New ERNA CT Poll on VBM; CT Resuming SBAC This Year; + "Rebalancing" Debunked Reading Curriculum
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized ana
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Oct 13, 2020
Action Guides for States on Ed Equity During COVID + Hartford’s Approach to Keeping Schools Open
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized ana
Sep 15, 2020
Back to School Media Coverage and Vaccine Distribution Met With Skepticism.
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized...
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Jul 28, 2020
[Mention] "A quarter of CT students went MIA when COVID closed schools..."
A quarter of CT students went MIA when COVID closed schools. Could holding live, online classes lure them back?
Jul 22, 2020
Limited Special Session, Prioritizing In-Person Learning, and Creativity on Reopening.
The top education stories Democrats are watching. Today: Limited Special Session, Prioritizing In-Person Learning, + Creativity on Reopening
Jul 15, 2020
Coalition work on desegregating CT and a national education platform
On the roster this week: coalition work on desegregating CT and a national education platform.
Jul 8, 2020
Holes in CT’s plan for reopening schools, and connectivity issues during periods of remote learning
On the roster this week: continuing to unpack the holes in CT’s plan for reopening schools, and connectivity issues during periods of remote
Jul 1, 2020
Special Reopening Edition of Wednesday Weekly
Today’s Wednesday Weekly is a special edition focused upon the state's Monday release of a plan for reopening public schools.
Jun 29, 2020
DFER CT Responds to School Reopening Plan
This evening, the state released its plan for reopening CT's public schools. In response, we urge a statewide diagnostic assessment...
Jun 24, 2020
The forthcoming plan for reopening schools in CT
With word last night from Governor Lamont that the state will release plans for reopening schools tomorrow, we are paying special attention
Jun 17, 2020
Academic Guidance for Statewide Education Recovery; and Schools Contemplating Reopening
On the roster this week: academic guidance for statewide education recovery; and schools contemplating reopening.
Jun 16, 2020
Effective Education Recovery Strategies from Other States
ERN CT recommends that Connecticut promptly establish requirements so that local districts can benchmark their responses against a statewide
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May 17, 2020
[Mention] "Connecticut educators look to combat the ‘corona slide’"
By KATHLEEN MCWILLIAMS “'But now they’ve lost a third of their year of school and it’s really challenging to have the expectation that if...
May 14, 2020
STATEMENT: ERN CT Responds to New Relief Aid for Schools
ERN CT Responds to New Relief Aid for Schools
Calls for Required, Statewide Assessments Tied to Disbursement
May 13, 2020
Reopen CT Advisory Committee plans for schools to reconvene, + spotlight on Baltimore’s strategy
How the Reopen CT Advisory Committee is planning for schools to reconvene, as well as spotlighting Baltimore’s strategy for its schools.
May 6, 2020
Policies that should have passed in 2020, proposals to ensure safe elections, and the right to read
his week, we’re looking at the policies that should have passed this session, proposals to ensure safe 2020 elections, and the right to read
May 5, 2020
[Mention] "Gov. Ned Lamont closes CT schools for rest of academic year due to coronavirus..."
By KATHLEEN MCWILLIAMS, STEVEN GOODE and NICHOLAS RONDINONE “Amy Dowell, state director of Education Reform Now CT, said the prolonged...
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May 4, 2020
[Mention] "Education experts say work needed to prevent ‘COVID-19 slide’"
By Linda Conner Lambeck "'The state should therefore direct districts to use new funding on extra learning time for make-up instruction...
May 4, 2020
[Mention] "Tech ‘will never replace a good teacher,’ but it’s a good tool"
By Linda Conner Lambeck "Amy Dowell craves a sense of normalcy. A time when she can put her kids back on a Westport school bus and focus...
Apr 29, 2020
Planning for Back-to-School and Comparing State-level Approaches to Distance Learning
This week, we’re focused on planning for back-to-school and comparing state-level approaches to distance learning.
Apr 24, 2020
[Mention] "Will extra education aid go to remedy learning lost... – or close budget holes"
by JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS “'I still have to figure out how to address that within the new context, [...] which will require extended day,...
Apr 23, 2020
Advisory: ERN CT Unveils Four Goals for Reopening Education in Connecticut
As Connecticut plans for an eventual reopening of public schools, ERN CT has unveiled its “Goals for a 2020 CT Education Recovery Plan.”
Apr 22, 2020
4 Goals for An Effective CT Education Recovery Plan
This weekly segment by Democrats for Education Reform CT looks at the top education stories Democrats are watching, providing bite-sized...
Apr 15, 2020
Phone forum on remote learning, framing 2020 elections, + ed takes national stage during COVID-19
Our “Social Distance” editions look at the manner in which the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting public education in CT and nationwide.
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