford child who visits the center with his or her class. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_052507.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_062607.asp
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CRT Early Care and Education programs have been a constant presence for new generations of Hartford residents since their inception more than 40 years ago. Developed by a team from Yale University, CRT’s Head Start programs go beyond the traditional preschool classroom to encompass family services, nutrition, health screenings, special needs services, literacy initiatives and case management for all of its families. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_021810_2.asp
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This editorial from the Courant expresses the opinion that community schools are designed to meet the challenges in poor urban neighborhoods, and Hartford needs more of them. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022109_1.asp
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A guide designed to help parents, caregivers and family members become more involved in their child's education and to become more involved as a
citizen in the decisions that affect Hartford schools. (PDF file - 48 pages) Published by
Connecticut Policy and Economic Council (CPEC)
; Publication Date: 2001
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_2001.asp
Related Link(s):
Directorio de Escuelas Públicas de Hartford y Recursos para las Familias (en Español) 2000-2001
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Helen Ubiñas writes that she was surpised on a recent trip to New Orleans when she saw a familiar face on the front page of the local newspaper. Accompanying a story about NOLA's changing educational landscape post Katrina was a photo of former Hartford Public School Superintendent, Anthony Amato. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030911_1.asp
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Helen Ubiñas 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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020206.asp
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An agreement hailed four years ago as a way to end the overwhelming racial isolation in Hartford's public schools has failed, a new independent review of the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation case says. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_061307_a.asp
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Hartford's new Sport and Medical Sciences Academy building on Huyshope Avenue entered its 12th year as it moved into its dazzling $79.1 million new home in the fall of 2008, sends a clear message to its seventh graders:'You're going to college and if you're not you need to look for another school.' Sport and Medical had a 100 percent graduation rate, and a 100 percent acceptance rate into two- and four-year colleges in 2007. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_092508.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_081301.asp
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State Rep. Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey called the meeting to get some answers — and maybe, she said, work on the "antagonism" that has simmered between the board of education and many of the city's politicians. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030311_2.asp
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Recently, a memorial and fundraiser was held dedicated to John Hunt, the former Travelers Group executive and student mentor, who died in March. Friends, family, students and admirers gathered at St. James Episcopal Church to continue fixing problems he had tackled at Sanchez School in Hartford. The main focus of the event - titled "Keeping the Vision Alive!" - was sustaining a program Hunt launched about seven years ago that has provided eye exams and glasses for about 500 students at Sanchez. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_061107.asp
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Rick Green writes about a great story of a woman who broke the depressing cycle of teenage mothers which also cracks an ugly Hartford stereotype. Today, there's hope to be found in the latest initiative, "Breaking the Cycle" teen pregnancy program, which will link together a variety of community organizations and city hall to fight teen pregnancy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_062111.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and the city's school board ought to salvage as much as they can from a derailed appointment process and name Christina Kishimoto, who was a search committee's choice, as the school district's next superintendent — if she'll still take the job. Forget a national search at this late date. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022411_2.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, who had lived on a farm in Andover with her husband and daughter, has sold that home and has moved to the city's West End. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 17, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_081711.asp
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Fewer kids are spending time at play or get the chance to let loose at school - but a group from UConn hopes to change that. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 10, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_061007_a.asp
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Hartford's Bulkeley High School Class of 2007 was nothing if not proud at their recent graduation in Central Connecticut State University's Welte Auditorium. That pride was deserved, Principal Miriam Morales-Taylor said in her welcome address Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_062107_a.asp
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Recently, a group of business people from West Hartford toured the eighth floor Nursing Laboratories at Capital Community College on Main Street in Hartford. They admitted to being shocked by the state-of-the-art simulation equipment they saw and the history they learned about the program’s thirty-five years of excellence. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 02, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_050213_1.asp
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Just a few months shy of turning 100, Alan Tompkins, a painter and intellectual, is the proud owner of a forever young, razor-sharp mind that issues well-honed thoughts about everything from art theory to art show openings. To celebrate his centenary, Tompkins, who was director of the Hartford Art School at the time of the historic merger that produced the University of Hartford, presents an exhibition of his paintings at the Art School's Silpe Gallery. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_072907.asp
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In this op-ed, the author discusses the history of the Hartford Conservatory, and its future. She suggests that to root for the city of Hartford is to root for the arts; the post-industrial city will be an arts center if it will be anything. There ought to be a role for the conservatory in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062506.asp
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John H. Motley, who long played the role of the Hartford School District's patron saint as president of the St. Paul Travelers Connecticut Foundation, is expected to take a job for the school district. Motley will take on a broad array of assignments that include lobbying the state legislature and serving as one of the school district's liaisons to the business community and the city council. He may also work to douse political eruptions around the district and free Superintendent of Schools Robert Henry to concentrate on school improvement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 31, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_033105.asp
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More than 300 kids at John C. Clark Elementary School in Hartford have been participating in an ambitious reading project: The goal was to read 10,000 books by May 1, 2009. Let the record show that in 10-plus weeks, 9,807 books were read. The goal wasn't attained. But the momentum and new enthusiasm for reading are immeasurable. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_050209.asp
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Stan Simpson comments on the Hartford Public Library's decision to shutter both the Mark Twain and Blue Hills branches to close a budget gap of about $870,000. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_070208.asp
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Each year in Hartford, only about half of the freshman class gets promoted to be sophomores. While some students transfer to other schools or districts, most of the rest of the other half stays back or drops out of high school. The Hartford School District is turning to the idea of small learning communities within the schools to reduce truancy, failure and the frustration that contributes to students dropping out of school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 14, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031405.asp
Related Link(s):
One Third of a Nation: Rising Dropout Rates and Declining Opportunities
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Librarian Spencer Shaw, the first African-American librarian at the Hartford Public Library and in the US, became a pioneer in storytelling and collecting folk tales. He died recently at the age of 93. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_071810.asp
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A recent ceremony was held at the Artists Collective, the nationally recognized arts center in Hartford's North End to honor and recognize Jackie McLean's vision and passion for teaching music to Hartford children. On the day he would have turned 75, musicians, community leaders, family and former students celebrated McLean's life through music and prayer. Speakers remembered him not just for his musical genius, but for the profound impact he had on thousands of youngsters who came through the Collective's front doors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_051806.asp
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A compromise by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the Senate's top Democrat could yield some of the nation's strongest restrictions on junk food in public schools - one of last year's most contentious legislative issues. Legislative leaders and the Rell administration announced an effort recently to ban soda and encourage healthier snacks and meals in schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 2, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_020206.asp
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In response to intense community pressure, Hartford Superintendent of Schools Robert Henry announced a five-point plan to reduce suspensions and expulsions next year. The strategy includes in-school suspension rooms in many schools, training for teachers in classroom management and dealing with anti-social behavior and training for parents on ways to support teachers' discipline methods at home. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 3, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080305.asp
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We recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the day Gov. Abraham Ribicoff signed a special act creating the University of Hartford. From its very beginning, the university has had a clearly defined mission: to be a private university with a public purpose. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021107_a.asp
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Some of Connecticut's most troubled public schools suspended misbehaving students so often last year that more than one-third of their students were thrown out at least once, state figures show. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_050207.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that Connecticut should build trolley lines when it spends expected federal stimulus money. Modern trams would spur jobs in town centers and get cars off the roads. If we have the chance to bring back streetcars across the state, we should do so. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_121408_1.asp
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The Greater Hartford Arts Council's Neighborhood Studios program selects area young people to participate in a paid-apprenticeship program and exposes them to jobs in the arts. This year, 120 are participating in the six-week program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Artsandculture/htfd_courant_072205.asp
Related Link(s):
Greater Hartford Arts Council Neighborhood Studios
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision forbidding schools from enrolling children strictly on the basis of race threatens many voluntary desegregation plans throughout the nation, but experts believe that it will have little effect on school desegregation efforts in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_062907.asp
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Ethel Bacon, semi-retired archivist at the University of Hartford, has seen the private university grow from the merger 50 years ago of the Hartt College of Music with Hillyer College and the Hartford Art School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_022107_a.asp
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In the early 1980s, as the state engaged in a school desegregation debate that would lead to the landmark 1989 Sheff v. O'Neill lawsuit, Bernice O'Neal's daughter was one of the few black children enrolled in Manchester's Verplanck Elementary School, where the minority student population was less than 20 percent. Today, O'Neal's granddaughter is among more than 220 minority students who make up about 70 percent of the pre-K through sixth-graders at Verplanck. While not much has changed in Hartford in the 18 years since Sheff was filed, dozens of schools in the region look much different than they did then. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122607.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_050808.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_020407.asp
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A new study shows that the number of students in Connecticut's schools will drop 17 percent in the next dozen years. The study by the Connecticut State Data Center at the University of Connecticut shows enrollments falling gradually. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 27, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062708.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020710.asp
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UCONN students, who are enrolled in a tutoring practicum at the university are training Hartford Public students to be writing tutors for their peers. They meet at the Writing Room at Hartford Public High. Results from the 2003-04 Connecticut Academic Performance Test show that only 17.3 percent of Hartford Public's sophomores met the state goal on the writing portion of the test, whereas 25.6 percent of sophomores at schools within similar cities and 53.7 percent statewide met the writing goal that school year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032605.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that the best social workers are the ones that can connect with their clients because they lived through the drama — and overcame it. He relates the story of Shanda McClendon who has overcome poverty and teen pregnancy to become a clinical social worker who is earning a doctorate. It is a story of faith, resilience and strong support. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_101108.asp
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This 2006-2011 comprehensive plan for education in Connecticut emphasizes three priority areas: high-quality preschool education for all students, high academic achievement of all students in reading, writing, mathematics and science, and high school reform. (PDF document, 24 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Board of Education
; Publication Date: January 3, 2009
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The names of Mary O'Neil, Mackenzie Murphy and Lisa Pinatti sound like those of the young immigrant women who could have worked at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory at the time of its tragic fire in 1911. But they are seventh-graders who made it to the Connecticut History Day competition in Hartford recently with their documentary about the horrific fire that changed New York City's fire code and the insensitivity toward female garment workers for all time. Mary, Mackenzie and Lisa took first place in the group documentary category for middle schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/History/htfd_courant_042907.asp
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It has been confirmed by a high ranking employee of the college that all suspects in the assault on Chris Kenny are students from Trinity. It is expected that the Hartford Police Department will be making arrests after students return from Spring Break. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_032212.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that, as with previous overhauls of the Hartford public schools, the success of Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's ambitious plan to convert to a high-performance "all-choice" system will depend on how it is implemented. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_052907.asp
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Six years ago, Hartford schools began implementation of a reform strategy to improve low performing schools, increase graduation rates, improve state test scores, and most importantly create students who are ready for college and career. Hartford introduced new school models transforming traditionally large public schools into smaller academies, each with its own theme. With the creation of an entire portfolio of schools, students were no longer limited to attending the school within their neighborhood, and given instead the Choice application and lottery system. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: January 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_011013.asp
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The images of Emmett Till’s unrecognizable, horribly brutalized body have not been locked out of public view since his murder in 1955. One Book One Hartford is reading and discussion of “A Wreath for Emmet Till” by Marilyn Nelson. At the Hartford Public Library memorabilia and documents, photographs, and ephemera like political buttons and magazines, are on display documenting the life and death of Emmett Till, and the larger context the Civil Rights Movement’s story. There are, however, pieces missing from an otherwise extensive exhibit displayed as part of One Book One Hartford. Originally, a photo of the deceased Till was installed on the third floor of the downtown library’s exhibit, but was later removed after the Hartford History Center’s curator found it and other images inappropriate because there was no explanation provided for them. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: October 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_101812.asp
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Rick Green expresses the opinion that Steven Adamowski's gift to Hartford could be the end of high school as we know it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_052507.asp
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The parent company of Connecticut Public Television and WNPR recently signed a formal agreement with the Hartford school system that establishes an educational center at the network's Asylum Hill headquarters — a "hands-on" immersion lab that will serve as a capstone of the city's Journalism and Media Academy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092011.asp
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Achieve Hartford! is an independent, nonprofit organization of business and community leaders that focuses on student achievement and supporting effective and sustained school reform in the Hartford Public Schools. Published by
Achieve Hartford!
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As we stand at the beginning of a new decade, the state of public education in Hartford is greatly improved from where it stood ten years earlier, but a long way from where it needs to be ten years from now. The achievement gap remains large and the graduation rate stands at 42 percent. But, for the first time in many years, meaningful reform efforts seem to be working. Sustained reform is best created when the community as a whole is the owner. That need was the catalyst behind the creation of Achieve Hartford!, an independent, nonprofit organization of business and community leaders, started in 2008. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_021810_3.asp
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Achieve Hartford! has named Paul Diego Holzer as its executive director, the second leader in the school reform advocacy group's young history. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020312_1.asp
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The Hartford Public Schools system recently launched a $183,500 media campaign to promote its school choice program. The advertisements all remind parents of a Jan. 31 deadline to apply. But getting parents to understand their options -- and mobilizing them to fill out the city's choice application -- has been a massive undertaking for Achieve Hartford!, a reform advocacy group that has partnered with the city and school system to help parents navigate the complex market of school choice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 30, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_113011.asp
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The Hartford Public School system recently launched a $183,500 media campaign to promote its school choice program in TV, radio and print. The advertisements all remind parents of a Jan. 31 deadline to apply. But getting parents to understand their options — and mobilizing them to fill out the city's choice application — has been a massive undertaking for Achieve Hartford!, a reform advocacy group that has partnered with the city and school system to help parents navigate the complex market of school choice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112011_2.asp
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The recent annual release of School and District Profiles by the State Department of Education provides an opportunity for comparing the Hartford Public Schools with its district peer group and with other districts statewide. This summary provides highlights and observations based on the profile, as well as additional information gathered from other sources. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Achieve Hartford!
; Publication Date: January 28, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/AchieveHartfordHPSProfile.pdf
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A new federal civil rights agreement aims to get better and more appropriate services for children with disabilities who have been continually suspended or excluded from class at Achievement First Hartford Academy Middle School for disciplinary reasons. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061113.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060608.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083110.asp
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To the surprise of no one, an advocacy group has determined that Connecticut’s educational ‘achievement gap’ between white students and minorities continues right through high school graduation. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: December 06, 2010
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that improving Hartford Public School required making teachers accountable for student learning. A simple way is for Connecticut's General Assembly to pass a law that allows school boards to use performance, instead of seniority, in making layoff decisions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060111_1.asp
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The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on the city to tone down the school system's "Choose Hartford" media campaign, which the group believes undermines the Sheff v. O'Neill court agreement by urging parents to enroll in city schools rather than "gamble" with other options. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050311.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042709_1.asp
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Hartford School Superintendent Steven Adamowski met with members of Hartford’s Working Families Party (WFP) recently and said his plan for revamping the city’s school system is an absolute necessity. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: January 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_012308.asp
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The city of Hartford is supposed to have a new schools superintendent by the end of the week. But as, Christina Kishimoto still doesn't have a contract and Mayor Pedro Segarra has gotten involved. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: June 28, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_062811.asp
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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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The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported last year increased in Connecticut, but declined nationwide, according to figures to be released today by the Anti-Defamation League. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_031407.asp
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At a recent Board of Education workshop, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto discussed plans to move the Adult Education Center from Washington Street to 960 Main Street, home to both Capital Community College and the Hartford Public School District office. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: December 13, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_121313.asp
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About 130,000 teachers nationally were asked to submit a detailed course syllabus and other documentation to the College Board, which is conducting an audit of AP courses. The audit was prompted by concerns that some high schools might be labeling classes as advanced placement without following prescribed content or even intending to offer AP exams. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_050707.asp
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With two members in disagreement, a state advisory council reached a complicated compromise recently on the hotly-disputed role of considering students' test scores in teacher evaluations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053112.asp
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Despite some members' reservations, a state advisory council agreed recently on guidelines for the evaluation of teachers and principals and planned to forward those guidelines to the state Board of Education. The guidelines, which the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council has been developing for the past few months, provide details on the new evaluation system but also leave much to the discretion of local school districts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062112.asp
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For the first time, the city's school system mandated that all high school juniors take the SAT this spring to help prepare them for the possibility of college. The results for 868 students offered a glimpse into Hartford's struggles. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080312.asp
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Facing a federal civil rights complaint, the Hartford school system has agreed to overhaul services for students whose native language is not English. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032213.asp
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The Hartford Board of Education recently revised its student attire policy to make school uniforms more affordable for families, and revoked a clause that had allowed schools to keep students out of the classroom for a uniform violation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 16, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011613.asp
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In the "Rebound Rumble," the Birds of Prey swooped in and won another robotics competition, the team's second in a month. Now the Hartford students need to prepare for an 18-hour bus ride to St. Louis. The top finishers, who qualify for the FIRST Robotics National Championship in St. Louis that begins April 25, consisted of the three-team alliance of Southington's Cyber Knights, Hartford's Birds of Prey and the Rocketeers of Clifton Park, N.Y. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040212.asp
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Latisha Wilson, of Hartford, is one of 38 students from throughout the country selected by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to receive a scholarship worth up to $30,000 a year to complete her bachelor's degree at any college or university of her choice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052906.asp
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Connecticut's fourth-graders remain among the nation's best readers, but children in several other states are catching up. In one state - Massachusetts - they are clearly out in front, test results released recently show. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092607.asp
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The Hartford Hurricanes posed for team photos in the bitter cold recently, all smiles and runny noses and anticipation of warmer days. After a perfect 13-0 record this season, and against the odds, the 25 pee wee football players then boarded a bus for their trip to the Pop Warner National Championships in Orlando, Fla. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 30, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_113012.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122710.asp
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A dispute may be nearing a close in the fight over whether an orthodox Jewish center for University of Hartford Students can stay open. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: March 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/jcohen_031511.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_062609.asp
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Advocates for Hartford's destitute, together with colleagues at the University of Connecticut, mourned the loss on August 21, 2007 of Albert Alissi, a longtime UConn professor of social work who for many years served on the board of trustees of the Open Hearth agency for homeless men. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/homelessness/htfd_courant_082207.asp
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The double shot of a gymnastics championship and a gymnastics trade show in downtown Hartford is expected to draw total attendance of 40,000, about the same as this spring's collegiate basketball tournament. The economic benefit of the events is forecasted to be as much as $7 million, more than triple the $2.1 million generated by the old Big East women's basketball tournament. Although both have strong fan bases, the gymnastics events draw from a broader geographic area, doubling the number of hotel bookings. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 12, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_081213.asp
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Allegro’s Restaurant, a popular Franklin Avenue eatery, has moved on after the death of its founder. Giuseppe Misseri opened Allegro’s almost 35 years ago, and worked behind the counter for over 20 years and continued to work almost every day until his passing on February 21, 2009. John Speziale, his son-in-law, vows that the family will continue the tradition of service to the community – ready with hot coffee and a good breakfast or lunch no matter what the weather. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/drugs/htfd_news_022609.asp
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This web site explains the intricacies of calculating graduation rates, state-by-state, and evaluates the accuracy of the method used in Connecticut. Published by
Alliance for Excellence in Education
; Publication Date: June 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_all4ed.asp
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A two-acre parking lot on the north side of Allyn Street — the proposed location for a 42-story office tower in the 1980s — is another of the 13 proposed sites for relocating UConn’s Greater Hartford campus to downtown Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050613_1.asp
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2003 Data Profiles provide data on demographic, social, economic, and housing topics for over 800 geographical areas in both tabular and narrative format. Published by
U.S. Census Bureau
; Publication Date: August 26, 2004
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_082604.asp
Related Link(s):
Changing Demographics of Connecticut: Part 1: Comparing Connecticut to National Averages: 2000 Dataset
HartfordInfo Data:
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2004 Data Profiles provide data on demographic, social, economic, and housing topics for over 800 geographical areas in both tabular and narrative format. Published by
U.S. Census Bureau
; Publication Date: August 30, 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_083005.asp
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2005 Data Profiles provide data on demographic, social, economic, and housing topics for the city of Hartford. Published by
U.S. Census Bureau
; Publication Date: August 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/People/wsd_08_2005.asp
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2005-2009 Data Profiles provide data on demographic, social, economic and housing topics for the city of Hartford. The profiles are provided by U.S. Census Bureau. Published by
U.S. Census Bureau
; Publication Date: December 15, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/People/wsd_12_2010.asp
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2006 Data Profiles provide data on demographic, social, economic, and housing topics for the city of Hartford. Published by
U.S. Census Bureau
; Publication Date: August 29, 2007
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Link: /Issues/wsd/People/wsd_08_2006.asp
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2007 Data Profiles provide data on demographic, social, economic, and housing topics for the city of Hartford. Published by
U.S. Census Bureau
; Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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Link: /Issues/wsd/People/wsd_09_2008.asp
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2008 Data Profiles provide data on demographic, social, and housing topics for the city of Hartford. Published by
U.S. Census Bureau
; Publication Date: September 22, 2009
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Link: /Issues/wsd/People/wsd_09_2009.asp
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A survey released recently by the National Endowment for the Arts on the reading habits of Americans of all ages confirms and expands conclusions reported by the NEA three years ago about adults: We are reading less, and we are reading less well — and the consequences are troubling. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_111907.asp
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This is the text of Governor Malloy's bill concerning education reform. (PDF document, 163 pages) Published by
Connecticut General Assembly
; Publication Date: February 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/educational_competitiveness.pdf
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that some in city government think the librarian's role is simply to hand out books. Chief Librarian Louise Blalock took a broader view. She made the library a cultural and intellectual center of the community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090708.asp
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A presentation by Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski to the Board of Education on May 23, 2007 of a proposal for a multi-year plan to establish an all-choice system for the Hartford Public Schools. Parents of all students would eventually have a choice in the schools their children attend. The goal is to improve the quality of the schools by creating a portfolio of high-performing schools of choice. (PDF Document, 13 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: May 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/all_choice.pdf
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Pre-school for children from low-income families is widely acknowledged to be a vital component if the state has any hope of closing the academic achievement gap between poor and upper-income children. But lawsuits have a way of making strange adversaries. Recently, a group of early childhood education advocates — who have praised Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as a champion of early childhood education —hand-delivered letters to Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen urging the state to withdraw its motion in a school-funding lawsuit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120711.asp
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The new Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, which includes 230 children in grades 6-12 from Hartford and suburban towns, focuses on a theme of social justice and features a longer school day - 8:30 a.m. until 3:21 p.m., plus mandatory activities. The school's principal says the school's goal is to teach the children the habits of effective learning. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083005.asp
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Steve Perry is one busy guy. He flies around the country speaking at universities and corporate gatherings as many as 20 times a year. He's just finished his fifth book. He appears so frequently on CNN that the cable news network installed a minicam and studio lighting in his office so he can more easily make guest appearances. That office is in the Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, where Perry is the principal. Some might feel that the travel, the multitasking and the time spent away from his wife and two young children would be too much. But not for Perry, who regularly puts in a full day as principal. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052911.asp
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There was a time when Jay Blake could see and smell and taste, but those days are 10 years gone. Today, he is blind. But blindness hasn't kept him down. Blake now manages a drag-racing team sponsored by Permatex Inc., a Hartford-based producer of adhesives, sealants and lubricants for the automotive industry. He and his car came to the Alfred E. Burr School on Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 9, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EconomicDevelopment/htfd_courant_050907.asp
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About half of the Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School's 40 seniors gave up a week of vacation. One of their teachers, John Hill, cut short his own vacation. All for college applications. Every day for a week in August, the students were in the school's library working on college essays, reviewing for the SATs, listening to presentations from college admissions officers and planning group trips to college campuses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 27, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_082706.asp
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The Hartford Board of Education recently selected Christina Kishimoto to be its next superintendent of schools. She's taking over for Steven Adamowski, who's stepping down after five years. Kishimoto has been a leader in the district's effort to reform its schools and improve it's test scores. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: March 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_032411.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041310.asp
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Julie Powell, author of Julie & Julia, was recently the special guest at One Unforgettable Big Summer Night, Hartford Public Library’s annual fundraiser. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/realhtfd_051710.asp
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Along with the 22,500-student Hartford system, about one-fourth of the state's public school districts are starting classes this week. Most others started before Labor Day, according to the state Department of Education. In Hartford, classes opened at half a dozen new or remodeled buildings, including Breakthrough, Burr, Classical Magnet, Rawson, Naylor and Webster schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 6, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_090606.asp
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Here is the list of officers recently elected by the Hartford Board of Education. The new boss is the same as the old boss as Ada Miranda maintained her chairwomanship. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_021710.asp
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School carpenters were awaiting the arrival of the father of our country on recently at Hartford Public High School, and talk turned to hardware. After years of collecting donations and calling in favors, alumni alliances and anonymous donors, a historic painting of George Washington had been painstakingly restored, and was set to return to one of the country's oldest high schools to occupy a place of honor in the Lewis Fox Memorial Library Media Center. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_050412.asp
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The Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School is barely in its first year of existence. But the students learned this week that it soon will be a footnote in American space flight history. Students recently got the news that they will create an experiment and a mission patch that will fly on the NASA shuttle next month. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050611_1.asp
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A lot of people walked away from the Hartford school superintendent debacle looking pretty pathetic. But boiled down, it points to one sad truth: Mayor Pedro Segarra failed miserably as a leader. It's not that his concerns weren't valid. Maybe, as he said during his press conference, the selection process could have been more transparent. Maybe a national search would have encouraged more competition and quieted conspiracy theorists. But it was Segarra's job to make those points in a timely way that would have been productive and useful. Instead, he waited until the 11th hour to create a mess and worse, another embarrassment for a city that's had more than its share. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022411.asp
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Helen Ubiñas writes about the baseball field at Hartford Public High School which has been trashed by a recent construction project. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2009
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The community had the opportunity on recently to discuss how Jumoke Academy may be partnering with the Milner Core Knowledge Academy in the 2012-2013 school year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 28, 2012
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Anthony Griffin, a Hartford clothier and entrepreneur, founded Affection New Thoughts (ANT), which provides city youth with a 15 week training course in entrepreneurship. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 29, 2007
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After years of debate and discussion about the need to update our nation's immigration system, the issue is finally on the so-called “front burner” on Capitol Hill and comprehensive reform is on the horizon in 2013. From a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens to border security, there are a number of challenging issues our leaders in Washington must tackle. There is, however, an additional issue that any comprehensive immigration reform plan should also address: the shortage of educated, highly-skilled workers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: April 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_041513_1.asp
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If you search the internet for weapons in Connecticut schools, the first stories that appear are mostly related to the recent incident involving a student at the Latino Academy at Burns Elementary School. But, a little searching of the Connecticut State Department of Education website indicates that the incident at Burns Elementary was in fact blown out of proportion by the media. Numbers of incidents state-wide tell us is that youth across the state make bad decisions. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: November 20, 2010
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Connecticut has the fourth-highest rate of all high school seniors in the nation who have taken and passed at least one Advanced Placement exam, according to a report The College Board released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 10, 2011
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Sally M. Reis thinks she has a key to a problem that has long vexed educators: how best to teach kids, including those from struggling urban districts, to read. It's not only how children learn to read, it's what they read, the University of Connecticut researcher says in a study published recently. Reis has developed an approach that allows children to read at length from books of their own choosing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 29, 2006
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Architects offered their first peek at expansion designs for the Mary Hooker Environmental Studies Magnet School in Hartford recently, showing renditions that featured a butterfly vivarium, a greenhouse, a planetarium, an aquatic lab and a living ecosystem in the lobby beneath a soaring glass ceiling. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2008
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Milly Arciniegas had a lot to say in a story about the superintendent search upheaval. As a parent representative on the selection committee to pick Steven Adamowski's successor, Arciniegas said she was angry about Mayor Pedro Segarra swooping in "like Superman" and forcing the board's hand three hours before a vote to appoint Christina Kishimoto. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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Parents in the city know Milly Arciniegas as their Number One advocate in her role as president of the Hartford Parents Organization, a coalition of school PTOs. Now she's hoping to add another venue from which to champion for city kids, parents and schools. Arciniegas has joined the endorsed slate of Parents Choice party candidates for a position on the Hartford Board of Education. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 05, 2009
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Steve Perry’s high-performing school, of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, has a new building, but old issues remain. Perry is also still talking about another subject on which he has been very outspoken — his belief that teachers’ unions are holding back the progress of American education by putting job security ahead of student results. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 14, 2010
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When Hartford Public High School opened themed academies this fall, the Engineering and Green Technologies Academy quickly filled with mostly boys, while the Nursing Academy enrolled mostly girls. That trend — boys prefer certain classes, girls others — has prompted several new programs in the state to balance the normally male-dominated STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Education in STEM subjects has long been considered important to boosting Connecticut's workforce, but educators are now specifically wooing middle school girls. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 07, 2009
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A report by the American Civil Liberties Union indicates some school districts with sworn police officers — known as school resource officers — may be providing security at the expense of their core mission. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 29, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112908.asp
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This month, the Connecticut State Board of Education released a report showing that school suspension and expulsion are widespread for rather minor missteps. Minority, special education and charter school students are especially likely to face what we call "exclusionary discipline," punishments that result in a kid missing significant classroom time. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2013
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The $22 million University of Hartford’s Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center officially opened on the site of the former car dealerships recently in a ceremony that included performances by some of the students who will be studying at the center. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: September 18, 2008
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Ismael “Arten” Cuadros noticed the lack of art supplies when he attended Bulkeley High School . Not surprising. Whenever school funding is an issue, the arts are the first to go. Recently, Cuadros received a micro-grant that will enable him to purchase materials such as canvas and acrylic paint for Bulkeley High students. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: November 12, 2010
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Carolyn Lyman, an art teacher at Wish Elementary School makes and hides charms (beads) throughout the school. She came up with the idea as her artistic contribution to the school's character education curriculum. Each charm has a message written on it, which offers parents and teachers a chance to discuss good character traits. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 31, 2005
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That Brian Cook left Connecticut is not unusual. The media has been fixated on how many people in his generation are moving out of state. Where Cook is unique is that he continues to actively contribute to the arts and culture of Hartford, which is more than some artists do while living just a few blocks over the city line. Now — besides creating posters for events and beloved local coffee shops — Cook is trying to get funding for a project designed to encourage museum attendance by Hartford youth. The Hartford Museum Passports are themselves part art, part bribery. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 31, 2011
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Arthur C. Banks Jr. of Wethersfield, founding president and president emeritus of Greater Hartford Community College, now Capital Community College, died July 1, 2007 at Hartford Hospital. He was 91. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 7, 2007
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For Joe Young, a nationally recognized cartoonist and founder of the Hartford Animation Institute, business comes first. He may don an artist's beret on cold days and wield a mean felt-tip marker when he's teaching children to draw, but the daily planning and production schedules he creates shout businessman, time manager and stickler for detail, said Geannetta Bennett, the institute's planning coordinator. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 24, 2007
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Alan Tompkins, prolific artist, educator and a key figure in forming the University of Hartford, has died. He was 100. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2007
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Educators need to know that teaching the arts in Hartford public schools is critical to improving student test scores and keeping kids engaged, capital region arts advocates said during a recent symposium. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2008
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The last promised piece of the funding puzzle needed to turn the old Thomas Cadillac site into the new University of Hartford Performing Arts Center has been put in place. Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced recently that the State Bond Commission is likely to approve the $4 million at its meeting later this month. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2007
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The city of Hartford recently officially recognized a section of Woodland St. as "Jackie McLean's Way." With McLean's spirit and consciousness, the University of Hartford Performance Arts Center and the Artists Collective will serve as bookends to an emerging city cultural corridor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 19, 2007
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A persistent gap that can affect a child's success through school and beyond is widening from 2011 to 2012, according to Connecticut Voices for Children. The percentage of kindergartners in poor communities who had attended preschool fell from 69.5 percent in the 2010-11 school year to 65.9 percent in 2011-12. For children in wealthy communities the percentage rose from 94.9 percent to 97.4 percent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 09, 2013
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The percentage of Connecticut students taking the SAT and their diversity continued to climb with the Class of 2011, while test scores remained steady. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 14, 2011
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As Trinity College students were packing to return to school in late August, president James F. Jones Jr. was sending an email to the Trinity community outlining several steps the school was taking to improve campus security. The highlight was the hiring of former New Haven police chief and Yale University security director Francisco Ortiz, by all accounts an excellent choice to head campus security. Other measures include a study of campus security, more training for campus police officers, more bicycle officers and the hiring of a private security firm to augment the campus police force. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2012
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The Assets and Opportunity Scorecard measures the financial security of families in the U.S., ranking the 50 states and the District of Columbia on 31 performance and 38 policy measures in the areas of Financial Security, Business Development, Homeownership, Health Care, Education, and Tax Policy. Published by
CFED
; Publication Date: May 17, 2005
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Related Link(s):
CFED News Release
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State of Connecticut Scorecard (PDF file, two pages)
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A year after she was passed over for the job of principal at Hartford's Simpson-Waverly Classical Magnet School, Jane Pertillar has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging racial discrimination. In her lawsuit against the school district Pertillar demands, among other things, to be installed as principal at Simpson-Waverly. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 18, 2005
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At press conferences and public meetings promoting the overhaul of city schools, there is one district administrator whom Superintendent Steven Adamowski routinely mentions in his praise. Christina Kishimoto is a policymaker with one of the largest and most complex school portfolios in Connecticut. As an assistant superintendent, she developed Hartford's school choice program and has directed the redesign of low-performing schools into themed, career-oriented academies that have emerged in recent years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 26, 2011
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Doc Hurley was in posh surroundings recently at the Connecticut Convention Center where 450 people gathered to celebrate his 85th birthday and honor his legacy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2007
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At the new Achievement First Hartford High School, the bar is high for the 62 ninth-graders who make up the inaugural group of students that entered the public charter high school in late August. One graduation requirement, with few exceptions, is acceptance into a four-year college or university. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 17, 2012
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Several Hartford schools have seen major changes under Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's district reform plan. This is the last in a series looking at schools that have undergone major changes this academic year. The Core Knowledge Academy at Thirman L. Milner School follows guidelines set by the Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonprofit education organization, on what students should learn at each grade level. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 26, 2009
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Modeled after a similar program in Boston and funded almost entirely by foundations and donors, Steppingstone Academy, run by the Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation, amounted to 14 months of extra school — spanning the summer after seventh grade through the summer before high school. There were lessons in math, study skills and literature, most on the campus of Trinity College. The students all know it is for one goal: getting to college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 05, 2009
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A recent day was Healthy Relationships Day at Hartford Public High School's Law and Government Academy, where administrators decided to cancel academic classes in favor of wellness sessions and frank conversations on issues ranging from body image to sexual health. One school security officer led a workshop for teenage boys on how to be a man with integrity. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 16, 2013
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This year, several Hartford schools have seen major changes under Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's district reform plan: Some underperforming schools were shut down, new schools were created and other schools have been restructured. This series looks at individual schools that have undergone major changes this academic year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100608.asp
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The Academy of Engineering and Green Technologies at Hartford Public High School and several other new Hartford schools opened this year under a district-wide reformation. An engineering design class, where the students make polyhedrons to calculate material costs, is one of a handful of engineering courses that will be offered there. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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The Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School's science experiment — the effect of microgravity on tomato growth — recently flew the final mission of NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2011
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Scores of children gathered in their sun-lit school gymnasium recently for a weekly meeting on character. The schoolmates were Latino, Asian, black and white, hailing from Hartford and nearby towns. Breakthrough Magnet School teaches character education every day, so its recent celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King before the federal holiday was meant to be special. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2013
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Morgan Gardner Bulkeley was the city's mayor, the state's governor, a U.S. senator and president of Aetna before his death in 1922. Bulkeley High School opened four years later in Hartford's South End. A committee of Bulkeley staff and alumni plans to raise $60,000 this year to establish the Morgan Gardner Bulkeley Historical Center on the school's second floor, which will feature a portrait and history of the man, a wall of display cases for trophies and memorabilia, a conference table for meetings and the school crest printed on the hardwood floor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 06, 2013
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More than 200 parents and students arrived within the first hour that festivities got underway recently at the Latino Studies Academy at Burns. To begin transforming one of the city's lowest-performing schools, the new principal of Burns, Monica Brase, believes engaging parents in their children's education is key. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2012
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Classical Magnet School parents, students and faculty met with Superintendent Christina Kishimoto recently to air their frustrations over the mid-year transfer of their principal. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2012
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The "On Air" signs are turned on inside the new Journalism and Media Magnet Academy on Tower Avenue. Steps away from the high school's soaring entrance is a TV studio with a bright lime green screen, awaiting cameras and engineering equipment. Across the hall is a radio station, and nearby is a screening room for student presentations. About 200 Hartford students attended the Journalism and Media Academy at Weaver last school year. With the move to Tower Avenue, the school will no longer be part of Weaver's academic program, although students can still play for Weaver sports teams. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2013
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At the University High School of Science and Engineering, students in Theresa Vara-Dannen's American Studies class have researched and written about figures, and others, from Hartford's past — their work has become part of the historical record. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 04, 2013
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The four Karen children swayed softly, crossed their arms and passed around the microphone as they performed "Mother's Tears" on the West Middle Elementary School stage recently. As they sang the popular Karen tune, a group of relatives murmured with endearment in one of the auditorium's back rows. West Middle's multicultural student assembly featured a salsa number, a Nepalese dance and, in a sign of the school's growing diversity, several performances and skits honoring the Karen culture. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2013
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At Wish Elementary School, the sixth-graders in Sherri Ziplow's classroom participated in a time-tested American activity: trying to outsmart the "Taxman." The Taxman math game requires students to work with fractions, least common multiples and greatest common factors in an attempt to defeat the tax collector. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 24, 2012
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Got an app for that? In Windsor, the answer at Pathways to Technology Magnet High School is: We're working on it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 03, 2012
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In today’s job market, there is some work available, but job applicant’s skill set or experience had better match the position exactly or they are out of luck. Prudential Retirement was hiring 40 people to staff a new call center in downtown Hartford, but most of the jobs required licenses to sell various financial products. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2009
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut has one of the lowest rates of teen pregnancy in the country, for which all should be thankful. But the state numbers can mask the fact that in some urban areas, notably Hartford, the problem is still rampant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_070211.asp
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Here's a press release that includes recognition for Tim Sullivan, the principal of Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School, and one of candidates who was interviewed for the superintendent's job, which in the end went to Christine Kishimoto. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_022511_1.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050811.asp
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For the fourth year in a row, a dozen school districts, including those in the state's largest cities, landed on an academic warning list because too many of their students failed to meet proficiency standards in reading or mathematics or both. Those districts now face potential shake-ups as they review curriculum or look for other ways to bolster academic performance among their overall student populations under requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 27, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_102706.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080411.asp
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Helen Ubiñas writes that recently, for the first time in seven years, the Hartford Public High Owls baseball team played their first home game since construction work began on a $100 million renovation of the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 08, 2010
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Hartford's Bulkeley High School is the first in the city to open a Franklin Trust Federal Credit Union branch, but it won't be the last Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: April 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_advocate_042607.asp
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A video of the September 30, 2010 community program, Banned Books Readout, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
Hartford Public Library
; Publication Date: September 30, 2010
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A video recording of the September 29, 2009 community program, Banned Books Week Readout, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: September 29, 2009
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Charná Maldonado struggled for four years at Hartford Public High School — with grades, girlfriends, security officers, teachers, himself. Then the fifth-year senior made the Owls baseball team and found his game. Baseball connected Maldonado to the school, gave him something to feel good about, a reason to stick with his studies and graduate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 16, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061608.asp
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The new superintendent of schools, Steven J. Adamowski, suggests the district should consider a public military magnet school. Ditto for Mayor Eddie A. Perez, chairman of the school board, who also suggests a role for boot camp, a residential reform school and perhaps some other residential magnet school if funding can be identified. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 4, 2006
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Hartford officials' effort to build a new home for a magnet school collapsed in recent weeks after loud and public criticism by the city's representatives in the state legislature, who said heavy traffic made the location unsafe. But another force, not loud or public, has been working against the site: the combined efforts of influential Hartford lawyer-lobbyist Thomas D. Ritter and his onetime client, the landlord of a building in Windsor where the school rents space. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_022807.asp
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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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Kevin Gray has taken off the mask. As the youngest actor to have played the title role in Broadway's "The Phantom of the Opera" — not to mention scores of other leading roles in New York and beyond — the Westport native and resident decided to show a new face and take a different career path, that of educator. Gray began this fall as associate professor of theater, teaching music-theater and actor-training majors at The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2011
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What happens when you give youth a camera? Ask five Hartford students participating in SLAM (Students Learning About Media & Service), an after school program at Bellizzi Middle School, supported by Hartford Public Allies. The students spent the last four months learning how to make real positive changes in their communities by volunteering at local service organizations such as Peter’s Retreat, a congregate housing program for people living with HIV / AIDS, and participating in leadership building activities. Their experiences became the focus of their mini-documentary. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 28, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_news_052809.asp
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A video of the September 26, 2011 community program, Beware of the Book, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: September 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_09_26_2011.asp
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Rick Green writes that as Connecticut moves toward education reform, it is important to seek impartial opinions. We need, more than anything, to pay more attention to what works. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022112.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072810.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041411.asp
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Billings Forge, a fixture in the Frog Hollow neighborhood, has expanded into the city's downtown with a new cafe in the Hartford Public Library. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 29, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_082913_1.asp
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The Education Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly evaluates bills related to early childhood education, magnet schools, school lunches, and charter schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 9, 2005
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Tired of waiting for schools to improve on their own, legislators from the Black & Puerto Rican Caucus said recently they are filing legislation that theyt hope will close Connecticut's academic achievement gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 12, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021210.asp
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The leaders of the legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus spoke out recently about education reform, calling for legislation that gives the education commissioner a strong hand and ample flexibility to turn around low-performing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050312.asp
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Stan Simpson writes that a few years ago, the national dropout rate for African American males was 70 percent. Today, the high school graduation rate for black boys is about 50 percent. The viability of the multibillion-dollar prison industry is sustained by underperforming urban schools. These dropout factories produce a precious prison commodity: uneducated urban boys. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 06, 2012
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The anonymous, racially offensive Web posting that inspired a rally against racism at Trinity College last month was written by a black student who wanted to see how her schoolmates would respond. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 08, 2008
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Black and Hispanic fourth-graders in Connecticut made bigger gains in reading and mathematics over the past 13 years than their white classmates did on a national test, according to a study released recently. According to a study by the newspaper Education Week in the annual "Quality Counts" report, blacks and Hispanics made encouraging gains and are closing the performance gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 5, 2006
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Black and Hispanic parents and community leaders said they often don't feel welcome in schools and expressed frustration with uninterested teachers at the first of several town hall-style meetings Thursday organized by a new coalition of legislators and activists called Campaign LEARN. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 20, 2009
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The Blue Hills Avenue branch of the Hartford Public Library closed in March 2009 for several weeks. But neighborhood residents didn’t storm city hall or demand the heads of library officials, because this closure had nothing to do with politics or budgets. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2009
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Jackie McLean, the internationally known jazz alto saxophonist, composer, and educator whose life and career had a positive impact on countless city youngsters and numerous proteges, died recently at his home in Hartford after a long illness. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently appealed a federal judge's dismissal of the state's lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act, pledging to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary. The lawsuit, filed in 2005, challenged the way the 2002 school reform law is funded. Blumenthal argued that the law imposes costs on the state and towns that violate the act's own prohibition against unfunded mandates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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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 board of education has voted to add five new members to its superintendent search committee, but not without some controversy and a delay over the panel's racial composition. The board last month had planned on appointing four people from the schools and community who would help eight board members choose a successor to Superintendent Steven Adamowski. A few residents, however, raised objections at the Dec. 21 meeting about the lack of African Americans among the recommended appointees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 14, 2011
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In an effort to phase out middle schools in Hartford, the Annie Fisher Elementary School's board voted to add seventh and eighth grades in September. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 8, 2005
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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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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that schools are supposed to challenge all students, not just high-performing youngsters. But "tracking" sorts students by academic ability into learning paths such as college preparatory or vocational, often not challenging those in vocational paths. The State Board of Education voted unanimously this month to oppose the practice of tracking. We agree. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 17, 2010
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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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Hartford's school board recently created a search committee composed of a cast of stars to find a new superintendent of schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 8, 2006
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The Board of Education is recommending that Dr. Kishimoto “pursue services offered for additional professional development,” to address areas in which she received low grades from the board in her annual performance evaluation. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: September 27, 2012
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One day after Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra upended the search for a school superintendent at the last minute possible, the chairman of the city's board of education, David MacDonald, expressed his displeasure with Segarra's call for a national search. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 23, 2011
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A video of the October 27, 2009 community program, Board of Education Candidates Forum, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: October 27, 2009
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Superintendent Kishimoto recently proposed that what has been dubbed as a failing school for not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress be converted into some form of a charter school. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: April 17, 2012
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It looks like there will be an automatic recount for the last seat on the city's board of education. Democrat Luis Rodriguez-Davila edged out Working Families Party candidate and current board member Sharon Patterson-Stallings by just 17 votes. That small margin of victory has triggered an automatic recount. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 04, 2009
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The special Committee of the Whole meeting of City Council which considered the appointees to the Hartford Board of Education offered no surprises. Rich Wareing and Cherita McIntye received yes votes from all present council members. Matt Poland and Dr. Jose Colon-Rivas both received seven votes in favor with Councilperson MacDonald abstaining. Mayor Segarra received seven votes in favor, with only Councilperson Cotto showing objection. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 02, 2012
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The board of education released a statement recently saying it plans to appoint Assistant Superintendent Christina Kishimoto as Steven Adamowski's successor at a special meeting. The board said it considered Mayor Pedro Segarra's request for a national search, but that the selection committee, which met to deliberate, "firmly stands behind the integrity of the search process" and its recommended choice in Kishimoto. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 01, 2011
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Citing a need to concentrate on the coming budget season, the board of directors of the Hartford Public Library has postponed a nationwide search for a new chief librarian. Instead, the library will continue to be led on an interim basis by Janet Benedict, deputy chief librarian for public services, and Matthew Poland, deputy administrator. Benedict and Poland assumed additional responsibilities in December 2008 with the retirement of Chief Librarian Louise Blalock. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_021909.asp
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The city school board plans to form a selection committee to recommend a successor to Superintendent Christina Kishimoto by springtime. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 07, 2013
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A routine document released recently confirmed what had been one of the city's open secrets: The board of education plans to appoint Assistant Superintendent Christina Kishimoto as the next schools chief. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2011
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After meeting with Achievement First officials, the city school board plans to vote later this month on whether to allow the charter school organization to open its second elementary school in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 03, 2013
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The board of education is expected to vote on the proposed Weaver High School renovation in February — after Mayor Pedro Segarra has appointed a potentially new majority to the board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 13, 2011
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Afternoon school programs at Bulkeley and Weaver High are in jeopardy of being closed down due to cost concerns. Learn more in this October 6, 2004 Hartford Courant article. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 6, 2004
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Bob Long's life revolved around his community, beginning in Dorchester, the Irish Catholic section of Boston where he grew up, and extending to the West End of Hartford, where he lived for more than 30 years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 16, 2010
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Albert Barrueco, an endorsed candidate with the Democratic party for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 15, 2009
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Cherylann Perry, of the Parents Choice slate for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 19, 2009
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Elizabeth Brad Noel, of the Working Families Party for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 20, 2009
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Lillian "Milly" Arciniegas, an endorsed candidate with the Parents Choice Platform for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_101409.asp
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Lori Hudson, an endorsed candidate with the Democratic party for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 16, 2009
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Luis Rodriguez-Davila, of the Democratic Party for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 30, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_103009.asp
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Michael Fryar, of the Republican Party for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 27, 2009
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Robert Cotto Jr., of the Working Families Party for the Hartford Board of Education, is profiled in this piece. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 20, 2009
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The Democratic and Working Families parties prevailed in the recent election to fill four open seats on the Hartford Board of Education. In an unofficial count Democrat Lori Hudson led the way with 1,461 votes, followed by Working Parties candidate Elizabeth Brad Noel with 1,430, Working Families candidate Robert Cotto with 1,258 and Democrat Luis Rodriguez-Davila with 1,196. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 03, 2009
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Heather Brandon has published the results of yesterday’s Board of Education election on her blog, Urban Compass. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: November 04, 2009
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Changes at the top level of Hartford’s leadership continued recently when the Board of Education (BOE) rejected School Superintendent Christina Kishimoto’s re¬quest to extend her contract for two years. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 20, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_062013.asp
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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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In this editorial, the writer suggests that the superintendent of schools should be someone who doesn't need prodding, but an educational leader who understands that his primary job is enabling all students by any means necessary to get ahead academically and who doesn't allow process or protocol to bog him down. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 29, 2006
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Hartford is poised to jump headlong into single-gender education, with an all-boys school being planned for the fall and a girls' school to follow a year later. They would become the first entirely single-gender public schools in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 09, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030908.asp
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Recently, a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony celebrating completion of the renovation of the Noah Webster Micro-Society Magnet School was held. The original historic building on the corner of Cone and Whitney Street has been upgraded and preserved while a modern addition has been added. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 16 - 23, 2007
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Elizabeth Brad Noel, who writes Brad’s Beat, recently visited SAND elementary school and had an opportunity to visit Teach For America teachers’ classes there. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: December 23, 2009
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High School Inc., sometimes called the Insurance and Finance Academy is a “New Design” Hartford high school that opened in the fall of 2009 in the former Morse School of Business building on the corner of Asylum and Ann streets. The first class will graduate class in June 2012. The school is fortunate to have many corporate and organizational sponsors. The Travelers, one of 16 community partners, has made a major contribution. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: December 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_120210.asp
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Breaking the Cycle is a community partnership of the City of Hartford, the Hartford Action Plan on Infant Health, and the Hartford Public Schools created to reduce teen pregnancy in Hartford. The web site includes teen pregnancy statistics for Hartford, descriptions of programs for adults & youth, healthcare initiatives, and more. Published by
Hartford's Strategic Plan for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
; Publication Date: 2005
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Getting into and graduating from college is never easy, but there are factors that make it even harder: Growing up in poverty. Suffering neglect and abuse as a child. Having a child at an early age. Suffering mental illness. In this entry in a series, the Courant takes a look at four Hartford area students who succeeded against these great odds. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2010
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After about two years of wrangling, a group representing teachers, school administrators and school boards agreed on a new way to evaluate teachers that places a strong emphasis on student achievement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2012
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Breakthrough Magnet School will move to the newly constructed building on Brookfield Street in Hartford over spring break in April 2006. It is the first city-run magnet school to move into digs built from the ground up just for them. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021106.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that Broadband company Comcast deserves credit for teaming with the educational nonprofit One Economy to bridge the digital divide in communities like Hartford by teaching teenagers skills that go beyond texting and e-mail. Their project, Digital Connectors, will help 40 lucky students here prepare for the 21st-century economy by training them in, for example, video editing and PowerPoint. Hopefully, the new skills will go viral. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 25, 2010
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Connecticut children, in many cities and towns, are doing better than children in most other states. But high marks don’t necessarily carry over to our largest cities, rural towns, older suburbs, and even some homes in the wealthier parts of our state, particularly as the impacts of the recession continue unabated. The past two years have been a difficult time for many families, including many middle-income families. The seventeen indicators reported in the 2010 Connecticut KIDS COUNT Data Book show the situation of the children of Connecticut. (PDF document, 68 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services, Inc.
