By Ashleigh Costello
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have replaced the city’s elected school board with one appointed by the mayor.
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Connecticut reform legislation already hits a major snag
By Steve Gunn
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HARTFORD, Conn. – On Monday, as he signed a comprehensive education reform bill, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy told his audience, “We are going to have a (teacher) evaluation system that actually means something.”
Perhaps the governor spoke too soon.
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President of Connecticut Parents Union dismayed by passage of so-called reforms
By Ben Velderman
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MERIDEN, Conn. – Connecticut’s lawmakers are still high-fiving each other over the “historic” and “sweeping” education reform bill that sailed through the General Assembly last week, just hours before the legislative session was set to expire.
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Connecticut’s reforms will be touted as a Cadillac, but taxpayers are getting a Segway
By Ben Velderman
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HARTFORD, Conn. – Ten years ago, Americans were told about a new invention that would fundamentally change the way we live. Luminaries such as Apple CEO Steve Jobs said it would be as important as the PC, and that cities would be designed to accommodate it.
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Malloy makes a logical call for tenure reform in Connecticut
By Steve Gunn
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HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has proposed an ambitious education reform program for his state, in an effort to curb union power, improve academics and erase the nation’s highest achievement gap between white and minority students.
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