Vaccines

Feb 16, 2021

ERN CT Testimony Before Public Health Committee on removing nonmedical exemptions to vaccines

Testimony Before the Public Health Committee of the General Assembly Amy Dowell, CT State Director of Education Reform Now CT February...

Jan 6, 2021

ERN CT 2021 Policy Priorities

Download the PDF here. The Right to Read Identify and approve K-5 reading programs for all districts based on the Science of Reading....

Jun 12, 2020

"Talk of the Town" Interview with Amy Dowell on School Immunizations

In May, the Connecticut Department of Public Health released data showing that 102 CT schools were failing to meet the minimum...

Feb 25, 2020

ERN CT Testimony Before the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus

Testimony Before the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus Amy Dowell, Connecticut State Director Education Reform Now Connecticut February 25,...

Feb 25, 2020

ERN CT Statement On Committee Vote to Repeal Vaccine Exemptions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 25, 2020 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | Amy@edreformnow.org Statement from ERN CT On Committee Vote to Repeal...

Feb 19, 2020

Release: ERN CT Testifies in Favor of Immunization Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 19, 2020 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | Amy@edreformnow.org Education Reform Now CT Testifies in Favor of...

Jan 30, 2020

ERN CT RELEASE: Education Reform Now CT Unveils 2020 ‘Equity in Education’ Agenda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 30, 2020 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | Amy@edreformnow.org Education Reform Now CT Unveils 2020 ‘Equity in...

Jan 6, 2020

ERN CT 2020 Policy Priorities

Fair Access to High Quality: Expand the Open Choice program, which allows students to attend school in any participating district within...

Dec 19, 2019

ERNA CT and PPP Poll on Ed Policy Issues

A new Public Policy Polling survey commissioned by Education Reform Now Advocacy CT finds that a large majority – 71% - support providing...

Sep 23, 2019

Advisory: ERN School Immunization Forum

SAVE THE DATE: ERN School Immunization Forum What: This informational forum and panel discussion--sponsored by Education Reform Now CT,...

Sep 11, 2019

Save the Date: ERN CT Forum on Immunization

May 15, 2019

[Amy's "CT Mirror" OpEd]: "Every student has the right to a safe and healthy classroom"

By Amy Dowell ...as important as personal freedoms are, the needs of the greater community — and especially the needs of children — have...

May 15, 2019

Immunization: CT families deserve to know their children are safe in school

2019 saw measles cases reported here in CT. Many schools also have low vaccination rates. Here's a 1-pgr on school immunization!