; Publication Date: December 2010
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Warning that education in Connecticut's cities faces impending disaster, the chief of the Bristol school system is calling on state lawmakers to suspend standardized testing, shorten the school year and authorize teacher furloughs. Even with those emergency actions, Bristol — along with many other urban school systems across the state — will be short millions of dollars, and could be forced into layoffs and program cutbacks for the next two years, Superintendent Philip Streifer said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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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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State budget negotiators reached a tentative agreement recently on a deal that would provide large spending increases for health care and public education, but little relief for taxpayers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 19, 2007
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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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American leaders in education, government, nonprofits and business have awakened to the individual, social and economic costs of the dropout crisis and are working together to solve it. This report documents that “dropout factories” — those high schools that graduate 60 percent or less of their students — has declined to 1,634 nationwide. This report is the first in a series of annual updates that will be provided through 2020. This year, all states, districts, and schools are required by law to calculate high school graduation rates according to a common formula and reporting standards. One of the findings in this report is that in Connecticut the number of high schools defined as “Drop Out Factories” declined from 14 to 1 between 2008 and 2009. (PDF document, 36 pages) Published by
Civic Enterprises
; Publication Date: March 2011
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The Bulkeley High School Class of 1944 may have started out a little slow in the annual reunion department — but it's sure finishing strong. The reunion at Wampanoag Country Club in West Hartford held on Sunday, September 27, 2009 marked the 65th — and final — formal reunion for the group. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 26, 2009
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Vanessa Gonzalez, 17, a senior from Bulkeley High and Hartford resident, won the Community Renewal Team Healthy Teen Hartford Coalition's Prom Nite video contest, for her entry about how alcohol has affected her life personally. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2010
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Three Bulkeley High School students have received Ivan A. Backer Scholarships, offered by Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance. Backer served as president of the alliance for nearly 20 years and is the organization's education consultant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2006
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Bulkeley High School is going green. And getting green, too. A group of students in an advanced placement environmental class has landed $20,000 from CL&P for winning the utility's Live Green-Win Green contest, which challenges students to relate what their school is doing to become eco-friendly and to propose changes that would save energy and help preserve the environment. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 27, 2010
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Reeling from back-to-back student suicides, the apparent effects of relentless mistreatment by other students, Massachusetts passed an anti-bullying law this year. Forty-four states have such laws, including Connecticut, but often they fail to make a difference. Although anecdotal, the Connecticut Department of Education keeps track of allegations of bullying in school that come to its attention. Since Connecticut's law was passed in 2002, the department has learned of more than 1,000 cases, nearly 800 just in the past five years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2010
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Bullying was the focus of a recent community forum — “Making a Difference: The Bullied Respond” – at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 03, 2011
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The focus of the forum on bullying held recently at the Hartford Public Library was how to step up and stop bullying. The panelists — a mix of students, teachers and educational experts — brainstormed with the audience to come up with tools and strategies they can use to stop bullying in schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 04, 2011
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Students, who attend Grace Academy in Hartford or the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, are learning much about one another through a three-part initiative offered by The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts called Diverse Cultures, Diverse Friendships. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2011
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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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Geeks, take note. The Connecticut Science Center and the City of Hartford are partnering to offer grants up to $15,000 for projects related to the applied sciences, technology, or other innovations not connected to education or the arts. The awards can be used for capital projects, materials, or equipment. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: January 27, 2012
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As Gov. Dannel Malloy and the state legislature focus on education reform and reducing the achievement gap in the state's urban centers, local corporations are doing their part to invest in future business leaders. Teach For America-Connecticut, a state-accredited alternative route to certification which places high-achieving college graduates in struggling urban school districts, continues to grow steadily as a result of a commitment by many in the business community to support education initiatives in Connecticut's cities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2012
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This Hartford Business Journal editorial expresses the opinion that, as business people, we must do our part to boost student achievement on an upward trajectory here in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: October 06, 2008
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The state is leaving behind parts of No Child Left Behind. Connecticut's Department of Education is coming up with better ways than the federal accountability standards for the public to compare schools and hold them to account. The state is providing parents with a simple way to see how Connecticut's public schools are doing on statewide tests and compare them with their peers. In addition, the Department of Education is meanwhile giving educators more details on where to improve schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 13, 2012
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When Hartford changed its charter and adopted a strong mayor system in 2002, it also created an Independent Audit Commission to provide objective reviews and assessments of the city's operations and finances. The commission and chief auditor H. Patrick Campbell are trusted and respected. City councilman Matthew Ritter thinks the auditors may be able to resolve the still-roiling controversy surrounding the closing of two library branches by the Hartford Public Library. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2008
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Stan Simpson writes about the demand by the Connecticut Department of Public Health that Jumoke Academy immediately cease and desist from operating the new preschool. The department did not consider Jumoke a public school. Hence, according to the health department, the school's pre-K is considered a "day care" and would have to be licensed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 10, 2009
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Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Hartford's SAND and Barnard-Brown elementary schools are participating in a free, four-week computer camp at Rensselaer at Hartford. The four-week camp serves sixth graders that have met their CMT goals and fourth and fifth graders who are also attending summer school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2005
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At some point, Hartford city leaders are going to have to ask how many schools Hartford can absorb. Connecticut's cities and towns are heavily reliant on local property taxes. At 18 square miles, Hartford starts out with relatively little real property, and 52 percent of the land it does have is tax-exempt. The city's board of education now has 43 school buildings and two administrative buildings. Add another half-dozen CREC schools, and a handful of religious and private schools, and the city has well over 50 elementary and secondary schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 30, 2012
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Michael C. Williams, vice chairman of the board of education, is pushing hard, and meeting resistance, for an aggressive affirmative action plan to drastically increase the number of minority teachers in Hartford classrooms. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 17, 2005
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Diane Ravitch, an education expert, points out that today's school reformers know nothing about what works in education, and so they try to make schools look more like businesses. The biggest problem in Connecticut is the achievement gap between wealthy and poor students, which largely correlates with the gap between white and minority students. The fact of the matter is that the gap has everything to do with poverty and not a whole lot of anything to do with tenure. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022612.asp
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Obliteration of the state's tourism promotion budget doesn't make much sense. The more you invest in promotion, the more you rake in from tourists, is the way it works. The tourism industry employs more than 100,000 people in Connecticut and generates billions of dollars in spending and taxes. But cutting the account for tourism promotion to help balance the budget is one area where Gov. M. Jodi Rell and legislators agree, shortsighted as they may be. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 01, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100110.asp
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Stan Simpson comments on Hartford Public School Superintendent Steven Adamowski’s recently introduced plans to radically shake up Hartford schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_053007.asp
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High school sophomores across Connecticut showed gains in writing, math and science performance on the state's annual standardized test, but few districts improved as much as Canton, whose 10th-graders now rank among the top in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071608.asp
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Despite the success of many of the state's best charter schools in dramatically raising student achievement, their future is in doubt. While Connecticut is home to some of our nation's highest-performing charter schools, it is also the only state in the nation to set an enrollment cap on each of its charter schools, regardless of performance. Currently, half of Connecticut's 14 charter schools are at or near this cap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_012306.asp
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The crowd in the vast auditorium of the Connecticut Convention Center knew to expect something special recently when Capital Community College's jazz band launched into a swinging version of "Pomp and Circumstance," featuring drum and piano solos. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052413.asp
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Capital Community College (CCC) is an associate degree and certificate-granting public institution located in the old G. Fox Building on Main Street in downtown Hartford. The College offers 60 degree and certificate programs and workforce training for occupations in demand in Greater Hartford. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: July 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_news_071813_5.asp
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $98, 645 over two years to Capital Community College. The grant will provide the college’s Humanities faculty with the opportunity to study Hartford’s history, literature, communities and culture by interacting with scholars at area institutions to ultimately stimulate course content that will engage students. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: December 23, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_122310.asp
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After months of training, Principal Steve Perry and a team of 10 educators from Capital Preparatory Magnet School, recently participated at a Tough Mudder event, a 10-mile military-style obstacle course, in Vermont. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 12, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071212.asp
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The results of the 2010 Connecticut Academic Performance Test for 10th grade students show improvement in many areas, including a slight reduction in the achievement gap between poor and minority students and their more affluent and white peers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071610_1.asp
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Scores on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test for 10th-graders showed small gains for the state's students, although the results did little to narrow one of the nation's worst achievement gaps Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081513.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020308.asp
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Capital Community College, located on Main Street, has received the Leader College designation from the national nonprofit Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count organization. It has received this honor “for demonstrating sustained improvement and accomplishments on key student achievement indicators.” Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: July 27, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_072710.asp
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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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Faced with declining enrollment and decreasing state funds, Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller is planning to establish a presence in downtown Hartford and to expand the university's offerings in downtown New Britain. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 27, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012713.asp
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Repairs at McDonough Expeditionary Learning School after a recent partial ceiling collapse are expected to cost $80,000 and should be completed before students return in August, school officials said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071013.asp
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Laura Huerta Migus recently spoke at the Connecticut Science Center concerning women in science. While at Texas A&M University, Huerta Migus changed majors after having a discouraging lab experience. Nobody challenged her on this decision or offered any kind of advising or mentoring. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 01, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_050113.asp
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This press release announces the new Connecticut Urban Education Initiative which provides a new systemic approach to raising student achievement in urban schools. The central hub of the effort is the establishment of a new Center for Urban Education at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. It, along with outreach centers proposed for UConn’s branch campuses in Hartford, Waterbury, Groton, and Stamford would provide a range of “center services” enabling urban districts to integrate research-based, best practices into their classrooms. Published by
University of Connecticut Neag School of Education
; Publication Date: March 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Urban_Initiative.pdf
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A 1920s time capsule extracted from a cornerstone recently will be displayed at the Morgan Gardner Bulkeley Historical Center when it formally opens next month. The project to transform a former book room at Bulkeley High School into a center honoring the institution's past received $10,000 recently from a 1963 graduate celebrating his 50th reunion this year. The gift funded several upgrades, including the school crest featured prominently on new flooring. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081013_1.asp
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When visitors step into the new Connecticut Science Center in Hartford in 2008, they will find a much more interactive approach to the science exhibits. Rather than the typical push-button activated exhibits found in many museums, most will entice visitors to try out the science involved and will focus on relevant issues such as global climate change or nutrition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_081406_a.asp
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In a discouraging ritual that surprises almost nobody, the Connecticut mastery test scores were announced recently, again revealing a vast achievement gap for poor and minority students. Recognizing that not enough powerful folks are doing enough, a business group jumped into the debate hoping to force change in how our public schools are run. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071311.asp
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A proposed culinary arts academy at Weaver High School and a redesign of M. D. Fox Elementary School had their moments in the spotlight recently evening as school officials outlined their plans at a school board meeting. Fox, the city's largest elementary school, is set to be turned into a CommPACT school, meaning it would be run by the community, parents, administrators, children and teachers in partnership with the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031908.asp
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Capitol Region Education Council, which operates the competitive Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts has changed their admissions process. In the past, all applicants were entered into a blind lottery after auditions. However, starting with this year's applicants, students' names will go into a blind lottery first, and if their name is chosen, they will then get to audition for placement in one of the departments at the school. That change has prompted disagreement among families of applicants. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020209.asp
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What a difference a school year can make. Six months ago, Rawson Elementary School on Holcomb Street was portrayed by parents, teachers and students as out of control. Today those issues and concerns have faded to an unpleasant memory, according to parents and school officials. Separating older students from younger ones at lunch was just one part of a plan to fix the problems at Rawson. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 15, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121510.asp
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Recently, David McHale had the honor of symbolically opening the Connecticut Science Center’s rooftop garden for the 2012 season, for which Northeast Utilities with its $25,000 gift is its sponsor. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/realhtfd_052312.asp
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School will begin before Labor Day in Hartford next school year, the traditional February break will move to the end of March and youngsters in grades 1 through 3 who are reading below grade level will have four weeks of mandatory summer school, the school board decided recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032107.asp
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This report uses data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 1990 Decennial Census and the 2000 Decennial Census to investigate demographic and socioeconomic changes in the State of Connecticut between 1990 and 2000. The report focuses on age, race, income, educational attainment, home ownership, and the prevalence of poverty. Published by
UCONN Center for Population Research
; Publication Date: October 2003
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Link: /Issues/wsd/People/wsd_10_2003.asp
Related Link(s):
Changing Demographics of Connecticut - 1990-2000: Part 1: Comparing Connecticut to National Averages: DataSets
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Changing Demographics of Connecticut - 1990-2000: Part 2: The Five Connecticut's
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Changing Demographics of Connecticut - 1990-2000: Part 2: The Five Connecticut's: Datasets
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This report provides a detailed and more representative description of Connecticut demographics at the town level. Each town has been assigned to one of five town groups which reflect separate and distinct Connecticut's. Published by
UCONN Center for Population Research
; Publication Date: May 2004
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Link: /Issues/wsd/People/wsd_05_2004.asp
Related Link(s):
Changing Demographics of Connecticut - 1990 to 2000: Part 2: The Five Connecticuts: DataSets
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Changing Demographics of Connecticut - 1990-2000: Part 1: Comparing Connecticut to National Averages
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Changing Demographics of Connecticut - 1990-2000:
Part 1: Comparing Connecticut to National Averages - 1990-2000: DataSets
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Stefan Pryor starts his new job as Connecticut's education commissioner as a nationally recognized charter school champion. The co-founder of Amistad Academy in New Haven, however, rankles at this narrow view of him because it diminishes his vision for urban education reform. The problem is that the success of several of these Connecticut charters — independent, publicly funded, non-union operations — is too irresistible to ignore. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 28, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102811.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_050507.asp
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More students than ever are about to have the chance to enroll in a charter school in Connecticut. Not only has the State Board of Education approved increasing enrollment at the state’s 17 existing charter schools by 9 percent for the upcoming school year, but four new charter schools are also expected to open over the next two years. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: July 02, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_070213.asp
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More than 100 city parents who packed the Hartford Board of Education meeting recently got what they wanted: a high school for Achievement First Hartford Academy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2012
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By employing a variety of strategies and staff such as behavior interventionists, Achievement First Bridgeport Academy has addressed student behavior issues. The public charter school has cut its rate of out-of-school suspensions by 64 percent in a single year and has never had in-school suspensions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_070813.asp
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Charter school advocates were stunned — and now are angry — that the latest proposal for education reform does not include charter schools as an acceptable model to turn around low-performing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 01, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050112.asp
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After the last student filed out of Jumoke Academy for winter break, the school's chief executive, Michael Sharpe, stood in an empty classroom, shook his head and sighed with worry. The preschool that was launched in 2008 at Jumoke, a charter school on Blue Hills Avenue, is in jeopardy, as are the after-school enrichment and academic clubs. Recently, the state Department of Public Health issued an order to cease operations of the programs — all of which are considered "day care" under state law — because the school does not have a license for them. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010209.asp
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A school reform group that runs two successful New Haven charter schools, including the highly acclaimed Amistad Academy, is seeking to open a charter school in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_080207.asp
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Students at charter schools are making significant strides narrowing academic achievement gaps — between poor and affluent students, between urban and suburban schools and between minority and white students — according to a new analysis of the 2011 Connecticut Mastery Test released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072711.asp
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Despite daunting odds, 24 people have informed state officials they are interested in opening a new charter school in the state sometime in the next two school years. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: January 09, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_010913.asp
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Achievement First had an important wake-up call last week when a state report included several of our public charter schools because of their high suspension rates — posing a direct challenge to our promise to provide an excellent education to all our students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 16, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061613.asp
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State charter school advocates who gathered at the Legislative Office Building recently to voice their support for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed education package pledged to reach out to and include more students with disabilities and poor academic achievement in charter schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020912.asp
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As academic goals for public schools continue to increase under federal guidelines, three urban districts in Connecticut might be helped this year by being able to include achievement test results of charter schools in their own results. A new pilot program, approved by the state legislature in 2007, allows Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven to combine their own schools' test results with those of charter schools in the cities. Typically, a charter school is considered to be its own district and its test scores are evaluated separately from the public schools'. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120508_1.asp
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This report includes the results of a survey of graduates from four-year colleges and universities from the classes of 2006 through 2011. It documents the difficulties young people encountered as they entered a turbulent labor market and recession. (PDF document, 66 pages) Published by
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
; Publication Date: May 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/Chasing_American_Dream_Report.pdf
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Roughly 400 students watched the anti-bullying musical, "Zanna, Don't!," that a week earlier spurred a walkout and national notoriety. Leadership Greater Hartford's Quest program partnered with the nonprofit True Colors to produce the play at Hartford High to promote tolerance for gay youth. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102111.asp
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Susan Campbell writes about Hartford's chief librarian, Louise Blalock, who soon will have more time for rowing on the Connecticut, spending time with her family and catching up on her reading. Her departure will leave a void at the top of an entity that could lead the way for Hartford, where illiteracy and poverty hover like twin vultures. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091408.asp
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The Child Poverty Council, established by the Connecticut Legislature in 2004, is charged with recommending strategies to reduce child poverty by fifty percent within ten years. The report contains an inventory of current programs and 67 recommendations for consideration by the executive and legislative branch. (PDF file - 141 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
; Publication Date: January 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/wsd_01_2005.asp
Related Link(s):
Fighting Child Poverty
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In a few short years, the Capitol Region Education Council's reach has expanded to thousands of Hartford students who attend its 15 magnet schools. Now the Hartford school system intends to leap outside city borders to take over one of them — the Great Path Academy, an interdistrict magnet high school at Manchester Community College that CREC has managed since 2004. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_013112.asp
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Because of the new schools choice program in Hartford, all eighth-graders in the city are required to complete an application even if they choose to attend their neighborhood high school rather than an out-of-district school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021209.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that though the language is a little extreme, the thrust of an ad campaign by Hartford administrators to keep students in city schools, and not have them sign up for regional magnet or suburban schools, is not at all inappropriate. Those options were created, in part, to spur competition. Well, the city schools are competing. If that's a problem, it's a better one than the city has had in the past. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050611.asp
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Cinestudio, the film theater at Trinity College, has raised the $200,000 to get the necessary equipment to go both digital and high-def and celebrated the new system on Saturday night, Oct. 27, 2012 with a gala event and a screening of Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated family action-adventure "Hugo." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102512.asp
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In this report, an analysis shows that high school graduation rates are 15 percentage points lower in the nation’s urban schools when compared with those located in the suburbs. Results show that graduation rates are considerably lower in the nation’s largest cities than they are in the average urban locale. The average graduation rate in the 50 largest U.S. cities is 52%. Although Hartford is not included in this report, using a similar method of calculation, Hartford’s graduation rate is 29%, as reported by the Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski for the 2005-2006 school year. Published by
America’s Promise Alliance
; Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/CitiesInCrisis.pdf
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The mission of the Network is to create a broad-based, non-partisan, diverse grassroots citizens organization, drawing together persons from every town in the Capitol Region to address collaboratively regional issues, problems, challenges, and opportunities. The web site includes information about the "Financing Local Education" Study Committee, contact information for Steering Committee Members, meeting minutes and agendas. Published by
The Citizens Network
; Publication Date: 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Region/wsd_2005_a.asp
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Many children participated in this summer's session of City Slickers, a program that brings together city and suburban children ages 11 to 17 to learn to ride, feed and care for horses at Hillside Equestrian Meadows in Wolcott. They also participate in projects that help to improve their language and math skills. Funding is provided by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, local corporations and private donors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_081806_a.asp
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Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez celebrated the start of renovations to Rawson Elementary School with Blue Hills neighborhood residents. Rawson, once on the brink of closure, is part of a $280 million citywide school renovation project. Learn more in this October 7, 2004 Hartford Courant article. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 7, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100704.asp
Related Link(s):
Hartford Public Schools
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Hartford school officials defended food safety in their cafeterias, and city health officials joined them in faulting a report rating Hartford last for food safety in a survey of 20 school districts nationwide. Loni M. Burt, Hartford's director of food services, said the report was based on unfair measurements and said the schools have never had a report of food-borne illnesses. City health officials, meanwhile, faulted the report for using a "model" health code while inspections in Connecticut are conducted under a state health code. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_013107.asp
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An 11 year old boy has reportedly taken a gun to Fred D. Wish Elementary School with intent to shoot at another student. Discussion of the incident arose among local officials, concerned residents and a state Department of Children and Families official at an anti-violence forum in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042905.asp
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A newsletter about city services and Hartford Public Schools from the office of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: December 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/city_gov_working_for_you_Dec_09.pdf
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A newsletter about city services and Hartford Public Schools from the office of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: January 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/city_gov_working_for_you_Jan_10.pdf
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A newsletter about city services and Hartford Public Schools from the office of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: November 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/city_gov_working_for_you_Nov_09.pdf
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A newsletter about Mayor Pedro Segarra's accomplishments in his First 100 Days, including the Week of the Parks, and the opening of the Parker Memorial Community Center. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: October 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/CityGovWorkingForYou_Oct_10.pdf
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On his last day in the school system, former Superintendent Steven Adamowski said that the city's graduation rate rose to 60 percent this year — about double the rate of five years ago but well behind the statewide average. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072811.asp
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The federally funded Hartford Job Corps Academy, the second in Connecticut and the ninth in New England, will train up to 200 people at a time in manufacturing, carpentry, nursing, business technology and hospitality jobs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 20, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072005_A.asp
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Jacqueline J. Jacoby, chairwoman of the University of New Haven school of education and former schools chief in Glastonbury, is expected to be named interim superintendent of schools in Hartford. Jacoby, 68, retired two years ago as superintendent in Glastonbury after serving 10 years. Her employment with Glastonbury dates to 1979, when she was hired as director of elementary curriculum. She was then assistant superintendent for 11 years and deputy superintendent for three years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060106.asp
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Marian Amodeo, who has worked at the Newington library for 33 years, has been hired to run the day-to-day operations of the Hartford Public Library system. Amodeo, whose title will be chief public services officer, will essentially be the head librarian of Hartford's downtown library and its nine branches, the largest public library in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_061610.asp
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In a partnership between the University of Hartford - which has more students who need beds than beds to offer - and the developers of the Temple Street apartments at the old Sage-Allen building, a minimum of 136 students will eventually call downtown Hartford home. The project is still under construction, but the first students will begin moving in January 2007. The project will bring university students to live in the land of offices, high-end high-rises and downtown hope. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_121106.asp
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The city is far short of meeting its goal for city residents working on the $1 billion public school renovation project - and many of those claiming to live in Hartford may not even be residents at all. Records show that 21.8 percent of the work is going to Hartford residents - far short of the city's goal of setting aside 30 percent. The targets are goals, not mandates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 5, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_050506.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that the latest round of test scores has reaffirmed that Hartford is arguably the lowest performing school district in Connecticut. He suggests creating an educational SWAT unit to institute best practices in improving test scores and education outcomes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_081606.asp
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As the latest rounds of negotiations continue in the decades-long Sheff v. O'Neill court case to desegregate Hartford schools, there is concern about how to attract more white suburban parents like the Komars to the new city magnet schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030508.asp
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The city of Hartford has withdrawn its proposal for relocating the University of Connecticut’s West Hartford campus to now-vacant, city-owned land on the northern edge of downtown, according to a city official. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_041713.asp
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Hartford's mayor and city council leaders are so ticked off over the decision by the Hartford Public Library's board of directors to close two neighborhood branches that they're considering taking over the library system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_071708.asp
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With a teen pregnancy rate more than three times the state average, city and agency officials are planning an ambitious program to try to curb the problem. With a five-year, $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the city's health and human services department and Office for Youth Services are collaborating on the effort with Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and Hartford Action Plan. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 16, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_061611.asp
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Hartford purchasing agents published a formal request recently for contractors who could create a wireless network citywide. The network, which would allow all residents free, high-speed access to the Web, could be up and running on a test basis as early as next summer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 8, 2005
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Over the past five years, more than $107 million has been spent making Hartford Public High School glimmer like new. There's a cavernous new media center, a field house with a soaring ceiling and clean, bright classrooms. But even broader changes are in the works for next year, when Superintendent Steven Adamowski's sweeping plan to remake Hartford schools takes hold. The plan is to divide Hartford Public into four or five academies, each with its own principal, teachers, theme, college-prep curriculum, uniforms, budget and building entrance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 18, 2007
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The city of Hartford has proposed that the University of Connecticut relocate its West Hartford campus to now-vacant, city-owned land on the northern edge of downtown. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 14, 2013
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Hartford's troubled public schools, where a superintendent once vowed that students would "never be last again" in achievement scores, ranks last among the state's school districts in a wide range of test results released recently. The 24,000-student district was at or near the bottom of the list in reading, writing and mathematics in every grade tested earlier this year on the annual Connecticut Mastery Test. The test was given to third- through eighth-graders in school districts serving all of the state's 169 cities and towns. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2006
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Long-time workers receive lay-offs without warning. The school district says that it's a reorganization and that the workers can apply for similar positions. The local union comments. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2005
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Hartford's school board took a giant leap recently into what will be the redesigning of most of the school system when it approved initial plans to create four new schools and directed the superintendent to redesign four existing low-performing schools and close one elementary school in order to convert it into a magnet school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 21, 2007
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Monday, August 25, 2008, marked the first day of school for children across Hartford and in many cases, a day full of new things in a school system undergoing major changes. There are six new elementary schools in the district this year, including the Global Communications Academy. Other schools have been shut down because they were deemed too low-performing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 26, 2008
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As some Hartford parents consider whether to send their students to state magnet schools or keep them on a wait list, the city's public schools sent this message in a press release: Parents should "avoid the temptation to gamble with their children's future by putting them on a wait list for schools outside of the city after they have already been rejected in a lottery." Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: April 27, 2011
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Helen Ubiñas 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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A substantially new Weaver High School would have academies in the culinary arts and hospitality, health sciences and possibly architecture. It would resemble a college campus, both in design and in a potential partnership with the neighboring University of Hartford. And this time, Weaver would have classroom windows, school officials said recently as they presented plans to overhaul the penitentiary-style building on Granby Street by the summer of 2015. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 03, 2010
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More of the city's younger students are achieving the state's performance goals in reading, math and writing, sustaining a trend of improvement for Hartford schools on the Connecticut Mastery Test, according to state data released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2011
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In this opinion piece, the authors suggest that the state must boost Open Choice, magnet schools, and other options to meet desegregation goals. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 04, 2010
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At Maria Sanchez Elementary School, the recent "Holiday Shopping Spree," organized by physical education teacher Dave Anderson, was a first. The At the school's holiday bazaar Tuesday, the 500 students could pick from digital photo key chains, foot baths and slow-cookers. And all the gifts were free, donated by school staff and their friends. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2008
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Her ability to get students interested in music - and to maintain that interest - is one of the reasons Katharine Peet was named Hartford's teacher of the year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 28, 2007
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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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The Hartford teachers' union and the school board ratified a three-year contract for teachers that eliminates some of the more costly and unusual benefits and gives teachers modest raises each year. Raises will vary according to years of service, and the staff will pay more toward health costs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 19, 2005
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Penny MacCormack, the school system's chief academic officer and a major figure in Hartford's efforts at school reform, is resigning. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 08, 2011
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A group of Connecticut teenagers explored Hartford through the lenses of their cameras this summer and will share their perceptions of the capital city in an exhibit entitled "Stay! Perspectives of Hartford." Organized by The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum, the six-week neighborhood studio project brought together 10 teens from the Greater Hartford area to visit the city's neighborhoods and to learn about photography and how exhibits are created and installed. The program was funded by a grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 1, 2006
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At Hartford Board of Education events and meetings, the topic of school choice often is met with excited anticipation. New schools are opening around the city, replacing others that are failing, and district officials are busy collecting applications from parents who, for the first time, can choose any public school in the city for their children to attend next year. Among some parents, however, the conversation about school choice is marked by skepticism. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 12, 2008
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One of three finalists was named the city's 2009 Teacher of the Year for public schools recently. The three under consideration are: Tamika Knight, a fourth-grade teacher at Henry C. Dwight Elementary School; Susannah McGlamery, a school counselor at Classical Magnet School; and Vivian Rivera-Jeffrey, a K-2 special education teacher at Burns Latino Studies Academy. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 27, 2009
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The city is forging a stronger partnership with the University of Connecticut. That was the message that came out of a private meeting Wednesday among city officials and UConn leaders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 15, 2013
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Hartford Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts, who became the city's police chief in July, has initiated a program to find children who should be in school and make sure they get to class. He has assigned two detectives - one in the North End and the other in the South End - to seek out children who are chronically absent and investigate the reasons for their truancy. Patrol officers throughout the city are also being told to pick up such children and return them to school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 14, 2006
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Spurred in part by a recent clarification of federal discrimination regulations, the numbers of single-sex classes and schools are increasing rapidly. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2007
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Ten young men graduated from Prince Tech's electrical shop five years ago. Today, there isn't a licensed electrician among them. In some ways, that failure is a failure of their school, and a consequence of the global marketplace. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 13, 2005
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Bringing people to the Hartford Public Library is something CEO Matthew Poland and his staff have gotten very good at. The Library offers a remarkable array of classes, concerts, readings and lectures. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 08, 2012
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When Hartford Symphony Orchestra conductor Edward Cumming turned to face the audience, he'd speak with the poise and natural ease of a seasoned teacher. As luck would have it, that is his new calling. After a stellar nine-year career as the music director of the symphony, Mr. Cumming announced that he will stay in the Hartford area and join the faculty of The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2011
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In a message to the Classical Magnet School community, Principal Timothy Sullivan explained how he hopes to be supported as he and Elaine Papas, the Assistant Principal, are transferred by Superintendent Kishimoto to another school in the district. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 06, 2012
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Schools in Connecticut's poorest cities and towns face some of education's toughest challenges but often hire the state's least experienced teachers, a new study says. Many of those school districts get off to a late start in filling teaching vacancies each year, and, as a result, must choose from a thinner, less qualified applicant pool, according to a study by the nonprofit Connecticut Center for School Change. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 2, 2006
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto appointed Tim Sullivan as interim principal of the Burns School in early February 2012, an abrupt leadership change that was criticized because he was a well-liked and successful principal at Classical Magnet School. But Sullivan said he welcomed the challenge and believes changing Burns' environment is a step toward turning around the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 09, 2012
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Closing the achievement gap and raising overall student performance within tight budget constraints are among the top priorities the legislature's education committee set for itself during its first meeting. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 11, 2011
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This year, given the deepest budget cuts the library have ever faced, the board of directors of the Hartford Public Library was forced to make painful decisions regarding library services and hours. One of the board members writes, “We do not make these decisions lightly. We recognize the important role the library plays in the city and are proud that our delivery of quality services has made the library so vital to our community.” Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 07, 2008
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This report provides a close look at what we want children to know and be able to do as young readers and as members of Connecticut’s future workforce. In order to close the gap, state policymakers, school administrators, teachers, and parents must work together to implement coherent educational policies and practices. (PDF document, 32 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services
; Publication Date: September 2010
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_061208.asp
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The results from the 2013 CMT and CAPT tests were made public last week. One look at the summary data reveals students struggled to make gains. The problem with that is Hartford students are still not performing as well as other students across the state. This is how the comparison is made and why we have the term “achievement gap”. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: August 22, 2013
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Poor and minority students improved their performance on the Connecticut Mastery Test slightly in 2010, with bigger gains in Hartford and New Haven, helping to narrow the state's academic achievement gap, the worst in the nation. But they still lag at least 30 points behind their more affluent and white counterparts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2010
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Community organizer Janice Flemming stands at a Weaver High School classroom chalkboard, scribbling notes about a recent forum the school's PTO hosted. The weekly leadership training session at Weaver resembles an athletic team analyzing its performance after a big game. Flemming is the coach; the PTO parents, the players. And the game is navigating the city's changing school system. Using curriculum she developed to help empower parents, Flemming has been consulting with different PTO groups for the past year. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2009
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A coalition of contractors, union and business leaders have accused Trinity College of not using enough local and minority-owned businesses on a new $20 million sports complex. A Trinity spokeswoman said Trinity went with the lowest construction bidder. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 2, 2005
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On the lower level of Asylum Hill Congregational Church a new school is taking shape. The School for Young Children on Asylum Hill initially will serve children 6 weeks to 5 years old and is expected to attract both city and suburban families. The preschool, scheduled to open in September 2006, is the first phase of a school project that by 2008 will grow to include children up to fourth grade. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2006
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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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Higher education enrollment in Connecticut hit a record high this fall, driven largely by increased attendance at public colleges and universities and record enrollments at 14 schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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Driven by substantial increases in the number of students attending two-year community colleges, enrollment in the state's public and private colleges and universities grew by 3.6 percent this fall, reaching a record high of 191,227. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 21, 2009
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Earning a college degree is still the best way to avoid unemployment. But the number of recent college grads who can't find work, or who can find only part-time retail or restaurant jobs that don't require an education, grew by more than 70 percent from 2009-2011. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2011
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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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About 60 college students rallied at the state Capitol recently to support education reform as part of a national non-profit group called Students for Education Reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2012
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College-level courses, personal laptops and a new building on the banks of the Connecticut River — these are among the educational offerings promised at a new magnet high school set to open at the Goodwin College campus soon. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 14, 2010
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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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Rick Green comments that Coltsville is our Grand Canyon, an Old Faithful in the Connecticut River Valley. It is our almost National Park in Hartford. It could also be another lost Hartford dream. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2009
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Twenty-five young educators who will start a minimum two-year stint teaching in Hartford this fall for the nonprofit educational organization Teach for America. The 17-year-old organization matches top college graduates with struggling inner-city schools to eliminate the achievement gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 16, 2007
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski told state officials recently that magnet schools - the cornerstone of ongoing desegregation efforts in the region - are falling short of their goal and that "there is no research to suggest that minority students will do better by sitting next to a white student." The comment prompted a sharp response from desegregation advocates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 04, 2007
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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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A governor's commission recently heard dozens of ideas for solving the state's education achievement gap, including suggestions that Connecticut form regional school districts and change the formula for distributing state money. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2010
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State Commissioner of Education Stephen Pryor unveiled Connecticut's "School Performance Index" (SPI) website earlier this year. But, if the Commissioner wants to engage the public more effectively in education reform, then one simple step -- among other, more substantive ones -- is to create better information tools that offer more meaningful comparisons of Connecticut's public schools, drawing upon lessons learned from the Smart Choices site developed at Trinity College. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: December 28, 2012
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Stefan Pryor, commissioner of the state Department of Education, writes that the Connecticut General Assembly recently passed, and Gov.Dannel P. Malloy signed, one of the most comprehensive pieces of education legislation this state has seen in a generation. The law is a victory for our state's students, parents, teachers and administrators. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2012
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The legislature's appropriations committee approved a controversial bill to increase the high school drop-out age to 18, starting July 1, 2011. Proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the bill is designed to keep students in school and prohibits them from withdrawing until they are 18, a change from the current drop-out age of 16. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2011
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Capital Community College recently got a long-awaited go-ahead to expand, and $5.5 million to do so — a welcome development for a school that's taken to holding classes in conference rooms in its crowded downtown building. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 26, 2008
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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 weakened economy, the tail end of a demographic bulge in young adults and the increasing recognition of the need for post-high school education converged to swell enrollment figures by 10.9 percent in the state's community college system compared with fall 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2009
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The state's chancellor of the community college system and a co-chairwoman of the higher education committee say that the state should develop a strategic plan before trying to restructure higher education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2011
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Rick Green writes that what unemployed Connecticut residents are finding — at a community college — is a lesson for the entire state as Connecticut struggles to maintain a skilled workforce. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_072809.asp
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In a scene being played out across community colleges across the state system, enrollments at the 12 schools jumped 5.5 percent in the fall — total enrollments cracked 50,000 for the first time — as a suffering economy forces students to explore cheaper higher education alternatives. The system has also seen an increase in laid off workers heading back to school to make themselves more attractive to employers. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: April 06, 2009
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Decades ago, neither the Hartford Public Library nor the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art had much of an impact on Hartford, if truth be told. Today, both institutions have changed so dramatically that they have been named finalists for a prestigious national award for community engagement. The library and the museum are among 33 finalists across the country for the National Medal, awarded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services for "significant and exceptional contributions to their communities." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2013
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A video of the program, Community Dialogue Action Group Update, held on December 4, 2012 at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: December 4, 2012
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As over ninety people filed into the Hartford Public Library atrium, they were greeted by the aroma of vegetable pakora, a welcome alternative to the standard satisfying-but-dull sandwiches; a pianist played tunes to create an inviting mood for the Community Dialogue Kick-off Event last week. Starting the week of April 9th, the Community Dialogues, a series of group discussions among immigrants and the receiving community, began. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 26, 2012
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School officials have planned a community meeting to pitch their proposed Milner School partnership with Jumoke Academy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2012
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The Hartford Areas Rally Together advocacy group is looking to bolster its ranks of neighborhood volunteers with a new academy that will teach residents the basics of community organizing. The purpose is to develop a "pipeline" of leaders who could become the next wave of community organizers in Hartford, said Mayra Esquilin, HART's executive director. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 08, 2013
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Community Partners in Action, Inc., is a non-profit criminal rehabilitation organization building community by providing services that promote accountability, dignity, and restoration for people affected by the Criminal Justice System. The web site includes information on current and past programs like alternative incarceration, transitional housing, day incarceration, young offender, work release, resettlement, substance abuse and mental health, juvenile detention center for girls, fatherhood, education, HIV/AIDS, and ECHO (Education Can Help Outcomes).
Publication Date: 2005
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Hartford is home to seven Community Schools. The Hartford Community Schools received the national excellence award recently, highlighting Hartford’s level of commitment and implementation of this reform model. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 16, 2013
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When Diggs Construction got the job to manage construction for the city school system in 2001, the support of the city's African-American Alliance was crucial. Now, nearly nine years later, the city is getting ready to build four more schools and needs a program manager to lead the effort. And, just as he did in 2001, Dale Diggs has gone to the African-American Alliance and asked for its endorsement. This time, though, he got a different response. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 12, 2009
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A recent Hartford Courant article jolted readers with the provocative headline "Can Whites Teach Blacks?" a reaction to the turmoil that overtook Simpson-Waverly Classical Magnet School in Hartford this year. Several months after the school was heralded as a model for its efforts to reduce the racial achievement gap, its retiring and popular black principal was replaced by a white principal. Acrimony stirred when she filled all the vacancies on the diverse staff with white teachers, giving rise to internal concerns that she held African Americans in low regard. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 20, 2005
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It’s September now, so the game of Musical Chairs is probably over for Hartford school kids. The chaotic, restrictive educational marketplace that greeted the Hartford kids offered up the “local” school, a different “local” school, a magnet school, a charter school, private schools, and, in small dollops, seats in suburban public schools. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: October 03, 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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The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will investigate allegations that there is a lack a lack of proper curriculum and support, particularly for recent arrivals from Somalia, Liberia, Cuba, Afghanistan and other countries in Hartford Public Schools. Civil rights investigators will investigate claims by The Center for Children's Advocacy that the school district has placed non-English speakers in inappropriate classes, given them outdated textbooks and left them without necessary support, such as special education classes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2007
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Pedro Segarra Hartford's mayor doesn't have to be a school board member, too. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 06, 2010
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Choice has become a buzzword in education, and even in these difficult times millions of dollars are being spent to expand choice for some students. At the same time, comprehensive high schools, which can and do offer true choice to all of their students, are operating with continuously decreasing resources. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112011_1.asp
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Two incidents outside a Hartford school recently have administrators, police, and politicians concerned about neighborhood safety. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: October 27, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_102710.asp
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Not long after the board of education rejected Superintendent Christina Kishimoto's bid for a contract extension, board members pledged their commitment to the city's ambitious education reform plan. But school advocates and state and local officials have expressed concern over the leadership change, saying it could delay reform efforts as a new superintendent gets up to speed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062313.asp
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The Hartford City Council recently discussed replacing those appointed to the Board of Education. Israel Flores, Ada Miranda, Pamela Richmond, and David MacDonald — all appointed by former Mayor Perez — were up for replacement, as is Sharon Patterson-Stallings, who was appointed by Segarra. Before this could be passed through, City Council had to weigh in on a matter for which former Mayor Perez received much criticism: conflicts of interest, especially those that present themselves by one individual holding two or more positions in City government. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: January 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/government/realhtfd_011912.asp
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This website provides report cards on all 1,000 Connecticut Schools and 160+ school districts. It provides profiles, performance information and rankings for schools and districts. Published by
ConnCAN
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/wsd_012910.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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The website of ConnCan, an outreach, education, and research organization with an active member network of parents, teachers, students, and business and community leaders across Connecticut. Its goal is to provide every child with a great public school, thereby closing the achievement gap between rich and poor students. Published by
ConnCan
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/conncan.asp
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Connecticut's academic achievement gap lasts all the way through senior year of high school and remains the largest in the nation, a school reform group says. ConnCAN, an education advocacy group, said its analysis shows that the state's low-income and minority 12th-graders performed about three grade levels behind their white, middle-class peers on national test results released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112510.asp
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The 2007 preliminary results for the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) given to 10th graders in the Hartford Public Schools are presented in this .pdf version of a Powerpoint presentation. The three schools with the most significant overall gains are University High School of Science & Engineering, Capital Preparatory Magnet School, and Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School. (PDF document, 13 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: August 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/CAPT_2007.pdf
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The Connecticut Science Center has a broader, more ambitious mission than representing homegrown science and technology industries. It aims to inspire interest in scientific inquiry and a sense of wonder about its possibilities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_060709_1.asp
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Proposed national education standards that, for example, would expect kindergartners to count by tens and eighth-graders to explain the Pythagorean theorem probably would not pose problems for most Connecticut students, state education officials said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 12, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031210.asp
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The upside of this grim recession is we now have thousands of graduates from top colleges rethinking their career choices. It could transform public education. Instead of Citibank or law school, it is classrooms in Hartford, New Haven and cities all over the country where they want to be, according to Teach for America, a national organization leading the charge. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010909.asp
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Across the state, about 42 percent of Connecticut public schools failed to make "adequate yearly progress" toward performance standards required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.. That list, which can lead to the "needs improvement" designation, includes about 100 more schools than last year, reflecting higher standards this year. In all, 349 of the state's 805 elementary and middle schools failed to make "adequate yearly progress," as did 59 of the state's 182 high schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091108.asp
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Simon Bernstein sat in the front row of the courtroom recently as state Supreme Court justices, an assistant attorney general and two law students grappled over the meaning of his words. Back in 1965, Bernstein had been largely responsible for crafting an article added to the state constitution guaranteeing "free public elementary and secondary schools." A former Hartford alderman and Bloomfield school board member, Bernstein's experience with local school funding debates had convinced him of the need to make education a fundamental right. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042308.asp
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The state Department of Education has threatened to levy fines against the city school system after failing, despite repeated attempts, to determine the job descriptions and qualifications of three people hired this summer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 30, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_103009_1.asp
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In November 2010, Governor Dannel Malloy was elected on a platform that included a strong commitment to early care and education. That spring, he and the legislature passed the FY 12-13 budget, which was careful to preserve most early care and education programs. This report looks at the amount of spending on early care and education, the number of children served, which children are being served, and the quality of those services in FY 12 (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012), the first full fiscal year of Governor Malloy’s administration. (PDF document, 96 pages) Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: May 2013
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/CTEarlyCareandEducProgressRpt2012.pdf
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This report seeks to answer the questions: What has Connecticut done thus far to address the need for quality early child care and education; and are Connecticut’s efforts improving children’s readiness for school? (PDF document, 48 pages) Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/EarlyChildhoodProgress09.pdf
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This web page connects you to a wide variety of data on education in Connecticut, from Advanced Placement participation to Teacher Salaries. Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_csde.asp
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It's that steamy time of year again, when there's lots of hot reading going on in lawn chairs and at the beaches. Of course, this summer's adult buzz is fueled by E.L. James erotic trilogy, "Fifty Shades of Grey" and local authors see it as a gateway book to greater popularity for erotica and romance novels. These red hot reads are courtesy of a group of Connecticut authors who belong to the state chapter of Romance Writers of America. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_053112.asp
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Superstar school reformers went toe to toe with a national teachers' union leader in a debate hosted by the Connecticut Forum at the Bushnell recently over how to improve schools and evaluate teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111110.asp
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Connecticut is one of eight states to be granted a waiver from the mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind education law. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: May 29, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_052912.asp
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A new tracking system has found that the high school graduation rate in Connecticut is much worse than thought, with only 79.3 percent of students getting their diploma in four years in 2009. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032410.asp
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This web site is devoted to providing history and social studies teachers and their students with materials and lessons on various topics on Connecticut history. Published by
Mark Williams, History Teacher, Loomis Chaffee School
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Link: /Issues/wsd/History/ct_history_on_web.asp
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The CHO website currently contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings and prints which may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways, including by keyword, subject, creator, title and date. Geographical sites may be searched using a Digital Geographic Locator developed by the University of Connecticut's Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). Descriptions of the images are provided in detailed catalog records. Online learning tools created especially for middle and high school students provide suggestions for interpreting and exploring the database. Additional lesson plans, activities and photo essays designed by teacher advisors and educational consultants will be added in the future. Published by
Connecticut Historical Society and others
; Publication Date: 2001
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Link: /Issues/wsd/History/wsd_2001.asp
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Forty-six percent of young adults in Connecticut — aged 24 to 34 — have a college degree from a two- or four-year school, but experts say that percentage is likely to decline over the next two decades unless something is done to reverse the trend. Recently, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced that the state has joined 16 other states in working with a new national nonprofit organization, Complete College America — funded by groups including The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — to boost the number of students who graduate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030310.asp
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Connecticut ranks seventh in the nation in the percentage of students with post-secondary degrees, but what alarms education officials is that the rate at which that percentage is growing is well behind that of many states, including those in New England. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012011.asp
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The 2007 preliminary results for the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) given to 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th graders in the Hartford Public Schools are presented in this .pdf version of a Powerpoint presentation. The three schools with the most significant overall gains are Betances, Burr, and Naylor Schools. (PDF document, 10 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: July 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/CMT_2007.pdf
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A video of the Connecticut Mirror Forum on the Achievement Gap held at the Hartford Public Library on October 22, 2012. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: October 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_10_22_2012.asp
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Connecticut will join seven other states in a voluntary pilot program that could eventually allow some high school students to graduate after their sophomore year and attend community college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021810.asp
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The Connecticut Preschool Assessment Framework is a curriculum-embedded tool for assessing
3- and 4-year-old children in their preschool classrooms. It was developed to be a companion to
the Connecticut Preschool Curriculum Framework (1999) and articulates comprehensive
performance standards or learning outcomes. (PDF Document, 118 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut State Board of Education
; Publication Date: 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/preschool_assessment_framework.pdf
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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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A video of the April 9, 2008 community program, Connecticut Promise Zones, which was held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: April 9, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_04_09_2008.asp
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This afternoon Governor Malloy and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that Connecticut will receive a waiver exempting Connecticut from fulfilling some of the mandates under No Child Left Behind (reauthorization of ESEA). Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 29, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_052912.asp
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In this opinion piece, the authors state that Newsweek recently published its annual list of the best high schools in the country and not a single Connecticut school made it into the top 100. Although this is not necessarily an indictment of our high schools, it is a symptom of a greater problem — Connecticut does not make excellence in education a priority. No population understands this more acutely than the families of our state's gifted and talented students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070211.asp
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The Connecticut Mastery Test scores that were recently released gave school officials and teachers a snapshot of how well they're doing. Parents and teachers can use the state data from the tests that students took last March to see how their town's schools stack up against other towns' and see how students are doing grade by grade. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_072809.asp
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A wide-ranging report on the state of education in Connecticut shows that enrollment in public schools has dropped over the past five years, while the number of Latino and poor students has risen. The report, released by the state Department of Education, also shows that more students than ever are taking Advanced Placement courses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 06, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100610.asp
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This week, more than a decade after Adriaen's Landing was proposed, the "attraction" in the original plan opened as the Connecticut Science Center, the latest piece of the state's effort to jump-start its capital city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_060709.asp
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After nearly a decade of planning, fundraising and construction, the doors opened in June 2009 at the Connecticut Science Center, a project envisioned as the crown jewel of the Adriaen's Landing downtown redevelopment project. As the science center celebrated its first anniversary, it has been a success. The number of visitors, even during a poor economy, helped the center remain in the black and on budget this fiscal year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_061310.asp
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It's been about three years since the Connecticut Science Center sued some of the contractors who built it, looking to recoup some of the money it lost from a faulty roof. The science center has resolved some -- but not all -- of those claims. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: December 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/jcohen_120412.asp
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Results from the 2008 ACT college admission test show that many Connecticut high school seniors are "appallingly" unprepared for college-level work, according to a state report. Of the 8,159 students who took the test, 35 percent of white seniors, 18 percent of Hispanics and 9 percent of African Americans were ready for college-level work. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032709.asp
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Concerned that many freshmen arrive on campus poorly prepared for college classes, Connecticut State University System trustees voted Thursday to raise academic admission standards for students starting in 2015. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 13, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031309.asp
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An online tool which can be used to view Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT). This website is designed to provide educators, parents and the general public with student performance results tests at the school, district and state levels. The powerful tools in this website may be used to create reports, graphs, and external data files. Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_041510.asp
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Connecticut's technical high schools lost roughly 10 percent of their teachers in the state retirement incentive program, leaving gaping holes in many trade shops and classrooms statewide. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_071309.asp
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A report of the Early Reading Success Panel, who's state-mandated goal was to identify the professional development for teachers, school administrators, and school librarians K-3 necessary for reading success. The focus is on urban and priority schools, but is relevant to all citizens of Connecticut. This is a very large document, which is divided into multiple chapters for ease in viewing. Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: 2000
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_2000.asp
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A statistical portrait of which Connecticut high school seniors went on to college last year reflects the state's persistent achievement gap between lower-income students and their more affluent classmates, as well as a striking gender gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042711_3.asp
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For the first time ever, enrollment in Connecticut's public and private colleges and universities broke 200,000 this fall, driven by soaring numbers at community colleges and at eight of the state's private colleges, including four for-profit schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111710.asp
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The percent of high school students who graduate high school on time in Connecticut continued to slip, the U.S. Department of Education reported recently. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: January 22, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_012213.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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This report examines the important role Connecticut community colleges play in preparing adult workers for the jobs of the future. It asserts that to stay competitive with other states and other countries, Connecticut’s academic vision must encompass working adults who need basic education, skills upgrading, or an Associate’s degree to improve their ability to meet the demands of a skilled workforce. (PDF document, 44 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services
; Publication Date: September 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/CTsChallenge.pdf
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The purpose of Connecting the Dots is to illustrate the interconnection among working families, Connecticut’s
prosperity, and the state’s economic future. It is also a call for new ideas and policies which foster that interconnection
and support the interests of all sectors of society. The key points include the following: To ensure the state’s long-term economic health, Connecticut leaders must address an array of issues that traditionally have not been directly associated with the economy. To solve Connecticut’s economic, workforce, and social problems, stakeholders from business, labor, nonprofits, municipal and state government, philanthropy, faith-based organizations, academia, and communities must be at the planning table. To guarantee success, poverty reduction and revitalization of core cities must be components of our economic development plan. (PDF document, 56 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services
; Publication Date: December 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/2007KCReportConnectingtheDots.pdf
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John Bolduc, the dean of recording arts for The Hartford Conservatory, prepares students for a variety of jobs ranging from producing music to starting studios to scoring films and television shows. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/hbj_111708.asp
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The Construction Institute, the 35-year-old industry non-profit operating out of the University of Hartford, is expanding its mantra of collaboration and education this fall into Fairfield County and then beyond via the Internet. These are the baby steps for the Construction Institute on its way to eventually setting up branches and offices throughout the country, creating a knowledge network to improve the construction industry through enhanced cohesiveness and knowledge, said executive director William Cianci. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: May 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/hbj_052410.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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Be like North Carolina. That advice emerged as a theme at Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's jobs summit when leaders discussed which road Connecticut should take after 22 years of no net job growth. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_courant_100611.asp
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With only a few days until July 1, presumably the day that Christina Kishimoto will take over as the city's new superintendent of schools, she has no contract with the board of education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 28, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062811.asp
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The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee voted in April 2006 to conduct a study of the coordination of adult literacy programs. The study focused on: a) examining how adult literacy services are funded, delivered, and overseen in Connecticut; b) determined if the state’s current system for providing adult literacy programs is efficient and effective and, c) what, if any, improvements in coordination are needed. This document includes the findings and recommendations resulting from the study. Published by
Connecticut General Assembly, Legislative Program Review & Investigations Committee
; Publication Date: December 14, 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Literacy/wsd_091906.asp
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The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee voted in April 2006 to conduct a study of the coordination of adult literacy programs. The study focused on: a) examining how adult literacy services are funded, delivered, and overseen in Connecticut; b) determined if the state’s current system for providing adult literacy programs is efficient and effective and, c) what, if any, improvements in coordination are needed. This document reports the key findings and recommendations resulting from the study. (PDF document, 5 pages) Published by
Connecticut General Assembly, Legislative Program Review & Investigations Committee
; Publication Date: December 14, 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Literacy/wsd_091906.asp
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The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee voted in April 2006 to conduct a study of the coordination of adult literacy programs. The study focused on: a) examining how adult literacy services are funded, delivered, and overseen in Connecticut; b) determined if the state’s current system for providing adult literacy programs is efficient and effective and, c) what, if any, improvements in coordination are needed. This document outlines the scope of the study. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
Connecticut General Assembly, Legislative Program Review & Investigations Committee
; Publication Date: April 27, 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Literacy/wsd_091906.asp
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The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee voted in April 2006 to conduct a study of the coordination of adult literacy programs. The study focused on: a) examining how adult literacy services are funded, delivered, and overseen in Connecticut; b) determined if the state’s current system for providing adult literacy programs is efficient and effective and, c) what, if any, improvements in coordination are needed. This report provides background information developed by the committee staff to date on the types of literacy services available to adults in Connecticut, who provides them, and who receives them. (PDF document, 53 pages) Published by
Connecticut General Assembly, Legislative Program Review & Investigations Committee
; Publication Date: September 19, 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Literacy/wsd_091906.asp
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The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee voted in April 2006 to conduct a study of the coordination of adult literacy programs. The study focused on: a) examining how adult literacy services are funded, delivered, and overseen in Connecticut; b) determined if the state’s current system for providing adult literacy programs is efficient and effective and, c) what, if any, improvements in coordination are needed. This document includes the appendicies to the Staff Briefing Report. (PDF document, 32 pages) Published by
Connecticut General Assembly, Legislative Program Review & Investigations Committee
; Publication Date: September 19, 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Literacy/wsd_091906.asp
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The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee voted in April 2006 to conduct a study of the coordination of adult literacy programs. The study focused on: a) examining how adult literacy services are funded, delivered, and overseen in Connecticut; b) determined if the state’s current system for providing adult literacy programs is efficient and effective and, c) what, if any, improvements in coordination are needed. This document summarizes the background information provided in the Staff Briefing (PDF document, 3 pages) Published by
Connecticut General Assembly, Legislative Program Review & Investigations Committee
; Publication Date: September 19, 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Literacy/wsd_091906.asp
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Corey Brinson, the University of Connecticut School of Law alum says he feels compelled to repay a debt for all the guidance bestowed on him. So you'll see Brinson, ever dapper in his three-piece suit, scuttling the halls of the city's courts as he gives a (possible) future lawyer the lay of the legal land. You'll see him at schools and community groups, sitting on the boards of nonprofits such as the Hartford Action Plan, linking up with mentoring candidates from high school through law school in any way he can. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 27, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_122707.asp
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In Corinne Clark's cool, windowless classroom, lots of questions are asked and answered, and the same is true for jokes and verbal jousting between the teacher and her 17 students. Clark said keeping humor and an open dialogue are keys to her teaching style and ability to get through to her class. That style has brought her the honor of 2010 teacher of the year for Hartford's public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060810.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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A newsletter from Councilman Matthew Ritter, highlighting his activities in Hartford, and including his own "State of the City" statement. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Councilman Matthew Ritter
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/MR_newsletter6.pdf
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A newsletter from Councilman Matthew Ritter, highlighting his activities in Hartford. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/MR_newsletter8.pdf
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A newsletter from Councilman Matthew Ritter, highlighting his activities in Hartford. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Councilman Matthew Ritter
; Publication Date: Summer 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/MR_newsletter7a.pdf
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Councilwoman rJo Winch is determined to reopen Blue Hills and Mark Twain branch libraries. Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: September 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/northend_agents_091708.asp
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Students at Hartford Public or Bulkeley High Schools who cuss are paying dearly for their vocabulary. In a bid to rein in out-of-control language - and behavior - city police officers assigned to the schools have started doling out tickets with $103 fines. They have charged about two dozen students over the past few weeks with creating a public disturbance, an infraction. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 30, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_113005.asp
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In an effort to grow the city’s work force from within and narrow one of the widest academic achievement gaps in the country, Hartford next fall will open High School Inc., an insurance and finance academy for high school students. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: June 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_062909.asp
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About 250 students in Hartford schools participated in The Comic Book Project, developed by teachers at Columbia University in New York, wrote and illustrated comics about leadership. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 23, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_052305.asp
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The Capitol Region Education Council is dropping its $32 million proposal to expand an elementary magnet school in the city's West End after the planning and zoning commission rejected its pitch for a zoning change. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 11, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041112.asp
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The Capitol Region Education Council, the largest tenant at Hartford’s Colt Gateway, is getting even bigger — expanding into yet another building in the former gun manufacturing complex. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 01, 2013
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Since May, when the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) agreed to the state's request that it start three new magnet schools by August, CREC has been on a dead run. The state held a special lottery in May to find students for the three new schools, while CREC lined up suitable space, got permits and started renovations. Other tasks included purchasing furniture, hiring 250 staff, establishing curriculum and registering about 500 new students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2012
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Every member of the Planning and Zoning Commission voted against the zone change that would have made possible an expansion of the CREC-run Museum Academy Magnet School located on the former Hartford College for Women site. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: April 10, 2012
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The Capitol Region Education Council is seeking to buy land from the University of Hartford so it can ensure a permanent home for its Museum Academy magnet school. CREC wants to buy 10.4 acres on Asylum Avenue that used to be the site of the Hartford College for Women. The college, which was established in 1933, was a constituent college of the University of Hartford from 1991 until it closed in 2003. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090611.asp
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The Capitol Region Education Council is offering its support for the city schools' proposed contract to manage the Great Path Academy at Manchester Community College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2012
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The city's Credit Diploma Program hasn't died yet, but it's future remains in doubt. The board of education recently heard a presentation on the ongoing redesign of adult education in the city from Executive Director Eduardo Genao and Kelvin Roldan, the school district's director of strategic partnerships. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_060309_1.asp
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a bunch of very smart craftsmen, machinists, inventors, entrepreneurs and others were drawn to Hartford. They learned from each other, competed with each other, fed off each other. The result was what author Henry James called "the richest little city in the country." To revive the city we must somehow assemble another coterie of the best and brightest, convene the 21st-century Colts, Pratts, Whitneys, Popes, etc. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_032711.asp
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell grabbed the spotlight last week with a stunning proposal to increase the income tax rate by 10 percent for a $1.3 billion infusion of new revenue to boost spending for education, property tax relief and other initiatives. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021407.asp
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In Hartford, Community Renewal Team's Grace Street Early Care and Education center was re-accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on Feb. 24, 2010. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_031110.asp
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About 1,000 families went without daycare when employees of 13 centers in Hartford run by the Community Renewal Team staged a one-day walkout, demanding a new contract. The union, whose contract expired Dec. 31, 2003, is seeking 4 percent raises. The nonprofit agency is paying a 1 percent cost-of-living adjustment this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090805.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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With new offerings in science programs and new science buildings at Eastern and at Western Connecticut state universities, university officials say that the number of students majoring in the sciences at the four state universities has grown by 32 percent during the past five years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 29, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092910.asp
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Connecticut's personal income growth in 2012 was the second worst in the nation, behind only an agriculture state in the middle of a drought. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: April 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/region/hbj_040813.asp
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The increase in international students attending Connecticut institutes of higher education is double the national average, handing the state’s industry and workforce a distinct advantage in the world economy. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: January 30, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_013012.asp
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The 260 children attending the Dream Camp at Trinity College this week were treated to a special luncheon provided by the owners of highly acclaimed Philadelphia restaurants Vetri Ristorante, Osteria and Amis Trattoria. The camp, in its 14th summer at Trinity College, is free to children ages 6 to 16 from low-income families. The selection process is highly competitive; often children are required to have a recommendation from a teacher or coach. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080611.asp
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Earlier this year, Educational Main Street, a partnership of the University of Hartford with organizations in Hartford's North End, initiated a new program to promote reading in the neighborhood. The plan was to use North End hair salons as reading salons by distributing free books to customer's children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 9, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Literacy/htfd_courant_050907.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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The key to reducing the number of children expelled from preschool might be to focus on their teachers, says a national study released recently. Yale Professor Walter S. Gilliam, who reported in 2005 that Connecticut had one of the highest rates of expelling preschoolers in the nation, found that preschool classes with longer days, more children per teacher and teachers who report high levels of stress have higher rates of expulsion than those of other classes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011108.asp
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The Hartford-based Spectrum in Motion Dance Company, recently performed at King Philip Middle School at an assembly in front of about 700 seventh- and eighth-graders. About a dozen members of King Philip's after-school dance club joined the company during the show. The teenagers joined dancers to wrap up a performance that drew thunderous cheers, admiration and sheer disbelief from the audience. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_040106_a.asp
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David K. Shipler, author of, "The Working Poor: Invisible in America," was interviewed recently at The Lyceum, a resource and conference center in Hartford designed as a place for people to address the problems of homelessness and lack of affordable housing in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 27, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_courant_022705.asp
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The day after lambasting Superintendent Christina Kishimoto in front of students at a public meeting, the board of education released an annual performance review that was largely critical of the schools’ chief. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092612.asp
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Throughout Hartford, parents had a deadline to list the top four school choices for their children entering kindergarten or ninth grade, or who are enrolling in the school system from another town. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032911_1.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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John Hunt, 73, died on March 11, 2007 of a stroke. He was a retired vice president of Travelers Group who volunteered as a tutor at Sanchez Elementary School in Hartford's Frog Hollow neighborhood. He was as much a part of the fabric of the place as any beloved teacher. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 13, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_031307.asp
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Recently in Connecticut, Governor Malloy’s unwieldy 163-page Act Concerning Educational Competitiveness (SB24), got a lot of attention, yet there were some who would be content having the bill pushed through with little understanding of the terminology or the issues. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_022212.asp
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Recently, Governor Malloy spoke on “Where We Live,” primarily about this controversial “Act Concerning Educational Competitiveness.” When pressed for examples of successful models or for how he would define a good teacher, he flailed, unable to provide much response to either. He did, however, repeatedly tell people to read the 163-page document. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_022412.asp
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The number of children has dropped in 70 percent of Connecticut cities and towns, according to a 2010 U.S. Census analysis by the Regional Plan Association, and children now make up only 23 percent of the state's total population. As a result, Connecticut cities and towns such as Enfield, East Haven and Milford have undergone reorganizations to address falling student numbers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072411.asp
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This report describes all degrees conferred by Connecticut Institutions, and highlights an increase in the number of minority students earning degrees. (PDF document, 5 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut, Department of Higher Education
; Publication Date: December 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/2008-09DegreesConferred.pdf
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Saying it would put Connecticut's students at a competitive disadvantage, the State Board of Education recently took a stand against proposed legislation that would delay implementing high school graduation reforms by two years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040611.asp
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Last spring Connecticut lawmakers and educators united to push through an ambitious reform plan that included a more rigorous high school curriculum, parent governance councils and AP classes at all high schools. Now, however, legislators and education officials are retreating from most of those lofty goals. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030911_3.asp
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One hundred fifty-eight students in Hartford Public Schools were not been placed in a school because of late registration this summer. But, they were placed in a class by the third day of school Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_090111.asp
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While an apartment building on Putnam Street was demolished after showing signs of impending collapse, multiple buildings with no apparent structural problems are being prepped for demolition a few streets away. To make room for prefabricated student housing at Trinity College, existing buildings are entering the removal process. At the end of the semester, appliances were being hauled outdoors from Trinity-owned houses on the west side of Crescent Street. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 28, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_052813.asp
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When the reform conversation is driven by repeated references to "schools that fail our children" and employs simplistic caricatures of incompetent teachers, it demoralizes the spirit of the thousands of capable, dedicated teachers who work against all odds to support the academic, social and emotional growth of children. To say that student achievement is directly correlated to socioeconomic status is not to say that poor children can't achieve. It is to assert that there are multiple factors involved in student achievement, many of which are beyond the control of the teacher and the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031812_2.asp
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The Department of Public Health issued Jumoke Academy an order to close its pre-k and after school activities program. According to the DPH the academy is not a public school and therefore needs a license to operate. On closer questioning by a Hartford Courant reporter, DPH officials acknowledged that the statute was unclear as to whether Jumoke Academy is a public school or not. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/northend_agents_010709.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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Rick Green comments that in Hartford, student test scores are up. More children are learning to read. New schools and innovative programs have opened across the city. Why is Hartford's cranky superintendent of schools fighting with so many people? You explain it with the fact that Superintendent Steven Adamowski — in a city where it has been OK for poor children to fail to learn to read — delivers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112409.asp
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Just about everyone involved, from parents and the superintendent to the program coordinator, says the Open Choice program has been extremely successful. Open Choice, formerly called Project Concern, is a voluntary desegregation program that allows Hartford parents to enroll their children in suburban schools. More than 800 students from Hartford are bused to 28 of 35 towns in the capital region. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061805_A.asp
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Stan Simpson writes that metal detectors in schools are a superficial fix to the problem of students bringing weapons to school, but they won't deter the mentality of someone bent on causing trouble. Using metal-detecting wands at public schools is as sacrilegious as wanding a parishioner coming to church. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 27, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_092706.asp
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Bank of America's Student Leaders program pairs five students in the city with executives from the bank. Students are selected based on their academic excellence as well as demonstrated leadership ability. The program, which began a year ago, is well-received by the students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_071805_A.asp
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In an effort to boost economic activity, the Connecticut Airport Authority wants to establish development zones around the state's smaller aviation facilities. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: April 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_041513.asp
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These spreadsheets display estimated data about access to the internet from home in the Hartford region. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_internet_access.asp
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The cable company Comcast recently announced that it has given a $5,000 grant to the Hartford Public Library's YOUmedia initiative. The library is creating the "digital learning center for teenagers" using only private funds, said the library's CEO, Matthew K. Poland. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 11, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081112.asp
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The Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibit featured 14 life-size animatronic dinosaurs, three full-scale articulated skeletons, 23 fossil specimens (including Coprolite), and numerous facts. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: April 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/realhtfd_040512.asp
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Levey Kardulis, longtime Hartford resident, parent and head custodian for Burns School, went to the monthly school board meeting recently to make a statement. He returned an award Perez had given to the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062109.asp
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The rumors have been circulating for weeks. Parents, teachers and community members have been asking each other: Is Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski planning to leave the district at the end of the year? At a recent board of education meeting, Adamowski answered the question after one parent pressed him during the public comment session to clarify his intentions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112008_3.asp
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A document that reports the results of a study of drug free zones in urban areas. The report suggests that because of the density of schools, public housing and parks in urban areas, whole communities become prohibited zones. Further, the report concludes that this impacts minority residents in disparate ways and had no measurable deterrent effect. (PDF file, 51 pages) Published by
Justice Policy Institute
; Publication Date: March 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/drugs/SchoolZonesReport06.pdf
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Who is leading the Hartford Parent Organization Council? After a disputed election, it's a question not even school officials can answer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080212.asp
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On the heels of a press release about why the news media must not conflate CREC schools with Hartford Public Schools, the latter sent communication about how the State, with its Commissioner’s Network, may help to confuse the public even more on the question of who is running the show. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: June 20, 2012
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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
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Connecticut Education Data and Research, Strategic School Profiles
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Sixth graders from McGee Middle School in Berlin and Hartford's Kinsella Magnet School came together recently in a program of cultural diversity activities. The activities are aimed at showing urban and suburban youngsters some of their similarities. They do team-building exercises under the direction of volunteers from UpBeat, a community service program at Berlin High. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_011306.asp
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A summary of the various issues involved in providing affordable child care in Connecticut. Reduced-funding, strict eligibility requirements, and high costs have made child care out of reach for many low-income families. (PDF file, 6 pages) Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: January 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/do_no_harm.pdf
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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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This article profiles Walter "Doc" Hurley, a former vice principal at Weaver High School, and mentor to generations of Hartford youth. The Doc Hurley Scholarship Foundation was created in 1975 to honor him. Today, it gives 18 scholarships, and has helped more than 430 young people pay for college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_070806.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that the latest flavor of the month in educational reform ties teacher evaluations to student performance on annual standardized tests. This, like most of the educational reforms over the past three decades, is just another political red herring distracting us from a more fundamental and more effective reform we'd rather ignore: family reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 19, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091910.asp
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Students in the "Law and You" social studies class at Hartford Public High School were prompted to think about the possible consequences of choices they make during a recent visit to the Cheshire Correctional Institution. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 4, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesAndChildren/htfd_courant_030406.asp
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In this opinion piece, the authors suggest that two decades of hard-won progress toward giving Hartford's schoolchildren desegregated, equal educational opportunity will be unraveled if the budget submitted to the General Assembly by Gov. M. Jodi Rell is approved. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032909.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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Steve Perry, principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, has a problem with his fellow educators and parents, and he's written a book about it. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: August 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_080409.asp
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A handful of Hartford schools that have constantly scraped bottom on the Connecticut Mastery Test began the year with spectacular gains. Nowhere was the reversal more dramatic than at the Dr. Ramon E. Betances Elementary School on Charter Oak Avenue, among the poorest in the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083107_1.asp
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The Hartford-based HartBeat Ensemble stages a production that focuses on a diverse group of young people and current social and educational issues. Most of the play's teenage participants are students at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. The Men of Color Initiative and Hartford Communities that Care (HCTC) are sponsors of the show. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_040805.asp
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YouthBuild is a 10-month work-study program for high school dropouts 16 to 24 years old. The students spend two weeks at a time studying to take their GED, then two weeks working construction. They get paid about $25 a day when they're working. Working alongside experienced construction workers, the students learn skills designed to help them get jobs. The houses they build in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity go to low-income families. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 9, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_060906.asp
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In a move likely to renew debate over the war on drugs, state legislators recently considered a bill today that would reduce the size of drug-free school zones after a national report tagged them as unfair to cities and racially discriminatory. Under Connecticut law, any drug activity - whether selling or buying - is subject to stiffer criminal penalties if it takes place within 1,500 feet of a public school, housing project or day-care center. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Drugs/htfd_courant_032406.asp
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Fortunately, time ran out on a bill to shrink drug-free school zones. Before it died in committee, the bill had many wondering why its backers seemed to care more about fairness to drug dealers than about safe streets for children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 31, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/drugs/htfd_courant_033106.asp
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Twenty-three percent of Americans ages 16 and older read an e-book in the past year, up from 16% the year before. The share who read a print book declined to 67%, from 72%. (PDF document, 15 pages) Published by
Pew Internet and American Life Project, Pew Research Center
; Publication Date: December 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Literacy/PIP_Reading and ebooks_12.27.pdf
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As the chief of general surgery and trauma at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Dr. Anthony Morgan doesn't fit the profile of a gangster. But he was headed down that road on the mean streets of Philadelphia when he was a kid. Morgan was stabbed and shot twice before he was a teenager, he said. Morgan told a group of about 30 Hartford Public High School students who visited the hospital recently. His lesson for them, called "Let's Not Meet By Accident," is a prevention program designed to teach high school students about the consequences of risky behavior, such as participating in gang violence, riding in cars without seatbelts or on motorcycles without helmets. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 12, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_011207.asp
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Children who read on grade level by the end of third grade are more successful in school, work, and in life. Millions of American children get to 4th grade without learning to read proficiently. The shortfall in reading proficiency is especially pronounced among low-income children. (PDF document, 62 pages) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: May 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Why_Reading_by_Third_Grade_Matters.pdf
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The town plans to sell its early childhood education center, the Willowbrook School, to Goodwin College, a move that would represent the college's latest acquisition in a growing real estate portfolio on the east banks of the Connecticut River. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072610.asp
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Healthier menus adopted by 82 Connecticut school districts last school year drew moans and groans from students upset by what they considered unpalatable changes. But, schools participating in the state's healthy food certification program began to reap the nutritional and financial benefits. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_082207.asp
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The much-touted effort to improve quality and standards at high schools across Connecticut has fallen victim to the state's dismal economy. Bowing to financial pressures, state Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan said officials will put off implementing the changes for another two years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 22, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112208.asp
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Casandra Guzman, an 18-year-old senior at A.I. Prince Technical High School, recently participated in the National High School Culinary Challenge sponsored by Johnson & Wales University. She is one of nine finalists in the contest's dessert category. Finalists were selected from more than 500 entrants. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021606.asp
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When it comes to corporate commitment to Hartford's youths, The Hartford Financial Services Group must rank among the most generous. Recently, the company named the 17 student recipients of its two annual college scholarship programs - the Alliance for Academic Achievement and the STAG Leadership Scholarship. Both programs offer four years of financial aid, summer employment, mentoring and life skills courses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_071807.asp
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A video of the program, Educating Our Children: The Board of Education and You, held on June 27, 2013 at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: June 27, 2013
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Link: Issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_06_27_2013.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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Less than 24 hours after abruptly resigning and saying that his job had become too stressful, Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan maintained that his decision to step down was something he had been considering for weeks. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 22, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122210.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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Bills that would establish a teacher performance evaluation system for school systems and raise the high school dropout age from 17 to 18 were aired at a hearing at the Legislative Office Building recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031511.asp
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Bills that would establish a teacher performance evaluation system for school systems and raise the high school dropout age from 17 to 18 were aired at a hearing recently at the Legislative Office Building. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031811.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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State aid sent to cities and towns for education does not always find its way to schools. Municipal officials have been able to divert portions of ECS grants to pay for roads, heavy equipment and other expenses. A bill passed last month gives school officials the leverage they need to claim the money. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_071805.asp
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Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor is seeking $25 million from the state to help turn around low-performing school districts and vocational, magnet and charter schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110211.asp
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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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A handful of legislators and experts joined by a large crowd of teachers met recently to try to refocus the school reform debate here around our biggest educational outrage of all: our failure to teach poor children to read. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040612.asp
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StudentsFirst, a California-based nonprofit, announced recently that it will push for education reform in Connecticut. Over the next few months, state lawmakers will discuss ways to improve Connecticut's schools, and StudentsFirst intends to be part of the conversation, said Michelle Rhee, the organization's chief executive officer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020812_2.asp
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While Democratic legislative leaders and the Malloy administration continued hashing out their strong differences on education reform legislation, Republican leaders said recently that they hoped an agreement might be reached soon. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042012.asp
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John Rathgeber, president and CEO of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, appointed in 2006 as co-chairman of the governor's Early Childhood Research and Policy Council, discusses his thoughts about the intersection of business and early childhood education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_031607.asp
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The chances of Connecticut students succeeding when they leave high school are among the best in the nation, and the state spends more for each student than almost every other state after factoring in the region's higher cost of living, according to a national report card released this week by Education Week. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: January 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_011113.asp
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Connecticut children have a better chance to succeed in life than those in most other states, and the state spends more money per pupil than the national average. But Connecticut teachers aren't offered enough incentives to excel or engage in professional development and children don't have as smooth a transition to kindergarten, according to a national report released recently. So although Connecticut ranked 16th in the nation on Education Week's annual "Quality Counts" report, it nevertheless received a grade of just C+. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 11, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011111_1.asp
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There's a lot to like in the educational reform proposals swirling around the Capitol these days. For the business community, the interest lies in assuring we, as a society, produce the next generation of workers with the skills required by an increasingly global economy. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: February 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_022712.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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Over the past four years, Joshua McCleland was an irregular fit at three Hartford high schools, where educators tried to persuade the teen they described as a respectful young man with a quick wit to choose education over the call of the city's streets. The streets proved too strong a lure. McCleland, 18, was fatally shot at close range on March 25, 2007 on Blue Hills Avenue in a quiet residential section of Hartford's North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032707.asp
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The higher education reform law signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in 2012 gets rid of the classes now used to prepare underperforming students for college-level work, and replaces them with ... the best of intentions. Many within the community colleges view the developmental courses as the cornerstone of a system that makes higher education accessible to virtually all State residents. Instead, Connecticut's Board of Regents for Higher Education has been given the job of replacing these courses with "embedded support" for students deemed ready to take college-level courses, and an "intensive college readiness program" for those who aren't. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121112.asp
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Two teachers and a guidance counselor blinged out in gold chains, sunglasses and running suits rapped about the Connecticut Mastery Test at a rally in a Wolcott school gym to try to get middle school students excited about taking the test. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 28, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022810.asp
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Edythe J. Gaines, the first African American and first woman to head the Hartford school system, died recently. Coming from New York City in 1975 to take the job of superintendent, her tenure was stormy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/History/htfd_courant_032406.asp
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State education officials are proposing to expand opportunities for Hartford children by sending more of them to suburban schools -- but the multimillion-dollar plan will be a tough sell as growing signs of deficits plague the state budget. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: November 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_110212.asp
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Despite extensive reforms, eight of the state's most troubled public schools still have too many ineffective teachers, weak academic standards and low expectations of students, a new state report says. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120805.asp
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Nearly half of the students who were arrested after a fight outside Fox Middle School in March 2006 will not return to the North End school until 2007. Eight students have already been expelled for 180 school days, and two more face expulsion hearings soon. The expelled students will attend the city's alternative education program called HALO on Locust Street in the South End until they are allowed to return to Fox on March 9, 2007. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042606_a.asp
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Eighteen seniors from the city's high schools have been chosen as 2011 Fox Scholars and will be awarded college scholarships of about $10,000 each. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041611.asp
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Eighteen seniors from the city's high schools have been chosen as 2011 Fox Scholars and will each be awarded college scholarships of about $10,000. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_041311.asp
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A group of school system employees, parents, students and community members will begin meeting in June 2011 to develop plans for renovating the struggling Weaver High School in the North End by 2016. Superintendent Steven Adamowski named 18 members to the new Weaver renovation steering committee at a recent board of education meeting. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051811.asp
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It's hard for visitors at Naylor School on Franklin Avenue in Hartford to forget the state's deadline to register to vote. The students in Tim Clemens' eighth-grade civics class remind anyone who comes within a block of the school. The students have made it their mission to sign up as many neighborhood adults as possible. That means walking the sidewalk outside the school at 8 a.m. and again at 3 p.m. each day, and sitting at a table in the lobby of the school to greet anyone who comes in throughout the day. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/democracy/htfd_courant_101508.asp
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Ésta nueva guía de Hartford se enfoca en crear ventajas, educación, crédito, mantenimiento de dinero y planificación. (PDF file, 40 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services, Inc.
; Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/2006HartfordFES_Span.pdf
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Barnard-Brown School in downtown Hartford would close as an elementary school next year and undergo renovations as the new site for Capital Preparatory Magnet School under a recommendation announced recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_080807.asp
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Eleven candidates vying for four seats on the board of education had an opportunity to let voters know where they stand on a variety of issues facing the school system recently at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 28, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102809.asp
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Teach for America, a 16-year-old program that recruits some of the nation's brightest college graduates to work in poor rural and urban schools, recently benefited from special legislation allowing it to come into Connecticut, a state noted for its rigorous standards for entering teaching. Fifty candidates were granted temporary teaching permits under a recently passed law requiring them to have adequate training, pass tests in the subjects they are assigned to teach and enroll in a teacher training program. Most will teach in New Haven, with a handful assigned to the New Beginnings Family Academy, a charter school in Bridgeport. They will be paid the same as other beginning teachers at those schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 22, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062206.asp
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski's employment contract with the Hartford Board of Education. (PDF document, 5 pages) Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/adamowskis-contract.pdf
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Recent statistics show that Connecticut is losing more young people between the ages of 25 and 34 than any other state. The results of this exodus could be catastrophic for the future of our state's economy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EconomicDevelopment/htfd_courant_042707_a.asp
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The Democratic and Republican party-endorsed candidates vying for four seats on the Hartford Board of Education will have some company on the ballot in November 2009, including Elizabeth Brad Noel, a current Democratic school board member who was not re-endorsed. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_081009_1.asp
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This study of the energy efficiency of Connecticut public schools found that they were among the least energy efficient schools in the U.S. Rising energy costs are siphoning off money that could be spent on educational programs. (PDF file, 19 pages) Published by
Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University
; Publication Date: June 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/energy_efficient_schools.pdf
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As a spate of new research shows, it's good to speak a second language. Bilingualism, it turns out, is a lifetime benefit, and not just for traveling to other countries. The ability to use two or more languages promotes cognitive flexibility, improves attention processes and has been shown to delay the onset of Alzheimer's and dementia in old age. The very bad news is that as this research comes to light, educational policy in U.S. schools is moving away from bilingualism. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032312_1.asp
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The rat cells have been launched into space. SpaceX's Dragon blasted off recently from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying aboard roughly 1,200 pounds of cargo — and a Hartford science project — in the first commercial flight aiming to dock on the International Space Station. The private cargo includes 15 student experiments from around the country. One is from Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School and the University High School of Science and Engineering in the city's North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052212.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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Connecticut's charter schools generally are making faster gains on state tests than other public school students from the same cities and towns, according to a study commissioned by the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now. Full Report - (PDF document 43 pages) Published by
Connecticut Alliance for Great Schools
; Publication Date: February 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/charter_schools.pdf
Related Link(s):
Study Finds Charter School Progress
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Connecticut legislators are considering a bill this session that would put more money toward adult education. Backed by an unusual coalition of organizations, including Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, several chambers of commerce and the Capitol Region Education Council, among others, the bill is meant to assist adults with educational, vocational and technical training. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 15, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_041507.asp
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Some of the state's more prestigious high schools, including Hall in West Hartford, Glastonbury High and Greenwich High, have been put on the state's "needs improvement" list because they failed to meet yearly benchmarks under No Child Left Behind, according to a report released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090209.asp
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Computer training was offered recently during Greater Hartford Black Family Technology Awareness Week, which aims to help families of color by providing free educational activities and access to information technology. This year, basic classes in the Internet and e-mail, Windows and Excel were offered at Capital Community College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 9, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020906.asp
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This report from the Connecticut Commission on Education Achievement recommends specific ways to help close the achievement gap between the state's low-income students and non-low-income students. Connecticut achievement gap is the largest of any state in the country. (PDF document, 32 pages) Published by
Connecticut Commission on Education Achievement
; Publication Date: October 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/educ_achieve_commission_report.pdf
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As we end this school year two important themes stand out: (1) What an accomplishment graduation is for so many students; and (2) how despite what’s been achieved in Hartford, we still have a long way to go. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 20, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_062013_1.asp
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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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The former Thomas Cadillac property at the corner of Albany Avenue and Westbourne Parkway is becoming the Irma and Mort Handel Performing Arts Center of the University of Hartford. It will open next summer and be ready for the fall semester, 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_121607.asp
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Elm City College Preparatory School, an experimental charter school, is making noise by posting big academic gains among some of the state's poorest children. On this year's Connecticut Mastery Test, the school's most striking results came in mathematics, where 82 percent of Elm City's sixth-graders met the state goal, surpassing the performance of students in affluent suburbs such as West Hartford and Greenwich. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101606.asp
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Connecticut has resisted joining the list of states requiring high school students to pass exit exams to graduate, but the State Board of Education may be warming to the idea. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 3, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_050307.asp
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Stan Simpson writes in support of expanding the Hartford equestrian program sponsored by Ebony Horsewomen. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_050609.asp
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A student who is expelled is more likely to drop out of school and get arrested, national experts say. National and local advocates for children worry that expulsion and suspension not only lead to higher dropout rates and arrests, but also disproportionately affect African American and Hispanic students, and leave expelled students with inadequate alternative education options. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 07, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040712.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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The removal of a sexually explicit novel from a Hartford classroom has touched off a debate about the line between educational value and community values. "The Window Pain," written by Steve Perry - the principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School - was abruptly removed from a 10th-grade English class at the school after a teacher complained to district officials that the novel was inappropriate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040806_a.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that the recent removal of a controversial book from a 10th grade classroom at Capital Preparatory Magnet School was an overreaction and a thorough review is in order. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041206.asp
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Connecticut Science Center‘s new traveling exhibit, Identity: An Exhibition of You allows visiters to investigate symmetry of their face, their fingerprints up close, and see how they might look in the future if they skip the sunscreen or decide to take up smoking. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: January 17, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_011713.asp
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A group of architecture students from the University of Hartford has explored the idea of expanding the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art by using the nearby Hartford Times building. The design problem was part of the university's new graduate program in architecture. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 21, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_082105.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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A long-vacant eyesore on Albany Avenue has been renovated into a fine arts jewel, thanks to the largest fundraising project ever by the University of Hartford. The Handel Performing Arts Center will serve as a classroom and showcase for roughly 250 dance and theater students at the university’s Hartt School of Music. It will open in time for fall classes, and a formal dedication ceremony is set for Sept. 12, 2008. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: August 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/hbj_081108.asp
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Rick Green writes that there is no evidence that anyone is poised to make piles of money off Connecticut's failing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042412_4.asp
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Kerri Provost’s blog post about grade inflation in the Hartford Public Schools created some discussion about whether or not such a practice was detrimental to the students. Some readers found that the practice could serve as a safety net, while others found it to simply present a false sense of hope. There has yet to be any discussion of this issue among members of the Board of Education. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 28, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_022811.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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Recent school choice fairs in Hartford gather teachers and administrators from about 70 Hartford area neighborhood, inter-district magnet, technical and vocational schools and agricultural centers under one roof to promote their programs. Recently several hundred parents, some with children in tow, attended a fair at the Classical Magnet School on Woodland Street. It was the third of four such fairs as schools vie for students who can now apply to any neighborhood or magnet school in or outside of the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010810.asp
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Hundreds of parents browsed more than 50 school booths at the Connecticut Expo Center recently for one of several school fairs being held this winter. The fairs are hosted by the Hartford Regional School Choice Office, the Hartford schools and the Capitol Region Education Council to inform families of their school options. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121008.asp
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This report provides data on enrollment at Connecticut's Community Colleges in the Fall semester of 2006. It also provides historical data showing trends in enrollment. (PDF file, 31 pages) Published by
Connecticut Community Colleges
; Publication Date: Fall 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/Comm_College_enrollment.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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Parents who send their children to Hartford schools have been grappling with late, missed or otherwise problematic buses since classes started Monday, August 25, 2008. District officials said 80 percent of the 12,000 students taking buses made it to school fine, but acknowledged that other students were facing some "serious snags." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082808.asp
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In Connecticut each year, there are more than 10,000 well-qualified, thoroughly prepared students who graduate from high school but do not go on to attend college. Their reasons vary, but a recent study suggests that many of them could be in college, if only they knew more about how to pursue a college education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_100409.asp
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Federal officials have ordered Connecticut to bolster efforts to assure that schools in the state's poorest cities get the same kind of high quality teachers that schools in wealthier towns have. The U.S. Department of Education wants the state to spell out in more detail how it plans to address inequalities outlined in a teacher quality plan prepared by the state. That plan included figures showing children in Connecticut's poorest cities are more likely than others to be in classrooms with poorly qualified teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_082306.asp
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John Lenwood McLean, one of the greatest jazz masters of his time, called Hartford home. So, it's only fitting that the city threw a party to honor the late alto sax maestro. The inaugural Jackie McLean International Arts Festival had the makings of an annual signature event with international appeal. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_051408.asp
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Struggling schools in Hartford that have undergone restructuring but whose students continue to do poorly will be closed, the city's new superintendent of schools told an audience of parents, students and teachers at a recent welcoming ceremony for him. The event opened with a rousing performance by the Fox Middle School drum line and Bulkeley High School cheerleaders, but Mayor Eddie A. Perez's remarks and a speech by Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski were sobering. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 13, 2006
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With fewer than half of Connecticut students proficient on a national science test, the state's top education official is vowing to strengthen science education. Results of the national test, known as "The Nation's Report Card," showed that 40 percent of Connecticut fourth-graders scored at or above the proficient level, beating the national average of 32 percent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012511.asp
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For today's public school students, outings to places like Old Sturbridge Village or the state Capitol are increasingly elusive. Tight budgets and rising gas prices, concerns about safety and the sheer hassle of taking kids out into the world are leading some schools to reduce or eliminate field trips. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 09, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120907.asp
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It's a constant struggle at Weaver High School to fend off the lure of the street. But some rise above it. An article from the Hartford Courant by Rachel Gottlieb. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061304.asp
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Recently, the last class reunion was held at the former St. Joseph Cathedral School on Asylum Avenue. The building is being converted into 28 two- and three-bedroom apartments for poor families by the Catholic Charities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Housing/htfd_courant_061107.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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Summer will be ending early again this year for the 22,000 students attending Hartford Public Schools. For the second year in a row, school will start before Labor Day rather than after as in most cities and towns. First day of school is Monday, August 25, 2008. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: August 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_082108.asp
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Hartford Public Schools opened for the 2010-2011 school year on Monday, August 30, 2010. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: August 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_082610.asp
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As the state-vs.-city brouhaha over the site selection for Pathways has unfolded, the state Department of Transportation has proposed to spend $100 million to make "improvements" to I-84 in this area In this Commentary on the failed location of the Pathways to Technology Interdistrict Magnet School, Tyler Smith asks “What if?” What if DOT officials did a makeover of the highway and highway-access infrastructure from Union Station to Broad Street? What if they introduced wide, attractive sidewalks, crosswalks and other pedestrian amenities in this area? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_031807.asp
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The first graduating class of the Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation is headed off to college. Of the original 31, 21 will attend school in the fall. An additional 75 students are in the pipeline. The catch? None of this is about luck. It takes a lot of work, scholarships and money. The plan was to get as many of the students as possible into Connecticut prep schools. Over time, it evolved into also helping students who stayed at public high schools in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 28, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032812_2.asp
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The first graduating class of The Academy for Parents, a family literacy project for low-literate Latino parents of young children in Hartford recently celebrated the completion of the program during a ceremony at the Charter Oak Cultural Center. Modeled after successful literacy/parenting programs in Middletown and Willimantic, the academy is the pride of its founder, Art Feltman, a former Hartford city councilman who served as a state legislator for more than a decade. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_120210.asp
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For its “effectiveness in developing creativity and fostering academic success by engaging young people in the arts and humanities,” The Artists Collective of Hartford, was recognized with a prestigious national award by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_news_111110.asp
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As thousands of children begin the school year, the Hartford school system will begin the first major phase of an ambitious reform plan designed to transform the way 24,000 children in the state's poorest city are educated. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082408.asp
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Nationally, about 35 percent of all college undergraduates are first-generation students, whose parents never attended college, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Evidence suggests the percentage has risen due to the economic downturn and a lack of jobs. First-generation students are more likely to earn lower grade-point averages than their peers, more likely to struggle with balancing college and the need to work, and less likely to earn a bachelor's degree. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091810.asp
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Life got better, though a bit more complicated, for Annie Fisher Multiple Intelligences Magnet School parents recently. The school will be closed for a year for renovations and asbestos removal, so students must move. Parents were enraged last week by the announcement of a plan to house their school in The Hartford Transitional Learning Academy on Tower Avenue — a neighborhood and a building that parents don't like — while Fisher undergoes construction. But, under a new draft plan — officials underscore the "draft" status of the arrangement — students will not be moved into the Tower Avenue school. Rather, they will have an array of choices depending on their grade level. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011008_1.asp
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Martha Olang was admittedly "never that interested in politics" even upon being selected as one of five Hartford high school students to travel to Washington D.C. Olang joined four other Hartford students – selected from about 90 applications – in attending a national Student Leadership Summit recently. There they met politicians, including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, toured monuments and government buildings, and participated in a 'mock Congress' with hundreds of teens from across the country. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072512.asp
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As 585 students received their Trinity College diplomas recently, Paul Raether, the chairman of the school's board of trustees, reminded them that Trinity will always be a welcoming home. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052012.asp
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Family members, friends and faculty gathered beneath Trinity College's fabled elms recently to witness 541 seniors receive degrees at the institution's 187th commencement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052013.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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One of the most provocative ideas in the growing stack of education reform proposals that Gov. Dannel Malloy is churning out is a disarmingly simple one: What if the schools most in need of improvement could do whatever they had to do to fix them? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020612.asp
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The city school system's trend of incremental gains appeared to hit a roadblock on the 2013 standardized exams. On the Connecticut Mastery Test for students in grades 3 to 8, notable improvement for Hartford's sixth-graders in mathematics, reading and writing was among the few positives in a year that produced mostly dips and small upticks across grade levels, according to state data released this week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 17, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081713.asp
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Schools spokesman David Medina was recently "reprimanded" for his efforts to lobby on behalf of one of the two candidates for Hartford’s superintendent job. In the end, Medina’s candidate — Dr. Christina Kishimoto — got the nod, but some board members said that Medina’s community outreach on Kishimoto’s behalf had no effect on the process. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: March 07, 2011
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The $300,000+ annual salary for the Community Renewal Team's CEO is 2.5 times larger than other non-profits in the state that are providing federal Head Start services to pre-school children, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services auditors. The U.S. Senate and the IRS are investigating the finances of non-profits across the country. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_042405_a.asp
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A new national report shows that while African American males in Connecticut graduate high school at a higher rate than the national average, the rate is still only 60 percent and lags far behind white males in the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081710.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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The numbers of Hispanic and black men and women graduating with degrees awarded by Connecticut colleges and universities were up significantly in the last academic year, according to the state's department of higher education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121709.asp
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Patricia Mann has been selected the Connecticut Technical High School System's 2013 Teacher of the Year. A central office committee chose Mann, an instructor at A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford, out of 16 finalists who were the respective teachers of the year at technical high schools across the state, school officials said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 26, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062613.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant suggests that Mayor Perez should put his imagination and energy to best use building the local economy and getting Hartford residents involved in it. The article suggests a number of initiatives and approaches that would improve Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_123007.asp
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This Courant editorial reviews a variety of issues which need to be addressed to keep the momentum going in Hartford’s revitalization. These issues include public safety, schools, the downtown business improvement district, the arts, and regional initiatives. It's critical that development be an ongoing process. Downtown feels busier and more connected these days, but more needs to be done to rejuvenate Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 31, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_123106.asp
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City students can expect to see their teachers, principals, guidance counselors and superintendent decked out in their old college gear every Friday in October, which the school system has designated "College and Career Awareness Month." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 01, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100112.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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Tre'Jon Hamm, a lifelong Hartford resident and amateur photographer, set out to find leaders in the capital city, take their portrait, ask them about leadership and tell them a joke. Malloy is one of 40 people that Hamm has interviewed and photographed since April 2013 for his personal project, "Leadership in Hartford: A Better Tomorrow." Among the subjects are Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, college presidents, a state Supreme Court justice and his own mother. The framed photographs will be displayed at Firebox Restaurant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061513.asp
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A free meal at school for breakfast, lunch — and dinner? About 450 city students have been eating supper in school cafeterias as part of a government-funded meal program that may expand in Hartford and also to other Connecticut school systems this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_011612.asp
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Two and three years ago, the numbers of students applying to graduate school — overwhelmingly for master's degrees — jumped more than 8 percent each year, as tens of thousands of college graduates took one look at the job market and decided to wait it out. Still, hundreds of thousands of students who started full-time graduate school programs in 2010 are now entering the job market. Did their decisions pay off? Jennifer Schramm, a researcher at the Society for Human Resource Management, said unless they're in a high-demand field like engineering, their timing is still poor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050412.asp
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About 250 students and faculty members filed into the Fox Middle School auditorium recently to hear "The Three Doctors," a trio of school buddies who supported each other academically and in rejecting the lives of crime, drugs or prison that awaited many of their friends. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092807_2.asp
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During the 2003-04 school year, Hartford handed out 547 suspensions to students as young as pre-K. A growing group of Hartford residents are calling for an end to out-of-school suspensions for all grades. Hartford is experimenting with alternatives to suspensions, and a committee of teachers, students, parents and administrators has been meeting to develop a plan to reduce suspensions in all grades. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 4, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050405.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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Gertrude Blanks stands in front of a classroom of second-graders at Fox Elementary School and asks them to join her in a re-enactment of a children's story she created. Blanks is spending her 90th birthday with the students and teachers she inspires every week with her stories and wisdom. Her experience as an actress at Hartford Stage and 25 years of working at Hartford Public Library have combined to make her a master of storytelling. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060810_1.asp
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The owner of the former Broadcast House on Hartford’s Constitution Plaza has offered the site for the relocation of the University of Connecticut’s West Hartford campus to the city’s downtown. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_031513.asp
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A respected city principal and one-time candidate for the superintendent's job is leaving the school system for a high-ranking post with the Capitol Region Education Council. Timothy Sullivan Jr. will be CREC's assistant superintendent of operations, overseeing areas such as student recruitment, contract negotiations and human resources starting next week, agency officials said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062712.asp
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Tom Condon expresses the opinion that the Hartt School's Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center of the University of Hartford, the former Thomas Cadillac property at the corner of Albany Avenue and Westboune Parkway, is tremendously cool, a remarkable and counterintuitive reuse of a commercial building. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_090708.asp
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Wrapping up his formal involvement in the city's operations, former Mayor Eddie A. Perez has resigned from the city's board of education and school building committee. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070110.asp
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A new report says that three-quarters of Connecticut's public high school graduates go on to college -- but that only 41 percent complete a certificate or degree within six years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 30, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_123011.asp
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Nearly half of the 43 Connecticut school districts on a federal academic warning list were cited because of low test scores by special education students. In announcing which districts failed to make adequate progress under the government's No Child Left Behind Act, state officials questioned the law's rules for testing special education students and said the requirements are unfair to some students and school districts. Related: Districts Not Meeting No Child Left Behind Standards Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 27, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012705.asp
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The black community needs to look to its church and families to help close achievement and education gaps, panelists in a forum said recently. The forum, "The Role of the Black Church in Bridging the Achievement Gap in the Black Community," was sponsored by the lay organization and steward board of Bethel AME Church in Bloomfield. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 3, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060307.asp
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A recent panel discussion in Hartford brought education and housing advocates together to discuss how housing relates to a child's achievement in school. It was sponsored by the Partnership for Strong Communities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_courant_021612.asp
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Soon, public libraries in the Hartford region will be receiving checks from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving in amounts up to $30,000 to pay for improvements in their computers and digital technologies. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is making a lot of friends among area librarians. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071710.asp
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What better way to start a new year than to reopen two of the area's most popular libraries? The Hartford Public Library is celebrating its $42 million expansion and renovation with five days of ceremonies and events. The Noah Webster Library in West Hartford, which has undergone a $9 million expansion and makeover also had events scheduled. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_010308_2.asp
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Four city magnet high schools have been named to U.S. News & World Report's list of top high schools in the country. Pathways to Technology, Capital Preparatory, the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy, and the University High School of Science and Engineering were named "bronze" medal winners, joining 12 schools in the state on the magazine's 2011 list. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100111.asp
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Four city high schools have been named to U.S. News & World Report's list of best American high schools. Capital Preparatory Magnet, Pathways to Technology, the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy and the University High School of Science and Engineering are among 16 high schools in Connecticut to make the list, which was released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121109.asp
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Connecticut's fourth- and eighth-graders showed little progress on a national standardized test known as the "The Nation's Report Card." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110111.asp
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Connecticut's fourth-graders remain well above average on a national achievement test but can no longer claim to be the nation's best readers. While test scores across the United States improved since 2003, Connecticut lost ground in the proportion of fourth-graders deemed proficient in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 20, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102005.asp
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Hartford recently rededicated its largest elementary school to Michael D. Fox, possibly the most controversial and devoted educator ever to serve as superintendent of schools in the city. Fox was not only one of the most successful superintendents, he was also one of the longest serving. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 28, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082813.asp
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The process was fractious and the advocacy fierce. It was classic legislative sausage-making, but it produced an education reform bill that should help ameliorate Connecticut's worst-in-the-nation achievement gap and improve the quality of all of its public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050812_1.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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Former State Senator Frank Barrows is aiming for the top spot at Hartford City Hall. He is often described as a “blue collar kind of guy” and he’s proud of the label. In fact, he feels Hartford would be better off if more of its youth were encouraged to attend trade schools and learn how to be carpenters, electricians and machinists. As to his chances in the upcoming election, Barrows said he believes the primary race will “come down to the wire” but he will emerge victorious. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: Feb 14 - 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Government/htfd_news_021407.asp
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Banned Book Week was recently celebrated by a public reading at the Hartford Public Library of books that have been banned from public libraries or challenged at school libraries. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: September 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_092711.asp
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A recent team-building exercise at the Riverfront Recapture ropes course at Riverside Park in Hartford was part of the Science Everywhere summer camp. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_073112.asp
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The good news is that Troy Wortham will be inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame in October 2010. The better news is that Mr. Wortham is teaching eighth-grade math at Rawson Elementary School in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081310.asp
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Elsie Jane Yung was a Connecticut resident in spirit only, but she chose Hartford as her final resting place for reasons that go back to the 19th century. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_061409.asp
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This is the success story of Domingo Galarza who was the top Hartford swimmer to qualify for the state Class L swimming championship at Wesleyan University in 2012. Galarza is headed to Johnson & Wales University in Providence this fall as one of about 550 students committed to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families who attend college with the state's financial support of more than $5 million a year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_061412.asp
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Issues are many and solutions are few as administrators, teachers, parents and students face federally mandated restructuring at Milner School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061205.asp
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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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A study commissioned by the City of Hartford and Capital Workforce Partners of the programs and funding for Hartford Youth, aged 14 to 24. (PDF file, 23 pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: October 31, 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/Youth_Funding_Report.pdf
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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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Connecticut's spectacular new $165 million Science Center opened its glass doors to the public for the first time on June 12, 2009. But state funding for the center and other cultural and arts institutions like it may get vaporized. Amid the excitement of launch party, there were growing concerns about where the institution's $8.5 million annual operating budget is going to come from, particularly as the state's planned annual contribution of $1.2 million appears to be in serious jeopardy. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: June 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_advocate_060209.asp
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski has made it clear that he wants the credit diploma program at Hartford Adult Education to end, and the board of education was slated to get a presentation on adult education in the city recently before beginning discussion on the proposed change. But a group of students and teachers spoke out about the credit diploma program and the meeting ran long, so the school board never got around to the first reading of the policy change and postponed it and the presentation to its June 2, 2009 meeting. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_052009.asp
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School officials planned to discuss a potential overhaul of Milner Core Knowledge Academy with the board of education, including the possibility of forming a school partnership with Jumoke Academy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2012
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Hartford School Superintendent Steven Adamowski met with parents at Annie Fisher Multiple Intelligences Magnet School recently to discuss plans for the future of the school after its renovation is complete. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2008
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When the fictional football quarterback shared a brief kiss with another male actor on stage in the Hartford Public High School auditorium, the sudden cacophony of cheers, screams and bits of dissent seemed to rocket to the roof. Their reaction would eventually be known throughout the country and beyond the Atlantic. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 20, 2011
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A new GED test system will take effect in January 2014. Under the new rules, anyone who hasn't passed all five GED subject areas in the current version of the test by the end of 2013 will be out of luck – any earned test scores will expire and they will have to start over. The test content will be changed in 2014 to align with common core standards. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 19, 2013
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While black, Hispanic and low-income children again lagged far behind others on statewide mastery test scores, another group of students also remained mired in a chronic - though often less noticed - achievement gap. Boys continued to trail girls by substantial margins in reading and writing on the annual Connecticut Mastery Test. The pattern has persisted since Connecticut first started keeping track of scores by gender in 2000, and is consistent with longstanding patterns on national tests. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_081406.asp
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For two generations, George Michael Evica, an emeritus professor at University of Hartford, was known internationally as the grandfather of all John F. Kennedy assassination researchers. For people who listened to his multiple lectures at JFK assassination conferences, to his nearly 40 years of Hartford classroom lectures, or to his long-running weekly half-hour radio show on WWUH, "Assassination Journal," Evica was a heavily resourced, highly intelligent nudge toward the truth. That voice was silenced Saturday, November 10, 2008. Evica, of Hartford, died after multiple illnesses, including cancer and brain tumors. He was a month short of his 80th birthday. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 12, 2007
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Gertrude Blanks is a well known Hartford storyteller. Although she was born in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1920’s, she has called Hartford home since she was five years old. After eight decades, Gertrude Blanks continues to tell stories. She spends twenty hours a week at the Simpson Waverly School helping pre-school aged children and their teachers with tasks as needed. Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: August 05, 2009
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Steven Adamowski, the latest Hartford schools chief, understands that the high schools misguidedly get all the attention when we talk about dismal test scores and dysfunction. If the school district is ever to stop the hemorrhaging, the tourniquet has to be applied not on the high schools, but at the elementary levels. Educators tell you that third-grade reading is the most accurate predictor of a student's future achievement and a school district's vitality. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_022107.asp
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While the highly competitive Teach for America chose the top 5,000 out of nearly 50,000 applicants to begin work as entry-level teachers this coming fall, that's not how it works for much of the rest of the nation's schools. A report by the consultant McKinsey & Company noted that the world's highest-performing school systems in Korea, Finland and Singapore recruit all of their teachers from the top third of college graduates. But in the United States, just 23 percent of teachers come from the top third, while the number is only 14 percent in high-poverty school districts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 17, 2011
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Rick Green comments on the new program, Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation, a coalition of business leaders and educators, which places Hartford children in private schools in the Greater Hartford region. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_080707.asp
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Most students in Adult Education in Hartford are still teenagers who ought to be back in high school, says Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski. Some of the young students in a high-school credit diploma program, however, contend that Adamowski has gone too far with his ambitious plan to shake up the program and put the "adult" back into adult education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_080607.asp
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About 3,500 female ice hockey players and their families poured into the Hartford area two days after Christmas 2009 to compete in the annual Connecticut Polar Bears Holiday Tournament. Two hundred and eight teams will vie for 14 championship spots in varying age groups, which include girls and women aged 8 to 20. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_122909.asp
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The large majority of Connecticut's approximately 20,000 inmates have a huge deficiency in reading. The Sentencing and Parole Review Task Force, convened by the governor in response to the recent triple slayings in Cheshire, hosted a public hearing recently on how best to improve the re-entry process for released inmates. Here's a suggestion: Teach the inmates to read - and write. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 01, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/prisonerre-entry/htfd_courant_120107.asp
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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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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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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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Champions in their own right, a Hartford high school jazz choir performed in London at the Summer Olympics. Chosen from a competitive pool of thousands of aspiring Olympic entertainers, The Real Ambassadors chorus performed their distinctive brand of bebop-rooted Jon Hendricks-inspired jazz in the heart of the Olympic Village on July 31, 2012. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 07, 2012
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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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Interest in creating more charter schools in Connecticut rises as the Amistad School in New Haven gains national attention. Amistad has become a national model for its results in educating urban youth and narrowing the achievement gap between white students and their African American and Latino peers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 2, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020205.asp
Related Link(s):
GreatSchools.net: School Information for Public, Private and Charter Schools
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has made the largest investment in housing creation and preservation in Connecticut in decades, and has declared 2012 the year of education. These two goals demonstrate the governor's less visible, but equally vital, ability to make connections between policy areas and develop coordinated solutions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 12, 2012
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Rick Green writes that one of the most impressive success stories along the banks of the Connecticut isn't one of those big taxpayer-financed buildings in downtown Hartford. It's across the river at upstart Goodwin College, where big-thinking businessman Mark Scheinberg is conducting a lesson in economic development and higher education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_032409.asp
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If the legislature fails to restore $20 million in state funding for early reading programs, 316 employees could lose their jobs in 16 cities and towns on July 1, 2008 Republican legislators said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2008
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy writes about his vision to revitalize Connecticut's public schools. There is no single solution when it comes to improving the education of Connecticut's schoolchildren. He has proposed a comprehensive set of reforms — to expand early childhood education, enhance vocational technical education, provide more resources to low-income school districts, support and intervene in low-performing schools, remove red tape, expand high-quality school models, and ensure that our classrooms and schools are led by great educators. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: March 26, 2012
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Governor M. Jodi Rell recently announced that Connecticut’s insurance and financial services industry will get a boost from a federal grant which targets training for key occupations to ensure that supply meets demand. The President’s High-Growth Job Training Initiative awarded $2.748 million to a Connecticut partnership that will create “IFS University” developing a curriculum and training model for the Insurance and Financial Services industry over the next three years. Published by
Office of the Governor: M Jodi Rell
; Publication Date: July 18, 2006
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The governor's commission on the state's achievement gap presented dozens of bold reform proposals recently, including a state-funded preschool for all low-income students, a requirement that high school students pass a test before they can graduate and linking teacher pay and tenure to student performance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 19, 2010
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Northwest Catholic High School seniors danced, gave high-fives, yelled and stomped their feet recently in the basement of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, just before the start of their graduation ceremony. In a ceremony filled with prayers and song, 145 students from the private West Hartford school received their diplomas and heard speeches filled with high school memories and hopes for the future. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 8, 2006
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The recent graduation ceremony at the Watkinson School, a private school in Hartford was anything but traditional. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 9, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060907.asp
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A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization says that nationally the number of high school graduates will remain flat between 2010 and 2020, but in Connecticut that number will decline by 10.1 percent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 30, 2011
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Sanford Cloud knows a bit about history — he's made some himself. Born and raised in Hartford, a graduate of city schools, Cloud was the first African American lawyer hired at the city firm of Robinson and Cole in 1969. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091710.asp
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Graduate!CT, is a new program launched in April 2010 by the Metro Hartford Alliance and eight area schools that focuses on finding failed college students and getting them back in the classroom to finish their degrees. Graduate!CT offers seminars on pursuing financial aid, transferring credits, and paying off old college debt, as well as help in overcoming the less tangible obstacles to returning to school. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: August 24, 2010
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Across the Hartford school system five high school graduations occurred on one recent day. The district of magnet schools and specialized academies has planned a dozen graduations for the same week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2013
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In an intimate theater at the Greater Hartford Academy for the Arts, the 38 graduating seniors from Pathways to Technology Magnet School gathered with families and friends to boisterously celebrate their accomplishments, receive their diplomas and discuss the plight of education in Hartford. Themes of racial harmony and the need for minority role models echoed through the ceremony. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2007
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The Capital Preparatory Magnet School commencement ceremony was held last week in a large meeting room at Capital Community College. Superintendent Steven Adamowski and Mayor Eddie Perez both attended and delivered speeches during the ceremony. Adamowski praised Capital as being a great model school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 8, 2007
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Since April was the best month for hiring since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, students graduating from University of Connecticut today have reason to be cheered about their job prospects. That is, unless they're one of the 300 students coming out with education degrees, hoping for a public school teaching job this fall. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 08, 2011
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A commencement speech that touched on elephant excrement, the stupidity of drinking and driving, and Balzac's thoughts on the relations between the sexes delighted graduates of University of Hartford Sunday, so much so that they gave novelist and commencement speaker Bernard Cornwall a standing ovation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 19, 2013
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Hartford Public High School graduates 184 seniors, 90% of which are going on to college. The class paid tribute to their classmate, Derek Benford Jr., killed last month. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2005
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For nearly 6,900 students who graduated recently at colleges around the state, the natural question is: What's next? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 19, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_courant_051913.asp
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Connecticut has one of the best high school graduation rates in the nation but lags behind when it comes to graduating Hispanic students, according to a national study released recently. Overall, 79 percent of Connecticut's high school students graduate, but only about half of its Hispanic students do so, according to the study by the newspaper Education Week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/people/htfd_courant_062106.asp
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Statistics used to determine the graduation rates from Connecticut's state universities not only fail to reveal the whole truth, but can be quite misleading. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112909.asp
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The old Northwest School on Albany Avenue, the vacant, crumbling building in the city's North End has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although the roof leaks, there is no electricity or running water, and chunks of plaster lay in piles on the floor, but a small group of organizers hope to raise $3 million to restore and transform the building into the John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center, a showcase for what they say is one of the largest privately owned collections of African American historical artifacts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_100210.asp
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Students from eight elementary schools in the city are taking part in a program funded by a $925,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is designed to improve student achievement by providing teachers with a better understanding and appreciation of American history, which they pass on to their students. Susan Hoffman Fishman, manager of the three-year grant, said "Hartford was attractive because of the need for professional development. Better teachers make better students." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 17, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_031705.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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Teachers at five Hartford elementary schools will receive training in a pilot project to improve reading instruction under an $844,000 grant announced by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The three-year grant, which will train teachers in 36 kindergarten through second-grade classrooms in a teaching model developed by New Haven-based Haskins Laboratories. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2006
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Gregory Gray says his top priority as the new president of the state's Board of Regents for Higher Education will be "to restore trust and integrity" in the position and in the regents system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051513.asp
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Hartford school administrators presented their plan to increase the number of credits required for a high school diploma to the Board of Education recently, but two board members said they believe raising the bar for graduation at this time would do more harm than good. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_042408.asp
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After politicians and lobbyists spent the spring building the case that teachers were failing to do more than seek protection from unions, there was much self-congratulatory sentiment following yesterday’s announcement from the State Department of Education that CMT/CAPT scores had improved. In Hartford, gains did not occur across the board; in fact, the total percentage of third graders proficient in reading actually decreased slightly: in 2011, 51.5% were proficient, but in 2012, the number dropped to 50%. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: July 20, 2012
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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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The Hartford school system has stopped providing snacks to hundreds of children in after-school programs because of a union grievance by food service workers who are demanding they be paid to distribute them. While union officials say they are simply asking the district to honor their contract, school officials say they cannot afford the additional labor costs and have stopped providing snacks to about 1,000 children in a variety of after-school programs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 28, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_092805_a.asp
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After years of Hartford school board members asking for numbers that reflect the city's actual graduation rate, the new superintendent delivered the news recently: 29 percent. Hearing what many would consider to be terrible news, school board members were giddy with excitement because they long believed the reality was more grim than the figures the public school system typically reports to the state. But board members didn't have the data to back up their hunches. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 20, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_122006_a.asp
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The former La Paloma Sabanera storefront in Hartford's Frog Hollow has a new tenant, but it isn't a Middle Eastern-themed deli. The Capitol Grocery, which has operated in a smaller space two doors away since 2011, has moved into the storefront, at the corner of Capitol and Babcock streets. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_083013.asp
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City leaders and representatives from the Hartford Public Library officially broke ground recently for the library's new Albany Avenue Branch. The new library will be built at the corner of Albany Avenue and Blue Hills Avenue, just west of the existing facility. The new library will be housed in an 8,000 square-foot, one story building. The $5.8 million project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2011. Once the new library is open, the old facility will be demolished. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: September 23, 2010
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When future generations study the history of Hartford, they will probably identify the period between 2000 and 2020 as the city’s Golden Age of Education. Many other initiatives launched during this time have faded into the background. But Mayor Eddie A. Perez’s vision of improved learning as a spark for Hartford’s economic revitalization endures despite a devastating downturn in the national economy. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_021810.asp
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About two dozen people gathered to reminisce about Project Concern, a landmark school integration program begun 40 years ago. It was a program that survived financial problems in the 1980s and '90s and nearly closed down after being hailed as one of the nation's first voluntary school integration programs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/History/htfd_courant_092406.asp
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A school reform group that runs the acclaimed Amistad Academy in New Haven recently won approval to open a charter school in Hartford. The State Board of Education granted the nonprofit Achievement First a charter to run a school that would offer classes from kindergarten to eighth grade. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 06, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090607_1.asp
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African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities, or AFCAMP, is a parent advocacy organization whose central mission is to educate, empower, and support parents of children with disabilities in the City of Hartford for the purpose of improving their children's education and quality of life. Financial support comes from city, state and federal funding and the Tow Foundation, the Connecticut Health Foundation and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Learn more in this October 11, 2004 Hartford Courant article. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 11, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/courant_101104.asp
Related Link(s):
Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (P & A)
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An Asylum Hill neighborhood group demonstrated recently outside Mark Twain branch of the Hartford Public Library and planned a "read-in" to protest a budget-cutting proposal to shut it down. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_070108_1.asp
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The Connecticut school board association is urging Gov. M. Jodi Rell to reject legislation that would severely limit the ability of school principals to issue out-of-school suspensions to disruptive students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_051607.asp
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In an effort to stop an illegal drug-use epidemic before it begins the Hispanic Health Council calls for a well-coordinated campaign sponsored by community organizations and government agencies to keep methamphetamine use at bay in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 18, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/health/courant_121804.asp
Related Link(s):
Hispanic Health Council
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As Connecticut schools prepare to lay off hundreds of teachers, an education reform advocacy group called on the legislature to end the "last in, first out" approach to teacher layoffs that targets the most recently hired teachers first. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052611.asp
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Hartford Public Schools describes accomplishments of the District, including new construction and remodels. (PDF file, 24 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/HPS_Grow_Future.pdf
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Helen Ubiñas comments on the recent Hartford Adult Education graduation ceremony. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_121706.asp
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Q&A with Rae Ann Knopf, executive director of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: March 19, 2012
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A gun and ammunition was found recently at Naylor School, brought there apparently by a 7th grader. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062105.asp
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The impasse between Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly over how to close the state's $8.8 billion budget deficit has put Connecticut in the company of seven other states that failed to complete a budget at the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071209_1.asp
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Children are far more likely to be arrested at school today than they were a generation ago. The use of school-based arrests1 as a means of addressing even minor, non-violent disciplinary infractions raises serious concerns for educators, parents, and the wider community. The ACLU seeks to reverse this trend, commonly known as the “school-to-prison pipeline.” To this end, during the past eighteen months, the ACLU and its Connecticut affiliate have investigated two factors that may contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline – school-based arrests and SRO programs – in three towns in the Hartford, Connecticut area: Hartford, East Hartford, and West Hartford. Published by
American Civil Liberties Union
; Publication Date: November 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/hardlessons_november2008.pdf
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Mergers don't only happen in the corporate world. They sometimes make sense in the nonprofit sector too. A textbook example can be found in Hartford's Asylum Hill neighborhood, where the venerable Hartford Conservatory has announced it is merging with the highly regarded Jumoke Academy charter school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 24, 2011
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The home of abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe has joined the Hartford homes of Mark Twain and gun maker Samuel Colt on an exclusive list -- it has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the Interior Department. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: March 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/history/ct_mirror_031113.asp
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After two years without a single retail or office lease, Hartford 21 in downtown Hartford has signed on a major new tenant — the St. Joseph College pharmacy school. Northland Investment Corp., owner of the Hartford 21 complex, and St. Joseph announced recently that the college in West Hartford has leased the floor of office space above the YMCA in the luxury apartment building. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120409_1.asp
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In what might be considered a blow to the city's inferiority complex, a recent national survey ranked Hartford among the top college towns in the country. Bridgeport was similarly honored. Hartford was ranked ahead of Portland, Ore., Denver and Providence. Bridgeport finished ahead of Ann Arbor, Durham, N.C., and New Haven. How did Connecticut's two largest cities outdistance so many certifiably cool academic settings? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 14, 2009
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At the end of the 2009-2010 school year, the Hartford Public School district will stop the credit diploma program, one of three ways Connecticut adults have been able to complete high school. In the program, students take classes to earn credits toward a diploma, similar to a traditional high school. School officials called the program a "watered-down" version of high school, and said it was mostly filled with Hartford students aged 16 to 18 who had dropped out of high school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 10, 2009
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The board of education is hoping to appoint a new superintendent to replace Steven Adamowski as soon as mid-February 2011, assuming that the next schools chief is picked from within the district. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120710.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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On May 16, 2005, Mayor Eddie Perez unveiled a comprehensive five-year plan to enable Hartford's young children to achieve success in school and beyond. The plan was developed under the Mayor's direction by a team of early childhood professionals and community leaders. The plan outlines six goals and the steps necessary to achieve measurable outcomes for young children. Full project report (PDF file, 70 pages) Published by
Mayor's Office, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: May 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/projectreportBlueprint.pdf
Related Link(s):
Executive Summary (12 pages, PDF file)
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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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With several city council members unsure about whom they would vote for among Mayor Pedro Segarra's five board of education nominees, council President Shawn Wooden said that he hopes to arrange individual votes for each, rather than casting one vote for all five members. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_013112.asp
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In this presentation of December 19, 2006 to the Hartford Board of Education, Superintendent Steven Adamowski reviews achievement test scores, dropout rates, post-graduation placements, and the options for school improvement plans. (PDF file, 30 pages) Published by
Hartford Board of Education
; Publication Date: December 19, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/HBE_12_19_2006.pdf
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The school board recently rejected Superintendent Christina Kishimoto's request for a two-year contract extension that would have kept her in charge of Hartford's education reform efforts through mid-2016. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061813_1.asp
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By a 5-3 vote, with one abstention, the Hartford school board voted Tuesday to authorize the school superintendent to seek corrective action from the state regarding the district's layoff procedure for teachers and administrators, which allows a person targeted for layoff at one school to "bump" a person with less seniority at another school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031710_1.asp
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Improvements in the school system, perhaps regionalization of the schools, might be the key to Hartford's growth. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 23, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082305.asp
Related Link(s):
Connecticut Center for School Change
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The Learning Communities Network
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A study by American City Business Journals says that Hartford has more socioeconomic stress than other large U.S. cities. The rating is based on a seven-part formula to rate socioeconomic stress, using raw data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Cities that scored well were suburbs of larger urban cities like Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles. Published by
bizjournals
; Publication Date: February 14, 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/wsd_021405.asp
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The La Cocina program at the Chrysalis Center, a nonprofit social services agency, provides ServSafe certifications. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062612.asp
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A proposal that would strip Mayor Pedro Segarra of his vote on the school board is among the charter revisions that city voters will decide on in the November 2013 election. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 22, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_072213.asp
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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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This study of preschoolers who attended 14 child care programs in Hartford that receive funding and support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, shows that the children demonstrated significant improvement across five major developmental areas associated with school readiness. The study was commissioned as part of the Hartford Foundation's Brighter Futures Initiative, which works to improve the school readiness of Hartford's children. Published by
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
; Publication Date: October 2004
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_10_2004.asp
Related Link(s):
Brighter Futures Initiative
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Despite continued statements from Hartford Public Schools that there is little or no gang activity in the city's schools, at least one member of the city council says otherwise. And more are concerned. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: October 19, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_101910.asp
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Councilman Kenneth Kennedy cut to the chase at a recent city council meeting. During a city hall confirmation hearing that council President Shawn Wooden called "unprecedented," Kennedy asked why Mayor Pedro Segarra wants to be on the school board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012712_1.asp
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Last week, Mayor Pedro Segarra appointed himself and five others to city’s board of education, replacing five appointees of former Mayor Eddie A. Perez. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: January 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_012312.asp
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On October 20, 2009, city and school officials at two separate venues continued to try to answer questions about a recent police department report that gang activity is on the rise in city schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102109.asp
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Since September, in the basement of First Church of Christ on Gold Street, about a dozen adults with a history of homelessness have been taking free, twice-a-week workshops on subjects such as videography, journalism, creative writing, leadership and how to use social media. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 04, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040413.asp
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For the second year in a row, city school officials are celebrating student gains on state standardized tests. Superintendent Steven Adamowski said recently that he was encouraged by the results, pointing out that some of the sharpest gains came from traditionally lower-performing schools, including Annie Fisher, Clark, M.L. King, Wish and Simpson-Waverly elementary schools and Quirk Middle School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072809.asp
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The Communities That Care® Youth Survey is designed to identify the levels of risk factors related to problem behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug use -- and to identify the levels of protective factors that help guard against those behaviors. In addition to measuring risk and protective factors, the Communities That Care® Youth Survey also measures the actual prevalence of drug use, violence and other antisocial behaviors among surveyed students. The survey was sponsored by Eddie Perez, mayor of the city of Hartford; Purdue Pharma; Hartford Behavioral Health; City of Hartford Health and Human Services and Hartford Public Schools. The Channing Bete Company, Inc., prepared this report for HCTC. (PDF Document, 68 pages) Published by
Channing Bete Company, Inc.
; Publication Date: December 2004
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/htfd_psd_04_ctcys.pdf
Related Link(s):
Hartford Communities That Care® Prevention Planning Project Web Site
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Hartford Public Schools
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Clark School has a food pantry on Wednesdays, a health clinician two days a week, financial literacy classes for parents and a nutrition and sports initiative. That is only a sampling of the extra programs that Clark offers to families with help from a lead agency, the Village for Families and Children, and several other community partners, such as the Salvation Army and the University of Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060513_3.asp
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The city council recently approved Mayor Pedro Segarra's five nominees for the board of education, though some members expressed concern about the candidates' potential for conflicts of interest. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_020212.asp
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The city council cut an additional $1.25 million from the proposed school budget recently, and the board of education is prepared to choose from several options to close the gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 21, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052110.asp
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Stan Simpson comments that until now, the knock on Hartford's city council was that it was a compliant bunch, a virtual rubber stamp in a strong-mayor government, a group paralyzed in its deference to Eddie Perez. That's fixing to change. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_082308.asp
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Three members of the Hartford city council minority have called for a special meeting to consider reopening two closed branch libraries. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082308.asp
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In a surprising turnaround, the Hartford city council has decided to reopen two neighborhood library branches that were closed earlier this summer because of an $870,000 budget gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 13, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_081308_1.asp
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In this article, Unit Manager Elizabeth Mosquera answers questions about the 'Engaging Diverse Families Award' granted to Community Renewal Team's (CRT) Locust St. Early Care and Education Program by the National Assoc. for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 23, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/cityline_062310.asp
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Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez landed at the center of another firestorm as the city's decision to begin construction of a magnet school on a disputed site angered lawmakers and state officials who oppose the plan. The city's decision to push ahead with construction despite continuing questions over the status of the land was seen by some as an act of defiance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Government/htfd_courant_013107.asp
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The city's Democratic Town Committee has endorsed three candidates for the November 2013 school board election, when four seats will be open for four-year terms during a crucial time for Hartford education reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072313.asp
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With the 2011 departure of Superintendent Steven Adamowski imminent, the board of education has begun formulating a new policy on leadership succession. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071410_2.asp
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In an abrupt reversal, city school officials have decided to abandon plans to maintain educational services for students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities in Hartford. Instead, the district plans to place the students in out-of-district settings they say will be appropriate to their individual needs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 19, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081910.asp
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Helen Ubiñas writes that sixteen years ago, she joined about 30 Hartford high-schoolers on a long bus ride to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. The students were among a group of 71 SAND Elementary School sixth-graders who years earlier were promised that if they finished high school, their college educations would be paid for. Many of them got together for a reunion recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053010_4.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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This fall, dozens of third-graders from Naylor Elementary School in Hartford will explore the city with disposable cameras, taking photographs of buildings, people and events that represent their community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100108.asp
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A bilingual newsletter of the Hartford School Board spotlighting recent news and events of the Hartford Public Schools. (PDF document, 15 pages) Published by
Hartford Board of Education
; Publication Date: September 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Hartford_Educator.pdf
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A bilingual newsletter of the Hartford School Board spotlighting recent news and events of the Hartford Public Schools. (PDF document, 15 pages) Published by
Hartford Board of Education
; Publication Date: April 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Hartford_Educator_Sp_07.pdf
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This year, several Hartford schools have seen major changes under Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's district reform plan: Some underperforming schools were shut down; new schools were created; and other schools have been restructured. This series looks at schools that have undergone major changes this academic year. Breakthrough II Elementary School, a spinoff of the popular Breakthrough Magnet School, bases its curriculum on character building. Students are taught to help each other. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121508_1.asp
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Commercial space flight and the Hartford school team with a science experiment aboard SpaceX's Dragon celebrated as, for the first time in history, the International Space Station linked with a private spacecraft. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052512_1.asp
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Liam Flannery, a 13-year-old in a white lab coat, spent his morning looking at rat cells. Even better? Rat cells destined for space. Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School grade K-8 is working with its magnet school neighbor, University High School of Science and Engineering, on an experiment involving osteoporosis that is scheduled to fly on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021512.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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The Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018, recently announced its endorsement for Democratic Mayoral Candidate Edwin Vargas. Vargas proudly worked as a teacher in the Hartford Public School System for over a quarter century and expressed his enthusiasm for the endorsement. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 08, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_090811.asp
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As one of the largest community foundations in America — with more than $760 million in assets — the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has long been a lifeline for Hartford area nonprofits, awarding more than half a billion dollars since its inception in 1925. But with evidence of two major gaps — education and workforce readiness — widening in the Hartford region, the foundation's strategic plan, entitled Accelerate Success, is calling for the organization to move beyond its traditional grant-making role to a more active player. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: April 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_042312.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto suggested that her start in life was not much different from theirs. She was raised in the projects of South Bronx, Kishimoto told graduates of Weaver High School's Culinary Arts Academy, and now addressed them as a head of schools. The morning event was one of 14 city graduations scheduled over a three-week span, the culmination of Kishimoto's inaugural year as superintendent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061212.asp
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The city has stopped work on a project to turn several Asylum Hill apartment buildings into housing for up to 160 students at the Connecticut Culinary Institute, saying the developer failed to inform city officials about the plans. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_courant_082308.asp
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Over the years, we've been struck by some of the facts of life in Hartford that are truly world class. Sometimes understated, these wonders need more attention. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 21, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_news_022113_1.asp
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There was no shortage of praise at a recent retirement salute for Hartford School Superintendent Steven Adamowski. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 30, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_063011_2.asp
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Improv groups are known for a few things: crashing house parties, frequenting various clubs and stages, and creating elaborate scenes out of a few suggestions from an audience. Hartford comedy troupe Sea Tea Improv has gone one step further, extending beyond the improv mold by holding communication workshops with businesses and corporate professionals in Central Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: July 22, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_072213.asp
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A video of the April 24, 2008 community program, Hartford in the Global Economy: Can We Compete for Jobs, Talent, and Capital?, which was held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: April 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_04_24_2008.asp
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Investing in Hartford will demand an assertive state policy operating on a variety of fronts. If successful, it'll help the entire region and rebuilding the downtown greatly improves the overall appeal of the city itself. It's for this reason the state has opted to invest in downtown Hartford; in such facilities as the XL Center and the Convention Center; to propose the relocation of its flagship university's branch into the downtown; to leverage transit dollars to connect Hartford better with its suburbs as well as larger regional economic engines such as Boston and New York; while also launching a strategic series of purchases to consolidate state office operations at a time when owning and operating is better than leasing across a scattered geography. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: April 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_040813.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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The day has taken them from their tiny oasis of a school, which sits across the street from a boarded building, all the way to the world's most famous basketball arena. The students are part of the Husky Sport program in Hartford. Husky Sport, part of the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education, connects UConn students with youths in Hartford's North End through in-school, after-school and summer activities. Recently the students took a bus to meet Emeka Okafor in Manhattan and see him play for the Charlotte Bobcats against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_111008.asp
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Twice a week since the beginning of school, Marie Perez, a sophomore at Bulkeley High School in Hartford, has looked forward to her hour-long bus ride out to the Lazy D Ranch. Perez is among a group of 20 or so students from Bulkeley who participate in City Slickers, a program that introduces them to the fresh country air, horses and, most of all, to the hard work associated with the animals' care. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 07, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110710.asp
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Seventeen dramatic floor-to-ceiling color photographs of Hartford landmarks were recently added along the north and south walls of the Hartford Public Library’s main reading room — among them the Colt Armory dome, horses from the Bushnell Park Carousel, the State Capitol at night, an aerial view of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, the Rose Garden at Elizabeth Park and the Morgan Great Hall in the Wadsworth Atheneum. The photographs were shot by Jack McConnell, who says the library's former chief librarian, Louise Blalock, enlisted him to produce photos of neighborhood scenes as part of the library's capital improvement project. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_022009.asp
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Trude Johnson Mero, a no-nonsense matriarch of Hartford politics who mentored generations of Democrats at her kitchen table, died recently of complications from diabetes. She was 85. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_072413.asp
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Hartford Public Library board members met recently to discuss several cost-savings options that could lead to the reopening of two neighborhood branches closed earlier this month due to an $870,000 budget gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 26, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072608.asp
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The city's oldest public library branch has reopened after undergoing extensive renovations that morphed the former utilitarian-style facility into a more modern, colorful environment. The Dwight Branch is located in a section of the Parkville Elementary School on New Park Avenue. A 1,100-square-foot addition to the branch has doubled the size of the branch. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112312.asp
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Facing an $870,000 gap between next year's operating budget and what is needed to maintain library services at their current level, the board of directors of the Hartford Public Library announced it is closing two branches and laying off 40 employees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062808.asp
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When Homa Naficy, a native of Iran, received U.S. citizenship in 2000, she immediately began giving back to her adopted country as a leading advocate for immigration and citizenship services at the Hartford Public Library. Now the library's chief adult education officer, Naficy founded and directs The American Place, a series of programs supporting Hartford's immigrants and refugees. She will be recognized along with 12 other librarians from across the nation at the White House on Tuesday as part of President Obama's Champions of Change program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_061013.asp
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A task force formed this summer to study safety and security issues at the main branch of the Hartford Public Library has sent its recommendations to the library's board of directors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 04, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_110408.asp
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The Hartford Public Library was honored recently with the LibraryAware Community Award. The Library is one of three in the country to receive the national, newly-created award for its work helping residents who are learning English, or participating in other outreach activities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060613.asp
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The Hartford Public Library learned recently that it will receive a $637,896 federal grant to develop a program to help immigrants and new citizens play a greater role in the civic life of their communities. The program will build on the library's nationally recognized The American Place program, which has helped immigrants and refugees adjust to American life since 2000. The library will use the grant to offer new services and develop a program during the next three years that libraries throughout the country can implement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 27, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_092710.asp
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The board of directors of the Hartford Public Library recently acknowledged that there have been safety and security issues in its newly renovated main branch and pledged to make the library a safer, more welcoming place for customers and employees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_060608.asp
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David Fitzgerald doesn't remember much of the Hartford circus fire that killed his 3-year-old brother. He remembers the 95-degree temperatures on July 6, 1944. He remembers jumping on a crowded bus with his brother, mother and next-door neighbors to go to the circus. He remembers sitting high on the wooden bleachers, and seeing orange flames to his left. But that's where his memory stops. On Saturday, 69 years after the fire, which killed an estimated 168 people and injured another 700, Fitzgerald, armed with photos and books about the fire, attended the Hartford Public Library kickoff for a year-long scrapbook project librarians are starting. Memories from survivors like Fitzgerald will be collected and presented in one large scrapbook next year at the 70th anniversary of the fire. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_070713.asp
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The Hartford City Council recently restored $125,000 to the Hartford Public Library's budget, allowing all nine branches to stay open a little longer. All branches will open earlier each day and be open one night a week until 7:30 p.m. In addition, five branches will now be open on Saturdays. Hours at the downtown library, 500 Main St., will remain the same. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062909.asp
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In a break from tradition, the board of the Hartford Public Library named a chief operating officer recently whose professional background is not in library services. Matthew K. Poland brings extensive business experience, including time as a senior vice president and chief operating officer at Work/Life Innovations and as senior vice president of human resources at Veritude, a Fidelity investments company, and more than 10 years as a vice president at The Courant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 08, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100809.asp
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In the past 10 years thousands of refugees and immigrants to Hartford have gone to the Hartford Public Library as they try to build new lives. The American Place program at the library was started in 2000 with a grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Since then it has become a nationally recognized model for the role that public libraries can play in educating and assimilating immigrants. The American Place offers a mosaic of programs for everyone, from just-arriving immigrants and refugees to those on the verge of becoming citizens. More than 2,500 immigrants a year take English or civics classes, attend forums or participate in social and community functions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102510.asp
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Magnet Schools of America, an organization based in Washington, D.C., honored Hartford Magnet Middle School recently as the winner of its Dr. Ronald P. Simpson Distinguished Merit Award. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_052011.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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The proposed $32 million magnet grade school on the former campus of the Hartford College for Women would have been a great asset for Hartford's West End neighborhood, yet it was unanimously rejected last week by the city's planning and zoning commission. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041912_1.asp
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After a vicious assault on a Trinity College sophomore a few months ago, suspicions turned toward neighborhoods near its Hartford campus. The investigation into the March 4 attack has not produced any arrests, but police are now investigating the possibility that fellow Trinity students beat the victim. Hartford residents of the neighborhoods ringing the campus are right to feel that blame was unfairly cast upon them. The liberal arts college is taking steps to patch up its relationship with the community, but the episode remains a sore spot particularly for some Hispanic leaders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_070412.asp
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Acknowledging the clamor over closing two branch libraries recently, Hartford's city council took a reasonable step last week to reverse course. It's only a half-step, though. The Mark Twain and Blue Hills Avenue branches will reopen by Aug. 25, 2008, the first day of school in the city. The council voted to appropriate $200,000 to unlock their doors, apparently intending to pay for the reopenings by trimming hours further at all nine branches and closing neighborhood branches on Saturdays. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081808.asp
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The neighborhoods in which children live influence their ability to learn, thrive and succeed in the future. In 2009, a needs assessment was conducted to identify neighborhoods with high risk factors for children, such as high poverty rates and low graduation rates from high school, but also community assets that can foster child development. In this report, we provide updated information for Hartford neighborhoods for 2012, and make comparisons to the 2009 data. (PDF document, 30 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: May 2013
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Link: /issues/wsd/Neighborhoods/Hartford-Neighborhood-Assessment.pdf
Related Link(s):
University of Connecticut
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What better place to learn about the environment than a school building dedicated to energy savings, ecological study and green initiatives? Hartford Public Schools built the first LEED gold certified school in Connecticut for the innovative Mary M. Hooker Environmental Studies Magnet School that opened August 30, 2010. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: September 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_091310.asp
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It's 7:15 a.m. and Sylvia Garcia is starting the school bus. But she doesn't need keys for the ignition or gasoline in the tank, because this bus is foot-powered. Garcia operates what is called a "walking school bus" to and from McDonough Elementary School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120309.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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The Hartford Parent University will soon be in session. The parent-led group, founded by Milly Arciniegas, will offer free training this weekend to City mothers, fathers and guardians on how they can become leaders and advocates for their children in the public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111312.asp
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The legislature's Black and Latino Caucus recently heard from parents about Jumoke Milner School's first year in the state Commissioner's Network. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052313.asp
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Four Hartford parents graduated on May 6, 2008 from a parent empowerment training that stressed self-awareness, communication and effective problem solving. The ten-week course, underwritten by the Children’s Trust Fund of Connecticut, was offered to parents whose children are enrolled in CRT’s Early Care and Education Program. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_news_051508.asp
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About 50 other members of the Hartford Parent Organization Council, which supports the education reforms in Senate Bill 24, met with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040912_1.asp
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A citywide meeting scheduled for parent leaders with Mayor Pedro Segarra was called off as they prepared for a rescheduled meeting instead. The mayor, whose last-minute public criticism of the superintendent search this week torpedoed the planned appointment of Christina Kishimoto, will meet with the heads of parent-teacher organizations for a private meeting with Segarra to exchange concerns about the superintendent search and the ensuing controversy over its upheaval. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022511.asp
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Parents and union leaders, community workers, administrators and a state education consultant recently met to discuss the future of Milner Core Knowledge Academy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071312.asp
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After a lengthy absence in the curriculum, the school system plans to restore the automotive program at Bulkeley High School next academic year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032913.asp
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The city is suffering from a "gang infestation," with more than 138 street gangs and 4,000 members, including 800 under age 17, according to an internal police memorandum obtained by The Courant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_101609.asp
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A Trinity student was brutally assaulted just off campus in March 2012, and police say one possibility they're looking into is that his attackers may have been Trinity students. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: April 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/jcohen_040512.asp
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Hartford police told Raymond Vail to stop helping children cross the street to get to school. Vail's tale starts at the beginning of the school year, when he walked his granddaughter, A'netrice, a first-grader, to the Achievement First Academy on Lyme Street and saw the chaos in front of the building. So Vail, 61, a disabled Vietnam-era veteran, took it upon himself to keep kids safe by directing traffic. School officials say they welcomed Vail's effort. But, recently he got a call from a police officer telling him that if he didn't stop directing traffic or crossing children other than his granddaughter, he would be arrested for obstructing traffic. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030709.asp
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After months of lobbying from Mayor Pedro Segarra, the school board has agreed to allow the police department to use the former Quirk Middle School campus indefinitely for training and youth programs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_101912.asp
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Tim Sullivan doesn't want to seem overeager, but he can't help it. There is no subtlety in his desire to succeed Steven Adamowski as the city's next school superintendent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012111.asp
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Tom Condon expresses the opinion that one reason there's a concentration of poor kids in Hartford schools is that government keeps building low-income housing in Hartford. The city needs people with a mix of incomes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072907_a.asp
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About 25 people, some from the Laurel Corner Neighborhood Association, gathered at the Mark Twain branch of the Hartford Public Library in Asylum Hill for a planned "read-in" demonstration. The Hartford Public Library also announced that it has cut 19 jobs and plans to eliminate 21 student assistant positions at the end of August 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070208.asp
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After a two-day delay, Hartford Public High School opened its doors and its sparkling new classrooms to hundreds of freshmen, including dozens who showed up to register for the first time. The new registrants were the latest challenge in what has been a scheduling headache, but educators otherwise described the opening at Hartford Public, in the midst of a $105 million renovation, as smooth. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_090806.asp
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Hartford Public High School, one of the oldest public schools in the country, practically oozes history. But among the dinosaur tracks, old portraits and other historical objects is a memorial plaque commemorating one of the more somber periods in the school's history. The plaque bears the names of 93 Hartford Public High School students who gave their lives for their country in World War II. In all, 2,598 students served during the war. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_111110.asp
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Hartford Public High School recently graduated 2002 in a ceremony at Central Connecticut State University. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061708.asp
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Hartford Public High School - the school that led the way to the state's unprecedented state takeover of the city's school system when it almost lost its accreditation in 1997 - was not be ready to open on September 5, 2006 when the rest of the city's schools opened because of problems with renovation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_090106.asp
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"Rain or shine, this is a day unlike any other," said Hartford Public Law and Government Academy Salutatorian Shaynian Gilling as she addressed the high school auditorium at the recent graduation ceremony. Family, friends and guests braved the stormy weather to support their graduates, filling the aisles of the auditorium and cheering loudly as they spotted loved ones. The entire class sat on stage and joyously sang the national anthem and school song. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061313_1.asp
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The Hartford Public Library Board of Directors recently adopted many of the recommendations recently suggested by a safety and security task force. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_120508.asp
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The Hartford Public Library's collection now features about 150 digital magazines that library cardholders can download for free to their computer, iPhone, Android or e-reader, such as the iPad. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010813.asp
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The Barbour Street branch of the city's public library hasn't been renovated since it moved to its current location in 1974, library officials said. The furniture is old-fashioned and the sign out front sports an outdated logo. But thanks to an anonymous donor, the branch is getting a facelift. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041211.asp
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Matthew Poland, CEO of the Hartford Public Library, has been appointed chairman of the city's board of education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020812_1.asp
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The Mark Twain Branch of the city's public library reopened recently in its new location at Hartford Public High School. The branch — one of 10 run by the library — has been closed since mid-August as officials relocated it from its old quarters in a small, leased storefront on Farmington Avenue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 18, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_101811.asp
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As the CEO of the Hartford Public Library, it’s no surprise that Matt Poland loves stories. In fact, there’s one in particular he’s been telling to Hartford residents and the business community since assuming his leadership role in 2009. It’s about a 21st century learning center that supports public education for all ages, economic development, capacity building, access to technology, the arts and community discourse. It’s a vision that Poland and his staff are slowing turning into reality, as the library collaborates with businesses and area nonprofits to increase services to city residents. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: September 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/hbj_092611.asp
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The final report of the internal audit of the Hartford Public Library conducted for the Hartford City Council. (PDF document, 92 pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: October 30, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/FinalReportHartfordPublicLibrarySpecialReview.pdf
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Louise Blalock, longtime chief librarian of the Hartford Public Library, unexpectedly announced her retirement recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090508.asp
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The Mark Twain Branch of the city's public library reopened recently in its new location at Hartford Public High School. The branch — one of 10 run by the library — has been closed since mid-August as officials relocated it from its old quarters in a small, leased storefront on Farmington Avenue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083111.asp
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Two major city institutions are finalists for the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the top federal honor bestowed on museums and libraries in the United States for community work. Hartford Public Library, which won the award in 2002, and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art were among 33 finalists that the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021413.asp
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A $42 million makeover has transformed Hartford Public Library into a gleaming expanse of glass and well-lit, open space that warmly welcomes visitors. But it's also a place where the behavioral norms traditionally associated with libraries are often breached. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_051808.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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The Hartford Public Schools have put in place a number of reforms since 2007. This multi-year strategic plan is designed to operationalize much of the work that has already begun and to explicitly outline the major goals that need to be accomplished to move reform forward. (PDF document, 55 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Hartford_Three_Year_Plan.pdf
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The Hartford Public School district has been the only one from Connecticut selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive assistance with FAFSA. This will allow schools to access seniors’ information, showing who has applied for financial aid and who may have filled out the application incorrectly. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: July 11, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_071112_1.asp
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An overview of the district-level performance for students in the Hartford Public Schools on the CMT (Connecticut Mastery Test) and CAPT (Connecticut Academic Performance Test) in 2012. (PDF document, 3 pages) Published by
Achieve Hartford!
