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CT Post: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion rates than peer schools, report shows
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023


CT Insider: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion rates than peer schools, report shows
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023


RELEASE: Report Shows High Level of Need in CT Colleges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 17, 2022 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | Amy@edreformnow.org REPORT SHOWS HIGH LEVEL OF NEED IN CONNECTICUT COLLEGES...
May 17, 2023


Still Less for More: Our 2023 Report on Higher Education in Connecticut
When students invest in a Connecticut institution of higher education, they deserve to have experiences that are equitable and likely to...
May 16, 2023


News-Times: Owe college debt? CT lawmakers trying to bar schools from withholding your transcript fr
“This punitive and excessive practice prevents students who have run into financial hardship from pursuing further educational...
Apr 28, 2023


ERN CT Testimony Regarding the Proposed Budget and Higher Education
Testimony Before the Appropriations Committee February 16, 2023 Amy Dowell, Executive Director Co-Chairs Osten and Walker, Vice-Chairs...
Feb 14, 2023


ERN CT Testimony Regarding the Transcript Trap
Testimony Before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee February 16, 2023 Amy Dowell, Executive Director Co-Chairs...
Feb 13, 2023

Expand the Minority Advancement Program
Too many Connecticut colleges continue to have low rates of completion for minority students. This failure to adequately serve students...
Feb 10, 2023


Jan 3, 2023

ERN CT Testimony Testimony Before the Education Committee
Testimony Before the Education Committee March 21, 2022 Amy Dowell, State Director, Education Reform Now CT Co-chairs McCrory and...
Mar 18, 2022

ERN CT Testimony Testimony Before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
March 8, 2022 Amy Dowell, State Director, Education Reform Now CT Co-Chairs Elliott and Slap, Vice-Chairs Flexer and Turco, Ranking...
Mar 7, 2022

The Transcript Trap
Across the country, many institutions of higher education withhold transcripts for students who have any amount of unpaid balance. 100%...
Feb 28, 2022

CT Public: Lawmakers consider bill to stop legacy college admissions
By DANIELA ALTIMARI “A part of the reason why it’s such an issue is because when we look at the history of legacy preference, we see it’s...
Feb 18, 2022


Hartford Courant: Connecticut lawmakers weigh bill to bar legacy college admissions
By DANIELA ALTIMARI “This practice is both unfair and a relic of a past from which we must move on,” said Amy Dowell, state director of...
Feb 18, 2022


Yale Daily News: Quinlan testifies in support of legacy admissions
By JORDAN FITZGERALD “Using legacy preference in college admissions is unfair, discriminatory, and a relic of the past,” Dowell wrote in...
Feb 18, 2022

The Day: Ed reformers in CT push for end to legacy admissions while college administrators push back
By Erica Moser Amy Dowell, state director of the nonprofit think tank Education Reform Now, said in written testimony that legacy...
Feb 18, 2022


News-Times: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
Feb 18, 2022


The Hour: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
Feb 18, 2022


Greenwich Time: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
Feb 18, 2022

New Haven Register: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
Feb 18, 2022

Stamford Advocate: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
Feb 18, 2022


CT Post: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
Feb 18, 2022


ERN CT Testimony Before the Higher Ed Committee on Legacy Preferences
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE February 17, 2022 Amy Dowell, State Director, Education Reform...
Feb 17, 2022

Legacy Preferences in CT
Giving an advantage during the admissions process to children with family members who are alumni is discriminatory, and perpetuates...
Feb 9, 2022
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