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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...
Feb 16, 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....
Jan 6, 2021


"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...
Jun 12, 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 25, 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...
Feb 19, 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 30, 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...
Jan 6, 2020


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...
Dec 19, 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 23, 2019

Sep 11, 2019

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[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!
May 15, 2019
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