; Publication Date: July 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Final_2012_CMT-CAPT.pdf
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This report by the Connecticut State Department of Education Bureau of Special Education is the result of an ongoing evaluation of the Hartford Public Schools Special Education services. In 2005, HPS was found to be in noncompliance with federal and state special education requirements. The report finds that while HPS has improved, it is is still in noncompliance. (PDF document, 32 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: September 30, 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/FINAL-HPS-Monitoring-Report-092011.pdf
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A key element of the Hartford Public Schools’ Strategic Operating Plan is the creation of School Governance Councils (SGCs). With an independent perspective, Achieve Hartford! has been working with the District and its training partner, Leadership Greater Hartford, in providing an objective evaluation of both the implementation and effectiveness of SGCs in this first year of operation. This report represents Part I of the evaluation. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Achieve Hartford!
; Publication Date: March 22, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_033010.asp
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Overall, the implementation and performance of SGCs in Hartford during this first year of the Board’s adopted policy can be considered positive. While not perfect, compliance and performance results during this first year indicate a strong start. (PDF document, 6 pages) Published by
Achieve Hartford!
; Publication Date: July 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/school_governance_councils_7_13_10.pdf
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This web site provides resources for both parents and staff of Hartford Public Schools. Information on CMTs, new student registration, calendars, departments, schools, and job openings is included. Some portions in Spanish. Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: 2003
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_2003.asp
Related Link(s):
Hartford Public Schools Fact Sheet
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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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Helen Ubiñas writes about the attitude of the Hartford Public High School team makes them winners. They made the post-season tournament, overcoming the fact that the baseball field had been torn up by construction and was unplayable. They will be back next year, now that they have their own field to practice and play on. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053109_2.asp
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Two charitable foundations, one local and one national, are spending $200,000 in Hartford this year to help local organizations refocus training efforts for young high-school dropouts in the city and to help urban high school graduates finish college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071513.asp
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Hartford Republicans will field no candidates for the November 2013 school board election, town party chairman Michael McGarry said recently. That's a bleak bit of evidence of the local GOP's sorry, withering status in the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072513.asp
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Community advocates and residents worried about the future of Weaver High School met with school and city officials recently to air their concerns. One question stirred the crowd: Will a renovated Weaver become a regional magnet school that draws half its enrollment from the suburbs? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041813.asp
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The school board recently unanimously adopted a $127 million plan to renovate Weaver High School, the first approval needed to overhaul the Granby Street building by summer 2016. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032012.asp
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The board of education confirmed the appointments of four school principals recently, including new leaders for Jumoke Academy at Milner School, Breakthrough Magnet School and Pathways Academy of Technology and Design. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 21, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052113.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto got permission from the school board recently to finalize a five-year contract to manage Great Path Academy at Manchester Community College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030212_1.asp
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The board of education voted recently to create a "turnaround committee" for Milner Core Knowledge Academy, another step in the city's push to be chosen for the Commissioner's Network next school year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062512.asp
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The school board approved a $100,000 contract to continue free SAT testing for city students, but not before unleashing a verbal pummeling that left Superintendent Christina Kishimoto shell-shocked, near tears and likely concerned about her job. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092512_1.asp
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The board of education appointed Christina Kishimoto as the city's next schools superintendent during a recent meeting, that at times appeared like a pep rally, and occasionally like a tense family reunion. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030311.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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Against the urging of Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, the school board tabled a decision recently on whether to approve a five-year contract to run the Great Path Academy magnet high school at Manchester Community College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022112_2.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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The Hartford Board of Education recently unanimously adopted a new adult education policy that leaves the door open just a crack for the return of the credit diploma program, and postpones a two-year effort by Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski to kill it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061709.asp
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The school board has picked the final members of its superintendent search committee just a few weeks before the board expects to vote on a successor to Steven Adamowski. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020211.asp
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The board of education wants a do-over. A week after an eleventh-hour interjection by Mayor Pedro Segarra squashed the board's plan to appoint its next school superintendent, inspiring jeers and cheers from various corners of the city, the board said it was ready to take its next step. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030111_2.asp
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The board of education has decided to vote on March 2, 2012 on Hartford's proposed five-year contract to manage Great Path Academy at Manchester Community College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 29, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022912.asp
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A $127 million proposal to renovate Weaver High School has been presented to the board of education for approval, the first major step in a long road to overhaul the North End building by summer 2016. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022212.asp
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Parents and members of Hartford's school building committee hailed new Chairman John Motley as an advocate and active supporter of education in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031709.asp
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Hartford high school cafeterias ranked last in a study of food safety inspections for schools in 20 jurisdictions in the country, according to a report recently released by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_013107.asp
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Global Communications Academy has been authorized as an International Baccalaureate World School, the only one in the city school system and the eighth elementary program in the state to receive the distinction. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071113_1.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 students are required to choose their school as part of a program designed to give them a greater voice in their education. But the only way to make that choice is online, causing some concern on the city’s board of education. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: December 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_121710.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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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: 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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There has been a remarkable level of energy and excitement surrounding the recent unveiling of Hartford Schools’ 2010 test results. A third year of improvement has confirmed a trend that all who care about Hartford — and its future — should feel good about. As a business leader in Hartford, I celebrate with the students over this success. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: August 09, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_080910.asp
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The University High School of Science and Engineering graduated its first class recently, sending almost all 68 members to college. Nearly 70 percent will go on to four-year colleges. The remaining 30 percent will either attend two-year colleges or join the military, school officials said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061408.asp
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Hartford's public school system is no stranger to turmoil at the top crippling reform efforts and hurting students. Sadly, the adults are at it again, with a war between Board of Education members and Superintendent Christina Kishimoto. Board members — most vocally, new members appointed by Mayor Pedro Segarra who joined the board in February — complain that the superintendent treats them like they are a rubber stamp. They don't intend to be one. What's more, the board has just given Ms. Kishimoto a critical evaluation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 28, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092812.asp
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Helen Ubiñas writes that if she hadn't witnessed Hartford School Superintendent Steven Adamowski berating parents for having the nerve to press for a public discussion about gangs in city schools, she'd never have truly appreciated how deep his disrespect runs. She accuses him of denying, downplaying and ultimately dismissing parents’ concerns. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 22, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102209.asp
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Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski received a mid-year review from the board of education recently. The board of education discussed his performance in an executive session during its meeting, but made no vote on the review. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 08, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010809.asp
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In an attempt to safeguard specially trained teachers in the city's "themed" schools, Superintendent Steven Adamowski is seeking to have the state Board of Education intervene in the collective bargaining agreement with city teachers and administrators. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030810.asp
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The Hartford school district has shown early momentum in its large-scale reinvention. But closing the glaring achievement gap between city students and the state average will take another decade of the kinds of improvements the district saw on recent standardized tests. That was the message of Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's first state of the schools address recently. Adamowski outlined the district's gains on the Connecticut Mastery and CAPT tests last year and urged the community to remain invested in the school system's success. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110708.asp
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Several dozen city school custodians, tradesmen, food-service workers and other workers rallied Saturday at the Capital Preparatory Magnet School on North Main Street to protest a shortage of staff and a lack of cleaning supplies. The workers say the lack of staff and supply shortages undermines safety, cleanliness and the health of more than 20,000 students attending Hartford schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 06, 2010
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The state Department of Education is right to investigate the dramatic climb in scores at Betances School. There are two possibilities for the increase in Betances' scores. Either the teachers told the kids the answers on the day of testing, as has been documented in other schools, or else Betances' literacy staff — principal, program director, classroom teachers, reading tutors, paraprofessionals — were teaching reading the right way, which means the test results are an accurate reflection of the students' successful learning. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 03, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090313_1.asp
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Plaintiffs a landmark school desegregation case say the "Choose Hartford" ad strategy could land everybody back in court. The radio ad begins with the sound of balls spinning in a lottery before it warns parents of the gamble of a state magnet school. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: May 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_050311.asp
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Educators at Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School, Classical Magnet School and M.D. Fox Elementary School have been named finalists for the city's 2012 Teacher of the Year competition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042712_3.asp
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The Hartford school system's next chief academic officer will be Carole Collins Ayanlaja, an administrator in Sioux City, Iowa. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032212.asp
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Last week before Superintendent Kishimoto, Principal Sullivan, and the parents and community at Burns Latino Studies Academy had a meeting about the personnel changes, some members of the media received a message stating they would not be permitted inside. This ban was unevenly enforced, as some media were turned away and others not, despite being required to sign in. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_021312.asp
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The Hartford Board of Education has begun the process of looking for a new superintendent. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: November 19, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_111910.asp
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Repeating an assessment that has come to define the city's schools, Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski said recently that students continue to make both modest and significant gains, but warned that there are many challenges still to be met that could be made more difficult without more funding. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 15, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101509_1.asp
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Helen Ubiñas expresses the opinion that in an urban school system, cutting Harford Adult Education just doesn't make sense. But what makes even less sense is the superintendent's inflexibility on this issue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042609.asp
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Three groups in Hartford are developing community schools — which serve as hubs of activity in the neighborhood and provide expanded services for students and their families. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_020909.asp
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Hartford's schools are showing more progress in the system's climb to academic respectability with the most recent report on the 2010 Connecticut Academic Performance Test, which is administered to 10th graders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 01, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080110.asp
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In recent history whenever the Hartford school district made news, it usually wasn't good. From high dropout rates to low standardized test scores that were celebrated by past administrations for not being the worst in the state, the capital city's schools and students have been much maligned. But with Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski's effort to radically reform the school system now entering its third year, ridicule is slowly turning to respect on a national level. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 27, 2009
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The academic year may be waning, but not the workload for the schools' talent management office. The city's 46 schools currently have 11 principal openings for 2012-13. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 01, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060112_1.asp
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Researchers from the University of Washington who have been studying the city's public schools released their findings recently, appearing to validate Superintendent Steven Adamowski's reform efforts while cautioning against a dip in progress. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 11, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011111_2.asp
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In this opinion piece, writers from Achieve Hartford! suggest that after multiple years of performance declines, the Hartford school district witnessed a second straight year of improved test scores in 2009. Reform efforts adopted by the board of education and spearheaded by Superintendent Steven Adamowski are making a difference. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092509.asp
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Educators at Opportunity High School, Betances STEM Magnet School and the Academy of Engineering and Green Technology have been named finalists for the 2013 Hartford Teacher of the Year competition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050613_2.asp
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Hartford school superintendent Steven Adamowski is planning to leave the district at the end of this school year, after roughly five years on the job. The board of education recently voted on a policy spelling out how to pick Adamowski’s successor. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: October 18, 2010
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Hartford's public schools have been improving. In the past five years, no city has made more progress. But Mayor Pedro Segarra and the school board have pushed out reform leader Christina Kishimoto. No one wants Hartford schools to give back the progress that they have made. But the school board — and local voters — needs to understand how the improvements to date came about, and make sure the district doesn't waver from its reform strategy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 23, 2013
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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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The school system will require new hires to undergo diversity training starting next academic year. In subsequent years, Hartford will mandate that all educators be trained in "cultural competency," Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 06, 2012
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Mario Marrero's fourth-grade students believe their teacher is the best in "the whole wide world," in the proud words of one 9-year-old, and the Hartford Public Schools agree: the Betances STEM Magnet School educator has been named the city's 2013 Teacher of the Year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2013
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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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With schools across Hartford set to open, parents and students were buzzing about the district's uniform policy, which many say generated confusion because of changes announced on short notice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082108.asp
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Police Chief James Rovella and Superintendent Christina Kishimoto have signed a document that promises to reduce the number of city students who are arrested at school and cast into the court system for minor offenses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_110212.asp
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The school system and Hartford Federation of Teachers have agreed on a teacher evaluation system that calls for more classroom observations and training for educators, including a district-wide plan to improve how supervisors do the evaluating. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032212_2.asp
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An arbitration panel has rejected the school system's attempt to enforce school-based seniority in the next teachers' union contract, erecting a hurdle for Superintendent Steven Adamowski, who has long made the issue a key piece of his reform efforts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022211.asp
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The Hartford Public School system said that it made an "error" in excluding the media from a recent public meeting between Superintendent Christina Kishimoto and parents, staff and students of Classical Magnet School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 15, 2012
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A delayed proposal to renovate Weaver High School is expected to get back on track this year, presuming that the costly project gains "strong support from the neighborhood," Superintendent Steven Adamowski said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032911_2.asp
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The Hartford board of education is in the process of picking a replacement for Superintendent Steven Adamowski, who will be leaving at the end of the school year. To help that process along, one city organization is holding community forums. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: December 09, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_120910.asp
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income in Hartford between 2006-2010 was $28,970; the average per capita income for the same period was $16,798. People living below the poverty rate: 32.1% Knowing that the rate of concentrated poverty is one of the highest in the nation, it may seem as if something is out of place when the Superintendent — who makes decisions for a student body, most of whom are eligible for free or reduced school lunch — through her lawyers, makes demands for a bonus which is more than what many families in the school district earn in one year. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: October 15, 2012
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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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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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The high school graduation rate for Hartford Public School students still isn't great, but it continues to get better. In 2009, just over 42 percent of the city's students graduated from high school, compared with 36 percent in 2008 and 29 percent in 2007. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 23, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092309.asp
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Recent graduates of some of the nation's top colleges will work in Hartford's classrooms this fall as part of the Teach for America program. The Hartford Board of Education agreed recently to hire 25 young teachers who have pledged to work two years in Hartford, one of the state's lowest-performing school systems. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060607_a.asp
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Hartford Stage recently announced that registration is underway for theatre’s popular Summer Theatre Workshops. The six five-day workshops and one two-week workshop target students in a variety of age groups and cover a range of practical theatre techniques. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 23 - 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_news_052307.asp
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Hartford resident students attending regional magnet schools and suburban schools through the "Open Choice" programs outperformed Hartford students in the regular school system by wide margins on state tests taken last spring, according to state data distributed by the Center for Children's Advocacy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 25, 2012
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Twenty-eight children — many from Hartford — have completed a special nonviolence training program at Weaver High School's Culinary Arts Academy geared toward changing the way kids respond to conflict. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2012
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For the third consecutive year, Hartford students have made gains on the Connecticut Mastery Test. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071610.asp
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Over the years, Naylor Elementary School's eighth-grade field trip has been described in a lot of different ways, but it's safe to say "civics lesson" wasn't one of them. Until now. This year, students graduating from the Hartford school wouldn't take no for an answer when they were told a few weeks ago that the traditional year-end day at High Meadow Resort in East Granby was canceled after district administrators decided the trip didn't have the required educational focus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 28, 2009
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These students weren't headed to a state university or, for that matter, anywhere beyond Hartford. But now they are college kids home for the holiday, an unexpected gift for us all. What made this happen was a forget-the-way-we-do-things moment: Eastern Connecticut State University took a chance on nine Hartford Public High School students in August 2008, bringing them to live on campus for a shot at college. Now, seven of the nine have completed enough remedial work to enter Eastern. The remaining two hope to join them next year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122308.asp
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Twenty-one juniors and seniors at Hartford's insurance and finance academy, High School Inc., have spent the past week in Europe on a sightseeing tour that included educational stops at The Travelers' Co. and United Healthcare's London offices. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040513.asp
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The city board of education may expand to include two high school students who would be appointed as non-voting members. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032312.asp
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Recently, 25 students from the Hartford Public School District learned the principles of nonviolent solutions to solve conflict during a three-week training course at Weaver High School's Culinary Arts Center. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071312_1.asp
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Among the results of a recent school climate survey is that parents think city schools are safer than what their children believe them to be, district administrators said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030713.asp
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Hartford schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski has called for longer school days for the city’s students. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: October 28, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_102810.asp
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The board of education confirmed Tuesday night that it plans to hire a school system employee to succeed Superintendent Steven Adamowski, but delayed identifying that person in order to complete "due diligence." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021611_1.asp
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Although he has detractors, Steven Adamowski's five-year tenure as superintendent in Hartford was marked by his establishing new specialized schools, improved student test scores and a significant increase in the graduation rate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 10, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071011.asp
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Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra's decision to intervene in the board of education's search for a superintendent continues to reverberate. One of Segarra's opponents in the next mayoral campaign weighed in. Shawn Wooden, a Hartford attorney running for mayor, says Segarra shouldn't have interrupted the superintendent process at the last minute. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_022411.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto recently recommended that the board of education close Milner Core Knowledge Academy after the school year and reopen it in August as a community school affiliated with Jumoke Academy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 01, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050112_1.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto has proposed shuttering the Weaver High School building at the end of this academic year and temporarily moving the school's culinary arts program to the Lincoln Culinary Institute. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032713.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto told education leaders recently that she wants Achievement First to open another charter school in the city, possibly in 2014. Kishimoto also plans to nominate Burns Latino Studies Academy and America's Choice at SAND School for admission into the state's Commissioner's Network. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042413.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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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto issued a statement disagreeing with the school board's performance evaluation that criticized her for issues ranging from poor communication to minimal student progress. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092712.asp
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Superintendent Steven Adamowski, in an e-mail sent to school board members and other officials, said that reports of gang activity in the city schools are "inaccurate." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102009.asp
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In his final state of the schools address recently, outgoing Superintendent Steven Adamowski praised students, teachers and administrators for the academic gains they have made in the past three years, but cautioned that there is much work still to do and systemic changes need to continue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 29, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102910.asp
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A group of city parents supporting the "parent trigger" provision in education reform legislation to be considered by the General Assembly had one principal reaction recently. What took so long? The provision was part of a 10-point plan proposed last week by the legislature's Black & Puerto Rican Caucus to address the state's achievement gap between white and minority students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021610.asp
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The after-school pilot initiative to teach music at Hartford’s Burns School is inspired by El Sistema, the Venezuelan, state-sponsored social services program that created youth orchestras and has offered free music training for hundreds of thousands of children, most of whom are poor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112511_1.asp
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Recently, at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra performed from Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 for a crowd of 2,500 Hartford elementary students. At one point, the student audience raised their recorders and began to accompany the orchestra with a sound that resembled a cicada chorus. Link Up, a national program from Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, partners 29 orchestras in the country with local schools for a yearlong music education program that culminates in a live show. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050212.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that Hartford school administrators are exploring ways to improve teacher quality and raise student achievement — both laudable goals. But, Hartford should think twice before rubber-stamping the recent National Council on Teacher Quality report on the city's schools to guide its efforts. Unfortunately, the council's recommendations are based more on opinion than solid research. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053109.asp
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Recently state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, school board Chairman Matthew Poland and Mayor Pedro Segarra stunned fifth grade teacher at Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School, Tamika Knight with the Milken Educator Award. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012513.asp
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Christine Tocionis, a language arts teacher at the R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts, is one of 25 teachers nationwide to get the 2009 MetLife Foundation Ambassadors in Education award. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_060309_2.asp
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Teresa Bulanda's long journey to the steps of the White House began with eight years of teaching in her native Poland, a period spent selling shoes in Newington, followed by seven years in the classrooms of the Hartford Public Schools. This week in the nation's capital, Bulanda was awarded the 2007 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for her work as a math teacher at Lewis Fox Middle School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050308.asp
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An arbitration panel recently rejected the Hartford School district's attempt to enforce school-based seniority in the next teachers' union contract. Superintendent Steven Adamowski has pushed for a system in which seniority "bumping" would occur only within individual schools when there are layoffs, an idea that has taken hold among education reform groups. Currently, with citywide seniority -- informally known as "last hired, first fired" -- a teacher targeted for layoff at one school could bump a teacher with specialized training who was hired more recently at one of the city's redesigned academies. (PDF document, 122 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
; Publication Date: February 17, 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/HartfordTeachersAward_2011-02-17.pdf
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Andrea Johnson, a 30-year veteran teacher in the Hartford public school system and first vice president of the teachers' union's executive board, was elected president of the Hartford Federation of Teachers recently. She will serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041008.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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City schoolchildren continue to improve in reading on the Connecticut Mastery Test, part of an upward trend since reform efforts began in 2006, according to state data released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071912.asp
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As negotiations continue for a new agreement in the Sheff vs. O'Neill desegregation case, city school leaders said Hartford will operate two new magnet schools next academic year as part of the deal. The city board of education this week approved converting the existing Moylan Montessori elementary program into a magnet school and adding 63 seats to attract suburban students. The school system also will establish a pre-kindergarten magnet school for 180 children ages 3 and 4, half of whom will be Hartford residents. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032013.asp
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Hartford is savoring the University of Connecticut's decision to move its West Hartford campus downtown, but it will take far more than the relocation of 2,100 students to make them an integral part of the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_110912.asp
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Twenty-five students recently participated in a three-week nonviolence training program at Weaver High School's Culinary Arts Academy that taught kids how to diffuse potentially violent situations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 01, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080112.asp
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Beat the Streets, a non-profit after-school wrestling program in Hartford has been very popular in part because, as one coach says, wrestling is "a mechanism for discipline, passion and ambition." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061412.asp
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A six-month course called the Academia de los Padres (or “Academy of the Parents”), aimed at a specific sector of Spanish-speaking residents in Hartford’s Park Street and South End neighborhoods focused on those who are low-literate English learners. The Academia provides literacy classes for both children and their parents, helping moms and dads prepare their kids for school before they’re ever enrolled. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: December 06, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_120610.asp
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This year, several Hartford schools have seen major changes under Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's district reform plan: Some underperforming schools were shut down; new schools were created; and other schools have been restructured. This series looks at individual schools that have undergone major changes this academic year. As part of a district-wide reformation of the schools, Burns Academy of Latino Studies reopened this year as an elementary school with a Latin American theme. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110308.asp
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Capital Prep celebrated its eighth commencement recently, where family and friends' cheers and applause echoed through the rafters of the large, bright gymnasium. Capital Prep, which claims it sends 100 percent of its graduates to a four-year college, met that goal again, an accomplishment the school's founder and principal, Steve Perry, calls "not what you'd expect of Hartford children." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060713_1.asp
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Many in Hartford aren't talking enough about what they're doing at Capital Preparatory Magnet School, though others outside of Hartford are noticing. Soledad O'Brien is phoning. Bill Cosby is a fan. Schools from around the country — including the state of Hawaii — have come calling, eager to know what founder and Principal Stephen Perry, a former social worker from Middletown, is doing for black and Hispanic children in Hartford, Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120508.asp
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Over the past three years, Hartford public school officials claimed that offering more school choices for parents and students, while holding educators accountable for results, improved standardized test scores. That story is incomplete. The next superintendent must account for this tall tale of school reform and separate fact from fiction. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 01, 2011
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Moneque Beckford came from Jamaica to Weaver High School's Culinary Arts Academy as a sophomore, facing the culture shock of what she described as "the American lifestyle." Beckford stood on the Weaver auditorium stage recently and honored her 43 fellow graduates, noting they all had challenges but persevered. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061313.asp
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The visitors come from as far as Australia to tour the North End school where children already have the Ivy League on their minds. On the Connecticut Mastery Test, all 27 seventh-graders who took the exam this spring met the state's goal in reading, but educators here say the high test scores are only a snippet of what makes the Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy special. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112512.asp
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A key proposal by Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski to upgrade standards and improve college readiness among city high school students by toughening graduation requirements was adopted by the school board recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062008.asp
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David Panagore - the city's director of development services – recently said the city knows it is getting some money for projects like the Pope Commons streetscape. But he said it's "premature" to say whether or not the city's big-ticket item, the planned public safety complex -- will get cash. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 01, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_040109_1.asp
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Karen N. Lott, the principal of a turnaround school in New Haven, has been chosen to lead Hartford's Jumoke Academy at Milner School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052013_1.asp
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Parents got a crash course Wednesday in the new "choice" program that will let them send their children to any Hartford public school next year. But some parents, expecting the program to be similar to an existing "open choice" system — in which children can attend schools outside Hartford — were surprised to see that the list only included Hartford schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 26, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092608.asp
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The Third Age Initiative—a program to identify, develop and engage Greater Hartford’s older adults in the community was established in 2001 by Leadership Greater Hartford. This unique leadership program has now enrolled nearly 200 individuals, ages forty-eight to eighty-eight. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: Feb 21 - 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_news_022107.asp
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Hartford school officials often talk about the achievement gap between their students and the rest of the state's. But officials on the district's special education task force recently told parents and school board members that Hartford has an achievement gap of its own. It's between special-education and non-special-education students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020909.asp
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Hartford's 2013 Teacher of the Year finalists were recently videotaped in the act of teaching. A judging panel of past winners, teachers' union leaders and city school administrators chose the three finalists out of 44 nominees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050713.asp
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Hartford's Moylan Elementary School teacher Silvia Malave is the recipient of the 2005-2006 Teacher of the Year award. Malave uses programs like Dual Language and Success for All to help her students learn. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 17, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061705_A.asp
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When her students at University High School started attending the University of Connecticut's mini-medical lectures, biology teacher Susan Matthews rearranged her curriculum to make sure they went into the seminars prepared. Then, she attended the lectures with her students. It's that kind of dedication to students and subject that earned Matthews the title of Hartford Teacher of the Year for 2006 - her second time being so honored. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062406.asp
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Members of Weaver High's class of 1980 have organized six reunions since leaving the North End school with their diplomas. Now the Weaver Beavers have another milestone to celebrate: Many class members were born in 1962 and turn 50 this year. They will hold a historical costume ball in downtown Hartford to mark the occasion. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082012_1.asp
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Earlier this year, two mothers formed a friendship over a shared concern: Both were working hard to break a pattern of perennially failing schools serving poor or minority students. Milly Arciniegas of Hartford is a vocal advocate for children in her role as president of the Hartford Parent Organization Council, a consortium of parent-teacher organizations. Gwen Samuel of Meriden is the co-founder and chairwoman of the State of Black CT Alliance, an organization that, among other things, works to improve educational opportunities for African American children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042410.asp
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The State Board of Education recently refused to step into the middle of a dispute over layoff rules between Hartford teachers and the city school board, and instead urged both sides to work out their differences. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040810.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 25-member Hartford drill team known as Another Bad Creation Drill Team and Drum Corps (ABCs for short) has danced in several drill competitions, often winning. Recently., Another Bad Creation hosts Drill-O-Rama, a drill dance competition at Ron-A-Roll in Vernon. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_062411.asp
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The Democratic and Working Families parties prevailed recently in the election to fill four open seats on the board of education. In an unofficial results, Democrat Lori Hudson led the way, followed closely by Working Parties candidate Elizabeth Brad Noel. Working Families candidate Robert Cotto and Democrat Luis Rodriguez-Davila also won seats. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110309.asp
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Five magnet schools don't have enough white students to meet a court desegregation order, prompting a warning from state Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121310.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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Nearly a week after abruptly canceling its appointment of the next school superintendent, the board of education is keeping its next move a secret for now. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030111_1.asp
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The board of education's plan to add members of the community to its superintendent search committee has been delayed by concerns that there were no African Americans among the recommended appointees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010311.asp
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Mario Marrero received the honor recently of being chosen as Hartford’s 2013 Teacher of the Year at the annual banquet in the Marriott Hartford Downtown Hotel. Marrero, the lead teacher of the Science Department at Betances says, “Teaching is my passion and I take pride and joy in what I do.” Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 24, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_052413.asp
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The former bank data processing center on Windsor Street in Hartford is another of the 13 sites proposed for the relocation of the University of Connecticut’s West Hartford campus to city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_031913.asp
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A video of an interview with David Panagore, City of Hartford Director of Development Services, held on January 22, 2009 and the November 19, 2008 community program, HartfordInfo Today: Where There's Crisis There's Opportunity: The Impact of the Current Financial Climate on Hartford and the Region, which was held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: November 19, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_11_19_2008.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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A video of the December 3, 2008 community program, HartfordInfo Today: Raising the Bar: Preparing Hartford's High School Students to Succeed, which was held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: December 3, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_12_03_2008.asp
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As the new chairman of the prestigious Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the University of Hartford's Hartt School, Javon Jackson brings solid credentials as a teacher/mentor and as a highly skilled practitioner of the art of jazz. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_090813.asp
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Mark Scheinberg is founder, president and chief cheerleader of Goodwin College, a nonprofit college aimed at getting the students jobs, or better jobs, or promotions that require the kind of credential that Goodwin can provide. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: October 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_100311.asp
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Amid questions about Hartford's funding of his youth anti-violence program, Andrew Woods, executive Director of Hartford Communities that Care, abruptly resigned last week - then rescinded his resignation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 7, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_120705.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 article, Helen Ubiñas asked the public for help in picking the book that will be the One Book for Greater Hartford for 2009. The program, sponsored by the Hartford Public Library aims to engage the community in the shared experience of reading one book by a living author. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_050309.asp
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David Komisar helped transform Hillyer College into the University of Hartford and develop it into a respected residential institution that draws 7,400 students from 45 states and 49 countries. He was the school's longest-serving chief academic officer, and when he retired, he was named provost emeritus. Komisar, a former resident of West Hartford, died on March 19, 2013. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040713.asp
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This report highlights the issues facing over-age, under-credited youth, as well as the policy measures that can improve outcomes for these young people. In Connecticut, it is estimated that between 30,000 and 40,000 young people fall into this particular category. (PDF document, 39 pages) Published by
Our Piece of the Pie
; Publication Date: July 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Helping_Over-Age_Under-Credited_Youth.pdf
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Rick Green writes that they're trying something radically different at a handful of Hartford schools: teaching the teachers about reading instruction. A small program funded by an $844,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving emphasizes an instruction model created by New Haven's Haskins Laboratories, a private institute that studies speech, language and reading. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 14, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_111406_a.asp
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Public education could contribute to Connecticut's economy more than it already does, a prominent economist and the president of the University of Connecticut told an audience of 600 people at the annual Connecticut and Business Industry Association/MetroHartford Alliance economy summit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010712.asp
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Susan Campbell writes that the father of our country needs a makeover. Generations of Hartford Public High School students have passed by a larger-than-life portrait of George Washington — one hand on a saber, the other on a scroll — that has stood sentry in a school stairwell. These days, the painting is dingy, dirty and flaking. Without professional attention, the painting could be lost, and that would be a crime. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_072809.asp
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Rick Green writes that if the new science center in Hartford inspires young people to be scientists, then it will be worth the price-tag. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_010209.asp
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Colleges throughout the nation usually notify applicants that they are accepted — or rejected — by April 1. Families, friends and teachers in Connecticut are dealing with the highs and lows. Even seniors who celebrated an admissions offer weeks or months ago say these days are heavy with stress over financial aid. Overall, said Stan Glowiak, a New Britain guidance counselor, this is a difficult time for students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032712.asp
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It happens quietly every day. Students drop out of school after years of academic struggle, inadequate support, disinterest in education or challenging life events. Connecticut must increase the compulsory high school attendance age. And, struggling students must be offered alternative education options. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 31, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_123111.asp
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As he walked the halls of Hartford Magnet Middle School on the first day of classes recently, Superintendent Steven Adamowski paused to consider what has changed since his first bus tour of city schools four years ago. One of the things that struck him, he said, was that he had a longer list of success stories to consider this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083010.asp
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To raise awareness of the benefits of high performance schools, the CT Green Building Council (CTGBC) has embarked on a program to promote the transformation of schools in Connecticut. Launched in February 2005, the High Performance Schools Initiative is operating on four tracks that include a stakeholder process, an educational outreach effort, an inventory of all public school buildings, and monitoring of legislative action. With the conclusion of the stakeholder process, they published this final report of what our stakeholders have identified as significant benefits of and barriers to promoting the design and construction of high-performance schools, and their suggested actions for raising the building standards used for constructing new schools in Connecticut. (PDF file, 23 pages) Published by
Connecticut Green Building Council
; Publication Date: January 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/CTGreenBuildingReport.pdf
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Hartford Magnet Middle School staff and students recently celebrated the school's selection as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_100706.asp
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Two of the city's three large public high schools are performing so poorly that they should be replaced with smaller, more manageable schools as early as next year, the city's top school official said recently. Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski called for a complete overhaul of Hartford Public High School and Weaver High School after another round of discouraging scores on an annual statewide test of 10th-graders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082407.asp
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High school students would be required to pass end-of-course exams, complete a yearlong independent study project and earn 24 credits in specific areas to graduate from any public school in Connecticut under a set of recommendations being considered by the State Board of Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111607.asp
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Connecticut high school seniors scored above the national average in reading and math on a national test conducted to determine whether graduating students are adequately prepared for college and work. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111810.asp
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Five Hartford students were arrested last week following a high school fight. But police say this wasn’t a regular brawl. It was pre-arranged by students from various city schools – and they spread the word by text message. Police say the possibly gang-related event converged on the heart of downtown. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: September 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_091610.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that mandating Connecticut public high schools and the state higher education systems to work together just makes sense. This, coupled with the completion of the state's unfinished model of a core curriculum, would help propel schools toward meeting the new standards and prepare students for successful post high school education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020512_1.asp
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The Connecticut Regional FIRST Robotics tournament was recently held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Each team had just six weeks to design and build a robot that could bend down, do laps and capture a 7-pound, 40-inch ball from atop a 6-foot-6-inch overpass. Teams work with teachers and volunteer mentors to complete the project. Locally, those mentors include engineers and software programmers at such companies as United Technologies, Gerber Scientific and Dominion. The three-day regional competition, which pits 62 teams from seven states and three countries, was attended by more than 1,500 high school students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_031508.asp
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This report from the Connecticut Departments of Labor and Higher Education is a comprehensive report on the employment of graduates of the State’s public college system. The report summarizes the employment and compensation experience of students who graduated from the 18 public colleges during the 2007 school year. The report also provides a detailed summary of graduate employment by industry sector and college degree program for the state as a whole, for each system of education and for each individual institution. This year for the first time the report also includes a matrix of employed graduates by program of study and industry sector. (PDF document, 117 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut, Departments of Higher Education and Labor
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/HigherEdReport_2006-07grads.pdf
Related Link(s):
State of Connecticut Department of Labor
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A surge of full-time enrollment among recent high school graduates, including more minority students - particularly young Hispanic women - has kept enrollment growing for eight consecutive years in the state's community college system, by far the largest public higher education system in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_112106.asp
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The oldest surviving school building in Hartford is about to become part of the city's newest cultural district. The handsome brick Victorian-era Northwest School building on Albany Avenue has been saved and named to the National Register of Historic Places. It will become the home of the John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_091610.asp
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It isn’t exactly pioneer work to travel beneath Hartford. Graffiti and an illegally dumped car in the underground Park/Hog River serve as evidence of previous visits, and not surprising, given how easy it is to access the river if one knows where to look. A pair of fishing waders enables a bit of access for the curious; a simple raft can get someone from the Pope Park area to the Connecticut River. Documenting the trip is not groundbreaking either. It has been done on various websites, on public radio, and in storytelling. The mixed media exhibit at the ArtWalk Gallery at the Hartford Public Library showcases the canoe and romanticized photographs, prints, and paintings of the journeys. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: December 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/realhtfd_120912.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that it's wrong to blame teachers and 'failing schools,' when flight to magnet and charter schools leaves neediest students behind. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031410.asp
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Connecticut's new education commissioner doesn't know yet whether the state should require high school students to pass a graduation exam, as Massachusetts does, but he will look for any edge to bolster student performance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_011807.asp
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Since 2004, the number of children living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level in Connecticut has increased from 24% to 30%. This report provides data and policy information related to child health, education, and family economic well-being. (PDF document, 84 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services
; Publication Date: May 2013
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Link: /issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/CAHS2013-KIDSCOUNT.pdf
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that it is fitting that the Connecticut Book Awards are held in Hartford, home to such literary giants as Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Wallace Stevens. The recent ceremony at the Hartford Public Library was sponsored by the Connecticut Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091609.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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Helen Ubiñas writes about Milly Arciniegas, President of the Hartford Parent Organization Council and candidate for the Hartford Board of Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 29, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102909.asp
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Ahead of state standardized testing, city schools have extended an hour each day for a full week, a move that has triggered a grievance from the teachers' union. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022611.asp
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Legislators invoked their own immigrant roots recently in explaining their stands on a bill to allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities in Connecticut. The measure passed the state House of Representatives, 77-63. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_051311.asp
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A wave of cheers erupted at the State House recently, as a school reform bill, conceived to end decades of educational inequity, passed unanimously in the ornate House of Representatives. The bill now will go to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his signature — on legislation he has called the civil rights issue of the day and the centerpiece of his efforts this session. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050912.asp
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This report suggests that as the nation grapples with the growing gap between rich and poor and an economy increasingly reliant on formal education, public policies should address housing market regulations that prohibit all but the very affluent from enrolling their children in high-scoring public schools in order to promote individual social mobility and broader economic security. (PDF document, 31 pages) Published by
Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program
; Publication Date: April 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/housing_costs_school_inequalitl.pdf
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SmartChoices, a website launched in November 2009 by the Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Project at Trinity College, ConnCAN, and Achieve Hartford, provides a parent-friendly, web-based search tool which empowers urban and suburban parents in navigating their public school choice options in the Greater Hartford region. This report evaluates how information influences parental choice. (PDF document, 30 pages) Published by
Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Project at Trinity College, Hartford, CT
; Publication Date: April 28, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/How_Does_Info_Influence_Choice.pdf
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Over the months of December 2012 and January 2013, the Hartford Public Schools asked questions about school climate in a survey to students, parents and staff across the school district. Achieve Hartford! has provided an independent breakdown of the school climate and connectedness survey. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_041813.asp
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The author of this opinion piece writes that an internship at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art gave her a chance to test-drive her career and showed her opportunities a lot closer to home than she had ever imagined. Like many students who live outside of Hartford, she had preconceived notions about the city, formed mainly by hearsay, media and tall tales. Instead, there is so much culture, history, art and entertainment packed into this sleepy city nestled between New York and Boston that to bypass it in her job search would be a mistake. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090209_1.asp
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The author expresses the opinion that like much of local street theater, such as the successful protests over closing Hartford Public Library branches, the final act doesn’t really bring the show to a satisfactory conclusion. Left unanswered in the Hartford melodrama, for example, is how many branches of the public library does this city of 125,000 actually need? Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: October 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_100608_1.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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The Connecticut college with the strongest history of adaptive reuse development is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but Rensselaer has done the bulk of its work in and around its main campus in Troy, N.Y., while its Hartford satellite campus is still a tired-looking, suburban-oriented enclave north of I-84 in the northern part of the city. Still, the institute's intensive, decade-long adaptive reuse effort in Troy is an example of what schools, including RPI, could do in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092108.asp
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Everyone knows that teacher unions matter in education politics and policies, but it’s hard to determine just how much they matter—and whether they wield greater influence in some places than in others. (PDF document, 405 pages) Published by
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
; Publication Date: October 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Union-Strength.pdf
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The ironic thing about this whole fight over education reform is that everybody — the unions, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, state legislators, the school reformers — could still walk off as heroes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 30, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_033012.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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Hartford Public High School after years and years on probation recently received full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. But now the new academies that opened at the school in September need to do it all over again. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_051209.asp
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At Hartford Public High, the country's second-oldest public high school history has been collected in a new school museum by archivist R.J. Luke Williams. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 10, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101007.asp
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The Democratic Town Committee has found a replacement for Rob LaChance on its slate of board of education candidates. Lori Hudson was chosen unanimously earlier this week to join incumbent Luis Rodriguez-Davila and Albert Barrueco. LaChance dropped out recently citing a job opportunity out of state. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2009
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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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This report examines the alignment of Hartford’s teacher policies with its goals for improving teacher quality. This analysis reviews the Hartford Public Schools’ teacher policies linked most directly to teacher effectiveness. (PDF document, 68 pages) Published by
National Council on Teacher Quality
; Publication Date: May 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/hartford_human_capital.pdf
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At the recent commencement ceremony, President Calvin Woodland told the 437 graduates of Capital Community College about their classmates who work multiple jobs, raise children, and persist in what more often than not was a few years to finish a two-year degree. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053008.asp
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This series appears every other Monday in the Hartford Courant, and explores the life experiences of teenagers and young adults in their own words. This fall, three strangers lugged their belongings into a small dorm room at the University of Hartford and began to share their space and their lives. In this room in Hawk Hall are Lana Orin, from the Bronx, N.Y., and two students from Connecticut: Tayler Dubé of Canterbury and Megan Truax of Oxford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121707.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that in 2001, three members of the Hartford school building committee were among the six who unanimously chose Diggs Construction, a Kansas City firm, to oversee the $1 billion Hartford schools reconstruction project. Later, the three — businessman D. Anwar Al-Ghani, Urban League of Greater Hartford chief James Willingham and former city councilman Louis Watkins — went to work for Diggs. All deny there was any quid pro quo. Nonetheless, the situation reeks of conflict. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 27, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_122708.asp
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Rick Green is outraged by results of the scores of Hartford third graders on the Connecticut Mastery Test. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Literacy/htfd_courant_081806.asp
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One day after a Courant investigation documented ongoing security and public safety problems at the newly renovated downtown Hartford Public Library, the city's chief of police made it very clear what library staff and members of the public should do when they observe bad behavior. Call the police, Hartford Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts advised. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052008_1.asp
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A bill that would allow undocumented immigrants in Connecticut to pay in-state tuition to public colleges and universities received the endorsement of the state university chancellor, while drawing concerns from some legislators during a public hearing recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021407_b.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's road tour to promote his education reform package began recently in Hartford with a blast from a former Bridgeport Board of Education member angry over the state's takeover of the board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030212.asp
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The Project Choice program, which provides integrated school opportunities for Hartford schoolchildren throughout the region, is an integral part of the State of Connecticut’s response to the 1996 Sheff v. O’Neill school decision. The Choice program has been overshadowed by the larger interdistrict magnet school program, but like the magnet program, Project Choice has also lagged in its growth – leaving the state well short of its desegregation goals. (PDF file, 92 pages) Published by
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
; Publication Date: September 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/ProjectChoiceCampaignFinalReport.pdf
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Trinity College, in an effort to conquer a $10 million deficit, has attempted to balance their budget by cutting expenditures and pay freezes for faculty and other non-hourly employees. Officials project a revenue of $4.7 million from fundraising efforts and a budget cut of $5.3 million. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 21, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052105.asp
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This Cityline blog entry on the Parent Trigger includes many comments by legislators on the education committee, and also includes the details of parent advocacy for the trigger or the union's sustained efforts against it, in an attempt to give more of the flavor of the hearing and the jockeying for position. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_032510.asp
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Space Shuttle Atlantis, the final space shuttle flight, will carry a student-designed science experiment and a mission patch from the Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070711.asp
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The instrumental music in the new TV ads evokes green pastures and peace on Earth. Such is the turnaround in tone for the city schools' "Say Yes To Hartford" marketing campaign, which in its battle to retain students has gone for a softer message after drawing controversy months ago for a perceived attack on the state's Open Choice program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112311.asp
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On the surface it would seem that 13 candidates vying for four seats on the Hartford Board of Education would make for a pretty competitive race with lots of possibilities. But in Hartford, where the Democratic Party rules, that is not likely to be the case. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 23, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/democracy/htfd_courant_102309.asp
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Tiana Hercules lives with her husband and two young sons on Asylum Hill, one of the area's most diverse neighborhoods. But Hercules, a program director for the city, said she feels a certain "disconnect" in the schools. Her children are black. The teachers at West Middle Elementary School and across the urban school system are mostly white. City schools have been consumed with improving test scores. What about social awareness? Empathy? Being respectful of cultural identities that are different from one's own? Those questions were raised during a workshop on "cultural competency" at the Hartford Public Library recently, part of the school system's four-week Hartford Parent Academy course on educating parents to be better advocates and at-home teachers for their children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 09, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050913.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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A recent meeting with parents aimed to quell concerns over the plan by Hartford Public Schools to join Milner School with Jumoke Academy for the 2012-13 school year. The merger is one option for improving achievement at the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053012.asp
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Delegates to the city's new Student Senate convened for the first time recently under a portrait of George Washington and with direct orders from the Superintendent to represent the voices of thousands of students across Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111512.asp
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As Governor Malloy’s approach to education reform receives criticism, some proponents of the bill rush to its defense, leaning on false dichotomy to alienate those who do want youth to experience more quality education, but do not believe that SB 24 is the way to best achieve this. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 29, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_022912.asp
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The Community Renewal Team invited guests to read a book about appropriate touching recently at more than a dozen of its preschools as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Mayor Pedro Segarra was one of the guests. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041913.asp
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Learning how to stop a fight from escalating is one lesson from Speaking Daggers, an anti-bullying, Shakespearean theater workshop that stresses the power of words. Shakespeare on the Sound, an outdoor theater company in Fairfield County, began the workshop as a pilot program earlier this year in Norwalk middle schools and is now raising money to bring Speaking Daggers to schools across Connecticut, said Scott Bartelson, the company's teaching artist. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121312.asp
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Jim Starr, executive director of Achieve Hartford, answers questions from the Hartford Business Journal. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: June 28, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_062810.asp
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If you were looking for the best elementary school in West Hartford, you might start in the classrooms with the highest Connecticut Mastery Test scores. In the process, you would miss the remarkable, emerging story of Charter Oak Academy of Global Studies in the Elmwood neighborhood just over the Hartford line, where the percentage of Charter Oak fourth- and fifth-graders meeting state goal jumped 18 points from 2006 to 2007. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 06, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_110607.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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This study, commissioned by the Connecticut Center for School Change with the support and assistance of the Connecticut State Department of Education, is an initial effort to investigate how state and district teacher recruitment, hiring, and support policies and practices affect the ability to hire and retain high-quality teachers. The report’s conclusion is that differences in teacher qualifications between schools serving different populations of students appear to be widening. Published by
Connecticut Center for School Change
; Publication Date: 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_2006.asp
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Right now, the Center For Social Entrepreneurship consists of a handful of cubicles inside a downtown office building. But Daniel Doyle Jr. says the center's four employees and its handful of volunteers are working hard to make sure the center succeeds in its mission: fostering world peace. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111311.asp
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Little Owls Learning Center, the city's only in-school nursery and daycare center caring exclusively for children of Hartford Public teen mothers helps teen moms graduate from high school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060612.asp
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A poll commissioned by The Courant shows that, by 53 to 41 percent, state residents support allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities and colleges in Connecticut, a proposal supporters are trying to resurrect in the legislature. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Immigrants/htfd_courant_050207.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that a privately funded program called "Project Opening Doors" ought to be given the old college try. It is an initiative to improve performance of so-called underrepresented students in math, science and English. The ultimate goal is to boost their chances of success in college. The program offers modest financial incentives to both students and teachers if they get high marks on Advance Placement tests in those subjects. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021609.asp
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Three October incidents, including one resulting in an expulsion, have raised concerns at Suffield High School about the relationship between Suffield residents and out-of-district students attending the school. The extent of racial tension in the incidents remains unclear, but Superintendent of Schools Jack Reynolds said the problem lies in a combination of racial, cultural and territorial differences. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 27, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102709.asp
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This report presents data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2005 and earlier Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. This report has three main sections— income, poverty, and health insurance coverage. Each one presents estimates by characteristics such as
race, Hispanic origin, nativity, and region. Other topics include earnings of full-time, year-round workers;
poverty among families; and health insurance coverage of children. From U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-229. (PDF file, 85 Pages) Published by
U.S. Census
; Publication Date: August 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/health/p60-229.pdf
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Nine Connecticut high school students are taking part in a three-week summer medical camp program at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford which allows students to observe doctors, nurses, physician assistants and other health care professionals as they make their daily rounds, interact with patients and carry out the responsibilities of their jobs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 17, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071706.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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If we were to take an area about 120 miles long by 30 miles wide from New Haven to Greenfield, Mass., and call this our region, our region would comprise 41 universities and colleges with 215,000 students -- the second-highest concentration of academic power in the country (behind Boston). This region has 2.77 million people, a workforce of 1.25 million, 64,000 businesses and a median household income of $58,165. These are among the data released by the Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership at its recent State of the Region conference in Windsor. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_081113.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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Throughout the country, school systems are looking for better ways to help all students and to meet more specific and demanding federal guidelines for special education, a category of learning meant to help students with disabilities, such as dyslexia and cerebral palsy. The federal guidelines call for academic help that doesn't require pulling students out of their classrooms and changes in the way schools identify special education students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011710.asp
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More and more, school officials say they are encountering students in the earliest grades, including kindergarten, whose behavior poses a threat to both themselves and the children around them. The problem has become so serious that New Britain recently created special classrooms for young students with unmanageable behavior issues. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040207.asp
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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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The investigation that generated this report began as an inquiry into allegations of abuse, neglect and other violations of student rights within the Washington Street campus of the Hartford Transitional Learning Academy (HTLA). Completion of the investigation was delayed by many months as the authority of the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPA) to access parent and guardian contact information, and to visit the school while students were present, was litigated in Federal District Court. After the OPA’s authority had been established by the Court’s order, it was learned that the “hands on” disciplinary practices that had led to most of the original allegations of abuse had been administratively discontinued. It also became apparent that HTLA’s administrators were attempting to pursue a plan to transfer many of the school’s students, teachers and other resources back into neighborhood schools. This investigation’s findings support this plan, and the report concludes by recommending that HTLA’s middle school and high school programs ultimately be phased out. Published by
Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, State of Connecticut
; Publication Date: November 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/htla_invest_report.pdf
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Investing in the first five years of children’s lives benefits the children, their parents, and society at large. High quality caring and learning environments in the early years – starting at birth – are necessary if children are to be ready to enter school at age five. Affordable early care and education allows parents to participate in the workforce, and sets the stage for the next generation of
workers to be productive members of society. (PDF document, 2 pages Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: August 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/CB12investearlycare.pdf
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This report examines the systematic removal of struggling and vulnerable students from traditional high schools and explores their experiences and outcomes in the alternative and adult education programs they attend. (PDF document, 88 pages) Published by
A Better Way Foundation
; Publication Date: December 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/InvisibleStudents.pdf
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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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Hartford, like other school districts across the state, is revamping its report cards. The new "standards-based" progress reports, educators say, will more accurately measure whether students are learning the skills necessary to score well on the Connecticut Mastery Test. But, parents are having difficulty understanding them because they are long and confusing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021108.asp
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About 30 kindergarten through seventh grade Somali-Bantu refugees are attending the Hartford Public School Summer New Arrivals Program, learning reading, writing and basic math skills. The children in the program came from a place where they would be going to school in a tent one day, and running for their lives the next. One of the challenges the children face when they get here is learning that they're at school now - they're not allowed to go tearing down the hallway as they might have back home. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 27, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Immigrants/htfd_courant_072706.asp
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An estimated 250 people came to Hartford recently to hear an all-star lineup of Ivy League professors give their signature lectures on topics ranging from astronomy to the movies. The program at the Hartford Marriott Downtown was the sixth in a series that brings together some of the nation's leading minds in a new project known as One Day University. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_120306.asp
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Seventeen votes. That's all that kept the Working Families Party from putting its entire slate on the Hartford Board of Education. But after the completion of a recount earlier today, they'll have to settle for a split of the four seats up for grabs recently with the Democrats. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_111009.asp
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The three Dodo sisters who moved from Niger a few years ago not speaking a word of English exemplified the perseverance that characterized Capital Community College's graduating class at the recent graduation at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060107.asp
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Though Achievement First Hartford Academy has strict behavior guidelines, not all students walk the halls of the public charter school in silence. The teachers at Achievement First don't waste a minute of instruction: They flip flash cards while students are in line for the bathroom, count in Spanish as they move from one classroom to the next and ask for definitions for their words of encouragement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102008.asp
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The city of Hartford renamed a section of Woodland Street in honor of alto saxophone great Jackie McLean, one of the city's most accomplished and devoted sons, who died last year. The block of Woodland running alongside the Artists Collective, the cultural institution McLean and his wife, Dollie, founded more than 30 years ago, is now known as "Jackie McLean Way" - with the "J" fittingly represented by a saxophone. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_052007.asp
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Three Conservative Jews, all rabbinical students at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, have made the pilgrimage to liberal Hartford Seminary, marking the first time the Jewish seminary has allowed its pupils to study at the Christian seminary for credit. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_070112.asp
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In this opinion piece, the authors suggest that Connecticut appeared to lag behind the rest of the nation as the full force of the subprime mortgage crisis triggered collapses in the nation's financial markets early this fall. But layoffs, a slowing housing market and wariness about the economy are no strangers to the state now. In addition to working through the difficult economic times, which includes a state budget headed deeply into the red, Connecticut should keep focused on improving the quality and qualifications of its existing and future workers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120708.asp
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For the Class of 2009, the job hunt was positively grim. It was the worst job market since the early '80s and it continued through the end of the year. Demand for this month's crop — starting with 4,780 graduating with bachelor's degrees from the University of Connecticut — remains far from pre-recession levels. But students, and the career placement staff helping them, see signs of life. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 09, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_courant_050910.asp
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Small and medium-sized manufacturers in Connecticut report the same thing: There are good jobs in manufacturing going begging. Some companies even have to turn down work for lack of workers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/EconomicDevelopment/htfd_courant_012107.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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Jumoke Academy in Hartford recently launched wireless internet technology on its Blue Hills’ campus. The wireless technology was made possible by a $20,000 grant from AT&T. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_112008.asp
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Stan Simpson comments on the success of Hartford’s Jumoke Academy. Now in its 11th year, the charter school is emerging as one of the better-run charters, taking in mostly poor black and Latino kids who, chosen by lottery, usually arrive well behind academically. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_080107.asp
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At Jumoke Academy, a charter school on Blue Hills Avenue, 100 percent of the third-graders were proficient in math on this spring's Connecticut Mastery Test. Two-thirds scored high enough to meet the state's goal in math, while 72 percent did so in reading and 77 percent achieved it in writing, all ahead of state averages. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101711.asp
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How reform impacts the community is playing out in a very fundamental way at Jumoke Academy at Milner, where the direction being taken is pushing all stakeholders to focus on the bottom line: Are the students learning? Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 06, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_060613.asp
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The Hartford Public Library this week is closing two branches, one in Blue Hills and the other in Asylum Hill, and laying off 40 full- and part-time employees to help close an $875,000 budget deficit. In addition, some services for children, adults and immigrants are being cut. In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that the mayor and council should go back and find the money. The $8.2 million library budget is less than 1.5 percent of the city budget. Would that more of the budget were so well spent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_070108.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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How are young children (birth to age 5) progressing toward success in school? It is a question that is piquing the interest of parents as well as policy makers and business leaders across the country because of the strong association between school success and lifetime achievement. By highlighting trends and key findings at the state and local level in five critical areas affecting child development, this publication helps reveal how Connecticut's young children are faring and where action is needed to promote better outcomes. (PDF document - 100 Pages) Published by
Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut and the Department of Social Services
; Publication Date: September 2004
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Link: /Issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/wsd_09_2004.asp
Related Link(s):
