Public News Service: Education remains strong CT voter priority in 2024 elections
By Edwin J. Viera "A pushback on the extreme Project 2025 agenda of privatizing public education, of the rise of vouchers, and of the...
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Connecticut
Jun 21
CT Post: Most CT school districts finally adopting 'Right-to-Read.' Five are still holding out
"It's actually moved very quickly, considering how big a change this is for so many districts," said Amy Dowell, executive director of...
Mar 25
Inside Higher Ed: Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut
“The arguments against [the bill] grow thinner by the minute,” she said. “It seems like kind of a last stand for legacy’s defenders.”...
Mar 20
Public News Service: CT legacy admissions bill to be voted on by state Senate
By Edwin J. Viera Senate Bill 203 initially called to end legacy admissions but it has been modified to include a provision ending...
Mar 18
Hartford Courant: CT lawmakers consider outlawing preference for 'white and wealthy' in college admissions.
According to federal admission data compiled by the Education Reform Now Connecticut six of Connecticut's 23 four-year colleges give...
Mar 12
CT News Junkie: Aspiring Educators Scholarship Supports Students of Color Pursuing Their Teaching Dreams
By Jamil Ragland "Additionally, Connecticut has a major shortcoming when it comes to attracting and retaining teachers of color....
Mar 1
CT Insider: Private colleges defend legacy admissions CT lawmakers are seeking to ban
"Maintaining this preference in admissions for the children of alumni is a form of systemic racism," Dowell wrote. "It’s a tactic...
Feb 23
CT Mirror: 4 proposals to watch out for in CT’s 2024 legislative session
The committee expects to hear and act upon recommendations from a council they set up last year on streamlining the certification process...
Feb 23
CT Insider: How should schools teach reading? It's the hottest debate in CT education
"We need to consistently use best-practice in every classroom," said Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and an...
Feb 23
CT Insider: Yale reinstates standardized test requirement for first year and transfer student admissions
Amy Dowell executive director of the nonprofit Education Reform Now CT, said she understood Yale's resoning for bringing back...
Feb 9
Public News Service: CT General Assembly considers eliminating legacy admissions
By Edwin J. Viera Connecticut is considering ending legacy admissions -- the practice of giving preference to family members of alumni --...
Jan 22
CT Insider: CT could become first state to ban legacy admissions in higher education: 'A practice of the past'
Connecticut could become the first state in the country to ban legacy admissions at both public and private universities, under a bill...
Jan 3
Public News Service: Report: CT student diversity outpaces educator diversity
By Edwin J. Viera The Diversity Gap Update finds there are more students of color than teachers of color in Connecticut schools - a trend...
Dec 20, 2023
Republican American: A flawed measure of success
“There has been a notable rise in teachers of color in our schools over the last several years,” Amy Dowell, executive director of...
Dec 13, 2023
Hearst CT Editorial: Process to become teacher in CT needs a reboot
It shouldn’t have taken a crisis in hiring new teachers to realize the certification process and regulations were overdue for a reboot....
Dec 7, 2023
WSHU: CT student body continues to diversify, but education workforce falls behind
According to Education Reform Now, a national organization with a Connecticut chapter, teachers of color make up only 11% of the state...
Dec 7, 2023
Hartford Courant: ‘Diversity gap’ between CT students and teachers of color widening, report shows
Though increasing teacher diversity in Connecticut has been on an upward trend for several years, the pace of recruiting candidates that...
Dec 6, 2023
CT Mirror: Report: Widening “diversity gap” between students and teachers of color
Though increasing teacher diversity in Connecticut has been on an upward trend for several years, the pace of recruiting candidates that...
Dec 4, 2023
Register Citizen: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks...
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...
Dec 4, 2023
Middletown Press: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks...
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...
Dec 4, 2023
Stamford Advocate: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks...
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...
Dec 4, 2023
The Hour: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...
Dec 4, 2023
The News-Times: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...
Dec 4, 2023
Greenwich Time: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...
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