2004 Connecticut Kids Count Data Book: Family Economic Security: Investing in Families . . .
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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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Hartford's public schools aim to cut back on suspensions, and the drop-outs they create. In a report released this month, "Missing Out: Suspending Students from Connecticut Schools," authors Taby Ali and Alexandra Dufresne of Connecticut Voices For Children write that the percentage of students suspended in the 2006-2007 school year varied from one percent to 22 percent, with the statewide average coming in at seven percent. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: August 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_082808.asp
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According to the study conducted by Yale University, "Pre-kindergartners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Pre-kindergarten Systems,” Connecticut ranks 7th among 40 other states with state-funded pre-kindergarten programs for the highest rate of expulsions, with 12.3 students expelled per 1,000. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 17, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051705_a.asp
Related Link(s):
Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems (PDF file)
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This 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of America’s children and families. New this year is information on child well-being in Puerto Rico. This year’s essay examines the child welfare system and challenges the country to make lifelong connections for children and youth in foster care a national priority. Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Kids Count
; Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/KidsCount.asp
Related Link(s):
Connecticut Kids Count Report
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More than 500 students from Dwight Elementary School in Hartford's South End and several parents participated in the second annual whole-school college visit to Central Connecticut State University. The trip was sponsored by the nonprofit Foundation for Excellent Schools. The foundation pairs schools in low-income communities across the country with nearby colleges and universities to help students begin their college preparation at an early age. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_043005.asp
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This summer, 20 youngsters from the Nelton Court housing project and the new Stowe Village complex are taking part in the "Youth Investment Club," a pilot program run by the Hartford Housing Authority and designed by Executive Director Lance Gordon. The kids attend workshops on leadership, character and money management twice a week at UHart. They visited the Legislative Office Building. Other trips planned include a golf outing, a day with animator Joe Young, bowling, ice skating, a trip to the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Pequot Museum. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 19, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071906.asp
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Christine Tocionis will be one of 25 educators nationwide to receive the 2009 MetLife Foundation Ambassadors in Education award for building community partnerships. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: June 3, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/KinsellaTeachertoReceiveNationalAward.pdf
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Pamela Totten-Alvarado took over as principal of Hartford's Kinsella Elementary Schooltwo years ago with a vision to weave the arts into the curriculum in a bold effort to inspire students, parents and teachers and - in the long run - to dramatically improve test scores. It's too early to assess the impact on academic results, but the improvement in morale has been astonishing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 30, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_113005_a.asp
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Beginning on July 1, 2012, Great Path Academy — a “middle college high school” located on the Manchester Community College (MCC) campus — will be managed by the Hartford Public Schools. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: January 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_011812.asp
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Christina Kishimoto signed a three-year contract with the board of education, just two days before she is set to take over as the city's superintendent of schools. The agreement calls for a $205,000 base salary in the first year, $231,000 in the second year and $238,000 in the third year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 30, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_063011_1.asp
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Matthew Poland, the chairman of the board discusses why the Hartford Board of Education decided not to extend Superintendent Christina Kishimoto's contract. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062113.asp
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As a key assistant to Hartford school Superintendent Steven Adamowski, Christina M. Kishimoto helped develop the "portfolio schools" plan of themed schools that has dramatically improved test scores and graduation rates in the long-foundering city school system. When Mr. Adamowski completed his five-year tenure in 2011, Ms. Kishimoto was named to succeed him. Bright, youthful and well-versed, she looked like an ideal choice to continue the reforms. But, as evidenced by the Hartford board of education's 7-0 vote recently not to renew her contract, she apparently wasn't. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 19, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061913.asp
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Despite a surge of initiatives from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the state's economy continues to suffer. So here’s another economic development idea — how about if we require the teaching of Connecticut history in our schools? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_091312.asp
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Three properties in the heart of downtown Hartford, part of ill-fated redevelopment plans in the past two decades, will now be solely owned by The Simon Konover Co. Konover, based in West Hartford, said it has acquired the interests of developer Philip Schonberger and his partners in the properties, between Asylum and Pratt streets. Two are parking lots and the third is the former Society for Savings headquarters, now leased by The Society Room banquet facility. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083013.asp
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Operations managers, aerospace engineers, physical therapists and corrections officers have been getting raises that keep them ahead of inflation. But for most jobs, and for most workers in Connecticut this Labor Day, pay has risen so slowly since the recession began in 2007 that they're just treading water. From May 2007 to May 2012, wages hardly kept up with inflation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 02, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090213.asp
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A few months ago, the Democratic town committee had more interested candidates for Hartford's school board than it did available slots. But now, with the resignation of endorsed candidate Rob LaChance, its back to convention for the Dems. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_091409.asp
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What began as a dream of helping fellow Brazilians has ended in disappointment for Hartford resident Esther Sanchez-Naek. In September 2004, the Brazilian native opened the Shaheen Brazilian Cultural Center at 1915 Park St., where she and volunteers offered lessons in Portuguese, English and computer use. But on Jan. 16, she closed the center, blaming a lack of money. Sanchez-Naek said she received monetary support from local churches, but not enough to keep things going. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_012406.asp
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Lanna Hagge spent her adult life helping young people, and her enthusiasm and skills enriched the lives and careers of hundreds of students at Oberlin and Trinity colleges. She died recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 21, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032110.asp
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New arrivals from Spanish-speaking countries have helped the Catholic Church maintain its status as the dominant religion in the U.S., according to a new Trinity College report slated to be released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031610_1.asp
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Connecticut's General Assembly approved historic legislation that would essentially end remedial education as it currently exists in the state's community colleges. Pending Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's signature, the bill would prohibit Connecticut community colleges from providing more than one semester of remedial instruction to students, except in the form of additional support embedded in college-level classes, and require them to use more comprehensive measures to determine whether students need remediation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051812.asp
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A bill before the state legislature would allow students who are illegal to pay in-state tuition at Connecticut’s public colleges. The proposal was recently the focus of a hearing before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee. Activists have organized a concerted campaign to win approval this year. They have framed their case as both one of equal opportunity for students and wise economic policy because of the state's need for skilled, educated workers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 13, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021307.asp
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Hartford Public Schools -- one of the state's lowest-performing districts -- has spent millions in recent years sending money to a nearby charter school, and in exchange the district officials get to use Achievement First's high test scores when reporting their students' progress. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: April 25, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_042513.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant suggests that there's no question who's calling the shots in the legislature. It's not the legislators. It's the unions. Apparently union pressure was too much for the Democratic co-chairmen of the General Assembly Education Committee. Recently, they weakened Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's brave reform bill, putting off key parts of it for further study, including teacher tenure and state takeover of the lowest-performing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032612_1.asp
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Connecticut's education reform effort seemed in peril earlier this spring, but in the past week the General Assembly restored funding that had been threatened, committing $355 million in new money for education over the next two years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060513.asp
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In a 28-5 bipartisan vote, the state Education Committee approved a substitute education reform bill recently that significantly alters Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's original proposal but remains a work in progress. The new measure, which continued to evolve over the day, would delay any tenure reform until next year, decrease funding for charter schools and cut back on the number of low-performing schools in Malloy's proposed commissioner's network. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032612.asp
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Public charter schools are a key to closing the achievement gap between urban and suburban schools, so it's no wonder that Gov. Dannel P. Malloyhad proposed increasing funding for charters in his education reform bill this year. Unfortunately, the legislature's education committee, apparently at the beck and call of teacher unions, has voted to dial back the increases. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 28, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032812.asp
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A Superior Court lawsuit filed by neighborhood residents seeking to halt the closing of two city branch libraries has been withdrawn. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_072308.asp
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Hartford school and city leaders focused on problems and how to fix them at a recent retreat. Discussion included declining test scores, plans to request a 5.9 % budget increase for education, and the need for educators and school officials to be honest about problems with legislators and with one another. Although the numbers are not yet exact, officials plan to propose a $12.2 million increase in spending to the board on March 29th, raising the current budget to $216.2 million. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 21, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032105.asp
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In this opinion piece, the authors suggest that Hartford cannot afford to be complacent about education despite the extraordinary gains made over the past four years as the first steps of its school-reform work were taken. Considerable work remains to be done. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: February 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_020711.asp
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An internal memo leaked by accident recently reveals that leaders of the state's largest teachers union say that blocking any change at all might be the best solution during this year of public school reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032512.asp
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Ebbie Parsons III was recently selected by the Los Angeles-based Broad Foundation to be part of a program that trains business executives to work in the nation's neediest urban public school districts. He is serving a two-year residency in Hartford as the latest addition to Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski's brain trust. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 08, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090807.asp
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Allegations of racism fly as a North End neighborhood elementary school moves towards becoming an interdistrict magnet school. The transition is complicated by new policies, a new principal, and controversial hiring practices Many worry about possible effects on students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 16, 2005
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Link: /Issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011605.asp
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Stan Simpson comments on Connecticut's distinction as the state with the widest academic achievement gap in the country is pretty much common knowledge. What's not widely known is that the gap between the state's poor and non-poor students and between its white students and their African American and Latino peers is widening. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 03, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100307.asp
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Susan Eaton, who spent four years in teacher Lois Luddy's classroom at Simpson-Waverly Elementary School in Hartford, has written about the experience in her book, "The Children in Room 4E," which is excerpted in this here. The author writes about Luddy and her favorite student, Jeremy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_121706_a.asp
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When a new charter school opens in Hartford in September 2006, students can expect to study math, reading, history - all the usual subjects - but their classroom, as likely as not, will be a theater stage, an art studio or a museum. The school will open in collaboration with partners such as Hartford Stage, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Hill-Stead Museum, with a curriculum designed to tap into the natural curiosity of children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_082606.asp
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Classroom work will be minimal at the new Big Picture Magnet School in Bloomfield that will open in September. The program's philosophy is to educate "one student at a time" and to create personalized educational programs. Students in Big Picture programs choose semester-long internships that they participate in two days each week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080805.asp
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The high tea had all the fixings: biscotti, mini cucumber sandwiches, croissants, delicate cookies and, of course, tea. What was unusual were the hosts - the contestants in the Miss Hartford High Pageant. The pageant isn't until the spring, but throughout the school year the 11 contestants are learning the behavior and etiquette that transforms a girl into a young lady. Mastering the poise to carry themselves at a tea party is a primary goal of the program run by Catholic Charities with a 21st Century state grant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_021907.asp
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Connecticut’s graduation rate is not as rosy as the state has painted it in the past. According to a report released last week by the State Department of Education, our high-school graduation rate is not in the low 90s as has been reported, it’s a cumulative 79.3 percent. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: March 31, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_033110.asp
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Through a misunderstanding, members of the newly formed Milner Elementary School Community Board were under the impression that school officials had banned the group from meeting in the parents' lounge, and so met outside the school. The schoolyard meetings were quickly consigned to history. The activists will be meeting inside the building on Tuesday mornings. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 14, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091405.asp
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Students from low-income families are several times more likely to earn a college degree if they attend private secondary schools. But academic requirements for such schools are often so rigorous that only the brightest among the poor students are likely to be admitted. Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez has launched a new initiative that attempts to make private high school admission achievable to the second tier of low-income students who have the potential to succeed in a private environment but whose grades average in the B and C range. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 20, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_122006.asp
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State Rep. Kelvin Roldan said he plans to resurrect a bill that would prohibit registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a city elementary or secondary school, a measure that didn't make it out of the legislature's judiciary committee last year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 05, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_010511_1.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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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that cowardice led a handful of legislators to be manipulated like puppets by the Connecticut Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_033112.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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Hundreds showed up for legislative hearings on a dozen major school reform proposals recently that would significantly change the way public schools operate, from the way teachers are evaluated to parents' ability to shut down failing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031610.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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Imagine March Madness but with robots. Stocky robots propelling basketballs into hoops, and ramming into each other like bumper cars, and then being tuned up and greased during breaks. Their masters? Clever teenagers, a few of them donning superhero capes or blinking blue devil horns. Such was Friday's quirky spectacle at the Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut regional showdown, which continues Saturday at the Connecticut Convention Center with bracket-like playoffs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_033112_1.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that before Connecticut moves forward on raising the bar on high school student achievement, the achievement gap between white and minority students should be addressed. And that starts in the elementary schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 08, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120807.asp
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Finally, there are encouraging signs that Connecticut may be taking the first steps toward recovery from the Great Recession. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_110711.asp
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Letter from Superintendent Christine Kishimoto to Senate President Pro Tempore, Senator Donald Williams Jr concerning revisions made in the education reform measure that was originally proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: May 2, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/CMK_Letter_to_Sen _Donald_Williams_5-2-12.pdf
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A letter from Mayor Pedro Segarra to David MacDonald, President of the Hartford Board of Education, expressing his concerns about the Board's employment contract with new Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Christina Kishimoto. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/SegarraLetterAboutKishimotoContract.pdf
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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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Two of the region's most heavily used libraries celebrated the New Year with activities and events showcasing multimillion-dollar makeovers. The Hartford Public Library on Main Street celebrated its $42 million new look with five days of events; West Hartford's Noah Webster Library reopening festivities were planned for January 6, 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_123107.asp
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Members of the board of directors of the Hartford Public Library acknowledged earlier this month safety and security breaches at the main branch in downtown Hartford and finally managed to promise "a zero-tolerance policy toward inappropriate behavior." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_062308.asp
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The Hartford Public Library's Barbour Street branch was recently closed for renovations for two weeks. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_040111.asp
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that while the curtain is temporarily closed on this summer's drama over the unfortunate decision to close two branches of the Hartford Public Library,the city needs to start preparing now for next year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 12, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_091208_1.asp
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Tom Condon remarks that smart civic leaders all over the country know they have to invest in essential public institutions such as libraries. The new Hartford Public Library is cause for celebration. Much of the two-phase $42 million renovation of the Hartford Public Library will be done by the end of the summer, and the cafe and bookstore, along with some exterior work, will be finished by January. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 30, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_073006.asp
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The summer is almost half over and the Blue Hills and Mark Twain Branches of the Hartford Public Library remain closed. Opponents of the closings have vowed to intensify their pressure on the City and the Library to re-open the branches. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: July 31, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_073108.asp
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The Hartford Public Library offers a new experience this summer-- story time for adults called 'Water Your Mind...Listen!" part of the "Water Your Mind...Read!" summer reading initiative. Marian Amodeo, Chief Public Services Officer, said adult summer reading is "to encourage reading for pleasure, to provide opportunities for life-long reading" and "to build a community of readers." Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 30, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_073010.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that the Hartford Public Library system has developed in many wonderful ways in recent years. But the library administration has been woefully lax with regard to bad behavior by some library patrons and, perhaps, in following these particular federal rules. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_053008.asp
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Bessy Reyna expresses the opinion that while Hartford faces staggering high school dropout and illiteracy rates, the mayor and city council's failure to restore the library's budget is an affront to all of us who care about the future of Hartford and the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_071808_1.asp
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An in-depth study based on a national random sample telephone survey of young adults, along with focus groups. The study sample includes those who have degrees, those who have graduated from vocational and technical schools, those who never went on to higher education or who dropped out, those who are full-time students, and those who are working. The survey demonstrates that regardless of race or ethnic background, financial or educational attainment, most young Americans believe that continuing to study after high school is an advantageous step. (PDF file - 50 pages) Published by
Public Agenda
; Publication Date: 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_2005.asp
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Lincoln Culinary Institute is closing its Suffield campus and will consolidate its operations with its Hartford campus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081512.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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A promising program working in five Hartford schools — the Hartford Haskins Literacy Initiative — shows there is hope for improving literacy among elementary students. After three years of work in five Hartford schools, Haskins students are showing significant gains. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070709.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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Thank your local librarian — again — for standing up for free and easy access to books. This time, librarians have figured out a way to save a couple of crucial programs while also complying with the governor's proposed budget cuts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 14, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041411_1.asp
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Long Walk, Trinity College's oldest and most celebrated building, has been restored. The masonry walls have been strengthened and re-pointed, its slate roof and ridge tiles replaced, new copper flashings installed, and its old windows restored or replaced with new cast iron ones modeled on the originals. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090708_1.asp
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Vernal Paul Davis, a longtime educator in Hartford who devoted his life to helping children, died Sunday, January 25, 2009. He was 74. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 30, 2009
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Hartford Public School’s has established “Student Success Centers” at Bulkeley, Weaver and Hartford Public High School to help students who have strayed from the path toward graduation. These centers are staffed with graduation specialists who encourage struggling students not only to stay, but to excel at school. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 22, 2012
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Hartford education Hartford public schools HPS Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School University High School of Science and Engineering Early Reading Laboratory at Betances School Dwight Bellizzi Asian Studies Academy Dwight Elementary School Environmental Sciences Magnet School Capitol Preparatory Academy former Barnard Brown Elementary School Rawson School School Superintendent Steven Adamowski School Superintendent Stephen Adamowski School Superintendent Steve Adamowski Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2010
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A British firm that has examined schools and educational programs around the world has been selected to review some of Connecticut's lowest-performing public schools this fall. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 06, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090607.asp
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Board Chairman David MacDonald said recently that Superintendent Steven Adamowski did not know spokesman David Medina was advocating for one of the two board superintendent candidates Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 22, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_022211_3.asp
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Even before the graduating class of the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy magnet school flipped the tassels of their mortarboard caps from one side to the other and made their commencement official, they had distinguished themselves in three ways, their principal, Eduardo V. Genao said at their recent graduation. They were the school's largest graduating class - 83 kids - in its nearly decade-long history. All of them had been accepted at either a four- or two-year college. And as a group, they had earned the largest amount of monetary awards and scholarships of any class before. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2007
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Since opening in 1952, the focus has been on tutoring within the walls of Mary Hooker School that today houses a pre-kindergarten through grade 8 school. For nearly half a century, little attention has been paid to the condition the physical and mechanical systems at the school. That’s about to change. Hartford’s school system is preparing to make up for lost time and transform the vintage school building into a modern, green facility. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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Betances STEM Magnet School will be relocated to the city's South End after the State Bond Commission approved $1.8 million to renovate the former Dwight Elementary School building in the summer of 2013. The commission approved the funds last week as part of $13.86 million in start-up and expansion grants for 12 interdistrict magnet programs created under the Sheff vs. O'Neill desegregation agreement. Eleven of those programs are operated by the Capitol Region Education Council. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 30, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_073013.asp
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More than five years after an original search started for a proper site for the Pathways to Technology Magnet High School, it still doesn't have a permanent home. But city and school officials said they are considering three sites in the area. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121508.asp
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski has said publicly that state funding for the city's magnet schools is not adequate to cover costs associated with running them. Hartford has also sent tuition bills to school districts sending students to the city's magnets this year and has informed them that he plans to charge $4,600 a student next year, according to Bloomfield Superintendent of Schools David Title. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052509.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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Alan Hadad, dean of magnet schools at the University of Hartford, expresses the opinion that until Hartford's public magnet high schools have admissions requirements that reflect the academic accomplishment expected of potential students, the city schools will struggle to attract suburban students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 05, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100507.asp
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In this opinion piece, the writer discusses the Sheff v. O'Neill lawsuit. He states that one of the fundamental flaws of the settlement is the belief that integrating the school system is the silver bullet to cure Hartford's education woes. It is time we asked ourselves what the true goal is: integration or improvement? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2008
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The Hartford public schools plan to showcase their 19 magnet schools in January 2007 with a series of school fairs and open houses. The programs are designed to familiarize parents and potential students with the schools before a Feb. 16, 2007 deadline to apply. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 27, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_122706.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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Magnet schools in Hartford might have what it takes to send more youth on to college, and improve Hartford's image at the same time. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083105.asp
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As their name clearly suggests, magnet schools in Hartford, which offer access by lottery to demanding, career-oriented course work, are drawing the more ambitious students and parents away from neighborhood elementary schools and high schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 5, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040507.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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Rick Green comments on the performance of students at magnet schools. The problem is that new schools with unique programs don't easily erase the substantial achievement gap between white and minority students. Standardized test scores show that magnet schools aren't altering the overall differences in student performance that leave white children far ahead of minority children in reading, math and writing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092807.asp
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A bill pending in the General Assembly aimed at making alternative schools, which are virtually unregulated and failing to serve some of our most vulnerable students, accountable should be passed, according to the author who is director of the Alternative Schools Reform Project at the Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford and Bridgeport. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052413_2.asp
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Even with its National Historic Site designation all but assured, the rejuvenation of the Colt armory, a prominent landmark in Hartford since the mid-19th century, appears to have stalled. This is not necessarily bad. It offers a chance to change the mix, with an eye toward the armory's historic role in the city. Bringing a center of higher education to Coltsville would return the armory to its roots and give it a new important role in the 21st century. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_123007.asp
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A video of the May 3, 2011 community program, Making a Difference: The Bullied Respond, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: May 3, 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_05_03_2011.asp
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Herman Todd founded Living Word Imprints in 1994. Today, his printing shop at 450 Homestead Ave. in Hartford's North End offers printing and embroidery services for T-shirts, school uniforms, banners, business cards and other items. With help from the University of Hartford's Micro Business Incubator he has turned his storefront into a brightly trimmed purple oasis that draws clients from all over. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 20, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_122006.asp
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The Urban Libraries Council commissioned this study to look at how public libraries contribute to the human dimension of economic development. In the process, researchers also uncovered more evidence of the important contributions public libraries make to strengthening places and community quality of life. This report indicates that public libraries, including the Hartford Public Library, today are deeply involved with people, technology, and quality of life. Nearly every one of these locally-funded organizations offers collections and programs that support early literacy, workforce readiness and small businesses. As such, they are an important and dynamic part of the community’s learning infrastructure which supports local economic development. (PDF document, 35 pages) Published by
Urban Libraries Council
; Publication Date: January 1, 2007
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A summary of the Making Connections Hartford project. At its core Making Connections is a community-led change process. It relies on the active engagement of stakeholders from all sectors of Hartford to exert their will to influence the policies, programs, practices, and investments that will improve the well being of vulnerable families and distressed neighborhoods in sizeable, measurable and sustainable ways. The focus is on the Frog Hollow and Upper Albany neighborhoods, and on improving the lives of working families there. In particular, early childhood education, family economic security are the two areas in which the organization is working. (PDF file, 8 pages) Published by
Making Connections Hartford
; Publication Date: December 20, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/MCHpathways.pdf
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Rick Green comments on the proposal to change high school graduation requirements in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 02, 2008
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Rick Green writes that everybody is talking about fixing the schools. The danger is that all the competing agendas will collide and we'll be left with some mushy compromise, while the most basic problem — the thousands of poor and minority children who aren't learning literacy or proficiency with numbers — remains. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy added to the chorus recently when he asked for "new tools" to expand preschool, intervene and provide more resources to failing districts, reward success, improve teaching, and cut red tape. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122011.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy intends to strengthen local autonomy on state university campuses by reorganizing higher education in Connecticut. But, his plan's sweeping consolidation of the state universities and community colleges under a single CEO reporting directly to the governor would foil this good intention. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2011
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently called for a sweeping overhaul of the state's higher education system, which legislators and officials in the higher education system greeted with support, questions and a wait-and-see attitude. The most dramatic elements of Malloy's plan include eliminating the boards for the Connecticut State University System, the community colleges and Charter Oak State College, as well as the Board of Governors for Higher Education. He would replace those boards with a single board of regents. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020911.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently proposed a new state agency – the Office of Early Childhood -- combining programs now located in five different state agencies, but adding $370,000 in new state spending. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 04, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020413.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has faced many harsh critics of his education package at about a dozen "town hall" style meetings around the state, but recently at Faith Congregational Church in Hartford, people were asking him how they could help. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042412.asp
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With three weeks to go in the legislative session, lawmakers and Gov.Dannel P. Malloystill remain apart on a plan for Connecticut's public schools that would actually accomplish something. They need badly to fix failing schools and narrow this state's embarrassing achievement gap between children of poor and middle-income families. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041812_1.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vowed to improve the state's public schools, a promise that appears to have fired up the state's education establishment. Mr. Malloy in the past week has proposed to improve low-performing schools, cut red tape, expand early childhood education, add five charter schools, align vo-tech school curriculums with actual jobs and improve teacher preparation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020812.asp
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Connecticut has a governor with an ambitious education agenda that includes improving the teacher corps, sharing dollops of new money with poor-performing districts and closing the achievement gap. But what's different and even better, the state finally has a leader who has the stomach to take the political heat to achieve his agenda. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032212_4.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed reforming teacher tenure near the end of his recent budget speech. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021711_1.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy got good grades from both sides of the political aisle for the principles of education reform he outlined recently as a road map for the upcoming legislative session. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122111.asp
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A day after tucking a little bombshell in his budget speech, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy explained what he meant by his surprise announcement that he wants to reform teacher tenure rules. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021711.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said recently that his administration and lawmakers had reached an agreement on "meaningful education reform" — an agreement that he said adds nearly $100 million in new education spending and will help the state regain its competitive edge. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050812.asp
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Teachers in the Hartford school district are being told they are not permitted to assign a final grade lower than a 55 in any given marking period. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 12, 2011
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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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Students Henry James Middle School were among 650 from 10 middle schools and nine high schools who attended Manufacturing Mania recently, on U.S. Manufacturing Day. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 05, 2012
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About a third of the boys who left the state's juvenile correctional center in Middletown wound up back at the facility or in adult prisons in a matter of months, according to a recent review. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and state Child Advocate Jeanne Milstein say the revolving-door problem shows that the Connecticut Juvenile Training School continues to fail its mission, and they are demanding answers from the state Department of Children and Families, which oversees the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2006
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The majority of Connecticut's high school graduates who attend the state's community colleges and four smaller universities are not prepared for college work, according to a state-led education group. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 27, 2010
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Mary Goodwin's newspaper lineage extended for generations. A direct descendant of a 19th-century Hartford Courant printer and publisher, she reported on the 1944 Hartford circus fire, and was involved with local education first as a reporter, then as public information officer for the Hartford Board of Education. She also served as The Courant's ambassador to a sister paper in England in 1949. She died on July 1, 2008 at age 91. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_070208.asp
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After another round of discouraging reading scores on statewide tests, state officials pledged recently to look for new answers, possibly including stiffer requirements for training and licensing new teachers. Despite spending nearly $190 million to bolster public school reading programs over much of the past decade, the state reported slight erosion of reading scores on this year's Connecticut Mastery Test, continuing a gradual downward trend that began five years ago. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072807.asp
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The state's high-stakes standardized test scores released recently show incremental improvement for elementary school students, mixed results for high school students and a slight narrowing of the state's yawning achievement gap between low- and higher-income students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071912_1.asp
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Statewide test scores show that elementary and middle school students made solid gains and that the state may be starting to close a yawning achievement gap that has left minority and poor students behind. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 30, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_073009.asp
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Statewide test scores show that elementary and middle school students are performing generally better this year, continuing a trend of incremental improvement in recent years. However, the state's 2011 mastery test results continue to show a marked disparity in performance between students from the suburbs and those in the state's cities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071311_1.asp
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A legislative study two years ago found that 70 percent of released inmates were arrested for at least one new crime within three years. Estimates suggest that the state's criminal justice system mostly exists for one percent of the state's population - 30,000 to 35,000 people who keep rotating through the courts and prisons. The idea that education is one way to keep them from lapsing back into the criminal life after they've been released is discussed in this opinion. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/prisonerre-entry/htfd_courant_030605.asp
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Asserting that "personal greed and political agendas" derailed the city's plan to build a new home for a magnet school on city land, Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez recently called on Gov. M. Jodi Rell to find a site on state land. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030107.asp
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Just three hours before the board's scheduled 5:30 p.m. vote, Mayor Pedro Segarra held a press conference calling for a national search to find Hartford Public School Superintendent Steven Adamowski's successor. Segarra criticized the board's selection process — only Christina Kishimoto, an assistant superintendent, and one other internal candidate were interviewed — and said it lacked "transparency." Before Segarra was done with his speech, David MacDonald, Chairman of the Board of Education, shot a one-sentence e-mail to other board members canceling their special meeting to promote Kishimoto to superintendent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 23, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022311.asp
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Toni A. Gold writes that Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez has been competent and honest, has substantial achievements and deserves another term to finish his work. But if he doesn't get it, he has no one to blame but himself. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 4, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Government/htfd_courant_020407.asp
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Eddie A. Perez took the oath of office as a member of the Hartford Board of Education and then voted with his colleagues to elect himself chairman recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 7, 2005
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Mayor Eddie A. Perez announced May 16th his vision to improve the health and education facilities for children up to age 8 in Hartford, describing it as a “new city agency.” Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 17, 2005
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Fall 2005 issue includes updates on education, hurricane readiness, neighborhood policing, the Hilton and Marriott Hotels, and more. (PDF document, six pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: Fall 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/mayorsupdatefall05.pdf
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Fall 2006 issue includes updates on the new superintendent of Hartford Public Schools, Steven Adamowski, Wireless Hartford, 311 constituent services, community policing, and a new downtown grocery, Bliss Market. (PDF document, six pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: October 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/MayorsUpdateFall06.pdf
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Fall/Winter 2008 issue includes updates on the city budget deficit, the re-institution of mounted police patrols, a community panel discussion with Bill Cosby, and new townhouse condos now for sale at Dutch Point. (PDF document, five pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: December 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/MayorsUpdateWntr08.pdf
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Spring 2008 issue includes updates on "Going Green", public safety, education, recreation, taxes and more. (PDF document, six pages) Published by
Office of the Mayor, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/MayorsUpdateSpring08.pdf
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Summer 2005 issue includes updates on neighborhood policing, early college awareness, homeownership, Historical Preservation Ordinance, False Alarm Ordinance and more. (PDF file, six pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: Summer 2005
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Summer 2006 issue includes updates on the new police chief, the financial revitalization of the city, the living wage ordinance, computer literacy, homeownership and public safety. (PDF document, seven pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: Summer 2006
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A publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Summer/Fall issue includes updates on HartfordCares, homeownership, school redesign and more. (PDF document, 5 pages). Published by
Office of the Mayor, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: October 2008
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Summer/Fall 2009 issue includes updates on Hartford schools and test scores, smarth growth, federal stimulus dollars, and single-stream recycling. (PDF document, four pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: August 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/MayorsUpdateSummer09.pdf
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Winter 2005 issue includes updates on crime, neighborhood policing, the Noah Webster School, school construction, retail shopping on the City's North End, the Hilton, and more. (PDF file, six pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: Winter 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/MayorsUpdateWNTR05.pdf
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A quarterly publication designed to share Mayor Perez's primary goals, objectives and accomplishments. The Winter 2007 issue includes updates on economic development, public safety, jobs developed through Minority-Women Business Enterprises, property taxes, education and more. (PDF document, five pages) Published by
City of Hartford
; Publication Date: January 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/MayorsUpdateWntr07.pdf
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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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By wide margins, the state Senate and House passed a bill in June allowing the Metropolitan District Commission — the Hartford area's water and sewer utility — to raise $1.5 million from ratepayers over the next 10 years to sponsor an interactive water exhibit already installed at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, as well as $500,000 for a “water program” at another site, probably the Children's Museum in West Hartford. Gov. M. Jodi Rell thinks otherwise, unfortunately. Earlier this month she vetoed the bill. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 20, 2009
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Students at community colleges who take at least one remedial course are about half as likely to graduate in three or four years as students who don't. One study found that among full-time students, only 1.2 percent of those who took a remedial class when they enrolled in community college earned their associate's degree in the normal two years, and only 13 percent were able to finish the degree in four years. Now state lawmakers have gotten behind legislation that would eliminate no-credit remedial college classes by 2014, replacing them with regular credit-bearing classes that come with "embedded" remedial support for students who need it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 19, 2012
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Hartford Board of Education Chairman David MacDonald told us earlier this week that school spokesman David Medina had been “reprimanded” for his efforts to do outreach on behalf of one of the two superintendent candidates. MacDonald said that reprimand came from Superintendent Adamowski himself. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_022511.asp
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Anyone looking for easy answers to Hartford’s unemployment problems found little comfort at a recent meeting on job creation held at the Hartford Public Library. The meeting was held by Hartford City Council’s Planning and Economic Development Committee in conjunction with the library and moderated by Councilman Matt Ritter. Panelists were David Samuels of the Community Party, Ron Walker, a job developer for Chrysalis and Tom Phillips, CEO and President of Capital Workforce Partners. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: March 04, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_news_030410.asp
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The first of three community meetings on the overhaul of low-performing Hartford elementary schools was recently held at Milner School. The Milner, Burns and M.D. Fox schools have been targeted for a complete redesign - including staffing, curriculum and organization - by next year, but officials have not determined what form each school's redesign will take. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2007
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Vern Davis' life was shaped by the education he received, and he spent his adult life trying to pass on that gift to others. One of the first Black principals in the Hartford Public Schools, Davis recently died unexpectedly. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 08, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_courant_030809.asp
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As was widely expected, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced recently that he had appointed Higher Education Commissioner Michael P. Meotti as interim president of the new Board of Regents of Higher Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070311.asp
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Top administrators, faculty members and students raised questions and concerns about the governor's proposed budget cuts and his plan to consolidate state universities with community colleges Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has said he could save millions by merging oversight of the state university and community college systems under a single board of regents. He also has proposed consolidating the schools' central offices under a single chief executive. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 23, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022311_1.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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A college internship led Merva Jackson to her real calling: helping parents of children with disabilities learn how to get appropriate help. In 1999, the Hartford resident created African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities (AFCAMP), which, by offering parents training in advocacy, networking and lobbying, has helped thousands of children obtain the special-education services they need. Jackson, 51, died on April 4, 2012. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052912.asp
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Mayor Eddie Perez writes: As Hartford celebrates its 375th anniversary, it is an opportune time to reflect upon our historic past and look forward to the future. Hartford is the center of commerce for a region of 1.2 million people, home to three Fortune 100 companies, the base for 200-plus Arts and Heritage organizations and, most importantly, the job hub of the region and state--- home to more than 100,000 jobs. That’s the good news. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_news_021810_1.asp
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Rick Green writes that everybody keeps talking about common ground and finding consensus during this year of education reform, but the arrival of lightning-rod education reformer Michelle Rhee is an important reminder for all of us. Making real changes in how we run our public schools means plenty of folks won't be happy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021512_1.asp
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Innovative magnet and charter schools have changed the educational landscape in Hartford, but they aren't the city's only new schools. A small private middle school with great promise opened in 2008 and has expanded this year. Covenant Preparatory School is in the YWCA Building at the corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue. The interfaith school is part of the nationwide NativityMiguel network of 65 private, tuition-free middle schools for youngsters from low-income families. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101809.asp
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Growing tensions between rival groups triggered by a fight in Keney Park had a ripple effect at Fox Middle School in Hartford recently, as about two dozen students got into a series of fights that stopped traffic on Albany and Blue Hills avenues. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 9, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_030906.asp
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Macdonough School, which officials once considered closing, is now being highlighted as an example of how to close the education achievement gap. The school, which has the highest number of poor students of the eight elementary schools in Middletown, showed the greatest improvement locally on the Connecticut Mastery Test this year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080609.asp
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The four main branches of the military are meeting or exceeding their active-duty recruiting goals in Connecticut and the rest of the nation. The sturdy numbers are being driven, in part, by the tough economy, but also by a strong sense of patriotism among the young recruits and by attractive enlistment benefits. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_011710.asp
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As much of Milner’s future remains unclear, the Hartford Public Schools’ has begun to acknowledge some of the ways in which the school will change as it becomes part of the Commissioner’s Network and is managed by Jumoke Academy. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: July 30, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_073012.asp
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The State Department of Education has questions about the realities of the turnaround plans for Hartford’s Milner School and their proposed merger with Jumoke Academy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081012.asp
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It will be back to basics — math and art and literature and science and other stuff every child should know — when Milner Elementary, the city's lowest performing school, transforms into a Core Knowledge school next year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 22, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012208.asp
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The Hartford Office of Talent Management — the Hartford Public Schools’ version of human resources — was not involved in the interviews for teachers applying for positions at Milner/Jumoke, Andrea Johnson of the Hartford Federation of Teachers, explained in a message to the Superintendent. Dr. Michael Sharpe, the Chief Executive Officer of Jumoke Academy, conducted the interviews and made hiring decisions. According to Johnson, teachers at Milner/Jumoke have “legitimate concerns about the lack of honesty on the part of their new employer.” Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: September 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_092012.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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African American and Latino students in the West Hartford and East Hartford school systems are more likely to be arrested than white youngsters caught in similar situations, according to a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111708.asp
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Ada Miranda was recently elected chairwoman of the Hartford Board of Education, replacing Mayor Eddie A. Perez, who stepped down from his leadership roles on the board of education and the school building committee. Miranda previously was the school board's vice chairwoman. With little fanfare, the board unanimously elected Mirand as chairwoman, Elizabeth Brad Noel as vice chairwoman, David MacDonald as second vice chairman and Pamela Richmond as secretary. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021809.asp
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Four years after a landmark legal settlement was signed in the hopes of reducing racial isolation of blacks and Hispanics in Hartford schools, the effort is still missing a critical ingredient: White students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040107.asp
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In 2007, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a law requiring that suspensions be served in school – rather than out of school -- unless the pupil being suspended poses danger to others or a disruption of the educational process. This is the first of two reports examining out-of-school suspension policy and practice in Connecticut. (PDF document, 39 pages) Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: August 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/edu08missingout.pdf
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Has anyone seen Luis Rodriguez-Davila? Mr. Rodriguez-Davila is a member of the Hartford Board of Education. Published minutes indicate he has not been at a board meeting since Nov. 20, 2012. He has not answered calls or emails, and the word on the street is that he has been in Puerto Rico since the winter. Mr. Rodriguez-Davila, once an active and sometimes outspoken member, should either serve or resign. His unexcused absence detracts from what has been one of the strongest boards in recent memory. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061413.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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A behind-closed-doors standoff threatens to leave Gov. Dannel P. Malloy without the education reform he sought to make the centerpiece of this legislative session. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032212_1.asp
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The state legislature passed a cyberbullying law, but several key education bills such as enhanced teacher evaluations and raising the starting age for kindergarten died during this year's legislative session. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 10, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061011.asp
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Two years ago, Martin Luther King School (MLKS) parents and neighborhood residents successfully fought off an attempt to move the school out of its original building. Recently, Hartford School Superintendent Christina Kishimoto and Hartford School Chief Operating Officer Donald Slater presented their plan for renovating MLKS at a public meeting held at the school. The plan got a reception as chilly as the winter weather outside. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: January 24, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_012413.asp
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More than 50 high school juniors participated in mock interviews with executives to prepare them for the real thing later in the year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 28, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022813.asp
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Hartford High students recently visited Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution in Somers on a trip organized by Asylum Hill neighborhood community service Officer Jim Barrett. The students visited with former Hartford High students who are now incarcerated at the minimum security prison. The trip's purpose was to expose youth to the reality of prison as told by people who live it every day. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 17, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061705.asp
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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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Overall enrollment in the state's four smaller universities is down slightly — by about 2 percent — but enrollment of students from the state's largest cities is up. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102611.asp
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A new study on Connecticut's early childhood educators shows that the state is well on its way to achieving goals for educational attainment of the state’s early childhood teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030911_2.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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A city teacher and student have been recognized by Scholastic, the children's publishing, education and media company for their achievements in using two of the company's reading intervention programs. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_052410.asp
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Starting in 2012, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto wants all children entering kindergarten at the city's lowest-performing schools to have an 11-month school year. That means the tearful first day of class would be July 30. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030412_2.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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Recently, James Jones, the President of Trinity College, sent a message directed at Trinity students, staff, faculty, and parents, and potentially, to Hartford residents. While careful to say Trinity does not want to cut itself off from the community, administrators described how the college may add cameras, fencing and police to the periphery, along with potential changes to the landscape. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: January 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_012612.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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More state high schools have landed on a government academic warning list, but a few defied the odds and got off the list. Eleven schools made big enough gains in reading and mathematics test scores to be removed from a list that found more than one in four Connecticut high schools falling below the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 7, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090705.asp
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When Glastonbury schools offered a full-day kindergarten option for this fall, Superintendent Alan Bookman expected about two-thirds of the children would go. But when parents heard about the more rigorous array of skills children are now expected to attain in kindergarten, many more pressed for the all-day program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 01, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060112.asp
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Four years ago, Weaver High School in Hartford was down to offering one or two sections in advanced placement courses. Then the district opened the door to all students who wanted to take one of the courses that can lead to college credit - rather than basing enrollment on teacher recommendations - and enrollment soared. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020707_b.asp
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Students in three Connecticut school districts have longer school days beginning in 2013. Three districts -- East Hartford, Meriden, and New London – will add hours in an effort to improved educational outcomes for students. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: December 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_120312.asp
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Some Hartford Public Schools students were without a classroom at the start of school because they recently moved to the city. With the "choice" program, which allows city families to research and apply for a school that isn't necessarily in their neighborhood -- a process that takes months -- it's no longer possible to show up to the nearest school on the first day of classes and expect to be enrolled. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 02, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_090211.asp
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John H. Motley, who left the private sector a year ago for a job as the Hartford school district's executive director for external affairs, resigned recently, expressing frustration with the pace of reform in the schools, but leaving open the possibility of returning under a new administration. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 2, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050206.asp
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The city library plans to move its Mark Twain branch on Farmington Avenue to Hartford Public High School, at least for the next few years, while a permanent location is built within another school in the Asylum Hill neighborhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 22, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062211.asp
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A group of Fox Middle School students joked and laughed as they entered the Real Art Ways theater in Parkville recently. But as images of Rosa Parks and the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott flashed across the screen, the middle schoolers got quiet. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 31, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_033106.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant comments on Mayor Perez's appointment to the Hartford school board, and his election as its chairman. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 7, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120705.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 Hartford Courant supports the proposal to build a permanent Museum Academy magnet school on the former site of the Hartford College for Women in the city's West End Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040912.asp
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Music students at Hartford's Bulkeley High School will be tuning up their instruments for the last time. Barely a week into the new semester, the school abruptly called an end to most of its music classes, shutting down choral and instrumental programs because of declining student interest and scheduling difficulties. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 15, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_091506.asp
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Before the afternoon ended, a parent had stormed into the Hartford Public High School main office with a Bible, pointing out sections that condemn homosexuality as a sin. A couple of others had taken their teenage children out of school early. Adam Johnson, principal of Hartford High's Law and Government Academy, said his office phone was ringing. A lot. The commotion started in the school auditorium. For a second, several hundred students saw two guys kiss. The peck on the lips was shared between actors in a musical called "Zanna, Don't!" about a reverse world in which straight people are outcasts and the most popular boy in school is the flamboyant star of the chess team. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 16, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101611.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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You go to a college graduation, you hear about amazing young people. Nate Russell's story is a little different than most, but no less remarkable. He grew up on the streets of Hartford, often not knowing where his next meal was coming from, or where he'd be sleeping. Recently, he walked in graduation at Springfield College. When he completes a final paper, he will have his master's degree in physical education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052913.asp
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In response to a demand for estimates of the percentage of adults with low literacy in individual states and counties, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has produced estimates of the percentage of adults lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills (BPLS) for all states and counties in the United States in 2003 and 1992. Published by
National Center for Education Statistics
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Link: /issues/wsd/Literacy/wsd_010109.asp
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Connecticut garnered the first tangible benefit of its hard-won education reform package recently when U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan came to Hartford to announce that the state had gotten a waiver from parts of the controversial 2001 federal law known as No Child Left Behind. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053112_1.asp
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Many graduates from Capital Community College overcame difficulties and hardships to earn their diplomas recently. Their successes came through hard work and sacrifice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052606.asp
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The state's neediest school districts are facing cuts in critical programs that help teach children to read because of a looming $20 million falloff in funding under the state's "do-nothing" budget. The Early Reading Success grants, which for the past decade have paid for reading coaches and extra positions to keep class sizes down, were included in planned state spending for 2007-08 but not for 2008-09 when the legislature approved a two-year budget plan last year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_050708.asp
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Though some grades and schools were down, Hartford schools enjoyed another year of overall, district-wide gains. So what's the problem? The press releases from the school district over the past two weeks have highlighted the positives. But there'd been no mention of the decline in reading, math and science scores in some grades or the shockingly low SAT scores. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081011.asp
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More than 1,500, all of the Hartford city fifth-grade students, recently participated in Fifth Graders go to College 2005. They visited one of 11 campuses across the state, where they took tours and ate lunch with college students and participated in activities such as robotics, science experiments, drama or sports. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 9, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040905_a.asp
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Is your child's school among the best or worst in the state? Parents will be able to see for themselves when the Department of Education publishes a statewide ranking of every public school in Connecticut, from the 97 best to the 28 most in need of improvement. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: November 30, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_113012.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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A new building committee planned to inspect city schools this summer and recommend repairs that should be prioritized in light of a partial ceiling collapse at McDonough Expeditionary Learning School, school officials said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061013.asp
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The official opening of The Kitchen @ Hartford Public Library was held on August 29, 2013. The new cafe is adjacent to the main entrance of the Downtown Branch of the Hartford Public Library .In addition to giving library patrons a handy eatery, The Kitchen marks the start of an innovative new partnership between HPL and Billings Forge. This partnership provides a one-stop-shop for job training and permanent job placement for those who work in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: August 29, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_news_082913.asp
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Hartford once boasted close to a dozen Catholic schools. But those schools have been closing one by one since the 1970’s and now only two are left, St. Augustine’s on Clifford Street and SS. Cyril and Methodius on Groton Street. That trend may soon be reversed, however, as the Archdiocese of Hartford is currently working with a group of community leaders to create the city’s first new Catholic school in decades. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_022808.asp
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, who had lived on a farm in Andover with her husband and daughter, has sold that home and moved to the city's West End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 18, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081811.asp
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After several months of lectures, classes and discussions about everything from the Connecticut River to making the right choices in life, 40 seventh- and eighth-graders involved in Riverfront Recapture's new river steward program did what you would expect. They went fishing. The students from Breakthrough Magnet School also took part in team-building and problem-solving activities, played soccer and football and ate pizza to celebrate their participation in "A Reel Chance." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060707_a.asp
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A new documentary on the state of public education in America will open in Hartford and New Haven next week and is already creating a buzz in the state, which has the largest academic achievement gap in the nation. "Waiting for Superman," by the director of "An Inconvenient Truth," the influential documentary on global warming, tells the stories of five students and their families' efforts to get them into charter schools and escape underperforming neighborhood schools in New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 06, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100610_1.asp
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A press release for the CT State Department of Education detailing the new methods for calculating high school graduation rates. (PDF document, 3 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Department of Education
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Rick Green writes that in New Haven, there are privately run public schools. Teachers are going to be more rigorously evaluated – and (hopefully) dismissed if they aren't up to snuff. There are charter schools, schools that teach parents how to be parents and even provisions in a new labor contract where teachers might get paid more based on whether children are actually learning. New Haven is holding a lively and ongoing community discussion among its citizens about what matters most for a struggling city: the public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 03, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120310.asp
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Rick Green writes that New Haven, increasingly a model city for the state, is about to begin an education experiment that could lead school reform efforts around the nation. Teachers will be evaluated, at least in part, on how well students perform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 30, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_103009.asp
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The " New Haven Promise" scholarship program was introduced recently by a press release calling it "the most significant announcement ever to be made" in the city. The breathtaking commitment by Yale University (at some $4 million per year) and the city of New Haven just might deserve such immodesty. It is rich with, well, promise. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111310.asp
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Yale University announced this week that it will donate $4 million annually to fund the New Haven Promise, which, after a phasing-in period, pledges to pay full college tuition at a public school for students who maintain a B average, attend school and demonstrate good citizenship. After the euphoric announcement that there's a free college education waiting for any kid from New Haven, then what? You realize how complicated it is to make good on an offer like this. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 12, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111210.asp
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By the time schools open in late August 2010, officials hope to have put behind them five years of problems and complaints related to the city's inability to provide an adequate and equal education to students with emotional and behavioral problems. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072310.asp
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Hartford's newest public school has begun recruiting students by promising the same kind of rigorous college-bound education found at some of the region's exclusive private prep schools. The Capital Preparatory Magnet School will open in the fall, and officials say they are looking for applicants, including those from low-income families, who have the right stuff. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 3, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010305.asp
Related Link(s):
Capital Preparatory Magnet School
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The Urban Institute has published The New Neighbors, a guidebook to federal and local administrative data about immigration. This guidebook was designed by Urban Institute researchers, in consultation with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, to help policy makers, program implementers, and advocates use U.S. Census and other data sources to identify immigrant populations in their communities--their characteristics, their contributions, and their needs. The guidebook discusses national trends in immigration and addresses public policy questions that can be analyzed using these data. It provides users with advice on how to identify immigrants in the data and cautions them on data limitations. The guidebook also includes an analysis of the immigrant population in Providence, Rhode Island, by way of example. Download this PDF document (2.5 mb) Published by
The Urban Institute
; Publication Date: August 2003
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Link: /issues/wsd/people/the_new_neighbors.pdf
Related Link(s):
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Making Connections
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The Providence Plan
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State legislators and child advocates unveiled a new online report card on the well-being of Connecticut's children, a data-based tool that they hope will be used to pinpoint problems and develop strong programs to help children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 11, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091112.asp
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A new state law that allows regional magnet schools to fill vacancies with students from towns that do not have formal partnerships with the magnets has opened up possibilities for many families. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_081007.asp
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A partnership has been formed to enhance communication between members of the public and community leaders on important issues. Working in collaboration, CT News Project, WNPR, and Hartford Public Library, with the support of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, have launched the Community Information Hub for the Capital Region to increase opportunities for people to have their voices heard on issues affecting them and their communities. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 02, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_050213.asp
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Capital Community College's new president, Calvin E. Woodland, said at his inauguration that two year colleges give some of the state's poorest citizens a chance to achieve the dream of going to college. He emphasized that Capital's central role is to create opportunities for low-income minority students and others whose access to higher education has been limited. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100805.asp
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Bo Ryan, the new principal of Woodside Intermediate School in Cromwell. A dedicated teacher in Hartford, where he was named the 2003 Teacher of the Year, he is now the head of the newest campus in Cromwell's four-school system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082807_1.asp
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City students will need to think about the possibility of college under a career-focused school initiative announced recently. Eighth-graders already decide which city high school they will attend as part of the district's choice program, but educators now expect students to weigh that decision with grown-up considerations: What career do I pursue? And what are the post-secondary requirements to get there? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120210_1.asp
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Hartford’s new superintendent of schools, hired for his pledge to turn around a struggling city school system, is a fan of a controversial federal education law that has drawn a lawsuit from state officials and criticism from many educators. Steven J. Adamowski called the 4-year-old No Child Left Behind Act “a great step forward” in holding schools accountable for the academic problems plaguing many minority and low-income children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_091306_a.asp
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The Hartford Board of Education adopted four new school designs for the Hartford School System at the December 18, 2007 Board meeting. These school designs were developed based on public feedback by their respective design teams, which were comprised of teachers, parents, staff, state and national educators, and business and community leaders. The schools will be open for the 2008-2009 school year. Click on the school name below to get more information. Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: December 31, 2007
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/school_designs.asp
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A veteran education reformer who gained national attention for shaking up a troubled urban school system in Cincinnati was named superintendent of schools in Hartford. Steven J. Adamowski grew up in Ansonia and returned to Connecticut to take on a school system that has made only halting progress under a long string of superintendents - despite efforts ranging from a state takeover to a failed experiment at private management. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 12, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_091206.asp
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That the opening of the St. Joseph College School of Pharmacy was pushed back a year makes it all the more welcome. The school is well into a $4.4 million investment that will transform 35,000 square feet of office space in the Hartford 21 complex into the pharmacy school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 20, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092010.asp
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St. Joseph College's new School of Pharmacy recently opened next door to the XL Center on Trumbull Street. It is the first doctoral level program in St. Joseph's 79-year history. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 04, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_080411.asp
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Even in a tough economy, the walls of Hartford Public High School Nursing Academy are decorated with promises of a job. Nursing, the signs say, is forever. But the academy, one of four that opened at Hartford Public High School this year under a major reformation of the school district, is not meant to land students a nursing job right out of high school, but to get students into four-year colleges, administrators said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011209.asp
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Stefan Pryor, Connecticut's new education commissioner, may shift seismically the state’s educational policies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100611.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that the Hartford school board recently took the best of options in formally appointing Christina Kishimoto, the search committee's choice, as the district's next superintendent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030411.asp
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On a recent Wednesday morning, nearly 20 girls and two boys had gathered in the library at Bulkeley High School to knit during the school's weekly activity hour. Half of them had recently signed up and sought lessons from staff members. The knitting demand has been so high, that one of the school staff had gone to the crafts store three times this week to buy more supplies with a $500 grant from the Petit Family Foundation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042712_1.asp
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The changes in the locations and roles of teachers are a result of unexpected drops in enrollment and a new system of budgeting in which money is allocated on a per-student basis. The new "student-based budgeting," which began this year, is an effort to make funding more fair across schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 31, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_123108.asp
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This study tracked five cohorts of Connecticut 10th grade students taking the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) between 1996 and 2000 over as many as 8 ½ years beyond high school. It followed these students through their college experiences and/or into the labor force to study and documents the many elements of their success critical to preparation for entry into a skillful workforce. (PDF document, 135 pages) Published by
University of Connecticut, Department of Economics and Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis
; Publication Date: April 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/NextSteps.pdf
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In order to transform Connecticut’s current pre-K to 12 public school system and address today’s challenges, The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) has developed a series of action-oriented recommendations that all revolve around the learner. This report outlines the proposed transformation. (PDF document, 36 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
; Publication Date: November 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/CAPSS_0101-FullReport.pdf
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The Miss Hartford High Beauty Pageant offers more than a tiara. At first glance, the 2008 Miss Hartford High Beauty Pageant looked like a typical beauty pageant. But peel away that superficial outer casing, and this pageant was much more than that, showcasing eight beautiful, ambitious and intelligent young women from different countries. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: June 19, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_061908.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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Nineteen seniors from Hartford's three public high schools have been named Fox Foundation Scholars. The students were each awarded $12,000 scholarships. The scholars were selected by foundation trustees based on academic achievement, leadership, character, concern for others and a spirit of reverence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_041207.asp
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The two authors of this opinion piece suggest that Connecticut faces two crises. The immediate crisis is the staggering deficits the new state budget must address; the underlying crisis is the undeniable long-term decline in Connecticut's economic performance. How the governor and the General Assembly address the immediate crisis will profoundly affect our success in addressing the more important question of Connecticut's economic future. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071209.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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The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court's dismissal of Connecticut's lawsuit charging that the federal No Child Left Behind school reform law is an unfunded mandate. The appeals court ruled that the lower court did not have jurisdiction over the case. The state had argued that the No Child Left Behind law, designed to improve low-performing schools, was forcing towns and cities to spend millions to comply with the program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071410_1.asp
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Eddie A. Perez might be vacating his city hall office, but so far there has been not any indication of his plans for his appointed seat on the city's board of education. Perez made no mention of the school board in a statement released after he formally submitted his resignation recently, and his spokeswoman said she had no knowledge that any decision had been made. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062610.asp
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Capital Preparatory Magnet School is a rarity, operating classes nearly year-round - part of a no-nonsense approach that includes a longer school day, a rigorous college-prep curriculum, regular homework, student uniforms and a strict behavior code. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 6, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_080606.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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At a recent meeting, the Hartford city council didn't take action on two resolutions aimed at getting Corporation Counsel John Rose's undivided attention. The first measure took note of his 18-month, $200,000 losing streak with the FOI Commission and sought to force him to ask for permission before he goes off on another appeal. The resolution, which also called for him to pay future fines out of his own pocket, was postponed. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_032310.asp
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What the author says she learned in her 40 years of public school teaching and leadership is that caring is the hallmark of great teachers and leaders. Research shows that inner-city students achieve at higher levels with teachers they perceive care about them. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030412.asp
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The man strolled into the Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School dressed impeccably in a frock coat, fine vest, white breeches and gentleman's stockings. The pep in his step was encouraging. "I'm almost 253 years old," said America's speller — er, Chris Dobbs, the director of the Noah Webster House in colonial costume recently. It was a special occasion on Cone Street when the children got to see their West End school's namesake. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101311.asp
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Looks like Elizabeth Brad Noel has another party up her sleeve. Earlier this summer, Noel - a board of education member - didn't get the endorsement of her Democratic Town Committee to run again. No worries. Recently, she got the endorsement of the Working Families Party, along with two others. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_081709.asp
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The city's Democratic Town Committee has a short list of candidates to run for the board of education, and two reportedly interested incumbents - Elizabeth Brad Noel and Luis Rodriguez-Davila - aren't on it. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_061909.asp
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Tom Condon suggests that urban noise – from car alarms, car radios, car horns – is bad for residents’ health. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_041711.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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Proposed future plans for construction and revitalization projects of schools, housing, economic development, parks, libraries and more in North Hartford. (PDF document, 35 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Department of Development Services
; Publication Date: July 27, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Neighborhoods/Future_Projects_North_Hartford.pdf
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We're number 1! In well-being, that is. Connecticut is at the top of the list of well-being in the U.S., beating out Massachusetts and New York. So says a study from the American Human Development Project. The project is part of the New York-based Social Science Research Council. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_111110.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that the truth is, compared with states that have been at the forefront of reforming their public schools and improving student outcomes, Malloy's proposals actually change very little. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032212_3.asp
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Hartford state Rep. Kelvin Roldan is proposing legislation that would prohibit any future registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school, which amounts to a 4,000 foot radius from the property lines of more than 40 city schools. The law would essentially render Hartford off limits to sex offenders unless they wanted to live in the North or South meadows or Bushnell Park. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_032310.asp
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West Hartford's new Bristow Middle School, now wrapping up its first academic year, is a good example of architectural design working well with the scale of the community in which it is situated. Tai Soo Kim Partners, the Hartford architecture firm that designed Bristow, worked at several scales to make this building the success that it is. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061806.asp
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Children's music may sound simple to our ears, but there's nothing simple about a lullaby. Music is as important to young children as is talking to them. If a baby can sing well by age 3, he said, he or she will be able to sing well for life. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 14, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111411_1.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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There are now 2,716 homeless school children in Connecticut, a number that has risen by 35 percent since the recession started. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062111.asp
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Analysis of Governor Malloy's bill concerning education reform. (PDF document, 53 pages) Published by
Office of Legislative Research, Connecticut General Assembly
; Publication Date: February 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/OLR_Bill_Analysis24.pdf
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Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor's recently presented a defense of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's school reform package in the state legislature at the MetroHartford Alliance breakfast. In it, he argued that Connecticut needs a revival. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030612.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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The historic Swift Factory property in Hartford's Northeast neighborhood was deeded recently to Northeast Neighborhood Partners, Inc., (NNPI) a not for profit established to convert the former gold-leaf factory into an affordable workplace for craftspeople, artists and other creative businesses. The project will be developed on a turn key basis by Common Ground, developer of the Hollander Foundation center in downtown Hartford. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: August 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_082410.asp
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Cinestudio is just a stone's throw from the center of Trinity College's campus in Hartford. The single-screen theater presents a unique, intimate viewing experience that is unrivaled by common movie theater chains across the country. Known to the region's movie aficionados for its large screen and 70mm film projection capability, the 500-seat Cinestudio is as likely to be showing "Casablanca" as it is to be showing "Lord of the Rings." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 10, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_031010.asp
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A new report by the Brookings Institution on the education level of immigrants shows that 30 percent of working-age immigrants nationwide hold a college degree; the figure is the same for Metro Hartford immigrants. Compared with other parts of the country with significant foreign-born populations, Connecticut has fewer immigrants who are high school dropouts. The largest proportion of immigrants in both Greater Hartford and the U.S. are neither high school dropouts nor college graduates, but in the middle, with either a high school diploma, some college or an associate's degree. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061211.asp
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Former Mayor Thirman Milner stood in the school named after him, observing the frenetic pace of first-day operations like a proud grandfather. The school is now called Jumoke Academy Honors at Milner, the result of a management partnership with the Hartford charter organization that the state Board of Education made official on August 9, 2012. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 28, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082812.asp
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The rate of Connecticut high school students who graduated from high school in four years climbed slightly to 81.8 percent in 2010, up from 79.3 percent a year earlier, according to data released recently by the state Department of Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 30, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_123011_1.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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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Eddie Perez finally did the right thing, resigning as Hartford's mayor. Now he must resign as a self-appointed member of the city's board of education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 29, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062910.asp
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This report is about high—and rising—high school
dropout rates, some exemplary efforts to retain students,
the limited—and diminishing—opportunities
for dropouts to regain a footing in education and
training, and the increasingly dire prospects for dropouts
in today's economy. (PDF file - 48 pages) Published by
Educational Testing Service
; Publication Date: February 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_02_2005.asp
Related Link(s):
A Personal Approach to Teaching
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The chants of a thousand teachers could be heard on Wells Street. A recent rally at the State Capitol supported education reform, but not in the version of it proposed by Governor Malloy. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: April 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_042512.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently asked legislators to fully fund one of his major education reform initiatives: ensuring that the state intervenes in more low-achieving Connecticut schools in 2013-2014. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: February 04, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_020413.asp
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In Hartford, there are three upcoming opportunities for regular folks — not just those deemed to be experts — to take part in discussions about public education. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 14, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_051412.asp
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Helen Ubiñas comments that fresh from the train wreck of Hartford's transitional academy for troubled kids, She wasn't expecting much when she walked into a press conference at the Legislative Office Building last week. But a few minutes in, she found herself mildly impressed by the educational reform ideas legislators were proposing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021410.asp
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The board of education has run its first Open Choice lottery, and not every student who applied to a neighborhood school was placed there. The school district repeatedly said the scenario would not happen. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051109.asp
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Noah Webster School's classrooms and hallways -- named like street addresses to facilitate the in-house mail system -- became a mini-marketplace Thursday, with about 25 student-run ventures "open for business." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 13, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011312.asp
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The hottest spot in Hartford right now is the Hartford Public Library. Kerri Provost writes that she is continually impressed by how much she benefits from a place that does not charge a fee at the door. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: November 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/realhtfd_110709.asp
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Rick Green writes about a privately funded program that encourages minority and low income students to take Advanced Placement classes — and that pays bonuses to high school teachers and students — appears to be making a difference. Project Opening Doors, a $13.2 million initiative in Connecticut, reports that more students are enrolling and more are passing the challenging Advanced Placement exams. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091809.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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St. Joseph College moved a step closer to becoming a major player in the health education market recently when the School of Pharmacy finally opened its doors, a year behind schedule. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: September 05, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_090511.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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Rick Green expresses the opinion that drug treatment programs, a safe place to live and counseling, as for example from Community Partners in Action, can reduce the recidivism rate of ex-offenders. Since 2003, the Connecticut Department of Corrections has nearly doubled spending on programs working with former inmates re-entering society. Among Connecticut inmates released into a halfway house with counseling, the recidivism rate had dropped from 47 percent to 24 percent, a recent study showed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 5, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/PrisonerRe-entry/htfd_courant_060507.asp
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Students who score high on the state's high school standardized test are more likely to get high SAT scores, attend college, and earn college credits faster than their peers. But chances are they won't end up as part of Connecticut's workforce, no matter how far they get in college, according to a study of more than 170,000 students presented recently to education officials. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010308.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that when he started his tenure, Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski had the refreshing idea that city youngsters could learn and succeed, in the right environment, and so he set about creating that environment. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070911.asp
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The premature resignation of Trinity College President James F. Jones Jr. marks not only the loss of an innovative educator and intellectual leader, but also leaves this 2007 graduate with the very uneasy sense that Trinity has become a community so resistant to change that it has castigated someone for making the brave choice to remain loyal to the best interest of the students and the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051413.asp
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Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski targeted four elementary schools recently for complete overhauls next year as he released the latest test scores for the city's struggling school system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072607.asp
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A controversial bill that would mandate paid sick leave won the narrow approval of the budget-writing appropriations committee recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_051011.asp
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Calling the huge disparity in high school graduation rates between white and minority students one of Connecticut's biggest civil rights challenges, an advisory committee heard possible solutions recently ranging from offering students more personal instruction to retreating from curriculums that focus on test scores. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041410.asp
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What predominantly black churches can do to help bridge the educational achievement gap experienced by black students was the focus of a forum at the Bethel A.M.E. Church in Bloomfield. The program included a panel discussion featuring experts on education, prominent local figures and students. It is part of a series titled "Bridging the Achievement Gap: The Role of the Church." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060107_a.asp
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Plans are moving forward to get parents and community members more involved in running the city's schools. A committee of parents, board of education members and community members will present a draft policy in February 2009 that would establish school governance councils in the district, but it's still not clear which schools will be included. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 27, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012709.asp
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Hartford's school building committee agreed recently to press ahead with plans to construct a new magnet school on the corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue, though the school may have to be built elsewhere if the city can't line up state and federal financing for traffic improvements in the busy corridor. The committee voted to come up with detailed plans for the 400-student school. If the school eventually is moved to a new site, however, the city will likely end up paying the entire cost of a new design because the state isn't expected to reimburse Hartford for two designs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 25, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042506.asp
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A package of education reforms, including the so-called parent trigger provision, was voted out of committee and sent to the General Assembly for debate recently, but it faces daunting opposition on several fronts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032510_1.asp
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The "Parent Trigger," a provision in a bill designed to help close the achievement gap between white and minority students, made it out of the legislature's appropriations committee recently, bringing it one step closer to becoming law. The measure is making its way to the floor of the house and the senate despite opposition from the education committee's co-chairs and teachers unions. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_040210.asp
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More than 100 people recently filled a hearing room in Hartford as parents and children's advocates urged state officials to impose tighter restrictions against what they described as traumatic and dangerous techniques used in some schools. Several parents called for safeguards to prevent or limit schools from controlling behavioral outbursts by forcefully restraining children or isolating them in holding rooms. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 14, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_121406.asp
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The wealth of resources at magnet schools, the promise of more to come and dissatisfaction with traditional public education drew parents to a magnet school fair recently at the Learning Corridor in Hartford. Held jointly by the Capitol Region Education Council and Hartford public schools, the fair attracted parents from the city and suburbs, all seeking options. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 13, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011308.asp
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A grass-roots film about the high pressure to perform in American schools and the toll it takes on students is quietly making the rounds in Connecticut, and parents are flocking to the showings. The documentary, "Race to Nowhere," shows the pressure of being saddled with hours of homework and high expectations to perform well on tests, in sports, and in other extracurricular activities to build college resumes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022611_1.asp
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Superintendent Kishimoto met with parents at Milner recently to inform them that the school would definitely be redesigned for the 2012-2013 school year. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: April 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_042012.asp
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After the whiplash of the superintendent search upheaval, Milly Arciniegas and Precious Ross-Ellis each stewed in a common frustration. They were the two parent representatives on the board of education's committee to find a successor to Steven Adamowski. The panel had recommended Assistant Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, and was set to appoint her as the next schools chief. Then, with three hours to go, Mayor Pedro Segarra held a city hall press conference to slam the selection process and call for a national search. The board canceled its meeting. Kishimoto deemed it "a slap in the face." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022411_1.asp
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Students and staff of Dwight School on Wethersfield Avenue have always been proud to say that their school building is the oldest in the city still being used as a school. The school was built in 1885. A large extension was added in 1901. Now Dwight’s age may be the cause of its demise. Dwight has been slated for closure by the Facility Management Plan adopted by the Board of Education in a split vote last year. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_022510.asp
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Parents and a handful of students streamed into the St. James Episcopal Church on recently for an audience with Mayor Eddie A. Perez to complain about the healthfulness of school lunches. Specifically, the group asked for food with fewer carbohydrates, less fat and fewer fried options. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 03, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_110307.asp
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About 20 parents from Kennelly School in Hartford plan to give the school board a list of demands that includes an end to what they said is pervasive violence. At a recent press conference outside the school's playground, parents said Kennelly needs a comprehensive plan to curb bullying, needs more educators certified in dealing with special needs students and more social workers, psychiatrists and security guards. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_061307.asp
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Parents criticized the proposed Hartford education budget recently at a public hearing, saying that the city should allocate more than the administration is requesting. The budget proposal calls for a 4.2 percent increase for the 2005-06 year, raising spending by $8.6 million for an operating budget of $212.6 million. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040105_a.asp
Related Link(s):
Hartford School Board of Education Meeting Review
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One of the more impressive achievements in Hartford over the last few years has been creation of a system that allows parents to choose whatever school in the city they want for their child. Research has clearly linked parental choice with improving schools. The assumption is that parents will migrate to a higher-achieving school. The idea is that good schools will attract students and flourish and failing schools will lose enrollment and close. Researchers tracking education reform in Hartford were surprised when they stumbled upon a curious development at some of the city's lowest performing schools. In a number of these schools, the parents remained strongly supportive of their failing school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011211.asp
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The success of a sweeping school-choice plan for Hartford's struggling school system will hinge on convincing parents the new schools they choose will be better than the ones they already have. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_052407.asp
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City and school officials continued to reject the notion that there is gang activity in city schools right up until they were told differently by mothers and grandmothers in the room with them recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 22, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_102209.asp
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Parents, school board members and the school superintendent said recently they were taken by surprise by an internal police department memorandum that said the city is suffering from a "gang infestation" and that gang activity was increasing among middle school students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101709.asp
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Tamara Golding moved into a house across the street from Rawson School recently, feeling lucky that her son and daughter would attend a beautiful school that just completed a $33 million makeover. These days she has a different view of the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_043010.asp
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This Courant editorial supports the plan that Connecticut Senate President Donald E. Williams Jr. has proposed to spend on school security. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 17, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_051707.asp
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Pathways to Technology Magnet School recently graduated. Ninety-nine percent of the class will be going on to post-secondary education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061308.asp
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The long battle over the proposed site for the new Pathways to Technology School reached a climax recently. Mayor Eddie Perez and others have pushed for building the school at the corner of Farmington Avenue and Broad Street. But others, including Governor Jodi Rell, have said the site is unsuitable for a school. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 7 – 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_news_020707.asp
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Successful teachers know that students learn through a variety of avenues. Hands-on activities are particularly engaging and memorable. Starting on January 30, 2012, students at Pathways to Technology Magnet High had the opportunity to create something resume-worthy: apps. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: January 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_012512.asp
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Ken Krayeske comments on Mayor Eddie Perez’s plan to build the Pathways to Technology magnet high school on the southeast corner of Farmington Avenue and Broad Street. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 14, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_news_061406.asp
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Well-known urban planner Ken Greenberg has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the proposal to build a new magnet school next to what many consider to be the busiest intersection in town. The City is planning to build the new Pathways to Technology School on a triangular piece of land at the southeast corner of the intersection of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue. Because it is situated between a highway entrance and several large corporations, the intersection is extremely congested, particularly at rush hour. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 19 - 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/EDUCATION/htfd_news_041906.asp
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In Mayor Segarra's statement about his accomplishments in his first 100 days in office, he states that he has set in motion plans to demolish the infamous "Butt Ugly Building" on Main Street, championed a citywide effort to clean up parks and scaled back on city staff by consolidating several offices. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: October 1, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/PedroSegarra100DaysSpeech.pdf
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Helen Ubiñas comments on Mayor Perez's election to chairman of the Hartford Board of Education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120805_a.asp
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Mayor Eddie A. Perez, in a bold move that educators say is rare and perhaps unprecedented, appointed himself to the Hartford Board of Education. Perez expects to be elected chairman. It is a leadership job he will have to fit in among his duties as the capital city's first strong mayor in a generation and as the president of the school building committee, which oversees $1 billion worth of construction. Perez said it's "not about being king," it's about being accountable. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120605.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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Mayor Perez outlines his 2005-06 budget, including a property tax increase and health care benefit reductions for the School District and Library. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041905.asp
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Barely a week into his new role as chairman of the Hartford school board, Mayor Eddie A. Perez is charging the board to study the idea of putting every student into a uniform to help maintain order and change the climate in the schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 20, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122005.asp
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Mayor Eddie A. Perez has decided to step back from two key leadership positions, announcing recently that he would no longer serve as chairman of the city's board of education or of its school building committee. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021709.asp
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Former Mayor Eddie A. Perez has resigned from the Hartford Board of Education, city spokeswoman Sarah Barr confirmed on July 1, 2010. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_070110.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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Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez's decision last week to appoint himself to the school board - and his subsequent election as chairman - left jaws grazing ground throughout the city and the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_121105.asp
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Hitting on familiar themes of reducing crime, improving education and jump-starting the city's economy, Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez gave his state of the city speech recently to a capacity crowd in the city council chambers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_031108.asp
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Recently 239 students graduated from Hartford’s Bulkeley High School. Many students vowed to persevere and to excel, no matter what the odds. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061808.asp
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Rick Green writes about a small and relatively noncontroversial bill in the Connecticut state legislature that would have addressed the vital issue of attracting qualified teachers to needy districts. However, the legislature failed to take up the bill and respond to this critical need. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 05, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060509.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut’s legislature covered itself in shame by not getting a lot of necessary work done — adopting a budget, for example — before its regular session adjourned on June 4, 2009. One of its worst and most avoidable lapses was letting the clock run out on a needed bill to modernize teacher certification requirements. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061809.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that if "eds and meds" — educational and medical institutions — are the key to downtown revival, Hartford just hit the daily double. St. Joseph College has announced that its new graduate school of pharmacy will be located in the Hartford 21 complex in the heart of the city. The college will spend $5 million to outfit the space in time to welcome its first class of 65 students next fall. The number of students in this, the school's first doctoral program, could increase to 300 in five years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_120709.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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By the time today's toddlers enter ninth grade, high schools in Connecticut won't look like they do today, at least according to a plan to reshape secondary school education. For the past few weeks, state Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan has been traveling the state, presenting such an image of a reshaped high school and soliciting input on the ideas. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021408_1.asp
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Weaver High School is slated for a major makeover and renovation and North Hartford residents are working to make sure they are fully involved in the process. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_052611.asp
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Congressman John B. Larson, First Lady Cathy Malloy and Family Life Education are well underway with their battle against what they call the silent killer of children: obesity. Plans for a new state-of-the-art Children's Fitness/Wellness Center in Hartford – estimated at $500,000 – were released Friday morning at the Family Life Education building, where the facility will be built. The purpose of the facility is to provide low-income urban families with free access to comprehensive fitness and health programs, said executive director Candida Flores. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_053113.asp
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When Hartford Police Chief Daryl Roberts took office last summer, he said reducing Hartford’s truancy rate would be one of his top priorities. Since then, Roberts has assigned HPD detectives to identify habitual truants and discuss the problem with their families to see if and how the situation can be corrected. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: January 3 - 10, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_news_010307.asp
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Over the years, Hugh Ogden built various cabins on an island in Maine's Rangeley Lake. He described the island as a place where he "could hear the voices that call me to poems." On Sunday, while cross-country skiing to the mainland from his island paradise, the 69-year-old Trinity College English professor broke through the unusually thin ice and drowned. His death shocked his family and members of the college community. His children had been planning a surprise celebration later this year for Ogden's 70th birthday and 40th anniversary of teaching at Trinity. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_010207.asp
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An intrepid band of Wallace Stevens' friends recently capped 10 years of fundraising with the unveiling of an engraved stone marker on the grounds of the Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School at 85 Woodland St. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, Stevens often composed his deceptively minimalist but deeply complex poems as he walked from his home on Westerly Terrace to the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., now Hartford Insurance Co., on Asylum Avenue, where he was a vice president from 1934 to 1955. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 11, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_031107.asp
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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that someone should direct Hartford city council president Calixto Torres to the city charter. Mr. Torres complained this week that the council was being unfairly blamed for the closing of two Hartford Public Library branches. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_071808.asp
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Breaking with tradition, the Hartford Public Library board recently named someone without a library services background to the organization's top position. Matthew K. Poland, whose professional background is extensively rooted in the business world, was named the library's chief operating officer. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_100709.asp
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A couple of months into Hartford's new school truancy program, police detectives have met with more than 70 families about chronic absences, and officers have picked up about a dozen students on the streets and taken them to school. Statistics released by Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski show that on any given day 1,600 of the district's 24,000 students - nearly 7 percent - are absent. Ninth-graders - many of them at crossroads academically and socially - last year accounted for more than 30 percent of total absentees on any given day. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 22, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_122206.asp
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A recently released study concludes that low-income students attending the "most-advantaged" schools - the ones with the fewest poor children - scored better than low-income students who attended the less wealthy, though better funded, schools. Low-income children in schools with less poverty scored 8 points higher on standardized math tests. They also had higher reading scores. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 22, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102210.asp
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Based on state 2010 CMT data released recently for grades 3-8, reform efforts adopted by Hartford's Board of Education are demonstrating meaningful impacts. The school system has produced a third year in a row of solid gains in the elementary and middle school grades. Published by
Achieve Hartford!
; Publication Date: July 15, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/wsd_071510.asp
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One of the perks of attending the Global Communications Academy is that students at this newly redesigned Hartford Public School are promised a free college education. In cooperation with Say Yes to Education, a nonprofit foundation that promises urban students a free college education if they make the grades to get there, the Academy is the first where the entire school body is involved in the program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 01, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120108.asp
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It was supposed to be a solo show. Instead, Poster Boy’s art shared a space with yet-t0-be-altered canvas; the exhibit was also moved outdoors. This unsanctioned display on Hamilton Street (by the railroad tracks) is what audiences will have to settle for if they did not manage to see the show that was removed from the gallery at Trinity College. The new display featuring two altered billboards was created at night. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: September 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/realhtfd_091311.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that efforts by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Council for Education Reform to close the achievement gap between Connecticut's poor and more affluent students have brought ill-advised legislation that will have little impact and will do more to discourage than to support the many teachers who are dedicated to educating, guiding and nurturing students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031812.asp
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By now, almost every newspaper has printed an op-ed piece or column detailing the grim future that awaits teen moms - they are more likely to drop out of high school, end up in low-wage jobs and be poor. These opinion-makers are not lying, but they are wrong. They imply that adolescent motherhood is the cause of these problems when in fact it is just the opposite. Poverty and school failure are the causes, not consequences, of young motherhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 16, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_091608.asp
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Soon, under the terms of the city's new charter, the school board will grow from seven to nine members and Mayor Eddie Perez will appoint the majority. The school superintendent will continue to run the system's day-to-day operations. That position was historically vested with more authority than the mayor - and was shielded from the political winds blowing through city hall - but the balance will soon shift. Perez is about to gain unprecedented power over the city's troubled schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 7, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110705.asp
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Trinity College's $25 million Crescent Street housing project will finish faster and cheaper using modular construction. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: March 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_031113.asp
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This white paper reports on expulsion rates by program setting (public school, Head Start, private providers), gender, and race/ethnicity. It also presents expulsion data from all 40 states that fund prekindergarten programs. PDF file, 18 pages Published by
Walter S. Gilliam, PhD; Yale University Child Study Center
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/NationalPreKExpulsionPaper.pdf
Related Link(s):
Foundation for Child Development
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For Youngest Students, A Hard Lesson (Hartford Courant news article, May 4, 2005)
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From the basement of the Hartford YWCA on the corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue, Patrick R. Moore has a vision. Thanks to a few generous donations, a little help from friends and a lot of hard work, Moore's vision will come true when his new Covenant Preparatory School opens on Aug. 28, 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050508.asp
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Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez has implemented an initiative to hook city children up with scholarships and financial aid for 17 exclusive college prep schools around the state. The program is part of an effort to increase enrollment of city children in four-year colleges by 25 percent. Of the Hartford freshmen who started in 1999, only two-thirds graduated from high school, and only 20 percent of the graduates enrolled in four-year colleges. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072205.asp
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The State Department of Correction has launched a program focusing on female inmates who are within 18 months of release. Female inmates prepare for the life on the outside at the Charlene Perkins Center at York Correctional Institution. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060505.asp
Related Link(s):
Prisoner Reentry Institute John Jay College of Criminal Justice The City University of New York
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The legislature's appropriations committee approved a bill recently to raise the starting age for kindergarten but stripped out a provision requiring preschool for displaced students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042611.asp
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A PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation made to Hartford Court of Common Council Quality of Life Committee by Enid Rey, Director, Hartford Office for Youth Services and Daryl K. Roberts, Chief of Police, October 20, 2009. The presentation was made in response to recent media reports of increased gang activity in Hartford Schools. (PDF document, 17 pages) Published by
Hartford Office for Youth Services
; Publication Date: October 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Crime/HOYS_HPD_JointPresentation.pdf
Related Link(s):
Hartford Police Department
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A New Jersey educator with a long career in higher education has been named president of Capital Community College in Hartford. Calvin E. Woodland, vice president for student services at Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J., is expected to begin duties at Capital in March. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 15, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011505.asp
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The appointment of an interim president of the new Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education is imminent. Mark Ojakian, who is overseeing the consolidation of higher education for the governor, said that Higher Education Commissioner Michael P. Meotti would take over the position in the absence of an appointment. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070111.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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Desi Nesmith has excelled at each of his stops as an educator. In just one year as principal of the America's Choice at SAND School, Nesmith has helped students who scored among the lowest in the state on the Connecticut Mastery Test raise their scores dramatically, making the school among the highest-performing in the city. The marked improvement played a large part in Nesmith's being named the 2010 Promising Young Professional by the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education. He was also East Hartford's teacher of the year in 2006 and has received other citations for professional excellence Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 09, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110910.asp
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As city schools open for the 2013-14 academic year, greater scrutiny is expected at Betances Early Reading Lab after "potential irregularities" were detected on the 2013 Connecticut Mastery Test, according to the state. The state Department of Education recently announced that it had retained the law firm of Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell and Beck to investigate possible cheating at Betances, a prekindergarten to grade 3 school that was designed as the model for Superintendent Christina Kishimoto's early literacy efforts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 27, 2013
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Hartford schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto has the tough balancing act of saving failing schools while keeping successful ones at high performance. But, her abrupt midyear transfer of a principal from one of the city's top schools to the temporary job of leading a failing school was upsetting to parents at the highly regarded Classical Magnet School. But, Kishimoto’s communications about the transfer earned failing grades. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021812_1.asp
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Individual attention, longer school days, block scheduling, daily student assessments and Saturday academies are just some of the ways that principals of 13 struggling city schools are preparing their students for upcoming standardized testing. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 04, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020410.asp
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Community leaders shadowed principals of Hartford schools as part of the annual Principal for a Day program. The program's goals include improving the public's perception of schools, to give students positive role models, to build support for public schools, and to provide an experience with Hartford schools, students, and staff. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041305.asp
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Tom Condon writes that at a recent conference on housing, two legislators reminded the crowd that the state has no money. This caused Hartford city councilman Larry Deutsch to stand and say that there needs to be money for the cities. He is right to be concerned. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 07, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020710_1.asp
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Along with Gov. M. Jodi Rell's historic proposal to pour billions of dollars more into public education should come tighter standards for schools, possibly including a high school exit exam, Connecticut's new education commissioner says. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 17, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_041707.asp
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Private school vouchers might be a way to provide poor children with equal access to a quality education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061105_A.asp
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Today, there are only two Catholic schools left in Hartford — St. Augustine and Sts. Cyril and Methodius — with a total of 334 students. Both are striving mightily to maintain themselves but are facing financial difficulties. Despite the value of Catholic schools, parental rights and their priority in education continue to be largely ignored as legislators and civic leaders continue to reject constitutional forms of public assistance to nonpublic school students and their parents. Such assistance would, on a statewide basis, more equitably support parental choice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112507.asp
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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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Rick Green writes that there's one school initiative that stands out as a model. For the past 22 years, the state's Alternative Route to Certification program has taken mid-career professionals and turned them into teachers who work in areas of critical shortage, such as high school math and science. More than 4,000 teachers have come out of the innovative program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081010.asp
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Hartford and Manchester are among a dozen communities across the country involved in maximizing use of federal stimulus money to get high school dropouts and other "disconnected" young people into the working world. Sponsored by the National League of Cities, the program involves training youth service and jobs specialists on how to use stimulus funds to help young people who have left school, lack jobs and skills, and are in danger of becoming chronic drains on society. The formal title of the effort is City Leaders Re-engaging Disconnected Youth through Economic Recovery Efforts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_071509_1.asp
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The youth services group, Positive Steps, and other organizations recently held the second annual "I Am The Future" School Readiness/Back To School Celebration, a back-to-school celebration that provided about 500 needy Blue Hills and South End students in grades K-6 with free haircuts, book bags filled with school supplies and school uniforms. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 17, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081707.asp
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The 'Bridges to Health Care Training' program is a 60 week pilot program that offers college classes to certified nurse aides. 'Bridges' is intended to give participants opportunities in health or health related careers and of earning more advanced degrees. The program, which started in January, is funded by a state grant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032405.asp
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Something interesting happens to Bulkeley High School students in their Postponing Sexual Involvement program. Though they come from neighborhoods with historically high teen birth rates, PSI students postpone parenthood. They graduate from high school. They go on to college. They often come back to volunteer. The program is a product of Breaking the Cycle, a compendium of groups dedicated to reducing teen pregnancy in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_012107.asp
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New research conducted by Boston’s Center for Collaborative Education documents significant achievement by students who attend the city’s Pilot Schools. Pilot School students are performing better than the district averages across every indicator of student engagement and performance, including the statewide standardized assessment (MCAS). In other standard measures, Pilot School students show better rates of attendance and fewer out of school suspensions, and more go on to attend university or technical college after they graduate. This project may offer useful examples for Hartford Published by
Center for Collaborative Education
; Publication Date: January 2006
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_01_2006.asp
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Since a court settlement opened regular classrooms in Connecticut to hundreds of special education students, the number of mentally retarded children in regular classrooms has tripled - increasing to 34 percent since 2002, a state report says. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 4, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_010407.asp
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We often think of CEO-level leadership change and the impact it has on employee productivity, talent retention and the bottom line as something unique to the for-profit sector. But what about CEO changes in the K-12 education sector? Less than two weeks ago on June 18, the Hartford Board of Education decided not to renew the current superintendent's contract and to instead embark on a search for a new leader. The board of education has made their standard known, and left the city wondering what the impact will be on employee productivity, talent retention and on the bottom line in Hartford schools. Their job in the weeks and months ahead will be to minimize the disruption of a CEO-level transition. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: July 01, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_070113.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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Linda Nelson of Hartford is used to the "family-like" relationship she has with staff at the Capitol Region Education Council. Nelson's two granddaughters attend suburban schools through the Capitol Region Open Choice program, administered by CREC. But Nelson is worried that she'll have to start over with staff members from the state Department of Education: Under Gov. M. Jodi Rell's budget proposal, the state would take over administration of the open choice program, which allows Hartford students to attend suburban schools and vice-versa. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031109.asp
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In Colonial Connecticut, farmers saved seeds each growing season to plant the following year. But if the winter was harsh and food stocks thin, they might be tempted to eat the seed corn necessary for their future survival. If they had taken such shortsighted actions, they would likely have not survived. State budget line-item cuts are like that today. "Eating our seed corn" by making imprudent reductions in critical fields will stifle our ability to compete economically. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 01, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_120109.asp
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Rabbi Noach Kosofsky makes no apologies for running an independent school for Jewish boys and girls in Longmeadow, Mass., for the last 25 years. Knowledge of culture and self is an educational imperative in a world that can treat Jews with contempt and disdain. When Da'shone Hughey, a former Bloomfield resident, approached Kosofsky last year about a similar concept, but tailored to boys living in the city, Kosofsky was intrigued. He joined eight others in becoming the board of directors for the proposed Leadership Prep Academy for Young Men. The independent school would be located in Greater Hartford and serve, initially, 50 city high school students. The school is looking to raise more than $700,000. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092008.asp
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A plan to dramatically increase graduation requirements at Hartford public high schools drew a mixed response from board of education members recently. Several board members said that while they supported the plan's ultimate goal of better preparing Hartford students for college and the workplace, they were concerned about how it would be carried out. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042308_1.asp
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Stan Simpson writes that the expected reopening of two Hartford branch libraries is actually the quiet after the storm. After protesting, pestering, cajoling and shaming city and library leaders to open the Blue Hills and Mark Twain branches, community organizers ultimately persuaded the state to bail out the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091008.asp
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A free, equal public education is the right of every child. A quality public education system should provide a well-rounded, balanced curriculum and help prepare children for their adult lives. While Connecticut has a strong public education system, we need better ways to assess our children’s learning and the work that schools perform. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: August 2012
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Stefan Pryor is seeking an opinion on whether his background in charter schools poses a conflict of interest for him as the state's education commissioner. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011012.asp
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At least one parent has raised an objection that the newly elected president of the parent-teacher organization at the Annie Fisher STEM School is an organizer for the teachers union, and a parent group council is expected to discuss rule changes that would disallow union officials from leadership roles in the future. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 07, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100710.asp
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John Motley took charge at the Hartford School Building Committee meeting recently, after fellow committee members unanimously elected him chairman. Motley's appointment comes after Mayor Eddie A. Perez stepped down from his leadership posts on both the building committee and the board of education. A handful of PTO presidents welcomed Motley to his new post Monday. But they also gave a friendly warning that parents plan to become more active in the happenings of the committee, which oversees spending on building projects. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_031709_1.asp
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City school officials held a community forum recently to begin discussing plans to overhaul Weaver High School in a projected $150 million, five-year renovation. The proposal, addressed only vaguely in public so far, would require major construction on the Granby Street campus to accommodate at least three academies within Weaver, schools spokesman David Medina said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112610.asp
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There were dozens of people who spoke out against the closings of two Harford Public Library branches at a public hearing before Hartford City Council recently. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: July 17, 2008
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Hartford high school students could be riding Connecticut public transit buses to get to school this fall under the provisions of a new school-bus contract being negotiated with local bus companies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_041308.asp
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The city's school system has distributed 50,000 copies of "The Hartford Educator," a publication designed to get its message to parents, students and private donors. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 5, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040507_a.asp
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For more than a decade, the Hispanic Health Council, in partnership with the University of Connecticut, has been educating Hartford's young students with an entertaining series of six puppet shows that carry serious messages about nutrition, obesity, exercise, food safety, diabetes and heart disease. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_021109.asp
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The so-called "achievement gap" is one of those major problems, like urban poverty and the highway death toll, that we could do much better at solving if we really tried. Steve Perry, the principal of Hartford’s highly successful Capital Preparatory Magnet School, proves this point. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072609.asp
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Bloomfield operates one of the most racially segregated school systems in the state. Minority students, mainly black children, account for 95 percent of public school enrollment. And when results were released recently on the state's annual 10th-grade achievement test, this quiet, middle-class suburb found itself confronting a question more often associated with the nation's poorest urban school systems: Why do black and Hispanic students lag so far behind their white counterparts? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 07, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_100707.asp
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WNPR’s Jeff Cohen reports, that the current search for a new Hartford School Superintendent may have been flawed because the district’s spokesman has been advocating for one of the two candidates to take Superintendent Steven Adamowski’s place. Adamowski is retiring at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_022011.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that running an urban public library is in part a balancing act. The library must be open to all who want information, but must be ready to deal with the small percentage of patrons who misbehave. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_052508.asp
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Within the next few weeks, two Hartford area theological titans — who happen to be friends —- will step down from their respective pulpits and into retirement. The Rev. Gary Miller's last Sunday is May 1, 2011 at Hartford's historic Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Rabbi Stephen Fuchs will retire from West Hartford's Congregation Beth Israel in June 2011. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_041311.asp
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The Vice Chairman of the Hartford Board of Education describes his opinion on how to close the race gap in education in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 24, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072405.asp
Related Link(s):
Can Whites Teach Blacks?
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With educators in Connecticut watching closely, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments recently in a pivotal case that could topple efforts to end racial disparities in public schools here and across the nation. A critical element of those efforts is the use of race as a factor in assigning students to magnet schools and other voluntary integration programs. But parents in Louisville and Seattle, who brought the case, argued before the court that the use of race is unconstitutional. In Connecticut, were the court to prohibit the use of race, some experts believe it could threaten the basis on which dozens of voluntary integration programs have been established, including efforts to comply with a court order in the long-running Sheff vs. O'Neill desegregation case. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 5, 2006
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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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More than 200 Trinity College students, faculty and staff rallied on campus recently in response to a racially offensive comment posted on an online message board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102808_1.asp
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A recent Hartford Courant article has drawn the attention of those who were quoted in it, who provide clarification. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072305.asp
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A descriptive survey of national trends in adult literary reading. Based on a sample size of more than 17,000 adults, it covers most major demographic groups - providing statistical measurements by age, gender, education, income, region, race, and ethnicity.
The results of the survey show that literary reading in America is not only declining rapidly among all groups, but the rate of decline has accelerated, especially among the young. The concerned citizen in search of good news about American literary culture will study the pages of this report in vain. Published by
National Endowment for the Arts
; Publication Date: June 2004
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_06_2004.asp
Related Link(s):
Take Action for Literacy: The Status of Literacy in Greater Hartford
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Workforce and Literacy Profile
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Rick Green comments on a new study by the National Endowment for the Arts which details steep declines in reading among all segments of the population, and its implications for Connecticut. No state has a larger gap between rich and poor, or black and white, when it comes to reading scores. Green suggests that improving reading requires sending every kid to preschool, even if it means vouchers, training teachers how to teach reading and demanding that parents do their job. Literacy needs to be the No. 1 priority in all schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_120407.asp
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Forty-four students recently graduated from the Watkinson School in Hartford. Highlights of the ceremony included a martial arts demonstration, a rendition of Hoagie Carmichael's "New Orleans" on trumpet and bass, an "Ode to Watkinson" written by student Jacqueline Knapp and "Pomp and Circumstance" played by a string trio: upright bass, acoustic guitar and fiddle. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 10, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061006.asp
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Rick Green comments that after years of baloney from education reformers in Hartford, something simple and revolutionary is unfolding. Administrators are closing schools that fail. This fall, 10 new schools will open in Hartford — some existing schools that were completely redesigned and others that were shut down and are being reopened with new principals and teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081508.asp
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In August 2008, Trinity College completed a two-year, $33 million renovation of the Hartford campus' oldest buildings along what the college calls the "Long Walk" — the original building complex consisting of Seabury, Northam Towers and Jarvis that was constructed in the 1870s and 1880s. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 08, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070808.asp
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Earlier this month, with the cut of a ribbon, the last piece in the Hartford Public Library's major makeover officially opened to the public. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_012008.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that it has been maddening to watch Connecticut, the state with the largest achievement gap in the country, not act with a sense of urgency in duplicating the model of Amistad Academy, a New Haven charter school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 4, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_080407.asp
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Work has begun on a $21.5 million project to transform the old Thomas Cadillac dealership on Albany Avenue in Hartford's North End - designed in the 1920s as "the dealership of the future" - into the new home for dance and theater studies at the University of Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_073107.asp
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Six groups that support education reform criticized the "weak version" of the education reform bill the legislature's Education Committee approved recently, saying it was developed behind closed doors with a "lack of transparency." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 28, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032812_1.asp
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Advocates for education reform say the latest version of a reform bill is "a major step back" that appears to strip the education commissioner of the powers needed to turn around low-performing schools — authority that was included in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's original bill. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042612.asp
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The Connecticut Council on Education Reform, a non-profit group of business and civic advocates, issued its legislative priorities recently, calling for improved teacher preparation, college programs, and better tracking of education dollars. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012612.asp
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that Hartford's ailing public schools could awaken to a promising future when Steven Adamowski is named the new superintendent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 12, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_091206_a.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that persistent concerns about discipline could eventually sink Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski’s plans for reform. Nothing compromises learning more than insubordinate students who intimidate the teacher and their peers and take valuable education time away from the entire class. Achievement gaps can't be narrowed if learning environments are constantly disrupted. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_062007.asp
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This paper focuses on “The Four Big Things” that Connecticut must do to improve its underperforming schools. (PDF documents, 13 pages) Published by
The Connecticut Policy Institute
; Publication Date: March 5, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/CPI_Education_Reform_White_Paper.pdf
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Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor kicked off the governor's education workshop recently with sobering statistics that show how little support school superintendents feel they get from the state. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy convened the workshop to gather input from experts from throughout the country — including Martha J. Kanter, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education — to help his administration shape education reform proposals that will be presented to the legislature in February 2012. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010612.asp
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City and suburban families considering the state's Open Choice program and area magnet schools recently could apply for enrollment in the 2013-14 year at Regional Choice Schools. Capitol Region Education Council, Hartford public schools, the Connecticut technical high school system, Goodwin College and the school districts participating in Open Choice pitched their programs to families at the fair in advance of the Jan. 31, 2013 application deadline. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 12, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101212.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that Hartford has come a long way in providing high-quality schools for all students. Student achievement is on the rise: The graduation rate has increased from 29 percent in 2006 to 50 percent in 2010. There are more school options for families to choose from. The Center on Reinventing Public Education, a think tank that studies school districts, has designated the district as an exemplary model for districts nationwide. However, in Connecticut there is state law on teacher certification and seniority that interferes with ensuring that the most effective teachers are in the classroom. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020111.asp
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Even as the legislative Black and Puerto Rican Caucus moves forward with its 10-point plan to close Connecticut's worst-in-the-nation academic achievement gap, Gov. M. Jodi Rell has decided to form a new committee, made up of mostly business leaders, to devise its own set of recommendations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031710.asp
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When Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced she would postpone legislation to limit the number of out-of-school suspensions in Connecticut, superintendents breathed a collective sigh of relief. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_031009.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that in a move that would conclusively close the door on the Information Age in Connecticut, Gov. M Jodi Rell recently proposed cuts that would shut off access to the Internet through the Connecticut Education Network — a fiber optic network designed to serve public schools and libraries in Connecticut — and drastically reduce the availability of information resources in other agencies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053109_1.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that in laying out $3.4 billion in chips, spread over five years and dedicated solely for education, Gov. M. Jodi Rell is doing nothing more than calling the Democrats' bluff. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2007
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell called Wednesday for education spending that would break the state-mandated spending cap and lead to a 10 percent increase in the state income tax. In doing so, she co-opted traditional Democratic issues such as education, but also increased her leverage in dealing with a potentially hostile legislature that has veto-proof majorities in both chambers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_020807.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that there's no doubt that uniforms contribute to discipline and order in top-flight city schools across the country. He supports the city school board's proposal to mandate uniforms for students in the elementary and middle schools next year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051006.asp
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced a $2,748,405 grant to the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development to help train workers for the financial and insurance services industry. The grant will help to develop a comprehensive course to train students for the financial and insurance services industry. It will help establish Connecticut's first two-year degree program in insurance and financial services. Published by
U.S. Department of Labor
; Publication Date: September 8, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/wsd_090806.asp
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In late March, a bill before the General Assembly was written to end developmental or remedial classes at all 12 community colleges in Connecticut by 2014. The legislation proposes that students can bypass developmental/remedial courses and take college-level classes (with embedded help if they need it). But, if we let students bypass remedial courses, those with serious reading, writing or math deficits will immediately be at a serious disadvantage in college level courses, and many will become frustrated and drop out. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 08, 2012
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On June 16, 2010, Spencer G. Shaw, renowned storyteller, educator and librarian passed away at the age of 93. Born in Hartford in 1917, Dr. Shaw was among the first African American librarians to integrate the professional ranks of the Hartford Public Library. Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: July 07, 2010
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The recent restoration of M.D. Fox Elementary School, formerly Bulkeley High School, has sparked renewed interest in the history of this unique school. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: October 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_101013.asp
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The Hartford Public Library officially opened its newly expanded and renovated Dwight Branch at the corner of Park Street and New Park Avenue on Monday, December 3, 2012. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: December 06, 2012
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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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Two renovation projects in the Asylum Hill neighborhood received a financial boost from the state recently, including a $1 million grant for Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network's construction of an educational center for city students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 13, 2013
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The battle between the city council and Mayor Eddie A. Perez over two closed branch libraries took a twist recently. Library officials say a new wrinkle in the funding dispute means the branches that were supposed to reopen soon no longer will. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_082108.asp
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State Representative Douglas McCrory, who represents Hartford, in the Connecticut General Assembly, is sponsoring legislation that would allow towns to fund college scholarship programs by selling municipal bonds Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: February 4, 2009
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Back in November, on the eve of a charter change that would give the city's mayor increased power over the school system, state education officials made it clear that they were looking for "consistency and accountability." Three months later, the city's mayor - who, because of that charter change, now doubles as school board chairman - is hustling to find a superintendent to take over for Robert Henry, whose resignation becomes effective in June. State education officials are taking notice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2006
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ConnCAN recently released its school report cards. The data shows overall student performance gains, in particular, improvements low-income student performance, African-American student performance, and Hispanic student performance. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: December 23, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_122309_1.asp
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A national report that ties test scores to zoning policy has ranked three Connecticut metropolitan areas as near or at the top in the country for the worst test score gaps, the most economically segregated schools and the most restrictive zoning policies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041912.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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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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In a blunt report, the state office that advocates for people with disabilities calls for shutting down the Hartford Transitional Learning Academy, saying students with learning disabilities and behavior problems are dumped at the school and left to languish. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 16, 2005
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The percentage of Connecticut schools that met federal benchmarks for math and reading rose to 72 percent this year, an improvement that school officials attribute primarily to intensive, targeted planning and instruction in poor urban schools, according to a report released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 12, 2010
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Ninety-nine percent of Connecticut's teachers are union members, the highest rate in the nation according to a new national study by the Fordham Institute ranking the state's teachers' unions as the 17th strongest in the nation. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: November 12, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_111212.asp
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Hartford teachers should work longer days, get less sick time and have stricter work evaluations, according to a report released recently by the National Council on Teacher Quality, an education think tank in Washington. The report, the first in a 10-city examination of how to train and retain effective teachers, also suggests streamlining the raises given to teachers working toward higher degrees and boosting the starting pay for new teachers in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050609.asp
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A long-running program allowing Hartford schoolchildren to enroll in nearby suburban schools has been underused but could be a crucial means of promoting school desegregation, says a report, the “Project Choice Campaign.” Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 28, 2007
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Connecticut has started to close the achievement gap between Hispanic and white students in math, but not in reading, according to a national report released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 23, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062311.asp
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By last month, 217 bullying cases had been reported in this school year, an increase of 30 from last year. Under new legislation, schools are obligated to report acts of bullying to the state starting in 2013. The state has a lengthy definition of bullying, which includes the repeated use by one or more students of communication, gestures or physical acts directed at or referring to another student in the same district that causes physical or emotional harm, or the fear of such harm. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052512.asp
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Music's effect on the brain has been the subject of a good deal of neuroscience research in recent years. Trinity College's Dan Lloyd has gone further by actually making music out of brains. It started as a hobby two summers ago for Lloyd, who teaches in the philosophy department at Trinity, when he wondered: What does consciousness sound like? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081009.asp
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No one knew exactly what to expect when the state began testing fifth- and eighth-graders in science this spring, part of the annual standardized tests already given in math, reading and writing. The results of the Connecticut Mastery Test, released recently, didn't disappoint. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2008
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The guardian of Hartford Public High School's 375-year history is not the famed brownstone owl that sits on a perch in the Forest Street building, perpetually gazing at staff and students. It's R.J. Luke Williams, 70, the retired history teacher credited with preserving that Albert Entress owl sculpture and other school artifacts. Recently, Williams received recognition from the city during a brief ceremony in the school's Lewis Fox Memorial Library Media Center, where an 1800s portrait of George Washington — another successful restoration project — seemed to preside over guests. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2013
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A comparison of the Hartford Public Library's operations to six other library systems has found that it has the largest budget, costs the most per capita and has the second largest staff. The Hartford city council commissioned the review in July 2008 following a difficult budget season that saw the layoff of 40 employees and the closure of two neighborhood branches for several months to help close an $870,000 funding gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 18, 2008
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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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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that parents and teachers have ample reason to be upset about the bullying at Rawson Elementary School in the Blue Hills neighborhood of Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 12, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051210.asp
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Kids who want to learn get chewed up in the public school system, said Patrick Moore, the head of the new Covenant Preparatory School in Hartford. Covenant, a private, rigorous middle school, will begin operations this week, on the corner of Farmington and Broad streets in the old YWCA facility. A year ago, Moore had a vision to start an intensive academic experience for high-performing yet at-risk Hartford students. He had no building, no money. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: August 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_082108_1.asp
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Members of the West End Civic Association call for a solution to the 488% increase in school suspensions, including those at the pre-kindergarten level. The organization supports alternatives to such action, including in-school suspension rooms and providing classroom discipline and management training for teachers and administrators. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25,2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052505.asp
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When Marc Scheinberg, president of Goodwin College, says he's going to do something, believe it. The man is a visionary, a can-do guy whose latest achievement is a winner: the opening of a gleaming 110,000-square-foot academic building on the Connecticut River in East Hartford, the start of a planned $90 million campus development. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 08, 2009
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Teams cheer, music blares and the points pile up as the energetic emcee gives a play-by-play of the action in the arena. It's not basketball or soccer. It's the Connecticut State Championship FIRST Robotics Competition, and the players in the arena are robots built by local high school students. The Connecticut Association of Schools partnered with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) to hold the first statewide robotics competition recently in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 12, 2013
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Amid an atmosphere akin to a pro wrestling match, 40 teams from area high schools competed in the three-day United Technologies New England regional of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 12, 2006
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The Connect, an initiative of the Greater Hartford African American Alliance and the Neighborhood Enforcement and Stabilization Team is helping male students of color with a mentoring program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_021905.asp
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In the '80s, Aetna Life and Casualty commissioned famed muralist Rudolph Zallinger to create a panorama of "The Early History of Hartford" to hang in its offices in the city. In the decades since it was finished, it has hung in those offices, seen by Aetna employees as they went through their work days. Now it is in a place where anyone can see it: Aetna has donated the mural to Hartford Public Library Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 28, 2012
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Room 127 at Bulkeley High School just got a lot of S.W.A.G. "Students with a goal," school administrators explained. Bulkeley's Upper School has converted the first-floor classroom into a recreation center with table tennis, foosball, board games, air hockey, a karaoke machine, and Xbox 360 Kinect and Nintendo Wii gaming systems to reward students "for doing the right thing," Principal Gayle Allen-Greene said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2013
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Chief Librarian Louise Blalock told employees she is prepared to take several steps to improve safety and security at the Hartford Public Library's main branch, including instituting mandatory staff training, developing a workplace safety and security plan and inviting regular police patrols. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2008
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Financing is in place and demolition is well on its way on the former Sage-Allen building on Hartford's Main Street. The building's developer and the University of Hartford have agreed to house 136 students there by September 2006. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 15, 2005
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The Hartford Courant reviews salaries of 54 local nonprofit arts, health care, educational, cultural and social service organizations in Greater Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_042405.asp
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Community Renewal Team
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Helen Ubiñas writes about the whining and blame that her recent columns about how a dysfunctional Hartford school for troubled kids and the teachers' union’s opposition to a parent trigger bill that would allow parents to petition to reform a failing school have produced. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2010
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Small memorials to Jeffrey E. Parks made their way through the hallways of SAND Elementary School in Hartford this week. Students from grades K-6 hung pictures of the beloved teacher around their necks or wore T-shirts tagged with messages about Parks, who died unexpectedly recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 28, 2009
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Record numbers of black and Hispanic high school students in Connecticut and elsewhere are taking the SAT college entrance exam - but some are also looking for colleges that no longer require the test. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 29, 2007
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Connecticut again had one of the highest participation rates on the SAT college entrance exam, and the state's average overall score was the highest in more than three decades. But Black and Hispanic students still trail other students by significant margins. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083105a.asp
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The average SAT scores of Connecticut students rose slightly in 2010 compared with the year before, but the increases in math and reading simply made up for declines over the past five years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 13, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091310.asp
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Some of the best SAT scores in Connecticut are posted by students who study Chinese or Latin, participate in the arts, take honors courses, come from wealthy families, and — at least when it comes to math — hold citizenship from another country, according to scores for the class of 2008 released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 27, 2008
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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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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that most of the young people who get in trouble in Hartford share one characteristic: They have dropped out of school. For their well-being as well as the city's, it's imperative that more be done to reach these youngsters and get them back onto some education or career track. A school now on the drawing board should help. It is a partnership between the school board and the youth service agency Our Piece of the Pie. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 27, 2008
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Stan Simpson writes in appreciation of Hartford's own Jackie McLean, saxophone jazz legend, who died recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Rick Green comments on the publication of statistics on high school dropouts Hartford Public Schools by the new Superintendent of Schools, Steven Adamowski. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 12, 2007
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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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The Say Yes to Education program has reached a successful conclusion with the about 30 of the participants graduating from college. George Weiss started the program in Hartford when the group of students was in 5th grade. Now that the Hartford program is completed, Weiss moves on to support 130 kindergarteners in Harlem. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061105.asp
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The message at city schools is succinct: Every day matters. Hartford's new "Attendance Awareness" initiative, is a public campaign to address the problem of chronic absenteeism that Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said is hurting the city's education reform efforts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 10, 2013
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Gov.-elect Dan Malloy, to his great credit, is convening groups to talk not just about health care, the environment, transportation and other policy areas, but how they fit together. There'll be lots of talk about education woes; funding, testing and the state's nation-leading achievement gap between low-income and minority students and their white, more affluent peers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 12, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121210.asp
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The Hartford Public Schools recently began a media campaign to remind parents to submit their top four school choices, and to accept their child's school placement by the deadline. However, it’s emphasis on choosing Hartford over regional magnet schools has raised some eyebrows as the campaign comes across as anti-magnet schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2011
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School administrators are not backing down from their "Choose Hartford" media campaign. Instead, they seemingly have upped the ante: A $395.8 million education budget adopted recently includes $198,000 for next year's print, TV and radio advertising promoting the city's schools to parents who might be considering other options offered under the Sheff desegregation agreement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 05, 2011
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The school year had hardly started, and the first bullying-related fatality made headlines. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 08, 2013
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House GOP leader Robert Ward says it's time to scrap the existing educational funding formula and write a new and fair formula for distributing Connecticut's wealth. The formula includes more than 20 different factors, including the number of students on welfare and in special education, mastery test scores, per capita income, and the three-year average of the town's "net equalized grand list,'' among others. The discussion has pitted wealthy towns against disadvantaged cities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030505.asp
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After months of negotiations and a round of bidding, the Hartford school board has approved a new $13.6 million contract with LogistiCare Solutions, a bus broker that currently subcontracts the city's special education transportation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 23, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062311_1.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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Hartford's school board recently approved a sweeping measure requiring school uniforms for all middle and elementary school students. Teachers' union President Cathy Carpino applauded the measure, but warned that schools that don't have the resources to offer in-school suspensions won't be able to enforce the uniform policy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 7, 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 School Board Chairman David MacDonald recently released a statement that the board will “consider” Mayor Pedro Segarra’s request to perform a national search for a replacement for soon-to-retire Superintendent Steven Adamowski. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 22, 2011
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Hartford's school board voted unanimously to hire Jacqueline J. Jacoby as interim superintendent of schools. Jacoby, a former finalist for appointment as commissioner of the state Department of Education and a superintendent of Glastonbury schools for 10 years, will take a leave from her job as chairwoman of the education department of the University of New Haven to begin her assignment in Hartford later this week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 6, 2006
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A special board of education meeting has been scheduled with a single agenda item: the proposed five-year contract with Manchester Community College to run the Great Path Academy magnet high school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 28, 2012
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Faced with a report showing there were 13,159 suspensions from Hartford schools last school year - 131 more than the previous year - the school board gave the new superintendent tight deadlines to develop plans to train teachers in classroom management and reform the system that sends students home to serve their suspensions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 6, 2006
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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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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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When it comes to energy efficiency, Connecticut's public school buildings aren't even close to making the grade - a failure with powerful implications for the state's energy supplies, economic development, taxpayers' wallets, even air quality. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_082406_a.asp
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A report from the school board's committee investigating the condition of city school buildings has been pushed to October 2013. The ad hoc panel, formed in June after a partial classroom ceiling collapse at McDonough Expeditionary Learning School, was expected to present its findings in September 2013. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 06, 2013
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Robert Henry, Hartford's superintendent of schools, resigned recently, citing stress. Henry will continue in the job until his contract ends on June 30. Mayor Eddie Perez said he hopes to do a national search and have a permanent replacement in place by then. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2006
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Since taking over the Hartford Public Schools in November, School Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski has been tearing down figurative walls that for years have hidden the severity and depth of the district's problems. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021907.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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040306.asp
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As educators and politicians wring their hands about how to keep children from falling further behind in the nation's worst public schools, one answer comes up more and more often: give them the option to leave. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_012507.asp
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Some advocates for the regional choice program say that if the state improved its management of the program, more seats would be available for students through the Open Choice program in the suburbs, and placements would be made efficiently and promptly. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 16, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111611.asp
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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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In May 2012, the Hartford Public Schools (HPS) administered a new and improved annual School Climate and Student Connectedness Survey. The purpose of this survey, administered to school staff, parents, and students in 3rd to 12th grade, is to gather perceptions of school climate and measure the level of connectedness that students feel with their schools. (PDF document, 66 pages) Published by
Achieve Hartford!
; Publication Date: November 14, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/Climate_Connectedness_Report.pdf
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Mayor Eddie Perez is for it. Governor Jodi Rell is against it. And Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has yet to make ruling on it. The “it” in question is the site of the new Pathways to Technology School at the southeast corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue. Construction on the new school started in late January 2007. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: January 31 – Feb 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_news_013107.asp
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While police looked for the man who shot and critically wounded a mother during a carjacking outside a Hartford school, counselors worked to help children at the school deal with their fear. Jewel Cooper was attacked on November 17 as she picked up her daughter at the Hartford Area Seventh Day Adventist School on Woodland Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 19, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_111905.asp
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Connecticut along with 45 other states plans to follow Common Core State Standards in math and language arts beginning in the 2012-13 school year. State standardized testing will be revamped to assess the common core, which means a massive realignment of curriculums, textbooks and teacher training. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082012.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/courant_120104.asp
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The deadline for families to apply for the state's Open Choice program and seats in interdistrict magnet schools was recently extended. The Sheff plaintiffs had sought a 10-day extension from the original date, mainly because of potential confusion for parents over a separate Jan. 31 deadline for a different school choice program in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2012
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A settlement reached last year to meet the Hartford school desegregation targets set by the Sheff v. O'Neill lawsuit was withdrawn recently from the General Assembly, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said. Blumenthal said he hopes to submit a new agreement for ratification by the end of March 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030508_1.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020307.asp
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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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Hartford Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts has a hard time finding candidates who he thinks are smart enough and fit enough for a job on his force. Even more rare is the Hartford resident who is qualified for a job on the force. So the Capitol Region Education Council is creating a magnet school focused on preparing students for careers in public safety. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 11, 2006
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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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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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This report provides details of the development of School Governance Councils, a new initiative which is part of Hartford's Education Reform process (PDF document, 16 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: November 17, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/School_government_council_11_17_09.pdf
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For two years in a row, Hartford Public Schools have achieved the highest rate of improvement on the Connecticut Mastery Test. In addition to being the fastest-rising city in the state in terms of student achievement, this is the first time since the inception of state testing eight years ago that Hartford has had consecutive years of significant improvement on state assessments. To bolster the efforts of teachers and administrators, 28 school-level governance councils — made up of parents, community members, staff, the principal and, in higher grades, a student representative – are being created. Their duties include approving the school's budget for the coming year, developing a school accountability plan based on the data of that specific school, and interviewing and recommending a principal for their school from a list of qualified candidates provided by the district in the event of a vacancy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 04, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100409.asp
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The stained carpet at Martin Luther King School will be gone when students arrive in late August. The damaged and missing ceiling tiles are also being replaced, the out-of-order bathrooms will be functional, and cracks in the walls patched up as part of $300,000 worth of improvements this summer at the elementary school that was last renovated in 1977. The upgrades come after Asylum Hill neighborhood advocates complained to the Hartford school system about the conditions at M.L. King, which enrolls about 400 children up to eighth grade in the city's North End. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 09, 2013
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GreatSchools.net is a source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states, including schools in Hartford. Features include the ability to write a review of the school and read reviews left by others. Principals can add information also. Published by
greatschools.net
; Publication Date: 2004
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Dee Cole, principal of Hartford's Simpson-Waverly Classical Magnet School, has requested a transfer after a year of conflicts arising over racial issues. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 27, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052705.asp
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To stop the brain drain from Hartford's schools and to give all city children an equal shot at a seat in a magnet school, a member of the city school board has proposed automatically enrolling all Hartford kids in the magnet lottery. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 7, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020705.asp
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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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Link: /Issues/wsd/EducationFunding/wsd_2004.asp
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Hartford board of education officials say they are increasing security at a neighborhood school, just weeks after a 12-year-old boy was scared enough for his safety that he brought a knife and a BB gun with him in his backpack. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: November 15, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_111510.asp
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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 Hartford school choice results are in, and district officials are pretty excited about the numbers of applicants. This the first time the district held an application process for its public schools. Students who were in the highest grade of their school were required to apply to their choices for next year, and other students could apply if they wanted to change schools. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 01, 2009
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More than 1,000 students from the suburbs have applied to attend Hartford Public Schools for next year. Not magnet schools. Regular public schools. And according to the state Department of Education, 73 of them have been awarded spots in city schools. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_042409.asp
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The overhaul of Hartford's public schools gained momentum recently with the approval of a long-range plan designed to give parents a broad selection of schools, including four new schools as early as 2008. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082207.asp
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A major project with the potential to bring dramatic traffic and streetscape changes could be coming to one of the busiest intersections in Hartford. As part of a sweeping effort to increase the number of magnet schools in the city, officials in Hartford are planning a business and technology magnet school for a vacant lot on the southeast corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051306.asp
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The architect hired to design the renovation and expansion of Kinsella Magnet School for the Arts unveiled drawings recently that gave the city's School Building Committee its first detailed look at exterior views and floor plans. Then the flood of questions began - many that typically would have been addressed far earlier in the process, before architects were even brought in, and some that spelled frustration. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2007
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_041807.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101607.asp
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Delays in the start of construction and other problems at Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School have led to more than $1.7 million in additional costs in the renovation project, sparking a flurry of claims, accusations and a lawsuit. The general contractor on the project, C&R Development Co., has asked the city for an additional $1.7 million to cover the costs brought on by the delays and by unforeseen conditions - including the discovery of an underground storage tank and a buried classroom. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032906.asp
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The Hartford school board approved a plan recently that roughly lays out the process for redesigning schools that consistently perform poorly, but it left vague questions about what will happen to teachers and other staff at schools that go through transformations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101707.asp
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Connecticut's Department of Education recently released troubling new data that revealed that nearly one in five students do not finish high school in four years. In short, our education system needs reform. Our kids and state can't afford to wait, because our future workforce and economy directly correlate to their learning, development and contributions to society. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2012
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Conspicuously absent from the General Assembly's recent debate over education reform and the need to close the state's worst in the nation achievement gap between poor and more affluent students was any mention of the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision in the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation case and its constitutional mandate for quality integrated education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052512_2.asp
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The State Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to accept the turnaround plans of four schools seeking admission to the Commissioner's Network. Hartford's Milner Core Knowledge Academy, Bridgeport's James J. Curiale School, New Haven's High School in the Community and Norwich's John B. Stanton School have volunteered for state intervention and would be the first to participate in the network that aims to lift achievement among Connecticut's lowest-performing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080912.asp
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This Hartford Courant editorial expresses the opinion that In pushing ahead to build the Pathways to Technology Magnet School at the intersection of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue in Hartford, Mayor Eddie Perez is taking a chance. He is betting that he can make one of the worst pedestrian intersections in the city safe enough for hundreds of high school kids. It's too great a risk. For safety and other reasons, the school shouldn't be built there. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 15, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_121506.asp
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Security guards began using metal detectors recently at Bulkeley High School. Principal Miriam Morales-Taylor said the combination of metal detectors and a new initiative in which police officers are giving students $103 tickets for cursing should improve the school's climate and make the students safe. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 1, 2005
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In this opinion piece, the author expresses the opinion that there's a growing recognition that keeping kids engaged and in school is vital to any attempts at education reform. School suspension defeat educational goals. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112310.asp
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Amid community pressure and attention by top administrators, suspensions in Hartford's schools were down last year, according to new statistics released by school officials.
But those numbers also show that expulsions were up sharply as violence in the streets spilled into schools, with one middle school accounting for a large share of the spike. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 15, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_091505.asp
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A report released recently shows that the number of student suspensions has declined statewide, even before a new state law takes effect this summer that aims to reduce out-of-school suspensions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 03, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060310.asp
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The Hartford school system is working to develop a public safety academy at the request of the city and Mayor Pedro Segarra, who envisions an early entry point for youngsters who want to join the city's fire and law enforcement ranks. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 10, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041011.asp
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Hartford's school board, led by Mayor Eddie A. Perez, is considering a policy to make school uniforms mandatory for all elementary and middle schools. The plan would give any district school that already has a uniform policy the authority to enforce it, and it would require all elementary and middle schools that don't have policies to get on board. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2006
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School began on August 31, 2009 in Hartford in the afterglow of a second consecutive year of improved test scores in the long-struggling district. Among the highlights are be the opening of several new or reconstituted schools, and the shifting of students at two existing schools into state-of-the-art, multimillion-dollar facilities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083109.asp
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Kinsella Elementary School in the Sheldon-Charter Oak neighborhood has a curriculum which emphasizes the arts. Despite low test scores, there is now a long waiting list to get in. Unlike other city schools, where the arts are mostly held to a minimum, youngsters at Kinsella choose from electives such as tap, ballet, drumming and violin in addition to regular art and music classes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 31, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_103105_a.asp
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The five graduates of Capital Preparatory Magnet School's Class of 2006 took up only one row of chairs at their commencement ceremony recently at Capital Community College. But for Councilwoman Elizabeth Horton Sheff, the first class to graduate from the Hartford school represented much more. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2006
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Weaver High School opened today with extra security after five teenagers were shot in two incidents within a half-hour of each other on November 19. Mayor Eddie Perez said extra police patrols were on the street, and said he would be reaching out to any troubled young people who may need help. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 21, 2005
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_122106.asp
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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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The State Board Of Education recently endorsed a proposal that would require high school students to pass end-of-course exams, complete an independent study, and take at least 24 credits in specific courses to earn a diploma. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 06, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120607.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford News expresses the opinion that we must give credit for new developments in the city brought on by the complete change over of the Hartford school system this year. We sense a citywide sense of calm that is essential to learning and acceptable social behavior. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: October 02, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_news_100208.asp
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Steven J. Adamowski's arrival in Hartford was delayed, but look for the new superintendent of schools to begin his promised shake-up quickly. The educator-in-chief - who starts work later than expected because of the recent death of his father - arrives with an agenda already in place. He and Mayor Eddie A. Perez, who doubles as school board chairman, warn there will be some pain before a growth in student achievement they are promising takes form. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 27, 2006
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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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Hartford's new superintendent of schools, Steven J. Adamowski, won approval from the school board for the first of three phases to reorganize and slim down the district's central office. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020707_c.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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Hartford's top school official recently called for a massive shake-up of the city's troubled public education system by closing failing schools, breaking up large high schools and giving students a broad array of new choices. School Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's plan would radically alter the 24,000-student system by creating choices such as a year-round elementary school, all-boys or all-girls academies and high schools specializing in subjects ranging from nursing to military studies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 23, 2007
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The Hartford school system has fulfilled a state law requiring that it receive accreditation for all of its 32 schools. The legislature passed the mandate when it wrote the law to take over the school system in 1997. The near-loss of Hartford Public High School's accreditation was the major factor that led the state to take over the school system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 29, 2005
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Rick Green comments that Connecticut, which struck out in the first round of Race to the Top funding, is being forced to look at dramatic moves to prove that it is serious about breaking down our largest-in-the-land achievement gap between white and minority students. These minority students, by the way, will provide the bulk of our future workforce. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031610_2.asp
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Expansion and renovation of two elementary schools, Naylor and Rawson, is complete. The schools are part of a decade-long, $294 million project to renovate most of the city's schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 7, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090705.asp
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Seven school district leaders have informed the Connecticut Department of Education that they are interested in having the state intervene in one of their low performing schools next school year. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: January 11, 2013
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Stan Simpson suggests that John H. Motley would make an excellent successor to Robert Henry. Motley has a track record of getting things done and is known for a no-excuses demeanor when it comes to business. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021806.asp
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Helen Ubiñas suggests that the the long-term solution for Hartford schools rests squarely in something old-school such as respect, a healthy dose of fear, and people such as the sometimes-scary assistant principal at Bulkeley High School, Ms. Gayle Allen-Greene. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 4, 2005
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New evidence shows that the state's intensive improvement program that targets struggling school districts is making a real difference, particularly with reading skills, state education officials said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 05, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050511.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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It takes only a brief visit to a preschool or kindergarten classroom in Connecticut to discover what very young children are learning these days: reading and writing. Even at 4 years of age children are naming letters, identifying rhyming words, acquiring vocabulary or writing in journals. But literacy has steadily squeezed out mathematics in preschool and kindergarten. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 13, 2012
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A national educational research group is looking for several Connecticut school systems to try a new rigorous exam system adapted from those used in many other countries around the world. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 19, 2010
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Districts across the state are deciding whether to ban the traditional bake sales - and any other sale of fatty, sugary snacks - in exchange for a 10-cent-per-meal reimbursement from the state Department of Education. A state law passed earlier this year already bans soda from being sold in schools. The state incentive is meant to encourage districts to go beyond that. Under Public Act 06-63, snacks that do not meet the state's nutritional guidelines for fat and sugar content cannot be sold in schools that sign up for the program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2006
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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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Almost one-third of all public schools in Connecticut fell short of federal standards and recently landed on an academic warning list - a number that is expected to grow even larger as the standards continue to get tougher, state officials said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083107.asp
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The root cause of the lingering gender disparity in mathematics and science fields is a widely held, persistent and bogus stereotype that females lack mathematical ability. Consequently, they've been insidiously and invisibly under-taught, under-mentored and under-encouraged, especially in public high schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061710.asp
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School and union officials in Hartford have been meeting in a bid to break an impasse over the distribution of snacks to children in weekend and after-school programs. But, with no solution in hand, Hartford school officials say they have decided - at least temporarily - to have parents hand out the snacks, which are paid for through a federal grant. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 8, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100805_a.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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Workmen swarm the new Connecticut Science Center on Hartford's Riverfront Plaza like bees on a bed of colorful spring flowers. They are putting finishing touches on the iconic glass building for opening day, June 12, 2009. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_060609.asp
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Students are using the Internet to access lessons tied to the actual construction of the $150 million Connecticut Center for Science & Exploration. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_021306.asp
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After a little more than a half year since its opening in June 2009, the leaders of the Connecticut Science Center believe it is off to a great start in meeting their expectations. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: January 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/hbj_011810.asp
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Theodore S. Sergi, former state education commissioner, took on a challenging post-retirement assignment more than five years ago — to take the Connecticut Science Center from concept to construction. So you can understand why he says the iconic glass building going up on Hartford's riverfront is in his bloodstream and why he chokes up when talking about his decision to step down as president. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_010309.asp
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With its striking architecture, the Connecticut Science Center has already become a noticeable Hartford landmark. The center's 150-plus exhibits take up a little more than a quarter of the 144,000-square-foot building. Education is the big focus here. Center officials have said they want to inspire future generations of scientists, doctors and teachers. Luckily, the exhibits are a lot of fun. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_061109.asp
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The Connecticut Science Center's rooftop garden opened in May for the 2012 season, and has quickly become the ideal place for visitors to experience native plants and "green" rooftop architecture or simply enjoy the wide views of downtown Hartford, the Connecticut River and the nearby countryside. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 07, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_080712.asp
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The Connecticut Center for Science moves closer to becoming part of Hartford's skyline every day. Follow this link to the Hartford Courant web site and read updates, opinions and more as this $100 million project unfolds. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2004
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/science_center/default.asp
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It is heartening to hear about the soaring numbers of science majors in the Connecticut State University System. Overall, the number of students majoring in science at the four universities jumped 32 percent between 2005 and 2009. Leading the pack were Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, with an increase of 54 percent, and Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, with an increase of 51 percent. Each opened a major new science center that has served as a magnet for students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101710.asp
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Scores on the Connecticut Mastery Test dipped slightly across all grade levels in reading, mathematics, writing and science in 2013, the final year that the traditional standardized exam will be administered to all schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081413.asp
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As previously poorly performing elementary schools in Hartford are showing improvement, well performing schools have slipped. Overall, in fourth-grade reading, the percentage of Hartford students reaching the state goal dipped from 20 percent to 15 percent. The most troublesome figure is the percentage of students reading at the lowest level, called "below basic," meaning they aren't reading anywhere near grade level. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 5, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040505.asp
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The unused portion of the YWCA building on Broad Street is dramatically different today than the space Patrick Moore entered last spring. Once-empty rooms are filled with desks, books and white boards. Walls are splashed with artwork and reports. And the quiet energy of 21 middle-school boys flows through the space, now the home of Covenant Preparatory School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122108.asp
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With a generous anonymous benefactor stepping forward to pick up the tab for the entire season, The Hartford Public Library's "Baby Grand Jazz Piano Series 2012" launched the first of its 16 free, weekly Sunday concerts on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m. with a much-anticipated encore performance by the noted, Japanese-born pianist Eri Yamamoto. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_010612.asp
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At Trinity College recently, two campus safety cars, two city patrol cars and a campus safety shuttle could be seen on Summit Street during a 30 minute period. Elsewhere were campus safety staff members on bikes and Hartford officers on horseback. Some of the safety measures were part of an effort to make the campus safer after an increase in crimes committed against students in the past year, including a well-publicized attack on a student in March 2012. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 31, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_083112.asp
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The Connecticut Association for Human Services has released the 2006 Connecticut KIDS COUNT Data Book, Seeds of Prosperity: Children of Low-Income Working Families, which highlights data and policy information related to family economics. In it, Judith Carroll and Kathleen Milnamow examine the condition of children in low-income working families and the association between income and child well-being. (PDF file, 84 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services, Inc.
; Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/Seeds_of_Prosperity.pdf
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Last month’s controversy between Mayor Pedro Segarra and the city’s board of education over the selection of a schools superintendent has largely blown over. But another issue at play at the time was Segarra’s relationship with School Superintendent Steven Adamowski. Segarra questioned the school board’s awarding of roughly $2.7 million in bonuses and wrote Adamowski a letter. Adamowski never wrote a formal reply, responding instead through the press, and that ticked Segarra off good. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: March 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_032511.asp
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Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra has appointed five people to serve on the city's board of education. And, one of those five is Segarra himself. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: January 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_011812.asp
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The Hartford board of education was going to name a new school superintendent, but Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra got involved at the last minute. Segarra has asked board memebers to start over and to do a national search. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 22, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_022211_2.asp
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Mayor Pedro Segarra has chosen former school board member Sharon Patterson-Stallings to fill the board of education seat vacated by former Mayor Eddie A. Perez. Segarra said recently that his reasons for choosing Patterson-Stallings included her past experience as an elected member of the school board, her North End roots, her communication skills and her ability to get parents involved in their schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 19, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081910_1.asp
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In his first 100 days in office, Mayor Pedro Segarra set in motion plans to demolish the infamous "Butt Ugly Building" on Main Street, championed a citywide effort to clean up parks and scaled back on city staff by consolidating several offices. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 01, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_100110.asp
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Mayor Pedro Segarra moved recently to stamp his own imprint on the city's schools by selecting five new members to the board of education -- including himself. Joining Segarra will be Jose Colon-Rivas, the city's director of families, children, youth and recreation. The mayor's office said the other nominees were Matthew Poland, CEO of the Hartford Public Library; lawyer Richard Wareing, a partner at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter; and Cherita McIntye, a director of executive learning and development at ESPN. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011912.asp
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It looks like the tensions between Mayor Pedro Segarra and Superintendent Steven Adamowski over bonuses at the board of education continue. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: February 22, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_022211_1.asp
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Mayor Pedro Segarra's power extends well beyond city hall with his Election Night win. A revised city charter under former Mayor Eddie Perez means that Segarra gets to appoint five members to the nine-person board of education — essentially controlling the education agenda for years to come. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 14, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111411.asp
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A resolution was recently introduced at the city council's regular meeting to appoint Mayor Pedro Segarra and Councilman Kenneth Kennedy to the city's school building committee. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_021111_1.asp
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The city council recently voted in favor of appointing Mayor Pedro Segarra and Councilman Kenneth Kennedy, who is chair of the panel's operations, management and budget committee, to the city's school building committee. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 15, 2011
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In this opinion piece, Elizabeth Horton Sheff and Eugene Leach comment that eleven years ago, the Connecticut Supreme Court stated an urgent truth: "It is crucial for a democratic society to provide all of its schoolchildren with fair access to an unsegregated education." Progress has been fragmentary and slow, but a great many parents, educators and other citizens remain dedicated to achieving the goal. That's why it is so troubling to learn that Hartford's school superintendent, Steven Adamowski, apparently doubts the validity of the court's mandate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 07, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100707.asp
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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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Hartford Seminary will receive a gift of $2 million from a Muslim community in Turkey to advance the study of contemporary Islam. This is the largest gift from the Muslim community in the history of Hartford Seminary. The donation, announced by the seminary Thursday, will be used to fund a faculty chair bearing the title of professor of contemporary Islamic studies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 10, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/FaithCommunity/htfd_courant_111006.asp
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The state Senate approved a wide-ranging school reform bill recently that would require high school students to take more math and science courses and, for the first time, foreign language classes to graduate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 01, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050110.asp
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Superintendent Robert Henry congratulated members of the Hartford Public High School class of 2006 for their hard work, and many of them for continuing to pursue an education after graduation. Henry also thanked the parents and guardians who helped their children get this far. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062306.asp
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Like most summer theater programs, the eight-day camp sponsored by a consortium of Middlesex County schools and held at Hartford's Weaver High School teaches students the basics of stagecraft. But this one has a few other lessons to offer, such as the benefits of diversity, the importance of tolerance and the fact that the world is a whole lot bigger than their hometown. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2006
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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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A cross-section of writers tackle the school reform question. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011512.asp
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A report of a survey of childcare workers in Connecticut which outlines their qualifications, compensation, and turnover rates. The survey includes directors, teachers, aides, and family providers at private, school-based, grant-funded programs and home-based providers. Published by
Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut
; Publication Date: November 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/shaping_young_lives.pdf
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In "House of Good Hope: A Promise for a Broken City," former Courant sports writer Michael Downs has created lavish love letter to Connecticut's capital city. The non-fiction book follows five young Hartford High graduates who are joined together by sports, a love of their city and a boyhood promise they make among themselves: They'll go to college, then come home and make Hartford better. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 27, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_052707.asp
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With Mayor Pedro Segarra having won election in his own right and a new-look city council, the Hartford Courant asked local leaders and observers what the city's priorities should be. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_111311.asp
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Ramonita Maldonado could teach us all a little something about overcoming adversity, according to columnist Stan Simpson. She was recently awarded the Urban League's Youth Achievement Award. She is attending the University of Connecticut on a full scholarship in the Pharmacy program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_112305.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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_012807.asp
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Plaintiffs in the Sheff v. O'Neill case filed a legal motion recently, saying they will wait no longer for the legislature to approve a tentative agreement that would require the state to take aggressive new measures to reduce racial isolation in Hartford's public schools. A 4-year-old settlement in the long-running case failed to reach its goals and expired at the end of June 2007. The state and the Sheff plaintiffs reached a tentative agreement in late May 2007 that would establish new goals and extend the settlement, but the legislature has not approved the extension. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_070607.asp
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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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Link: /issues/wsd/education/Sheff_Stipulation_4-4-2008.pdf
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Jared Chase was one of several dozen students from Trinity, the University of Connecticut and other schools to visit Hartford Superior Court over the past two weeks as the Sheff v. O'Neill case returned to court. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 19, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111907.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111307.asp
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Representatives from both sides of the state's 19-year-old Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation lawsuit recently urged lawmakers to embrace the latest proposed settlement, saying it stands the best chance yet of achieving what earlier efforts have not: desegregating Hartford schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041608.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_042308.asp
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Stan Simpson expresses the opinion that the latest settlement in a 12-year effort to address racial isolation in Hartford schools has apparently come to this novel conclusion: We've got to get white folks involved. Suburban districts will have a more pronounced role in this new and improved Sheff v. O'Neill agreement. What's missing now is what's been missing since the landmark 1996 desegregation verdict — someone with the authority to penalize districts that decide to take a pass. The new agreement encourages the suburbs to build theme magnet schools, to help educate Hartford children along with their own. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040908_1.asp
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The plaintiffs in the Sheff v. O'Neill lawsuit have not often seen eye-to-eye with the defendants in the case over the past 18 years. Now, however, the parties have come together and agreed on a five-year plan to reduce racial segregation and improve educational opportunities for all Hartford children, as required by the Supreme Court's 1996 decision. But, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled against the state in 1996, and tasked the legislature with partial responsibility to ensure a successful remedy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 09, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090907.asp
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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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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_012703.asp
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The suspension of very young children has drawn statewide concern in Connecticut with the release of numbers from the state Department of Education that show 1,967 suspension incidents — including in-school and out-of-school cases — last year, involving 998 children who were 6 years old or younger. The vast majority of the children suspended were attending schools in the state's larger cities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052513.asp
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When parents gathered at the annual "Day of 1,000 Parents" meeting at Bulkeley High School, they were asked, among others, to answer the question “Should the city's powerful mayor step aside and let one of his appointees to the school board step up as chairman?” with the goal of helping the Hartford PTO presidents to set an agenda for the coming year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111707.asp
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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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When Maria Green's employer, The Corporation for Independent Living (CIL), moved offices from Wethersfield to Hartford, the suburban resident's movements within — and knowledge about — the Capital City were extremely limited. Then, CIL pitched her the opportunity to join co-workers who had participated in Leadership Greater Hartford's nearly three-decade-old orientation program for executives who are new to, or unfamiliar with, the city and surrounding region. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: July 15, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_071513.asp
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Stacey McCann, principal of Henry C. Dwight Elementary School in Hartford, graduated from the University of Hartford as a Hartford Scholar. She is determined to inspire her students to follow her lead. All of Dwight's students recently visited Central Connecticut State University as part of Early College Awareness Week, and participated in activities designed to inspire them to pursue higher education. This experience helped my young students to see the possibilities in their future and, most important, helped them understand how to access these opportunities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060706_a.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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Three years ago, Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity announced its most ambitious project to date. Instead of the infill strategy the organization had pursued — a few houses on this street, two on that one — Habitat leaders decided to build 30 units in 25 buildings in a three-block section of Hartford — in essence, to remake a whole neighborhood. Now 23 of the single and duplex homes have been finished, sold and occupied, and the last two buildings are nearly complete. And if all goes as planned, a neighborhood school will also be established. Trinity Preparatory School of Hartford, part of a nationwide network of some 65 private, Jesuit-inspired, tuition-free middle schools for youngsters from low-income families may be built in a closed factory building being donated by the owners. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_122307.asp
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Of all the projects that have been completed in Hartford in the past decade, one of the biggest and most important was also one of the first: The Learning Corridor. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_news_021810.asp
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There was a lot of giggling going on during a recent session of Hartford Public Library's "Bringin' the Beat," where local teenagers had the chance to record their own lyrics with the help of a professional musician. But the goofiness stopped once 18-year-old Melanie Rivera's smooth voice filled the room as she sang about lost love. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_071506.asp
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Helen Ubiñas writes about Jenicebeth Santiago, a teen mom from Hartford who persevered to complete her high school education at Hartford High. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061109.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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Hartford's mayor plans to build a magnet school on a lonely strip of land at the corner of Farmington Avenue and Broad Street, but critics say that the site, hemmed in by office buildings, I-84 ramps and nightmarish traffic snarls, is no place for a school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 17, 2005
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In recent months, education-focused groups – one after the next – suggested reforms they hope to see addressed by the state legislature and recently six of those agencies announced shared goals. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2012
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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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In the six weeks since Trinity College student Chris Kenny was severely beaten on the edge of campus, the original premise that the attackers were thugs from the Barry Square neighborhood has faded. But little else has been resolved in the case, and the Hartford interim police chief said Wednesday that with no witnesses coming forward, the case "is progressing very slowly.'' Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 18, 2012
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If one reviews the years of hyperbole and self-congratulations and cheerleading associated with Hartford’s new Connecticut Science Center, there is room for significant confusion about its business plan. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: August 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/hbj_081009.asp
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For many education reformers, the next big thing is universal public preschool — adding two whole new public school grades to the 13 from kindergarten to Grade 12. Big indeed, amounting to a 15 percent increase in public school spending, the largest category in state-local government budgets. This unnecessary and counterproductive push for universal preschool is visible in current policy initiatives in Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 18, 2012
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Trinity College sophomore Shantell Scott was stunned to find a racial slur scrawled on her message board outside her room in Elton Hall. About 150 students and faculty marched with her to the dining room in Mather Hall to confront what they see as an entrenched racism on campus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 3, 2006
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A website that provides a search tool to for parents to learn more about public school options for their child in the City of Hartford and nearby suburbs. Published by
Trinity College and ConnCan
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This fact sheet is a brief summary of a translation paper on smart growth, part of a series produced by the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. Published by
CenterEdge Project
; Publication Date: 2003
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Nearly all of America's older cities took a beating in the postwar years, but some have come back a lot faster and stronger than others. Why? Why are some cities hot and others not? That was the subject of a 2009 study, "Reinvigorating the Springfield Economy: Lessons from Resurgent Cities", by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, as part of an ongoing project the Boston Fed is doing to help boost Springfield's economy. The study's principal author, senior economist Yolanda K. Kodrzycki, discussed it at a recent conference at the University of Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2011
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More than two months into the school year, a handful of veteran teachers still have no home, according to the president of the teachers' union. The educators might have a base school, Hartford Federation of Teachers President Andrea Johnson said, but they are "floating" from classroom to classroom, being used as tutors or paraprofessionals while waiting for classrooms of their own. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 23, 2008
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Rick Green comments that since he wrote about Milner School in Hartford having just one third-grader reaching state reading goals, he heard from over 150 readers. He didn't hear much from our elected leaders, but the outrage runs deep. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 25, 2006
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Some of Connecticut's most troubled urban schools could undergo complete shake-ups - in staffing, curriculum, even school hours - under a proposal outlined recently by a coalition of education groups. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 8, 2007
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When the Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School community signed appearance waivers for a camera crew a few months ago, they did so under the impression that the footage was going to be used by CPTV and would show the evolution of the school. As it turns out, the film created was not for CPTV at all. The Connecticut Council for Education Reform inserted images from the film, produced by the CBIA, into ads promoting education reform. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: April 30, 2012
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High school sophomores across Connecticut broke a four-year upward trend on an annual achievement test when significantly more students fell short of state goals in reading, mathematics, writing and science. The downturn in the percentage of 10th-graders meeting the state's goals on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test left educators searching for explanations. In results released recently, three out of four public school districts reported declines in all four subjects. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 1, 2006
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Graduates of two Hartford high schools, Bulkeley and Classical, remember their departed peers as they look to the future at graduation ceremonies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 26, 2005
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Urging Mayor Pedro Segarra and the board of education not to "cast a cloud of uncertainty" over the city schools' reform plans, Kishimoto has asked the board to approve a two-year extension that would keep her employed as Hartford's schools chief through June 30, 2016. Sources indicated that the board was likely to reject that request. A rejection would mean that Hartford would need to find a new leader for the school system before Kishimoto's three-year contract ends in mid-2014. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2013
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Even though 145 state schools failed to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act this year, state education officials say they are leery of being too harsh with sanctions. While NCLB is notorious for the punitive actions that can be used against schools and districts that don't show improvement, the reality is that state education officials don't want to be too hard on districts that are trying. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 19, 2005
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Schools not meeting provisions of No Child Left Behind Act
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With high-stakes testing and the grueling competition to get into colleges, special education seems to have lost its stigma. Parents want accommodations for their children — more time on tests, less homework, more individualized instruction. In Hartford, the story is different. Many kids fall through the cracks and are promoted despite lacking sufficient reading and computing skills. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 17, 2008
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that there is a special place in heaven for parents of students who have difficulty learning. But a change in state schools could make things little better for those parents on Connecticut's part of the Earth. The change is in how schools approach youngsters who have fallen behind, and it tackles the question of whether they indeed have learning disabilities and are in fact in need of special education services. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2010
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The state Department of Education has found that the Hartford public school system has failed to provide proper educational services to students with learning disabilities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 27, 2011
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A complaint filed on behalf of 70 students at the 2550 Main Street Academy paints a picture of a chaotic school where little learning takes place and conditions are unsafe. As a result, the middle- and high school-aged special-education students are being denied their rights under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and several other federal and state statutes, the complaint says. The academy is for students with emotional problems and learning disabilities. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 03, 2010
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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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The local teacher's union says that the Breakthrough Magnet School's practice of teaching additional hours and days is a violation of union contract. Advocates of school reform say the grievance illustrates that union rules can stymie efforts to make changes in education. They're calling for legislation to give principals and schools more latitude to remake schools in creative ways. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2005
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Hartford special education students will be mainstreamed into regular education classes this fall, in an effort to comply with federal regulations. Children's advocates outside the district laud school officials for making the shift, and caution that the pace of the change could make all the difference in its success. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 3, 2005
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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
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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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The Trinity College campus endured a spike in crime this academic year that has the place on edge. The crimes have mostly been smash-and-grab car break-ins, but four robberies also were reported, including one of a female student in mid-afternoon in the fall. Students and parents have called for action, and the administration is responding. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2012
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It has been reported that a sharp increase in crime is the reason for the controversial discussions about possible security measures at Trinity College . Statistics provided by the Hartford Police Department suggest a slight increase — rather than spike — in crime for the district this campus is in. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 01, 2012
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Sam Colt will soon be getting a new neighbor. A brand new building for the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy (SMSA) magnet school is currently being built in the shadow of the famous blue onion dome that sits atop the former Colt factory. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 15 - 22, 2006
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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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The house cleaning that happened at the Burns School last spring was more than metaphorical. Besides the change in leadership, there have been renewed efforts to get the community involved. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: August 25, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/realhtfd_082512.asp
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When members of the Class of 1956 recall their days at the former St. Anne's School in Hartford, they remember strict nuns in starched habits, and separate lunches, and recess times that kept boys and girls from fraternizing. But the former students, now in their 60s, say their best memories are of the friendships they made: meeting at the Frog Hollow Restaurant for soda and grinders, catching a movie at the Lyric Theater or ice-skating at Pope Park. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2006
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Months away from St. Joseph College School of Pharmacy welcoming its second fall class, the private West Hartford educator is expanding its presence in downtown Hartford. St. Joseph recently leased another 17,000 square feet on the third floor of Hartford 21 retail-residential office tower at Trumbull and Asylum streets. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: April 17, 2012
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St. Joseph College is delaying by a year the opening of its downtown Hartford pharmacy school because developing the curriculum is taking longer than expected, the school said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 28, 2010
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St.Joseph College has won a key accreditation that will allow it to admit the first class of students to its new pharmacy school in downtown Hartford this fall, the school announced recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 27, 2011
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Girls in 10-inch heels narrowly avoided puddles as they hurried up the steps of the Cathedral of St. Joseph recently in pouring rain. St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol celebrated its 72 graduating seniors at commencement at the Cathedral in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 07, 2013
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Despite recent efforts to address the intractable achievement gap between poor students and their better-off peers, Connecticut continues to have the widest disparity in the country, according to the results of a national standardized math test released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 15, 2009
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Young people ages10 to 14 hear positive messages from the adults in their community when they attend a basketball clinic sponsored by the Blue Hills Civic Association. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 28, 2005
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The Connecticut National Guard, in cooperation with the Hartford Board of Education, sponsors STARBASE (Science and Technology Academics Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration), a hands-on science, math and technology program for fifth graders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 15, 2005
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The State Board of Education recently adopted new national academic standards that will measure Connecticut students by the same benchmarks many other states use and better prepare them for college-level study, work skills and global competition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 08, 2010
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The Connecticut state Department of Public Health recently said it won't enforce a cease-and-desist order for the preschool and after-school programs at Jumoke Academy, a Hartford charter school. The decision follows Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's letter last week that said the order would not hold up in court. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 13, 2009
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In this editorial, the Courant supports the effort of Connecticut schools to compete for the federal "Race to the Top" program, which will give out $4.35 billion to states that commit to making children college-ready and to closing the achievement gap. School districts and teacher unions will have to commit to tough goals, such as merit pay for outstanding teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 05, 2010
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The lawsuit Sheff versus O’Neill was to provide a more diverse educational setting for Hartford’s public school students. But despite having spent half a billion dollars building magnets schools, the state has struggled to improve the situation. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: December 08, 2010
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Two branches of the Hartford Public Library recently reopened after Hartford state legislators shook loose enough money to fill a $200,000 hole in the libraries' budget. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 10, 2008
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The state Department of Education slightly improved its rate of desegregation in Hartford schools over the past year, but fell short of its goal to have 35 percent of students educated in a diverse setting. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 07, 2010
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A new set of principles approved by the state Board of Education recently aims to improve the caliber of future teachers by toughening training programs for educators. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2013
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that to get Hartford's schools moving again, Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski and his staff have worked for five years to create "schools of choice," with different themes or modes of learning, where parents can send their children. So it is a shame to waste this training and disrupt the schools because of an anachronistic and pointless union rule. But unless the state Board of Education steps in, that is what will happen. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 03, 2011
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The State Board of Education approved guidelines recently for a new system that will tie student performance to teacher evaluations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 27, 2012
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The State Board of Education recently approved a draft of Hartford's District Improvement Plan, the document required when districts or schools are designated as "in need of improvement" under the federal No Child Left Behind standards. The plan is intended to close the achievement gap between Hartford students and the state average on the Connecticut Mastery Test and Connecticut Academic Performance Test. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2008
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Four urban schools received approval recently to enter the new Commissioner's Network, consenting to three years of state intervention in exchange for millions of dollars to help raise test scores. The State Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the turnaround plans of Bridgeport's Curiale School, Hartford's Milner School, New Haven's High School in the Community and Norwich's Stanton School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 09, 2012
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The State Board of Education voted recently to oppose the longtime practice of tracking students by academic ability, saying it funnels a disproportionate number of low-income and minority students to less challenging classes that hurt their chances to succeed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 07, 2010
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The State Board of Education voted recently to narrow the time frame for when children enter kindergarten, meaning that classrooms will mostly be made up of 5-year-olds and have fewer 4-year-olds. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 02, 2010
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The State Board of Education recently effectively killed — at least for now — a controversial plan to reform the way the state pays for students who leave their school district to attend a public magnet school, charter school or other school choice option. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 09, 2011
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Stefan Pryor doesn't have a traditional background in education, but many people have expressed high expectations for him as Connecticut's likely next education commissioner. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090711.asp
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There is a tendency to equate economic development with research universities and the environment for innovation and technology development they represent. That is the promise offered by Jackson Laboratory's commitment to Connecticut and the bioscience initiative which led to it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 30, 2011
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New state data from this year's mastery tests show that Hartford residents who attend regional magnet schools and Open Choice suburban schools outperformed city students enrolled in Hartford neighborhood schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 13, 2013
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The State Board of Education recently gave the nod to a plan aimed at desegregating Hartford largely black and Hispanic schools. It's also an effort for the state to comply with a Supreme Court order to end the inequalities caused by this racial isolation. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: November 07, 2012
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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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The State Board of Education gave Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's original education reform bill a vote of unanimous support Wednesday and urged lawmakers to restore key aspects of the bill that were revised last week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 04, 2012
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Mark K. McQuillan, the Connecticut state commissioner of education, has told the city school board to issue new diplomas to graduates of the adult high school credit program that omit any reference to the state Department of Education. In June, the Hartford school board changed the wording on diplomas issued to the graduates of the Adult High School Credit Diploma Program to say the program meets "standards for high school graduation as prescribed by the state Board of Education" instead of the "Hartford Board of Education." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 13, 2009
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Connecticut eighth-graders scored higher than average on an international science and math test taken in 2011, but they lagged far behind students in East Asian countries and neighboring Massachusetts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 12, 2012
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In an acknowledgment that attracting white students to Hartford has been a tough sell, the focus of court-ordered desegregation efforts in Greater Hartford may soon be shifting to the suburbs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030308.asp
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Connecticut was among 37 states that recently failed to provide the U.S. Department of Education with an adequate plan for ensuring that schools in the state's poorest cities get the same type of high-quality teachers that are found in wealthier communities. The state has until Sept. 29 to revise the plan or risk losing millions of dollars in federal education grants. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 12, 2006
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The state has failed to meet the court-ordered benchmarks for integrating Hartford's largely black and Hispanic public school system. For the state to comply with a court settlement reached five years ago in the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation case, it could have met one of two possible targets. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 26, 2012
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Connecticut has run out of time to comply with a court order to reduce the inequities caused by the segregation of Hartford's largely black and Hispanic school population. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: November 15, 2012
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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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Connecticut's fourth- and eighth-graders read at a higher level of proficiency than most of the nation overall, and eighth-graders showed improvement over previous scores on a national standardized test. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_032510.asp
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Connecticut ranks near the top of the nation in many indicators considered key to a child's success, and its students' performance on standardized tests is among the highest in the country. But in recent years, state students' test results have fallen more than those in nearly every other state, and low-income students in Connecticut lag further behind their peers than anywhere else in the nation, according to a study released recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 10, 2008
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Gov. Dannel Malloy's version of school reform is still on hold, but a push from President Obama may soon provide some clues. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 11, 2011
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Teachers unions aren't generally known for support of charter schools, but two of the seven new schools proposed for Connecticut have strong union support. The proposed Path Academy in Windham is aimed at students who have had a history of low academic performance, while the proposed Elm City Montessori School in New Haven would serve children in pre-kindergarten through the fourth grade. Both are supported by teacher unions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 09, 2013
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A school-reform group is giving the state high marks for adding new leadership to public education, adopting more rigorous academic standards and tying tenure to teacher effectiveness. But in a report released recently in New Haven, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform says the state must go further and tie teachers' compensation to their performance evaluation, raise the number of children in pre-kindergarten programs and ensure that more low-achieving students get remedial help. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 17, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091713.asp
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Hartford Public Library has been awarded a $646,000 state grant to run an after-school program at Hartford Public High School for the next five years, library officials said. Starting in September, the library's partnership with Hartford Public's Law and Government Academy will serve 80 students four days a week after school and on Saturdays, offering academic tutoring and enrichment activities that include the arts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 15, 2013
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Connecticut ranks low among New England states for high school graduation rates, and the rate for economically disadvantaged students is among the lowest in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Although Connecticut's overall high school graduation rate of 83 percent places it among the top 18 states, the 62 percent graduation rate for economically disadvantaged students is among the worst. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112712.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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A state committee is looking for ways to revamp high schools, motivate students and make the high school experience, including the senior year, more productive. As early as February 2006, the committee is expected to issue a preliminary draft suggesting potentially dramatic changes in high schools, possibly including off-campus experiences, college-level courses or student projects designed to pump new life into secondary education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 25, 2006
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Connecticut must address the severe poverty in its inner cities and the achievement gap in its urban schools if it is to have any chance of staying competitive in the 21st century, a group of human service professionals said during a recent gathering at the Capitol. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 12, 2007
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State education officials were tight-lipped about when they would release this year Connecticut Mastery Test scores, but at least two districts, Hartford and Bloomfield, were eager to brag about their results and jumped the state's embargo. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 17, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071712.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy opened the 2012 legislative session with plans for education reform, pension funding changes and the largest increase in funding for affordable housing since Gov. William A. O'Neill was in office more than 20 years ago. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020812_3.asp
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Intellectually disabled students have been incorporated into many regular classrooms in Connecticut, but they are often stuck in the back of the room or over to the side and usually aren't doing the same work as the rest of the class, according to special-education advocates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 30, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_063010.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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The state is home to some of the best charter schools in America — Amistad Academy in New Haven and Jumoke Academy in Hartford being the two most prominent. And by all accounts, New Haven has a novel and effective teacher-tenure agreement. Yet, among the biggest obstacles in agreeing to the recent changes passed this legislative session were (incredibly) tenure reform and what role charter schools should play as a remedy for failing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051012.asp
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Ongoing negotiations among state legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to reach agreement on an education reform bill are driven in large part by the effort to close Connecticut's embarrassing achievement gap. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042712.asp
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Mayor Eddie Perez addresses the City Council, reviewing progress and outlining plans for the coming year, in areas that include education, housing, neighborhoods, public safety and more. (PDF file, 7 pages) Published by
Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: March 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/stateofcity06.pdf
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Mayor Eddie Perez addresses the City Council, reviewing progress of efforts in the areas of public safety, education, constituent services, economic development, home ownership, neighborhood development and transportation. Published by
Mayor's Office, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: March 12, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/StateofCity07.pdf
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Mayor Eddie Perez addresses the City Council, reviewing progress of efforts to improve education, crime incidence, neighborhood and economic development, and homeownership. (PDF document, 5 pages) Published by
Mayor's Office, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: March 10, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/government/stateofcity08.pdf
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Mayor Eddie Perez addresses the City Council, reviewing progress of efforts in five areas: economic development and coping with the recession, workforce development, education, neighborhoods, and energy conservation and single-stream recycling. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Office of the Mayor, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: March 8, 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/stateofthecity2010.pdf
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Mayor Pedro Segarra addresses the City Council, reviewing progress of efforts to ensure accountability of city government, safeguard the health of residents, create jobs and improve education, and expand local businesses. (PDF document, 7 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: March 14, 2011
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/State_of_the_city_2011.pdf
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Mayor Pedro Segarra addresses the City Council, reviewing progress of efforts to develop the City's neighborhoods, safeguard the well-being of residents, create jobs and improve education, and expand local businesses. (PDF document, 4 pages) Published by
Office of the Mayor, City of Hartford
; Publication Date: March 12, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Government/State_of_the_city_2012.pdf
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A PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation on the state of Hartford schools, reporting the progress on Hartford's Education Reform process. (PDF document, 28 pages) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: October 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/State_of_the_Schools.pdf
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042711_2.asp
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An investigation by the State Department of Education has found that the city school system failed to provide an adequate education to 70 students with emotional problems and learning disabilities, and that the program should be shut down and reconstituted elsewhere. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060210.asp
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Connecticut should spend 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," a state committee said recently. The ambitious recommendation is the first stage of a five-year proposal to more than double the number of low-income children in preschool classes, to train more preschool teachers and aides, and to bolster the quality of preschool programs statewide. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_120706.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that President-elect Barack Obama is calling for robust investment in essential infrastructure as part of an economic recovery act. Gov. M. Jodi Rell recently met with Mr. Obama and her peers to discuss the opportunities in this package for states across the nation. Federal support could be available for some of Connecticut’s most ambitious transportation investments in decades. There's only one problem: The most transformative transit initiatives here are not yet ready for construction. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 14, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/transportation/htfd_courant_121408.asp
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A new report shows that Connecticut ranked seventh in the nation for high school graduation rates, with 77.7 percent of the state's students earning diplomas. The report by Education Week magazine showed that Connecticut's graduation rate, based on 2007 figures, was well above the national average of 68.8 percent. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 11, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061110.asp
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State Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan pledged recently to ask some of the state's leading educators and researchers to get to the bottom of a discouraging slump in reading performance on statewide tests. In his first back-to-school message since becoming commissioner last spring, McQuillan made it clear that bolstering reading performance will be a priority of the state education department. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 23, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082307.asp
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Mayor Eddie A. Perez's effort to find a home for the Pathways to Technology magnet school has hit another stumbling block, as the state has rejected the city's latest plan to locate the school on a privately owned plot behind the old MassMutual campus on Fraser Place. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 3, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_050307_a.asp
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A new performance index offers parents a quick and easy snapshot to appraise their public schools, but it has also prompted criticism from some who say the complexities of student success have been reduced to a single number. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121012.asp
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State education officials issued a report recently that showed huge racial disparities in the rates of school suspension and expulsion, as well as higher rates at charter schools, technical high schools, and in troubled districts in the midst of education reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060513_1.asp
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A small experimental charter school in Hartford that has made encouraging gains in test scores won a five-year renewal of its state-approved charter recently. The State Board of Education voted to renew the charter of Jumoke Academy, a school where officials say a longer school day, strong support from parents and an emphasis on tutoring have contributed to the school's academic improvement. The board also granted renewals to Odyssey Community School in Manchester and Common Ground High School in New Haven. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040607.asp
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The Blue Hills and Mark Twain Branches of the Hartford Public Library are scheduled to finally re-open thanks to a one-time allocation of $200,000 from the State of Connecticut and an additional $50,000 approved by Hartford City Council. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: September 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_091108.asp
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After setting enrollment quotas that went unmet, failing to reduce racial segregation in Hartford schools, state officials have tentatively agreed to take aggressive measures to comply with a court desegregation order. The proposed revision of an agreement in the Sheff v. O'Neill lawsuit calls on the state to spend millions of dollars more over the next five years to subsidize magnet schools, charter schools and other programs designed to bolster integration. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060707.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proclaimed this the year of education and has sent Steven Adamowski to the "low-performing" district of Windham as special master. Adamowski, former superintendent of Hartford schools, has implemented reform plans that are supposed to make Windham High School more academically rigorous and produce career- and college-ready graduates. More tangibly, he plans to bring 20 or so Teach For America recruits from out of the district, rather than hire teachers graduating from education programs and certified by the state. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030412_1.asp
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The state Department of Education said recently that it has made progress desegregating Hartford public schools, meeting an incremental requirement of a court order in the Sheff v. O'Neill ruling. But lawyers representing the Sheff plaintiffs said they will reserve judgment until they have had a chance to review the state's numbers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111909.asp
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The state reported recently that it exceeded the 2011 goal set by the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation case, but a lawyer for the plaintiffs said further analysis of the figures is needed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 22, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112211.asp
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State officials are seeking to avoid "double-testing" students next year during the transition to a new computerized state test based on more rigorous academic standards. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071113.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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_071005.asp
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The state Department of Education has ordered the city school system to draft a plan by Nov. 15 that will show how it intends to remedy ongoing problems in providing educational services to students with emotional or behavioral problems. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 19, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101911.asp
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The state will hold a second school choice lottery to fill more than 500 magnet school seats in Greater Hartford to help meet mandates under the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation agreement. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050912_1.asp
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For the first time, Connecticut parents soon will have a single numerical rating for their child's school to help them assess how it's doing and how it compares with 1,200 other schools in the state. The individual school performance index is part of a new state accountability program that will place every school in one of five tiers from the lowest-performing schools to the highest. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120512.asp
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If all goes as planned, the Connecticut Mastery Test, bubbled in with pencil on paper, will become a relic of the past in 2014, replaced by a new, more customized online testing systemY Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 15, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071512.asp
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Aspiring early childhood and elementary school teachers will have to prove they know how to teach reading on a test the State Board of Education has added to Connecticut's teacher certification requirements. The recent change comes amid worries about stagnating or declining student reading scores statewide and concerns that not all state teachers know the mechanics of teaching reading. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 08, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_050808.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
Related Link(s):
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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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090512.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_092806.asp
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Connecticut eighth-graders were tied for first in the nation in writing performance on a test known as the Nation's Report Card, according to results released recently. State students' overall performance also marked an improvement since 2002, the last time the eighth-grade writing test was administered. Still, wide gaps along racial and economic lines persisted, a dynamic reflected in nearly all indicators meant to provide a snapshot of Connecticut's schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 04, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040408.asp
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Connecticut now has the nation's lowest teen death rate and lowest percentage of children living in poverty, and has leapt from 11th to third place in a national study of child well-being released recently. The 2006 Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation showed that Connecticut has made dramatic strides since last year's report, including an improvement from 30th to third place in terms of the lowest percentage of teenagers who are high school dropouts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 27, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062706.asp
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The state's largest teachers union staked out its position recently on two issues that are likely to be hotly debated when the legislature convenes next month: teacher evaluations and tenure. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010312_1.asp
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Stefan Pryor had a chance to explain recently how his unorthodox background will work for him as he takes on the state's long-intractable achievement gap between rich and poor students. Named as Connecticut's next education commissioner, Pryor was one of the founders of a charter school, Amistad Academy in New Haven, in the 1990s and has been involved in many education projects, including several years working on the reform of impoverished schools in Brooklyn, N.Y. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 08, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090811.asp
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While energy prices in Connecticut are some of the highest in the country, the state's public schools are some of the nation's least energy-efficient, according to a new study. The added expenses for heat and electricity costs taxpayers between $46 million and $69 million a year, said the study, released recently by the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 11, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Region/htfd_courant_081106.asp
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In March 2009, the state's Freedom of Information Commission ruled that the city and the contractor running its school construction project must turn over documents given to the grand jury investigating allegations of corruption in the administration of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. But then, in April 2009, the city and Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane filed an appeal of the FOI Commission's decision. More recently, lawyers for Kane and Perez filed their legal brief on the matter - saying that the commission "failed to conduct a proper statutory analysis, has misconstrued the grand jury statutory scheme, and has applied FOIA in a manner that leads to an irrational result." Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_081209.asp
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When Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, announced a deal two months ago that would ban soda in public schools, the controversial issue appeared resolved. But the lobbyists and attorneys for Coca-Cola have been working to defeat the measure, thus keeping alive the long-running saga in which obesity, junk food, children and political interests collide. That saga entered a new stage recently, with Williams and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal charging that the Connecticut Coca-Cola Bottling Company was offering a financial incentive to public schools to push its "junk soda" drinks. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 7, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040706.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/EducationFunding/htfd_courant_030106.asp
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Recently, Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan told Hartford’s educators that not enough of its students were being educated in diverse schools. Now, he’s backed it up -- sending a warning letter to the Hartford schools. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: December 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_121410.asp
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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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Hartford Public Schools recently released this document, which states that as anticipated, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges has stated that it will no longer accredit Hartford Public High School as a comprehensive high school. The three theme academies based in the school building are recognized as new and separate schools and, as such, must apply for accreditation individually. (PDF document, 1 page) Published by
Hartford Public Schools
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/Statement_on_HPHS_Accreditation.pdf
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Nearly 400 teenagers had babies in Hartford in 2005, about 18 percent of all births in the city. The odds are good that these babies will be the ones struggling when kindergarten starts for them in 2010. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_050107.asp
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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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The "parent trigger" provision in a bill designed to reduce the achievement gap between white and minority students made it out of the education committee recently by a 19-11 vote. But many of those who voted to send the bill - with the trigger included - to the floor for a final vote expressed concerns over the measure, which would give 51 percent of the parents in a failing school the right to make changes at their school. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_032410.asp
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If Gov. Dannel Malloy wanted to show he's serious about changing how we run public schools, Stefan Pryor is a powerful hint of what's to come. The man who will be named Wednesday as the next commissioner of education isn't a teacher or an education bureaucrat. He's a champion of charter schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090711_1.asp
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Congress will soon weigh proposals for tweaking the landmark No Child Left Behind education act, up for reauthorization after five years. In this editorial, the Courant staff expresses the opinion that any reforms to No Child Left Behind should leave accountability measures intact. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091807.asp
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In late September, the Connecticut State Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education published its Monitoring Visit Report in which it outlined how the Hartford Public Schools were found to still be in noncompliance with federal and state special education requirements; in 2005 it was found that HPS did not implement students’ individualized education programs (IEPs), among other failings. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: December 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_122611.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071606.asp
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With the arrest of a Hartford student in an incident involving a loaded gun, Weaver High School students can expect a tougher response from school officials concerning students who bring weapons to school. Before, students could expect to be searched sporadically with metal wand detectors. That will change, said Principal Paul Stringer. He said he has asked his vice principals to assist the security staff during weapons searches, which will be done more often. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101306_a.asp
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The plaintiffs in the Sheff desegregation lawsuit are alleging that the state is out of compliance with the court-ordered agreement and are seeking to appoint a special master to take over its administration. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 12, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121209.asp
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Despite the fact that the recent attack of Trinity College student Chris Kenny happened off campus, some students are planning to rally to “try to persuade [Trinity] to close our campus with gates,” according to a Facebook group intended to support the victim. They are calling on the school to change its priorities so that students can “start feeling safe again,” writes Carlito Barreto. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_030612.asp
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At a forum about inclusive housing policy and its impact on education, it seemed both incongruous and inevitable that the conversation would include the buzzwords of reform and accountability. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_021912.asp
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Although she did not win the top prize, a high school student from Hartford won $15,500 in scholarships in a national recipe contest in North Carolina recently. Casandra Guzman, a senior at A.I. Prince Technical High School, was one of nine finalists in the dessert category of the National High School Culinary Challenge sponsored by Johnson & Wales University. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_022406.asp
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About 200 students, faculty and staff clustered into small groups in the elegant reading room of the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford recently to talk frankly about racism during a rare roundtable meeting about a controversial "Bullets & Bubbly" party. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012607_a.asp
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Adisa Klempic, a student at Bulkeley High School in Hartford, works at a branch office of a credit union once a week during her lunch break. It's a short commute for the 18-year-old senior. She doesn't even have to leave the school building to get from the classroom to her job as a teller at Franklin Trust Federal Credit Union. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_103107.asp
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About 30 students are participants in the Crossroads Cooperative Learning program, a three-week session led by teachers from Westminster School in Simsbury. But instead of traveling to Simsbury to improve their math, writing and science skills, the Hartford students meet at Immanuel Congregational Church, a few blocks from Hartford Public, in the Asylum Hill neighborhood. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 12, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081205.asp
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Students at selected public schools in East Hartford, Meriden and New London will spend significantly more time in school next year as part of a national program that will be formally announced soon in Washington, D.C. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_120312.asp
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Fox Middle School students who were arrested in connection with a March 8 brawl attended a daylong program recently that was meant to defuse tension and ease the youngsters' return to school. A juvenile court judge demanded the students attend the program. Eric Crawford, the district's violence intervention specialist who organized the program, said he hopes the session serves as a model for a permanent program for students who are suspended for fighting. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 23, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032306.asp
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Mayor Eddie A. Perez recently announced a new 14-month academic enrichment program. The program is meant to prepare 30 to 40 Hartford middle school students for entry into private secondary schools. The students also will get preparatory training for private school admissions tests. So far, more than 200 student nominations have been received for this program sponsored by Perez's new Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation, the Boston-based Stepping Stone Academy and some of the state's top private schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 9, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_120906.asp
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High school sophomores scored better than in 2010 on the 2011 Connecticut Academic Performance Test in math, science and writing, but reading scores dipped slightly. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071211.asp
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As students at Hartford's Weaver High School headed to school Monday, they took the news that several of their peers had been shot in stride. The weekend shootings, they said, merely marked a new chapter in the same violence that has beset their neighborhood for years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112205.asp
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For the fourth year a project to raise salmon eggs has been held at Breakthrough, which is one of more than 70 schools around the state that are participating this year. The project is operated by the Connecticut River Salmon Association, which supplies about 19,000 eggs, guidance, teacher education and training and technical assistance. About 6,000 students are expected to participate. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 19, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011912_1.asp
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As part of a reformation of the city school district, Hartford Public High School was broken into four academies to provide specialized courses and smaller learning environments. The change has received mixed responses. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 27, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112708.asp
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At a time of year when high school and college graduates are celebrated, two eighth-graders at Simsbury's Henry James Memorial School are stealing some of the limelight. Matt Russell, 14, and Alicia Robinson, 13, each possess a quiet confidence and commitment to their studies and school community that sets them apart. Focused, accomplished and mature beyond their years, both dream of becoming doctors and have excelled despite different kinds of obstacles. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060607.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040308.asp
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In a city where one out of two students drop out, all high school juniors will now be expected to take the SAT next spring — partly to get their minds on college, but also to give the school system another measure of student performance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 18, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071811.asp
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Across the state people are weighing in with opinions on how to reform education in Connecticut, but what do students think? High school students had a lot of suggestions, from teaching a more culturally sensitive curriculum to getting parents more involved, increasing teachers' availability outside of class and getting rid of standardized tests or at least reducing the focus on them. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041012.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_031506.asp
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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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Children in Connecticut's charter schools generally are making faster gains on state tests than other public school students from the same cities and towns, according to a study commissioned by the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 7, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040705.asp
Related Link(s):
Connecticut Alliance for Great Schools
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Evaluating the Performance of Charter Schools in Connecticut - Full Report - (PDF document 43 pages)
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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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Dr. Steven J. Adamowski's reform of Hartford Public School is making progress, but it's also rubbing some people the wrong way. A projected $18 million shortfall in funding for the Hartford public school system and the projected budget cuts are not popular. Critics suggest that parents feel disrespected and not part of the process. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: March 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_032409.asp
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Education reform efforts have focused almost exclusively on improving big city public school systems. The problems of the Hartford school district are well known to everyone. What is much less understood is that many of our affluent suburban districts are also badly in need of improvement. Suburban school districts may be performing much better than their urban neighbors, but they are barely keeping pace with student achievement in other developed countries. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100911.asp
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In East Hartford, a community member recently complained to school authorities about a novel her grandson was reading in 10th grade at East Hartford High School because of profane language it contains. "Upstate" received a 2006 ALEX Award from the American Library Association as one of the top 10 adult books of the year that will appeal to teen readers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 15, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041506.asp
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At least a half-dozen summer school programs in the Hartford region failed to win state funding this year, jeopardizing classes for more than 1,000 children. The loss of funding threatens programs that have run for several years at regional magnet schools operated by the Capitol Region Education Council. The problem stemmed from a different interpretation of whether state law allows use of the interdistrict grant money to fund programs in magnet schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061805.asp
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In Hartford, the city's school district and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving have compiled a directory of nearly 70 summer enrichment programs and summer camps to help keep kids from backsliding — many of them offered in conjunction with community organizations. Some programs combine traditional summer school with fun activities that reinforce and enrich learning experiences. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062012_1.asp
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Parents of Hartford schoolchildren in kindergarten through third grade will be notified by the end of May 2007 whether their children will be required to attend summer school. The city's school system is making the summer classes mandatory for struggling readers. Under a new state law, school districts are required to offer summer classes to students who are substantially below grade level. In Hartford, all students below grade level will be enrolled in the classes, based on their scores on a reading test given in May. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 11, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_051107.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant reviews superintendent of school Robert Henry's accomplishments and limitations. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021606_b.asp
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The employment contract between the Hartford Board of Education and Dr. Christina Kishimoto. (PDF document, 8 pages) Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 1, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/HartfordSuperintendentContract.pdf
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042412_3.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091311.asp
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The Hartford Board of Education may soon launch a national search for a new school superintendent to replace current school chief Steven Adamowski, who will be leaving his post this summer. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 10, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_021011.asp
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The board of education's search for the next schools superintendent appears to have been narrowed to one candidate as the board gets ready to meet to discuss its search. Assistant Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, one of two announced candidates seeking to replace Steven Adamowski, was given a second interview, sources said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021111.asp
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The school board plans to move forward with a national search for the city's next superintendent after revising its policy recently that addresses a leadership change. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091813.asp
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A newsletter of the Superindendent of Schools, Hartford Public Schools spotlighting improvements in student achievement, recognizing and announcing the nomination of Hartford Magnet Middle as a federal Blue Ribbon School. Hartford has made a $1 billion investment in school renovations. Finally, all Hartford Public Schools have been accredited by NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges). (PDF file, 6 pages). Published by
Hartford Public Schools
; Publication Date: January 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/education/SuperConn01.06.pdf
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Recently, Dr. Kishimoto sent a letter to Mayor Pedro Segarra and to Matt Poland, Chair of the Board of Education, requesting her contract with the Hartford Public Schools be extended through the end of school year 2015-2016. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: June 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_061813.asp
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Connecticut's school superintendents offered a bold set of recommendations to transform the state's educational landscape, including eliminating lifetime tenure for teachers, regionalizing school districts, personalizing education and making school calendars more flexible. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110911.asp
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Public school superintendents recently published a report "NextEd: Transforming Connecticut's Education System," which is a solid prescription for fixing ailing mainstream schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012313_1.asp
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For the past two years, Connecticut's public school superintendents have been working on a project that surprises most people. These men and women have developed a set of recommendations that would change the system they oversee in profound and fundamental ways. The Education Transformation Project includes changes in governance, finance, teacher and administrator accountability, assessment, academic standards, use of technology, teacher preparation and certification, school district structure and capacity, public school choice, and student learning styles and needs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 20, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112011.asp
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There is almost a Sisyphean frustration with public education in Connecticut. The system seems to be doing the best it can, and many kids do well in it, but we are still falling behind a couple of states and a lot of foreign countries. We still have troubling achievement gaps to reconcile. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 11, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111111.asp
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A school superintendents' group says the state should not raise the starting age of kindergarten in Connecticut unless it also provides universal preschool for all low-income children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 07, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020711.asp
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This Courant editorial supports Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski's ambitious plan to convert the district into an all-choice system, one offering a wide range of educational options. He always anticipated that students, parents and teachers would have to adjust to new approaches to learning. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122407_1.asp
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Racism still plays a major role in schools and in the news media, according to research conducted by Hartford teens this summer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081407.asp
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Parents anxious about their child's development can get help from the state through a new survey being circulated by the state's Children's Trust Fund. The Ages & Stages survey targets parents of children 4 months to 5 years old. Parents who enroll in the survey program are asked a series of detailed questions every three to six months. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_040807.asp
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In the past, Hartford Public School students would intentionally misbehave to get suspended from school when they wanted a vacation. Now, there is a proposal for an intervention center that makes sense. Instead of a week-long vacation, kids would have to report to a center where they would meet with career coaches, substance and mental health specialists and where parents would be required to attend a parenting class before their children were allowed back in school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112205_a.asp
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A new report sure to trigger controversy in Hartford proposes a plan to close and consolidate schools all over the city because of excess space in many schools and because some schools are in poor condition. The report commissioned by the city also calls for redistricting to even out enrollment at remaining schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052406.asp
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The concept is simple enough: The best place for sick children is at home. And the best place for well children to be is at school. But if a resurgence of swine flu hits as expected this fall, deciding whether to send children to school won't be quite so simple for all parents, Dr. Matthew Cartter, the state epidemiologist, said recently. Some won't be convinced that a school is safe under any circumstances during a pandemic and will keep their children home. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 23, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_072309.asp
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Recently City Clerk John Bazzano handed over the symbolic Mayor's Walking Stick to HPL Board President Greg Davis. The gesture, which took place in the Hartford History Center on the third floor of the main branch, signified city hall's turning over of hundreds of years of public documents to the center to make them available to the public. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/history/cityline_111710.asp
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Rick Green writes that bad teachers, or rather our frustrating inability to weed out the relative handful of ineffective educators, are not at the heart of our education problems and the shameful achievement gap. The problem we have is that poor children are falling further and further behind. They live, largely segregated, in poor cities and neighborhoods where we make sure school district boundaries and school funding divide the haves from the have-nots. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020812_5.asp
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The Community Literacy Enhancement Across the Region (CLEAR) initiative began in January 2002. CLEAR's goals are to assess current literacy needs, identify barriers to services, and develop and implement recommendations that will enhance the provision of, and funding for, literacy services in Greater Hartford. The final report and recommendations, The Status of Literacy in Greater Hartford 2003, was published in June of 2003; Published by
Greater Hartford Literacy Council
; Publication Date: June 5, 2003
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Link: http://www.hartfordinfo.org/Issues/wsd/literacy/action_literacy.asp
Related Link(s):
Hartford Public Library
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Capital Region Workforce Development Board
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Hartford Police Chief, Daryl K. Roberts, expresses the opinion that the challenge for us today is to never forget lessons of the past, and to live each day as caring individuals, respectful of each other as we travel through life together — not because we have to, but because it is the right thing to do and the right way to behave. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 20, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_092009.asp
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The American Institute for Economic Research recently looked at 360 U.S. metro areas and towns, dividing them according to size and then crunched the data on everything from student concentration, restaurants and cultural establishments to unemployment, cost of living, accessibility, research capacity and entrepreneurial activity. In the category of mid-sized metro areas, Hartford ranked third. Hartford beat out places such as Denver, Portland, Ore., New Orleans and Providence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 09, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090909.asp
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The 40-Year Plan, an forum which is considering long-term solutions to Hartford's long-standing problems is holding its first-ever live community discussion at La Paloma Sabanera Café at 410 Capital Avenue in Hartford. Panelists Fernando Betancourt, Matt Fleury and Bernadine Silvers, and Ken Krayeskei will converse about “Hartford in 14,610 Days, or Brainstorming for the Future Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 12 - 19, 2006
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Data released recently showed a police pilot program during the second half of the last school year reduced unexcused absences by more than 40 percent among 73 habitual truants whose attendance was monitored for the program. Troubled by studies linking truancy to crime and by the staggering absentee rate in city schools, Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts made reducing truancy one of his top priorities in the fall of 2006. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 26, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_072607_a.asp
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This report evaluates the ability of Connecticut’s workforce to meet new challenges to its economic competitiveness and quality of life. The foreign competition in lower cost manufacturing is being intensified by a far more serious threat—competition for skilled workers and technology know-how reaching nearly every industry and business function. The bar for performance is being raised. The ultimate competition is now for talent able to meet high levels of productivity and advance innovative new products and markets. (PDF document, 16 pages) Published by
Battelle Memorial Institute
; Publication Date: February 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/EconomicDevelopment/2007KeepingCTCompetitive.pdf
Related Link(s):
Connecticut Office for Workforce Competitiveness
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Talented Teens, an after-school program at Fox Middle School in Hartford school that teaches students to dance, rap or write poetry, is providing a way to address social issues relevant to their lives. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 08, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_120808.asp
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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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Link: /issues/wsd/education/nclb.pdf
Related Link(s):
43 Schools on Warning List
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As parents, Windham residents and advocates for all children, we appreciate the sense of urgency our state leaders are bringing to education and our district. Teach for America is one of those available resources we want to bring to Windham, so it is important that we consider the positive aspects and the expected results of the program. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031812_1.asp
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Approximately 25 percent of Connecticut high school students — and at least 35 percent of ninth-graders — report being bullied. The victims can become depressed and less engaged in school. Last year, Connecticut passed an anti-bullying law that requires schools to investigate any reports of bullying and inform parents of the results. A program called "Bully Proof: Empowering Children Today to Prevent Bullying Tomorrow'' helps young people learn about the ramifications of bullying. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052412.asp
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State data showing that Hartford students attending regional magnet schools and Open Choice suburban schools do better than city students in neighborhood schools may lead many people to an erroneous conclusion. In addition to the data on achievement, it is important to consider which students go into the magnet and Open Choice programs, as scores alone do not tell the story. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 17, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091713_1.asp
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After dithering for about two years, a statewide advisory panel has finally agreed on a new performance standard for evaluating teacher performance that for the first time in Connecticut places significant emphasis on student achievement -- including test scores and work samples. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012712.asp
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Teachers and principals won't make the grade unless their students are making academic strides, according to a new evaluation system that the State Board of Education approved recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021012_1.asp
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In what appeared to be a diplomatic feat back in January 2012, the state's Performance Evaluation Advisory Council heralded an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system. Teachers union leaders, administrators, board of education representatives and state officials all endorsed a framework for evaluations that relied heavily on student performance. But now it appears that council members had conflicting ideas about what they had agreed to, specifically with regard to the percentage of a teacher's evaluation that would be based on students' performance on tests. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052312.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that one of the strongest cards Connecticut is able to play as it competes in the global economy is an educated workforce. This is a direct result of investment in quality public schools. This year many of those schools will be severely challenged by teacher layoffs. The General Assembly can and should pass legislation allowing school districts to consider factors other than seniority when making layoff decisions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030611.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_040710.asp
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When Kristina Esposito started teaching six years ago, she had learned a lot about instructional strategies, but not so much about the little things that can disrupt a lesson. Classroom management skill is just one of the issues under consideration by a new panel expected to recommend improvements in teacher training. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 19, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011913.asp
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Helen Ubiñas discusses the case of Hartford teacher Robert Williams who was suspended for 30 days without pay for poking fun of 13-year-old Jose Velez's pierced eyebrow in front of his classmates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_082406_b.asp
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Mary J. Cromwell, 85, of Hartford, died March 18, 2007. She was a teacher with a sense of adventure that took her to Korea, India, China and Africa. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/History/htfd_courant_070107.asp
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Scores of people testified to the General Assembly's Education Committee recently about teachers and proposed education reforms, but it was a 17-year-old Norwalk High School student who riveted lawmakers' attention. Asked by one legislator why there are so many unmotivated students, Edwin Rosales said it's because they are taught by unmotivated teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022112_1.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author argues that the redesign of Hartford Public Schools which is requiring all teachers, tenured or not, to apply for new assignments, is demeaning. Instead, veteran teachers should be applauded them for their sacrifice and perseverance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042708.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that teachers, should be the guardians of the teaching flame. We should ignite the learning. Teaching is not business. We should not focus only on results or data or scores. Schools are not factories. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112312_1.asp
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A new state panel reviewing teacher preparation is expected to put forth recommendations for improvement in April. As the Educator Preparation Advisory Council reviews everything from classroom management training to higher admission standards for teacher training programs, it should not overlook the need to enhance the leadership skills of our country's future teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 28, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012813.asp
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About 1,000 public school teachers cheered and held up signs with messages such as "STAND UP FOR EDUCATION" recently, as their union leaders pushed at a State Capitol rally for passage of an education bill rejecting key elements of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed reform package. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042412_2.asp
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The state Education Committee tabled the governor's tenure reform proposal in its vote for a substitute education bill recently, but a recent survey of 10,000 teachers nationwide found that 80 percent believe that tenure, once granted, should be regularly re-evaluated, and 92 percent say that tenure should not protect ineffective teachers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032612_2.asp
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In an effort to ease racial tension at Simpson-Waverly Elementary School, Superintendent of Schools Robert Henry has transferred five teachers to other schools. Three of the teachers are white and two are black. Four of the teachers were at the center of a recent controversy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 27, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072505.asp
Related Link(s):
Can Whites Teach Blacks?
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that as education reform moves forward in the state legislature with a substitute education reform bill, teachers and their union now find themselves being told to take a seat on the bench by wealthy and powerful interests, from CEOs to charter management companies to out-of-state, ultraconservative, anti-union organizations. Make no mistake; they look to privatize education and run roughshod over teachers' rights in the closing weeks of what was supposed to be the collaborative "Year of Education." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041612.asp
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A giant inflatable rat that is commonly seen at union demonstrations made an appearance at the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy recently. The occasion was yet another Hartford Teachers Federation rally against Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 24, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_092409.asp
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A top official of the Connecticut Education Association said recently that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposal to limit the use of collective bargaining in a network of low-performing schools could jeopardize the state's application for a waiver of the federal No Child Left Behind act. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_043012.asp
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How mad are some teachers at Gov. Malloy? Malloy would be wise to be sensitive to the teachers' deeply felt, if misplaced, anger toward his education reform package. What's more complicated is how some teachers, vitally important to education reform, have become so worked up. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031612.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022008.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040407.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that regardless of where you stand in the education reform debate, in Connecticut or nationally, it is critical to appreciate how perceptions of educators and schools affect the important work that is carried out every day. All stakeholders want what is best for the students. Part of this equation is elevating the profession of education, making it attractive financially and culturally for those who seek a career in teaching, providing adequate evaluations and support to our educators, and cherishing our teachers for their significant role in society. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_040312.asp
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This report highlights the disciplinary alternatives to out-of-school suspensions that schools in Connecticut are implementing with tangible – and sometimes astonishing – results. (PDF document, 50 pages) Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: June 2010
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/edu10discipline.pdf
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Rick Green expresses the opinion that if we have more Teach for America recruits in our schools, we might have more students who can read. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 28, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082807.asp
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Since it was first described by Plato in about 360 B.C., the legend of Atlantis has stayed alive in story, song, film and the popular imagination. But a team led by University of Hartford professor and archaeologist Richard Freund may have pinpointed the long-sought city somewhere completely unexpected — in a vast marsh in Southern Spain. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 11, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031111.asp
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Assured that Milner Core Knowledge Academy will be part of the Commissioner's Network, the board of education voted recently to form a "response team" that will work with the state on a turnaround plan for the city elementary school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051612.asp
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The state's technical high school system has made dramatic gains on statewide achievement test results. The 17 regional technical schools posted their highest overall results ever on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, an annual exam of reading, mathematics, writing and science given to the state's 10th-graders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 2, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090205.asp
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When Connecticut opened its first two technical schools 100 years ago, they were more like factories than schools. Students had to "punch in" for their eight-hour day. Classes were held year-round, six days a week, and the focus was single-minded: learning a trade. Very little time was spent on academics. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 14, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111410.asp
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Stan Simpson writes about Lorna Little, who has been the executive director of a group home for teenage mothers, St. Agnes Home Inc., for the last four years. Little and Shari L. Smith, the program director at St. Agnes’ were teenaged mothers who succeeded in getting an education. They are excellent role models for the young women in their charge, but they do not push their personal stories on the 12 young mothers they supervise. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 2, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_080206.asp
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The advocates had gathered to spotlight a growing incidence of violence in teen-dating relationships, but the high school students in the room weren't waiting for a special campaign to bring a message of respect and self-esteem to their peers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100309.asp
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The recent news is that Connecticut's teen birth rates are the fourth-lowest in the nation. The truth is that a lot of what was done to help lower those numbers has become a casualty of budget cuts or a change of focus. So chances are pretty good that those numbers are going to get worse. In fact, we've got a way to go before there's real cause for celebration. Consider this sobering stat: The birth rate in Hartford is nearly three times the state average. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020611.asp
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Without guidance from his parents, Donnell Robertson, a husky 2006 Weaver High School graduate, had a rough life in Hartford's North End. But he stayed out of gangs, pulled his grades up and won the respect of school officials as one of Weaver's success stories. Then in March 2006, Robertson made a mistake - a serious one. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020107_b.asp
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Bill Hosley, former curator at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and former executive director of the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society, discusses the merits of requiring that Connecticut history be taught in public schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 6, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_030605.asp
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It was an inspirational photo opportunity at the signing of the long-awaited education reform bill at the Capitol when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared "the long debate is over and the new beginning has just begun." But what have we really accomplished with all this talk about how to fix Connecticut's lowest-performing schools? What lessons were learned in the much-hyped year of education reform? Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051612_1.asp
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One of the finest remaining copies of the extraordinarily rare and enormously valuable "Birds of America" books of avian art by John James Audubon is now showcased for public viewing in the Watkinson Library at Trinity College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 03, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010312.asp
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Recently, State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor named the 10 school districts chosen for a $2.5 million pilot program of the state's new teacher and principal evaluation system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 04, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060412.asp
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Education reform legislation succeeded because teachers were kept in the loop. The sticking points were teacher evaluations, tenure, and the details of the plan to turn around low-performing schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051412.asp
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In the discussion of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's legislative proposals for fixing public education, people are talking only about tenure and certification. All of those working to improve the state's education system should assess what the governor is really proposing regarding certification and tenure, and then to integrate that assessment with the other key elements of that package. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031012.asp
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A new performance evaluation system for teachers and administrators similar to New Haven's is at the heart of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's education reform package, which was aired at public hearings recently. Though the rhetoric has at times obscured it, there is a real vision here, of professional, energized schools where teachers help each other improve and children from all backgrounds have the chance to succeed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022412_1.asp
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This spring, the State Board of Education took a bold step that state legislators have been avoiding for years. It quietly approved a policy that will require all teachers to pass a test that assesses their ability to teach reading. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_101708.asp
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America's fourth-graders made gains in science performance on a national test while eighth-graders held steady and high school seniors posted declines, according to a recent government report. Connecticut, however, like many states, reported no significant changes since fourth- and eighth-graders were last tested in 2000. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 25, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052506.asp
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While students in most states made gains in reading and mathematics tests following the enactment of the federal No Child Left Behind Act five years ago, schoolchildren in Connecticut did not. Connecticut was among only a handful of states where achievement test scores showed small declines on an independent nationwide study released earlier this week. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_060807.asp
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City and school officials recently released test results and graduation rates that they say prove that one of the state's worst performing districts is improving. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 16, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071608_1.asp
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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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Top-level state education officials are asking about the impact of the pressure-packed annual test on disabled children with serious academic problems. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, those children are required to take the tests at their actual grade level - tests that, in some cases, parents and educators believe may be beyond their ability to comprehend. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052906_a.asp
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The author critiques the new standardized test which is planned to be given on computers. This computer-based test is planned to replace the Connecticut Mastery Test in the 2014-2015 school year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072012.asp
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Disgraced former Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez made a rare public appearance recently at the SAND America's Choice School for Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski's final state of the schools address. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 28, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_102810.asp
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Controversial though it may have been, a comment by Hartford Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski at a state Board of Education meeting last week points to an underlying change in the nature of the Sheff v. O'Neill dilemma. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 08, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100807.asp
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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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Oz Griebel writes that closing the deplorable education achievement gap between Connecticut students from higher and lower income families requires vision, bold and sustainable action, and political perseverance. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050712_1.asp
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Hartford’s population is becoming more and more diverse every year, and indications are that this trend will continue. Information provided by the Hartford Public School System shows that approximately 2,500 new immigrants from 93 countries have enrolled in city schools in the past three years. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: July 11, 2007
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Link: /Issues/Documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_news_071107.asp
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Journalist Susan Eaton is the author of a new book, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial. To write the book, she spent four years tracking a group of third- and fourth-graders at Simpson-Waverly Elementary School in Hartford’s North End. Eaton interweaves those students’ stories with the story of how once-thriving urban communities have faltered, how racial and economic segregation have become so commonplace as hardly to warrant notice, and how those cities’ children suffer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_advocate_030107.asp
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Goodwin College, a two-year college offering associate degrees is on the verge of an $80 million expansion with construction of a new campus in East Hartford along the Connecticut River. It is seeking government permits and plans to begin construction this summer. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 3, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_070306.asp
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On the day Christina Kishimoto began her tenure as Hartford superintendent, the school system released a copy of her three-year contract. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_070111.asp
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This report describes how Connecticut's current vision that all children enter kindergarten ready for school success, and the related new investments in early care and education, are being more than offset by insufficient funding, and in some cases funding cuts for related programs -- specifically for State Funded Centers, School Readiness and Care4Kids. Cuts in funding to the Care4Kids program (reduced by nearly 40% from FY02 to FY05) coupled with unequal payment rates across state agencies for similar services ($5,500 from DSS as compared to $7,500 from SDE per child) and no cost of living increases for State Funded Centers have actually driven programs into deficit, requiring them to borrow money just to make payroll. (PDF file, 18 pages). Published by
Connecticut Voices for Children
; Publication Date: December 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/Erosion_Childcare_Funding.pdf
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An analysis of educational attainment among foreign-born adults in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas reveals that forty-four (44) of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, including Hartford, are high-skill immigrant destinations, in which college-educated immigrants outnumber immigrants without high school diplomas by at least 25 percent. (PDF document, 32 pages) Published by
The Brookings Institution
; Publication Date: June 2011
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Immigrants/wsd_immigrant_geog.asp
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Ever wonder how your public school district stacks up when compared to the rest of the world? What about how your district compares to your state or even the nation? The goal of this website is to share the facts about the educational performance of U.S. students against their international peers and competitors to promote education reform and promote our nation's ability to compete on a global playing field. Published by
Global Report Card
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_global_report_card.asp
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America can't afford to be smug about its racial future when millions of minority group members are still trapped in urban gulags of poverty, joblessness and poor schools say a number of scholars. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_063007_a.asp
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The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., announced in this press release from December 2007 that it intends to purchase the property of 140 Garden Street and parcels of Fraser Place in Hartford. The 16 acres of property are adjacent to The Hartford's current headquarters on Asylum Avenue. The property purchase will expand the company's footprint in the Asylum Hill neighborhood. The Hartford does not plan to use all of the property for its own purposes: the company announced that it will donate a parcel of the land for a potential future new home for the Pathways to Technology Magnet School. Due to the current state of the existing building on the Garden Street property and the view of architects and engineers that it is unusable for The Hartford as office space, the company plans to file for a demolition permit with the City of Hartford. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
; Publication Date: December 31, 2007
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Link: /issues/wsd/Neighborhoods/Garden_St_PR.pdf
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Benjamin Cruse, Leadership Greater Hartford's director of youth services, is bringing Little League back to the South End after it folded a few years ago. When he recently returned to his hometown, he realized Hartford "wasn't the same as I left it." Parks were mausoleums. Kids wandered around with nothing to do. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_040608.asp
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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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Toni Gold writes about The Hartford’s plan to acquire the 16-acre MassMutual site and to demolition of the 1926 Colonial Revival headquarters of the former Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris. She argues that the plan displays stunning irresponsibility because it aids and abets carbon emissions and thus global warming, and therefore works against our national security by increasing our dependence on foreign oil. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_123007_1.asp
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In his 12 years in the legislature representing Hartford, Art Feltman grew increasingly frustrated. He would help secure tens of millions of dollars to bolster city schools, and see virtually no improvement in test scores. One day he read a report on literacy initiatives and learned that a program called Even Start was turning out kids who consistently performed at or above grade level. The key was that it educated their parents. Mr. Feltman left the legislature in 2008 and started a similar program called The Parent Academy in Hartford. The academy's first six-month, twice-a-week series of night classes ended last month. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 18, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_011811.asp
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The magnet schools created over the last several years in an effort to end racial and economic isolation in Hartford are leaving many of the city's children as isolated as ever and contributing to a new, unintended problem: academic isolation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 2, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040207_a.asp
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Hartford's Bulkeley High School will keep a small instrumental band for a handful of students after administrators abruptly changed course and said Friday they have reconsidered a plan that would have dropped most music classes at the school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 16, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_091606.asp
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The new History Center at Bulkeley High School contains many trophies of sports victories won over the past 87 years. Like those sports victories, the creation of the History Center was the result of teamwork, a tale of one person after another picking up the ball and advancing it down the field. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: October 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/history/htfd_news_101013.asp
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Stan Simpson considers the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that "income" and home addresses, not race, should be used as proxies for dealing with remedies to racial inequities. He expresses the opinion that there's never been the political will in the United States to execute meaningful, comprehensive changes to correct racial inequities in schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_063007.asp
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Camp Courant, a free summer camp for Hartford kids 5 to 12, serves nearly a thousand Hartford children. The camp is located at a Farmington campground and this summer is the camp's 112th year. In addition to swimming, arts and crafts, and sports, campers can take yoga classes, get free dental screenings, listen to speakers from local health organizations and participate in healthy eating activities sponsored by the University of Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_072106.asp
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As a valued classroom aide, Sondra Henderson represents both the promise -- and the challenge -- of the latest effort to rescue Hartford's Milner School, one of the state's most troubled public schools. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: March 18, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_031813.asp
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Connecticut's public education establishment is facing a reckoning. Not only are student test scores expected to drop drastically when standardized tests based on national standards are adopted in 2015, but the shift is expected to cost districts millions to update their textbooks, teaching materials, technology to administer the new tests on computers and to train teachers to align lessons with the new standards. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: December 05, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_120512.asp
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Something quite extraordinary is happening at Dwight, which four years ago registered among the lowest Connecticut Mastery Test scores in the district. This year, they're among the top. Dedicated teachers, high expectations of students and no excuses about limited resources are among the reasons why Dwight recently gained national attention as a Blue Ribbon school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 28, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_092805.asp
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Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra swept out the last traces of the Eddie Perez era recently when he used his charter authority to appoint a majority, including himself, of the nine members of the city's board of education. Out went the Perez appointees. Four elected board members remain. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/government/htfd_courant_012112.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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072306_b.asp
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Four hundred students began classes recently at the Connecticut Culinary Institute, which last month expanded into its new location in Hartford at the former Hastings Hotel and Conference Center on Sigourney Street. The Institute also has a campus in Suffield, CT. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 13, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_091306.asp
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The Social State of Connecticut is an analysis of the social
health of the state as measured by statistics tracking 11 indicators
covering the areas of health, employment, income, education, security, and
psychological well-being. The index of the report is available on line.
The 2003 full-text copy is available at the Hartford Public Library,
cataloged with the call number HA 285 .s6 Published by
Connecticut General Assembly
; Publication Date: March 14, 2003
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Health/wsd_031403.asp
Related Link(s):
The Social State of CT 2004 (84 pages; PDF document)
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The Social State of Connecticut is an analysis of the social health of the state as measured by statistics tracking 11 indicators covering the areas of health, employment, income, education, security, and psychological well-being. (84 pages; PDF document) Published by
Connecticut General Assembly
; Publication Date: April 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/health/Social_State_CT_04.pdf
Related Link(s):
The Social State of CT 2003 Index
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For the last three years, ConnCAN has published an annual State of Connecticut Public Education report, taking a closer look at the state’s latest achievement data. Connecticut has the largest achievement gap of any state in the country. But there hs been progress in these three years, and there are encouraging signs in the largest cities that the hard work of many is beginning to show results. (PDF document, 27 pages) Published by
ConnCAN
; Publication Date: October 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/StateOfCTPubEd_2008.pdf
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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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On an average day, school officials estimate, up to 2,000 Hartford children are absent from school without excuses -- nearly 10 percent of total enrollment. Educators, volunteers and police have stepped up initiatives to get children back into school, including truancy patrols, mentoring programs and interventions with parents. They have had limited success, but even some of those efforts are foiled by policies that clash. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 14, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_051407.asp
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Hartford teens explored racism in their schools during a summer study sponsored by the Institute for Community Research. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: August 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_082207.asp
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Thelma Ellis Dickerson, an outspoken educator who became president of the Hartford school board and founded Jumoke Academy in her golden years, died Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was 87. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 20, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022012.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author says he was stunned by an error of omission at the Connecticut Science Center: there is no exhibit on organic evolution, the biggest idea that science has generated since the Copernican revolution, when humans finally accepted that Earth was not the center of the universe. Going to a science museum without an exhibit illustrating the emergence of species, the origin of humanity and the connectedness of all living things is like going to a banquet without a main course. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 30, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_073009.asp
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Hartford Public Schools’ annual academic competition for grades 3 to 8 emphasizes state standards on the Connecticut Mastery Test to create a fun, challenging quiz. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 13, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051311.asp
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Stan Simpson comments on the proposal by university presidents to lower the age limit for drinking alcohol to 18 in order to prevent binge drinking and excessive consumption of alcohol on campus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 20, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_082008.asp
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When you walk into Burns Latino Studies Academy, you cannot miss the large wall covered with the school’s CMT scores. On the left side of this hallway there is a dental clinic. In between sits the desk that Principal Timothy Sullivan is calling his office. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_020912.asp
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Ten Connecticut school districts will take steps to encourage more students to take high-level science, math and English courses under a $13.2 million grant announced recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 07, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_090707.asp
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The Hartford Schools’ Teacher of the Year was announced on May 24th at a banquet in the Marriott. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_032412.asp
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State Rep. Marie Kirkley-Bey, a longtime legislator from Hartford's North End, invited city school officials to a meeting at the Capitol recently to talk and maybe work on the "antagonism" between the board of education and other city politicians. What could have been a fruitful session turned ugly, however, as too often happens in Hartford. The bad feelings may have intensified when Ms. Kirkley-Bey unleashed a tirade of threats against the few school people present at the meeting. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030911.asp
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The Thirman L. Milner School on Vine Street has a reputation and a history of being a chronically low performing school. As one of the lowest performing in the State of Connecticut; Milner needed an intervention and it needed it fast. So, a partnership was formed between Jumoke Academy, Hartford Public Schools and the State Department of Education whereby Milner would continue to be a Hartford Public School but management of the school would be turned over to Jumoke Academy. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_020713.asp
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Helen Ubiñas writes about the latest complaint filed against a Hartford special education program for students with emotional problems and learning disabilities. The desperate and exasperated parents want to start a parents' group to fight the school system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2010
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On the 90th anniversary of the signing of the armistice to end World War I, school children around the state celebrated Veterans Day in different ways recently, depending on whether their district took the day off or was among a small but growing number that held classes. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 12, 2008
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More than 11,000 children were turned down in the first round of the school choice lottery for the Hartford area, but the state has asked the Capitol Region Education Council to open three new magnet schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042412_1.asp
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Graduation ceremonies were held recently around Connecticut, including at Trinity College, University of Hartford, St. Joseph College, Quinnipiac University, and Connecticut College. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051809.asp
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Rick Green writes Back in the mid-1990s, we often heard that poor kids weren't learning to read. A decade and a half later, there's no change. It's such a long-running story that we treat it like the weather: You can't change it, so get used to it. But other states are improving. We aren't. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_041211.asp
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The Mary Hooker Environmental Sciences Magnet School is one of three Connecticut schools named U.S. Green Ribbon Schools for their focus on energy conservation, sustainability and stewardship. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 22, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042213.asp
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About 3,000 Connecticut students recently got a close look at manufacturing jobs at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association's career fair for middle and high school students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 06, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_060608.asp
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Jennifer Ky was certain she was going to go to MIT in the fall. The Hartford resident and graduate of University High School of Science and Engineering had "been in love" with the prestigious school for several years, and when she and two friends were offered early admission, it was pretty much a done deal. And then Yale called. Followed by a call from Harvard. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 15, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061510.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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A sea of 145 graduates applied mascara, hugged teachers and snapped self-portraits with their iPhones under the fluorescent lights in the basement of the Cathedral of St. Joseph recently. East Catholic High School celebrated its 49th commencement at the cathedral, where the pews were packed with family and friends. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 07, 2013
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State law in Connecticut prohibits charter schools from expanding. So Achievement First - the folks behind New Haven's Amistad Academy and Elm City College Prep - can't build new schools here. Instead, Achievement First has started four new schools in Brooklyn, expanding what it started in New Haven: break-the-mold institutions where poor, minority students learn that educational achievement isn't just for white kids. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 9, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020907.asp
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Susan Campbell writes a profile of a teacher and her student who made great differences in each others’ lives. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112107_1.asp
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The Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that it's troubling that nothing in law or policy prevents a Hartford city council member from serving on the city's school board at the same time, according to an opinion rendered by the corporation counsel's office. Something should prevent it. That kind of dual service is a bad idea. A prohibition should be added to the city charter the next time it's revised. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 14, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/legalissues/htfd_courant_011412.asp
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Louise Blalock writes about the value of libraries, the Hartford Public library in particular. Libraries are part of the larger urban environment and a crucial player in the education of the city's youth — closing them should never again be an option. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 15, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_091508.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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Columnist Stan Simpson sheds light on recent statements from Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Connecticut's Education Commissioner Betty Sternberg regarding the No Child Left Behind Act and the education of minority and impoverished children. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 9, 2005
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School administrators say they are not searching for a new chief operating officer to replace Victor De La Paz, who will be leaving soon for a top post in Baltimore. There is no search for his replacement at the moment and it is not clear on who might take over De La Paz's responsibilities, which include overseeing student transportation, the school choice process, buildings and grounds, nutrition services and security. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 20, 2012
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Recently, Sport and Medical Science Academy held a “topping off” ceremony at its new facility in Hartford’s Sheldon-Charter Oak neighborhood. The final beam of the structure was raised and put into place by construction workers at the site of the new school off Huyshope Avenue near Dillon Stadium. The school is currently located in Downtown Hartford at the corner of Ann and Asylum Streets. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: May 30 - June 6, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_news_053007.asp
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Hartford School Superintendent Steven J. Adamowski recently proposed the most dramatic increase in high school graduation requirements in decades, issuing a bold challenge to students in one of the state's lowest performing school districts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 22, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042208.asp
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The most recent town-gown collaboration is an affiliation between Hartford public schools and the University of Hartford., Under the agreement, qualified students from Hartford may enroll in U of H classes, and the college's education students will be given priority for student teaching positions in the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 09, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070911_1.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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Holidays are always big affairs at the North End Senior Center in Hartford, but Black History Month is a special tradition. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_022712.asp
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The controversy over the appointment of a new school superintendent points to the complete breakdown in communication. Instead of addressing each other directly, the school system and the Mayor are going at it via the media. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: February 23, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_022311.asp
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All that stands between a new sex shop and Hartford's South Meadows is, well, trash. Thwarting an effort to expand the sex industry in the capital city, planners have turned back a proposal for a new adult retail store because - they say - it is too close to an educational facility: the Visitors Center and Trash Museum at the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 7, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_020707.asp
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Chadia Parnell started classes in January 2007 at Capital Community College in downtown Hartford, having no idea what went on in the looming office buildings nearby. She had not given a thought to the insurance industry — until a year-round Travelers internship program offered to pay for her schooling while providing academic support, first through community college and then through Central Connecticut State University. The 5-year-old Travelers EDGE scholarship program is a pipeline for local people of little financial means, and at risk of academic failure, to bring them through college and into insurance careers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021012.asp
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Town Councilman Jason Rojas was waiting to get a haircut a while back at 4 Our Brothers Barbershop and saw a bunch of young parents with kids waiting, too.He said it occurred to him "why not have books for the kids to read while they wait for haircuts?" He figured it was a pretty good idea, especially in a town like East Hartford where many children are poor and may not have books at home. He took the idea to Superintendent of Schools Marion H. Martinez this summer, and the Books for Barbers program was born. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_092508.asp
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Yale University and Trinity College are celebrating 40 years of teaching women undergraduates, starting with the 1969-1970 school year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2010
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After a brutal assault of a young man at Trinity there's fresh talk of limiting access to Summit Street and other neighborhood streets near the school to protect students. But, as the author suggests, we need be careful about the conclusions we jump to about the safety of the city as a whole. The truth here is we don't know who committed the attack. And for Trinity to survive, it can't shut out the neighborhood that surrounds it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_030612.asp
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Trinity College, looking for more student housing, is moving to evict several longtime tenants of college-owned housing on Crescent Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_courant_070210.asp
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Stephen Belber graduated from Trinity College in Hartford nearly 20 years ago, but he wasn't the kind of kid a professor could forget. Belber majored in philosophy, played slot back on the football team and wrote and acted in plays. All of which somehow prepared him to make his film-directing debut in a comedy starring Jennifer Aniston. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_051009.asp
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More than a month after a Trinity College student was assaulted just off campus, the school hosted a meeting with community stakeholders. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: April 12, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/jcohen_041212.asp
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Trinity College of Hartford is introducing a new graduate program in health care policy, a complex field that continues to grow. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: July 02, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_070212.asp
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Trinity College has issued a statement concerning the assault of a student in March 2012. The assault occurred on public property, and the investigation is the jurisdiction of the Hartford Police Department, but there are few results to report from the investigation. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: May 22, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_052212.asp
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Trinity College was recently seeking its 11th straight Potter Trophy — the championship of college squash — and 11th straight perfect season at the College Squash Association team championships at Princeton. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022109.asp
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Trinity College President James F. Jones Jr., who has been under fire for his decision to force fraternities and sororities to go coed, announced recently that he will step down a year early, on June 30, 2014. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050613.asp
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Trinity College Squash Coach Paul Assaiante has collected 12 national titles and is running a 224-match winning streak, reportedly the longest streak in American collegiate history. He has recruited players from all over the world — every continent except Antarctica — and somehow turned the tightly wound, highly individualistic premier squash players into a team that cares about each other. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 27, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_112710.asp
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Trinity College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, has been a mainstay in Hartford’s South End since the school moved to its current site on Summit Street 140 years ago. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_021810_1.asp
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A racial incident at Trinity College recently has outraged students, faculty and the administration, and students plan a protest rally. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2011
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Despite a record number of applicants and a growing reputation as one of the nation's top urban liberal arts schools, Trinity College is under orders from its new president to close a $10 million deficit and adopt a new sense of financial discipline. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 16, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021605.asp
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A new course requiring students to immerse themselves in the city's Hispanic culture by exploring neighborhoods, meeting business owners and talking with residents is being offered at Trinity College. The "Hispanic Hartford" course, a requirement for students majoring in Hispanic studies, is another part of the effort by Trinity to establish closer ties with the surrounding community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 19, 2005
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Trinity College will trim its administrative staff, lay off some part-time professors and even close a faculty lunchroom to fix a financial squeeze caused by years of overspending, President James F. "Jimmy" Jones Jr. said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042106.asp
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A building which Trinity College employees say had been slated for academic use has been turned into a police substation. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 19, 2013
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Trinity College has received pledges totaling $39.5 million from three anonymous donors, officials announced recently. The money, roughly equal to the largest single gift in the college's history, will be used to support endowed faculty positions, financial aid for international students and the general endowment at the private liberal arts college in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 20, 2006
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For much of the past decade, Trinity College's community involvement in Hartford has been a selling point for the private college, but Hartford won't be a required piece of the curriculum - at least for now. The faculty has agreed to bolster general education requirements, adding new provisions for the study of foreign language and writing, for example, but it has turned down a proposal that would have required all students to take at least one course focusing on the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 24, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_042407.asp
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Faced with a slide in national ranking and a growing party reputation, Trinity College plans to transform its social climate, including forcing fraternities and sororities to go coed. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112612.asp
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Trinity dropped its urban studies major in the past, but recently the faculty voted on a proposal to reinstate it. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 07, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030713_1.asp
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A Trinity College sophomore was badly beaten and severely injured by a group of unknown assailants as he walked along Allen Place on the school's northern border in the early morning hours recently. Although authorities have yet to determine where the assailants were from, this incident has become the tipping point regarding the growing concern for safety on campus by students and whether to limit access to campus. A public forum should be held to discuss the nature of the Trinity-neighborhood relationship. Without the community's input, decisions will be made from within the gates, directly and unfairly imposing consequences on those outside of the gates. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 11, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_031112.asp
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About 250 Trinity College students rallied recently, calling for a "zero tolerance policy" on incidents of racist or homophobic behavior. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042711.asp
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About forty students and a few staff allies at Trinity have drafted an open letter dealing with safety issues on campus. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 11, 2012
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A few hundred students, faculty, and staff wearing neon green ribbons gathered in front of Mather Hall at Trinity College recently to demand a Zero Tolerance policy for those committing acts of bigotry on campus. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: April 26, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_042611.asp
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Every speaker at the recent emotionally-driven rally at Trinity College began by expressing support for Chris Kenny, but then each commented on safety, with the overwhelming message from those allowed to speak being “we must fight for our safety.” Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_030912.asp
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A bicyclist loitered on the Trinity College campus for two hours before he robbed sophomore Maria Young at knifepoint last month, Young told hundreds of students at a rally recently. Young, who wasn't injured in the hold-up, told her story to illustrate what she and others say is a need for tighter security at Trinity, where a student was badly beaten. The rally was organized to support the injured student, Chris Kenny, and suggest way to prevent such attacks. Kenny, also a sophomore, suffered a broken jaw, rib and cheekbone. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_030812.asp
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Two enterprising Trinity College students have won a national award for a smartphone app that gives kids immediate nutrition information about the foods they eat. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101810.asp
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A Trinity College study offers evidence that a strict diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates could reverse symptoms of autism. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 05, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060513_2.asp
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Recently, more than 550 young players from 20 countries descended on Hartford to compete in the 2007 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships — what organizers are touting as the most diverse, most talented pool of under-19 competitors yet. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 16, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_121607.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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The suspension of a popular program bringing together some of Trinity College's brightest sophomores for seminars and discussion groups symbolizes the painful effort to keep the school's budget out of the red. Although many viewed the Tutorial College as a mark of distinction, it was among the budget cuts announced last week in an austerity drive at the private liberal arts college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042606.asp
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The Long Walk building along the western edge of the Trinity College campus has been, since its construction in the 1870s, the public face of the school, and it is now undergoing a face lift. Repairs are beginning, and estimates are that the work will take about two years, during which the building will be covered with scaffolding. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 13, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_111305.asp
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The city school system plans to create a new magnet high school with Trinity College, which will help create academic programs and provide classrooms on campus where seniors can take classes starting in 2014. The high-performing Hartford Magnet Middle School, at the Learning Corridor just steps from Trinity, will be expanded into a grade 6-12 institution and renamed the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy under a pact that Superintendent Steven Adamowski called "historic" for the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 03, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060311.asp
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Less than a month has passed since concerned parents at Rawson Elementary School publicly voiced concerns about violence, gang activity, drug and alcohol use and sexual activity inside their children's school. But in that short span of time, much has changed at the Blue Hills neighborhood school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 26, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_052610.asp
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To revive the city's most troubled elementary school, Superintendent of Schools Robert Henry is overhauling Milner Elementary School for the second time in two years. After years of failing to meet the legal requirements of the No Child Left Behind Law, the school is facing sanctions - including such options as closure, conversion to a charter school and reconstitution under new leadership, new teachers and changes in curriculum. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 4, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080405.asp
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This Courant editorial urges Hartford Chief of Police, Daryl K. Roberts, to keep up the pressure on truant students. Controlling truancy prevents crime because unsupervised students are likely to make mischief. It also improves the students' chances of completing their education. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 8, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Crime/htfd_courant_050807_a.asp
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that it's clear that the Pathways to Technology magnet school is not going to be built at the corner of Farmington Avenue and Broad Street. Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez tried hard, too hard, to build it there, but state officials last week said no, and they were right. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 11, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_021107.asp
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ACTIONS stands for Active Community Transitions in Our Neighborhoods and Schools. New to the Hartford school district this fall, it is the latest weapon in the never-ending battle to keep at-risk kids out of trouble and in school. Patterned after several nationally acclaimed programs in places such as Milwaukee, Wis., ACTIONS offers kids coming out of the juvenile justice system intense "wraparound" services that include tracking, mentoring, tutoring, life-skills, substance abuse counseling, job training and family advocacy. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 2, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_100206.asp
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Gina Greenlee suggests that revitalization of Hartford is taking place from the outside in. But an inside out approach may be more of a draw. Build a city in which people want to live and organically it becomes a magnet for outsiders. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 20, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_092005.asp
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Teachers at Milner/Jumoke, one of the schools absorbed into the Commissioner’s Network, did not ratify the Memorandum of Understanding — a move that has stirred the Superintendent to threaten holding the Hartford Federation of Teachers union accountable and taking the matter to arbitration. This summer, Jumoke — a charter school — took over Milner, a public school in the North East neighborhood. Hiring decisions were made in the weeks before school began, with little time remaining for the adequate training of new staff. The takeover has been given a mixed reception by parents of students at Milner. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: September 18, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_091812.asp
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Opportunity High School is a year-round, last-chance alternative education program for Hartford teenagers. Part of the new legacy of Superintendent Steven Adamowski's five-year reform plan to raise achievement and lower the city's grim dropout rate, Opportunity High is a partnership between the city schools and Our Piece of the Pie, a nonprofit agency. It is one of several smaller “academies” that have led to a 23 percent improvement in the high school graduation rate since 2006. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061411.asp
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The Mark Twain Branch of the Hartford Public Library on Farmington Avenue shut down until September 2011, as workers prepared for its move to Hartford Public High School on nearby Forest Street. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081211.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that it is easy to get drawn into the union-management aspects of public education and forget that the schools are there for the kids. What the kids need are stars in the classroom: great teachers. With that in mind, the public should support the effort by Hartford school leaders to change from a system of district-wide teacher seniority to one of school-based seniority. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 20, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032010.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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Twelve-year-old Chanelle Adams traveled to Aichi, Japan, to attend an environmental summit last summer. What struck the eighth-grader the most was the enthusiasm people in Japan share about protecting the environment. When she returned home, Chanelle came up with her own environmental protection plans. She decided to clean up the neighborhood around her school located on Blue Hills Avenue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 17, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111705.asp
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Trinity College and a New York-based development firm are planning a multi-million-dollar student housing project that would reshape the Hartford neighborhood surrounding the liberal arts college and provide the school a major boost in its efforts to attract students. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: September 10, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_091012.asp
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The two office buildings on Pearl Street in downtown Hartford couldn't look more different, right down to the color of their brick. But a partnership, led by Pennrose Properties of Philadelphia, has a vision for joining the two structures -- one 12 stories, the other seven -- with a common lobby that would lead to 200 market-rate apartments, plus retail space on the ground floor. The $43 million proposal joins a growing list of housing projects in and around the city's central business district being boosted by funding from the Capital Region Development Authority, part of a strategy to encourage more people to live downtown. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 13, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/housing/htfd_courant_081313.asp
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Khiree Smith said he knew the rest of Connecticut wasn't exactly like the city of Hartford, where he lives and goes to high school. But after spending the weekend in the woods of the state's northeastern corner, with a group of black city teenagers and their white counterparts from suburban Woodstock, Smith said he was stunned to realize just how different things are. Still, Smith said, he was pleased to learn "that we have more things alike than differences." Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 03, 2007
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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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There are two sides to the Hartford snack flap, which threatens to leave children in after-school and Saturday programs without the nourishment they need to stay focused. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 2, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_100205.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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042210.asp
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Connecticut continues to have one of the most-educated populations in the country, but according to the latest data from the U.S. Census, its ranking nationally has slipped. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 18, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111810_1.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062106.asp
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As UConn trustees approved $1 million to further study the site it has selected for a downtown Hartford branch, President Susan Herbst said she is confident tensions with the city over its selection of the former Hartford Times building will be worked out. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 08, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080813.asp
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The University of Connecticut said today that it is seeking proposals from downtown Hartford property owners and landlords who may have space suitable for the relocation of its West Hartford campus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 24, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012413.asp
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The University of Connecticut drew 13 proposals from downtown Hartford property owners for relocating the university’s West Hartford campus into the city. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031113.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_022211.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_051006_b.asp
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University of Connecticut officials announced recently that they are planning to move the school's Greater Hartford campus from West Hartford to downtown Hartford in the next 12 to 18 months. This is tremendous news, on several levels. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110812.asp
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The University of Connecticut has significantly narrowed its search for a site in downtown Hartford suitable for relocating its campus from West Hartford to the city, the mayor said recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 01, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_050113.asp
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The University of Connecticut School of Business is redesigning its MBA program to establish a more student-centric curriculum that gives enrollees a larger say in their academic plan. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: May 31, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_053110.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020910.asp
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A new University of Connecticut report measures risk factors that could hinder city children's learning and identifies specific neighborhoods that might benefit from more social services and programs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_042613.asp
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Normally when Bulkeley High School senior Alyssia Rosa attends college fairs, she runs into the same routine: two college representatives from each of hundreds of schools sit at a table and talk about SAT scores and admissions requirements. At a college fair hosted by University of Connecticut graduate education students at Bulkeley Monday, the same poster board displays and booths were set up, but the information had a twist. Instead of test scores and entrance exams, students from UConn talked to more than 100 Bulkeley students about campus life, athletics and cultural clubs. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 28, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_102808.asp
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Facing an estimated $25 million in renovations to its Greater Hartford branch in West Hartford, UConn plans to move the campus to Downtown Hartford within a year, bringing along 2,100 students and 60 faculty members. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110812_1.asp
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Could the relocation of the University of Connecticut’s West Hartford campus form the final phase of downtown Hartford’s Front Street? Front Street developer HB Nitkin Group has proposed using the long vacant Hartford Times building on Prospect Street as the centerpiece of the relocated campus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 13, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031313.asp
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City leaders are calling on the University of Connecticut to consider locations other than the former Hartford Times building for its downtown campus, saying that an educational institution would divide the Front Street area, a blossoming entertainment district. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 02, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080213.asp
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Where in downtown Hartford should the University of Connecticut locate its Greater Hartford campus? All things being equal, a place that enhances other state investments and city plans. The school is searching for a site in the downtown area. Last week, Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra told The Courant's editorial board that Talcott Plaza, just off Main Street north of the former G. Fox building, and the old Hartford Times building on Prospect Street were leading contenders, along with a former bank processing center on Windsor Street immediately north of downtown. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 06, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_050613_1.asp
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Over the protests of city leaders, the University of Connecticut is pushing ahead with plans to redevelop the former Hartford Times building as the site for relocating its West Hartford campus to downtown Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 06, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_080613.asp
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Unified Theater, a nonprofit group that works with schools to help students write, develop and perform plays that include roles for kids with disabilities, has grown rapidly in the past three years and is looking to bring the program to even more communities. The nonprofit organization recently partnered with Hartford Stage in a pilot program that will bring the theater staff's expertise to participating schools in Greater Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 23, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_012313.asp
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It was either a brilliant tactical document or an astounding gaffe just as education reform is about to take center stage. A PowerPoint presentation prepared by the American Federation of Teachers' Connecticut chapter for a recent national strategy meeting purports to show how the union in 2010 blocked the "parent trigger" proposal before the Connecticut General Assembly. The bill would have handed parents the power to force the shutdown of a failing school - an extreme measure by any standard. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 06, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080611_1.asp
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Lawmakers and parent advocates who played a crucial role in the passage last year of parent empowerment legislation reacted with outrage and concern recently to a PowerPoint presentation by a national teachers union. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 05, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_080511.asp
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed comprehensive education reforms involving teacher certification, evaluation and tenure, setting off an exciting, constructive public debate about whether and how to change the rules that govern the employment of teachers and administrators. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_022612_1.asp
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Teacher union leaders, school administrators and state officials harmonized recently over a proposed teacher evaluation system. But when Gov.Dannel P. Malloy announced plans to reduce red tape and to "empower local school districts" — steps that sounded like less of a leap than overhauling the teacher evaluation system — not everyone was singing in unison. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 31, 2012
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The leaders of the state's teachers unions aren't happy with how Gov. Dannel P. Malloy described the current tenure system in his State of the State address — "the only thing you have to do is show up for four years" — but they say they are willing to work with him on his proposed reform. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 08, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_020812_4.asp
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A summary of the results of the 2005 survey by the United Way of the Capital Area (UWCA). This is the second annual Non-profit Pulse Survey of UWCA partner agencies (funded and non-funded) and other non-profit organizations within its 40-town service area related broadly to health and human services. The survey found that respondents continue to feel optimistic given current economic news and trends despite the fact that the demand for services continues to increase. (PDF File, 9 pages). Published by
United Way of the Capital Area
; Publication Date: 2005
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/UWaySurvey.pdf
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The University of Hartford’s Office of University Relations and the Information Technology Services Department teamed up to donate six refurbished computers to the Blue Hills Merchant Association and the Upper Albany Neighborhood Collaborative. Published by
Northend Agent's
; Publication Date: May 21, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/northend_agents_052108_1.asp
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The city's classrooms will serve as a research hub for the University of Hartford under an agreement forged recently that will tie the school system's reform efforts to the private college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 15, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061511.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_092512.asp
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After thieves broke into the Blue Hills branch of the Hartford Public Library recently and stole four computers, a neighborhood good Samaritan came to the rescue. The University of Hartford donated five "gently used" computers to the library to replace the heavily used stolen ones. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 10, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_111009.asp
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Trinity College recently experienced a 15-month, multi-million-dollar renovation on two of the campus's most recognizable buildings, Jarvis and Seabury. However, some students and alumni of the Hartford liberal arts school were concerned that the $30 million-plus renovations do not account for disability access for the residential building Jarvis. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: November 29, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_112907.asp
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The agency in charge of the XL Center is recommending that $35 million in state funding be spent on nearly three dozen improvements for the aging arena, ranging from cup holders to new premium seating. But tucked into the recommendations from the Capital Region Development Authority is one that is sure to ignite debate: a study to determine if the 38-year-old venue has a future beyond the new, 10-year management contract with Global Spectrum or whether the 16,000-seat arena and exhibition hall should be replaced. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 05, 2013
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032905.asp
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When pupils at Hartford's McDonough Elementary School take up pencils to begin the state mastery test, a group of students from Farmington High School will be rooting for them. For the second year in a row, tutors from the suburban school have spent every Monday afternoon for most of the past two months coaching their younger peers in one of the city's most troubled grade schools to extract the most from their reading and math skills. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 5, 2007
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Connecticut thinks of itself as a smart state, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that tolerating the lack of achievement of too many students hurts our ability to attract and retain jobs. The state has been dead last in the nation job creation over the past 20 years. If we aren't willing to do the right thing for moral reasons, for pity's sake, let's at least act in our own economic self-interest. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 06, 2012
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The economic downturn that’s putting small businesses along East Hartford’s Main Street in survival mode, has been nothing but good news for Goodwin College. The school’s modern professional development center located at 1137 Main St. has a front row seat on Route 5 as it winds through the city’s commercial corridor. And from that vantage point, college officials see only opportunity. Published by
The Hartford Business Journal
; Publication Date: August 02, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/hbj_080210.asp
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Swine flu is likely to make a resurgence in schools this fall and local health districts should plan to set up vaccination clinics in school buildings, state epidemiologist Matthew L. Cartter told the State Board of Education recently. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 03, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_090309.asp
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Ensler's 2010 short story collection, "I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Lives of Girls Around the World," is Hartford Public Library's selected book this year for its annual One Book One Hartford reading campaign. The piece is a series of fictional monologues from girls around the world that explore inter- and independence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_courant_042612.asp
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Aetna Center for Families a community focal point that has attracted residents may close. The center has run out of money, and will probably shut its doors at the end of the year, though a community effort is in the works to salvage the program's services. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 15, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_121505.asp
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Although traditional classrooms are still alive and kicking, students in 80 schools across the state have another option that opens up numerous course options and connects them with students from around the country and the world – Virtual High School. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 16, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_031612_1.asp
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In Hartford, a new school is about to graduate its first class -- students who are over-age, under-credited, and who may not otherwise have gotten a high school diploma. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: April 27, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/jcohen_042711.asp
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Rick Green comments that anyone who drives through Hartford regularly might recognize something of themselves in the much-hyped documentary, "Waiting for Superman," opening in Connecticut today. Our own "dropout factories" in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport rival those in the must-see movie. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 15, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101510.asp
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If it's about Connecticut's capital city, you'll find it on the third floor of the Hartford Public Library. That's where the Hartford History Center, a collection of more than 50,000 books, photographs, trade publications, postcards and other items chronicling 300 years of life in Hartford, is waiting for the next researcher, author or just an interested amateur trying to find out where a long-dead relative is buried. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 21, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/downtowndevelopment/htfd_courant_122109_1.asp
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A Hartford Courant editorial concerning the search for a new school superintendent which suggests that finding the right person for the job is essential. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053006.asp
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Visiting the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority's Trash Museum on Murphy Road in Hartford, can be a nostalgic experience, remembering when vinyl records were played on phonographs and all our trash was collected and plowed into a giant hole at the town dump. Recycling was not in the daily vocabulary back then. When CRRA opened its first recycling plant in Hartford in 1993, officials realized that the key to selling the concept was in education, and the Trash Museum was born. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 26, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_122609.asp
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The Watkinson School's new "smart building" is not only a place to learn, it is also a teaching tool. The structure and its abundant green features have been woven into the science curriculum. The Center for Science and Global Citizenship, which opened on the school's Bloomfield Avenue campus in January 2010, is a modular or prefabricated building, but it is worlds away from the modular classrooms of decades past . Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 30, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_053010_3.asp
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A jubilant group of more than 120 students recently graduated from Prince Tech in a ceremony at Central Connecticut State University's Welte Auditorium. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062105_B.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/educationfunding/htfd_courant_120108.asp
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Culinary students at Weaver High School presented a wonderful food display recently, as they welcomed parents and community members to a lively PTO meeting. But for Barbara Alleyne, a 1947 graduate of Weaver, the culinary arts program at Weaver prompted concern about the school's direction. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 02, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_040209.asp
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As the Thomas Snell Weaver High School graduation unfolded recently, two things became clear: The students had their parents and faith to thank for their success, and everyone wanted the new graduates to continue working as hard as they have the past four years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 22, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_062207.asp
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Weaver High graduates 195; about 75% will attend college. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_062505.asp
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The 214 graduates of Weaver High School who recently received their diplomas at Central Connecticut State University were told to embrace their own strengths and, above all, follow their dreams. Paul Stringer, principal of Weaver, who is retiring this year, said that this class was perhaps the most unified group he had seen in years. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 19, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_061908.asp
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Paul Stringer Jr., principal of Hartford’s Weaver High School recently retired. Stan Simpson reflects that over three decades, Stringer has seen it all — gang fights on school grounds, funerals for 25 students and a revolving door of superintendents. He's also witnessed a lot of good kids succeed with little fanfare. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 05, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_070508.asp
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The delayed proposal to renovate Weaver High School will soon come before the board of education after recommendations from one community task force, school officials said. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112511.asp
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Five Weaver High School students gained greater understanding about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in “participatory democracy.” They were among hundreds of students participating in Close Up Washington, a seven-day experience in the nation’s capital. Published by
The Hartford Guardian
; Publication Date: June 21, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_guardian_summer_2006.asp
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A new computer program created by Trinity College students has been designed to help Hartford parents sort through the various schools their children can attend. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 05, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_010509.asp
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Much of the West End had recently turned out to debate the expansion of a school. Despite arguments against it — complaints about traffic, zoning, and bus pollution, to Superintendent Kishimoto’s statement that this competition from CREC would hurt Hartford Public Schools — the West End Civic Association’s Executive Board voted to endorse the school proposal recently. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: March 21, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_032112.asp
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Undoing poor decisions made decades ago has been reinforced as a trend with the announcement that UConn will be moving its Greater Hartford branch, currently located in West Hartford, to downtown Hartford. It will be joining the UConn School of Business, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy, and Capital Community College. Additionally, the Temple Street Townhouses were designed and are used as off-campus student housing; this is promoted as a housing option for students attending the University of Hartford. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: November 09, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_110912.asp
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The word "welcome" pops up all over the place in the Hartford school district's new welcome center for parents. For years, parents complained that when they weren't able to resolve issues concerning their children at the school level, there was nowhere to turn for help. The welcome center is designed to solve that problem, said Jacquelyn Hardy, the district's ombudsman who oversees the center. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 11, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101107.asp
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In this opinion piece, the author suggests that most decisions in life are the result of a cost-benefit analysis. When residents in Connecticut consider getting a job, they assume they would be better off having a job than not. They'd be wrong. Because in Connecticut, it pays not to work. The Cato Institute recently released a new study looking at the state-by-state value of welfare. Nationwide, our study found that the value of benefits for a typical recipient family ranged from a high of $49,175 in Hawaii to a low of $16,984 in Mississippi. In Connecticut, a mother with two children participating in seven major welfare programs (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, food stamps, WIC, housing assistance, utility assistance and free commodities) could receive a package of benefits worth $38,761, the fourth highest in the nation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 13, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_081313.asp
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An admirable – if tentative – education reform compromise emerging from the General Assembly leaves the governor and the state's largest teachers union bloody and wounded. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_050712.asp
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A video of the March 18, 2009 community program, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: March 18, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_03_18_2009.asp
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The busy stretch of land between the Founders and Charter Oak bridges, just west of I-91, boasts some of the city's largest works-in-progress - a science center, apartments and a magnet school. Here's a brief look at what drivers passing the capital city see when they look west, as well as a sense of what they can expect to see in 2007. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_022507.asp
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Ken Krayske writes about Barbara J. Ruhe, who is running for state senate against incumbent John Fonfara. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: September 11, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_091108_1.asp
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Kerry Provost documented her outside-of-work activities, if for no other reason than to once again let the “there’s nothing to do in Hartford” folks know they are totally wrong. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: May 06, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/realhtfd_050612.asp
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In Hartford, where Spanish is the second largest language spoken after English, students gradually move away from their native language as they become fluent in English. But as recent research has shown this may not be the best move. Instead, being taught to be fluent in both languages (bilingualism) is ideal. One of the many benefits of bilingualism includes increased opportunities in employment and improved thinking and reasoning skills. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 11, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_041113.asp
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The Hartford Public School district is on course for more changes and challenges in the coming months. School superintendent, Dr. Christina Kishimoto’s current contract to run the school district will end on June 30, 2014. She had requested a two year extension that was rejected by a 7-0-1 vote at last Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. The decisions made at the top most certainly impact parents, students and teachers where it matters most – in the classroom. The city now faces a tall order: finding our next superintendent. Now, more than ever leadership matters. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 27, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_062713.asp
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In August, the State Department of Education released the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) results. While Hartford students have incrementally made gains over the past six years, this year’s results showed little or no change from last year. In a word - FLAT and in some areas student’s scores went down. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: October 10, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_101013_1.asp
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The State Board of Education recently took up the issue of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Hartford Board of Education and the teachers and administrators unions. At issue was a request by Superintendent Steven Adamowski to the state to open up that contract and make some changes to seniority language. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 06, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_040610.asp
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Girls who arrive at high schools in Hartford have little sports experience. The high school coaches are teaching basics to the kids, who then compete against suburban youths who grew up playing sports in town recreation programs. According to a study released by the Women's Sports Foundation, Hartford girls are not alone. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 23, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_102308.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant, with some reservations, expresses support for the “parent trigger.” Hartford parents frustrated by the achievement gap that still separates white and minority students are rallying behind the idea in order to change the direction of a failing city school. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_021910.asp
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Mayor Eddie Perez wants a new building for the Pathways to Technology magnet high school. He wants to build it on the southeast corner of Farmington Avenue and Broad Street in Hartford. The location is a buildable site where a signature building at the gateway to one of the city's busiest precincts would be a desirable addition. But, the triangular site is bordered on one side by the interstate itself, and on the other two sides by "No Man's Land," as the surrounding streets are known locally. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 29, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/DowntownDevelopment/htfd_courant_012906.asp
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In January 2008, Benjamin Cruse will become the coordinator for a new after-school program for high school students - High Hopes Achievement - at Hartford Public High School's Law, Government and Community Leadership Academy. From 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., about 100 sophomores will participate in leadership development classes - public speaking, reading enrichment, resumé writing and interviewing techniques will be among the skills taught. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 13, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_101307.asp
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Based on projections from the Connecticut State Data Center, the school-aged population is expected to decline by 90,000 student by 2020. (PDF document, 11 pages) Published by
Connecticut State Data Center
; Publication Date: June 24, 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/CtSDC_PublicSchoolEnrollment_2004-2030.pdf
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An analysis of reductions in education, human services, environment, and community development programs, including state-by-state projected cuts for specific programs, including the Community Block Grant program. (PDF file - 26 pages) Published by
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
; Publication Date: February 28, 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Government/wsd_022805.asp
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Mayors Decry Proposed Budget Cuts
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State Braces For Pain From Bush Plan
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The former Hartford College for Women campus is in a leafy, 13-acre oasis in the West End of the city. It has some lovely Georgian buildings that were once grand homes, along with some more modern buildings. It's been part of the University of Hartford for the past several years, but the university isn't sure it still needs the campus. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 14, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_061409.asp
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Author Kerri Provost is critical of The Hartford Courant which has recently published two articles that show the need for critical thinking. In particular, articles on the Hartford Public Schools are generally one-dimensional, do not treat complex issues well, and parrot the press releases from the school system. Published by
Real Hartford
; Publication Date: January 12, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/realhtfd_011211.asp
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For an idea of the achievement gap Connecticut students face, one needs to look no further than the graduation rates of the state's different student populations. Published by
CT Mirror
; Publication Date: November 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/ct_mirror_112712.asp
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Thousands of Connecticut teachers, including some award-winning educators, could face new job reviews because they do not meet U.S. government standards as "highly qualified teachers," federal officials say. The U.S. Department of Education has issued a new monitoring report that throws into question the qualifications of more than 13,000 teachers, about 30 percent of the state's public school teaching force, state officials say. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 4, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_040406.asp
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The kids are back in school. So, the folks in Washington and Hartford have once again seized the moment for weighty pronouncements about school reform. Here at home, state school officials have once again discovered the growing achievement gap in Connecticut schools. For most students and teachers, all this just means more wrong answers based on wrong questions about the wrong problems. Fewer resources for teaching and learning but more for constant testing, more administration and expensive new layers of "school choice" that still leave most children behind. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 12, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091210.asp
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Newly proposed high school standards are "intended to address stagnating test scores, wide achievement gaps and concerns that a growing number of state students graduate from high school unprepared for college or the workforce." This opinion piece suggests that although logical and internally consistent, the plan misses the mark. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 25, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_112507_1.asp
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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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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/SheffAnniversary.pdf
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Across cultures, people agree that great teaching involves strong pedagogical skills and — perhaps more important — practical intelligence. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 27, 2012
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_042712_2.asp
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Hartford education Hartford public education Hartford public schools special ed students special needs students Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_072510.asp
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Since it first opened in 1922, Weaver High School has been a mirror and a source of pride for Hartford’s North End. But Weaver is now divided into the Culinary Arts Academy and the Journalism and Media Academy (JMA), and enrollment has declined to just 500 students. The current Weaver High School is slated for a $100 million renovation, scheduled to start in May, 2015. The conversion of JMA into a magnet school, which draws from the region rather than a specific area of the city, was a catalyst in raising concerns among city residents that all of Weaver might become a magnet school and thereby lose its unique character and identity. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 25, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_042513.asp
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To help close Hartford's digital divide, Mayor Eddie Perez announced an initiative earlier this year to provide Web access, computer equipment and training to Hartford families. The goal is to build a free wireless network across the city, provide low-cost computer equipment to residents, and train them in the basics of computer and Web usage. The effort is unlike those of municipalities trying to compete with private-sector companies who provide high-speed Internet access. Instead, the city is looking to partner with private-sector companies to expand access to the two-thirds of Hartford families that are not being served by the private market. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 9, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_010906.asp
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Rick Green writes that where he lives in West Hartford, the town is overflowing with soccer. A few miles away, the sport is dying. At the nation's second-oldest public high school, in a city teeming with immigrants and refugees well versed in the world's No. 1 sport, there will be no varsity boys soccer in Hartford this fall. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 24, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_082410.asp
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This Courant editorial expresses the opinion that the state should use the looming deadline in the Sheff case as an opportunity to redouble efforts to provide more choices for Hartford children to get a quality education that will in turn benefit all. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 10, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_121006.asp
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Ahead of state standardized testing, city schools will be extended an hour each day for a full week in a move that has triggered a grievance from the teachers' union. The school system has racked up at least six snow days during the winter, with some students and teachers staying home an extra one to three days when 17 school buildings were closed because of snow and ice removal. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 25, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_022511.asp
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After the school's elementary league championship basketball team was shut out of the UConn parade, people lined up to get the kids in. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 19, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_041909.asp
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Joined by educators, community leaders, and students, Council President Shawn T. Wooden recently announced the 2013 Council President's Summer Reading Challenge and, in partnership with Rosen Publishing and Mi Casa, gave away thousands of books to first and second grade students in Hartford. The initiative, launched at Jumoke Academy Honors at Milner, is designed to promote early literacy and encourage kids to read during the summer months. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 27, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/literacy/htfd_news_062713.asp
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In calling for a national search to replace superintendent Steven Adamowski just hours before the city's Board of Education was to name a new superintendent, Mayor Pedro Segarra "made the city government look anything but steady," said Shawn Wooden, who is running against Segarra in the November 2011 mayoral election. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_022411_1.asp
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For more than a decade, officials at Hartford Public Library have envisioned building a new branch on Albany Avenue that could meet the growing demand by city residents. The existing branch at 1250 Albany Ave. is filled to capacity by 3 or 4 p.m. on most days. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 21, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_092110.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_032007.asp
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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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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_071508.asp
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Diggs Construction, currently overseeing the renovation of five Hartford schools, reported that the city's goal of having 15% of the work come from women and minority-owned businesses, and 85% from union labor, has been exceeded with a total of 32.9%. Hartford residents, however, were meant to make up 30% but Diggs' study showed a 16.2% participation. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_032205.asp
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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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Link: /issues/wsd/Education/WorkingFamiliesPressRelease.pdf
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The Working Families Party has taken aim at school Superintendent Steven Adamowski, saying there's "a growing divide" between him and the city's teachers. In a letter, they told Adamowski of their frustration following his treatment of two union issues. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 07, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/government/cityline_100709_1.asp
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Four high schools in the Hartford School District are among those that failed to make adequate yearly progress on the 2006 CAPT tests under the guidelines of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act, according to information provided by the state Department of Education. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: November 29 - December 6, 2006
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_news_112906.asp
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A recent review of the state of education in middle school grades points to poor
academic success of students in grades six through eight. Poor and minority youth—those who need to be supported the most—are doing the worst.
Works in Progress: A Report on Middle and High School Improvement Programs discusses key issues facing middle and high schoolers, including violence and bullying, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, parental involvement and more. For each issue, the report describes how the issue impacts student success and illustrates how each challenge has been
addressed in schools and districts. Research-based evidence of how these approaches have worked in schools is reviewed. (PDF file - 124 pages) Published by
Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center
; Publication Date: January 2005
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Link: /Issues/wsd/Education/wsd_01_2005.asp
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Trinity College in Hartford is deemed to have the worst relationship between students and neighbors, according to the Princeton Review's guidebook Best 366 Colleges. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: August 30, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_advocate_083007.asp
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The Hartford PTO Presidents Council voted recently to change its name to Hartford Parent Organization and file for nonprofit status. Published by
Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2009
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Link: /issues/documents/education/cityline_043009.asp
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Marilyn Jack-Ortique was recently named Hartford's Teacher Of The Year. She teaches math at the University High School of Science and Engineering. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 01, 2011
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_060111.asp
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With classes over for the semester and with the holidays around the corner, teachers and students at the Artists Collective threw a party for themselves and others in the community. To show what they learned, students put on music and dance shows. Organizers also had readings on Kwanzaa, the traditional African American celebration based on African traditions. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 18, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_121805.asp
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Chris Gentile, a teacher at McDonough Elementary School, listens as one of his students, Dashua Morales, translates directions on a worksheet for three classmates. But Gentile doesn't understand a word Morales is saying. The three students, recently arrived from Puerto Rico, don't speak much English. Gentile doesn't speak any Spanish. Gentile, alert, serious and freshly graduated from Boston College, isn't complaining. He's adapting. Gentile, 22, has just started his first year in the Teach for America program. He has been assigned to teach seventh-grade social studies at McDonough. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 08, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_110810.asp
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In this editorial, the Hartford Courant expresses the opinion that Hartford's decision to hire 25 new teachers from the Teach for America program furthers the city's goal of closing the achievement gap between low-income nonwhite students and middle-class suburban students. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 21, 2007
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Link: /issues/documents/Education/htfd_courant_062107.asp
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In this op-ed piece, the author expresses the opinion that we in Connecticut are lucky to have groups such as the Connecticut Poetry Society, created and run by volunteers, with chapters all over the state. Many others keep poetry alive by spending countless hours editing and publishing poetry and literary magazines that will serve as archives of the issues we cared about during our lifetime. "Poetry Out Loud," a national recitation competition for high school students, was recently held at the Artists Collective in Hartford. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 18, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/artsandculture/htfd_courant_041808.asp
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Contrary to most news reports, some city students have applied themselves academically, gotten exposed to worlds believed out of their reach and, through perseverance and encouragement, are accomplishing their goals. Some have returned to serve their community. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 10, 2005
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_courant_091005.asp
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More than eight in ten Americans ages 16-29 read a book in the past year, and six in ten used their local public library. Many say they are reading more in the era of digital content, especially on their mobile phones and on computers. (PDF document, 57 pages) Published by
Pew Internet and American Life Project, Pew Research Center
; Publication Date: October 23, 2012
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Link: /issues/wsd/Literacy/PIP_YoungerLibraryPatrons.pdf
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This new Hartford handbook focuses on building assets, education, credit, money management, and planning. (PDF file, 40 pages) Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services, Inc.
; Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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Link: /issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/2006HartfordFES.pdf
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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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Link: /Issues/wsd/EducationFunding/wsd_2005.asp
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When it comes to small-time gangs in the city and its schools, Hartford’s police department and its board of education say different things. Police say they are concerned by gang activity, the schools say little or no such activity exists in their buildings. Published by
Capital Region Report, Jeff Cohen @ WNPR
; Publication Date: October 07, 2010
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Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/jcohen_100710.asp
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A video of the November 5, 2009 community program, Youth Making an Impact, held at the Hartford Public Library. Published by
HartfordInfo.org
; Publication Date: November 5, 2009
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Link: /issues/wsd/Videos/wsd_11_05_2009.asp
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Results from the 2007 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) indicated that many high school students engaged in behaviors that increased their likelihood of death from four causes: motor vehicle accidents, other unintentional injuries, homicide and suicide. (PDF document, 136 pages) Published by
U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
; Publication Date: June 2008
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Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/youth_risk_2007.pdf
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On the same day when fast food workers in Hartford and across the country, many of them young, are protesting for sharply higher wages, an advocacy group has released a report decrying the high unemployment rate among people aged 16 to 24. The report from Connecticut Voices for Children, titled "The State of Working Connecticut 2013," reminds us that the issue of wages and joblessness among the working poor is anything but simple. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 30, 2013
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Link: /issues/documents/employment/htfd_courant_083013.asp
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After months of research and study, a group of city teens presented their findings on how to reduce underage drinking in Hartford recently at Hartford City Hall. The teens are part of Teens In Hartford Promoting Sober Youth (TIHPSY), and their study was conducted with support from numerous city agencies and community groups utilizing a grant from the State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: March 27, 2008
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Link: /issues/documents/education/htfd_news_032708.asp
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