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Charter schools won't get federal jobs money

September 1, 2010
Connecticut Mirror

By Robert Frahm 

The state's allocation of federal stimulus money intended to save teaching jobs in cash-strapped school districts excluded charter schools, many of which serve students in Connecticut's poorest communities.

The experimental charter schools, along with the state's technical high schools and some public magnet schools, were left out under a formula used by the state to distribute the $110 million in stimulus funds approved by Congress in August.

Time to stop whining and make serious education reforms

August 31, 2010
Hartford Courant

By Rick Green

Maybe you saw what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did last week after he learned about the bungling behind his administration's failure to win $400 million in the federal Race to the Top competition that rewards states that adopt aggressive education reforms.

Christie fired his education commissioner.

Bravo. At least we know what matters to Gov. Christie, a Republican making waves across the country. That's more than I can say for Connecticut, land of timid leadership.

Hot topic: Connecticut misses out on another school reform grant

August 31, 2010
New Haven Advocate

By Betsy Yagla 

For the second time, Connecticut lost out on millions of dollars in competitive federal grants for education reform. Connecticut was not one of the 19 finalists announced in July. Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced 10 winners, among them Connecticut’s neighbors Massachusetts ($250 million), New York ($750 million) and Rhode Island ($75 million).

Hwang to receive education award tomorrow at Fairfield U.

August 30, 2010
Trumbull Times

By Donald Eng

Conn. learns why it lost out on fed funds

August 28, 2010
New Haven Register

By Abbe Smith

In the most recent round of federal Race to the Top awards, Connecticut scored lower than every state it borders.

The state learned last month that it did not make the list of finalists, but didn’t get details about why it missed out on the $175 million it was seeking until final scores and reviewer comments were released this week.

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Board of Directors

 
Brian Olson, Chair
  • Co-Founder, Viking Global Investors
  • Chairman, Civic Builders
 
Andy Boas
  • Principal, Carl Marks Management, LLC
  • Director, Bridgeport Public Education Fun
 
Sarah Greenhill
  • Former Vice President of Finance, Ultimate Software Group
 
Will Heins
  • Former Senior VP, Greenwich Capital Markets
  • Former Member, Stamford Board of Representatives
 
John N. Irwin III
  • Managing Director, Brookside International
  • President, Achelis and Bodman Foundation
  • Treasurer, Wildlife Conservation Society
 
Michael M. Kassen
  •  Former Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Neuberger Berman
 
Gary Lubben
  • Lubben Capital Management, LLC
 
Jonathan Sackler, Past Chair
  • Founder and Managing Director, North Bay Associates
  • Director, Purdue Pharma
  • Vice Chairman, Micro Credit Businesses, Inc.
 
Chris Shumway
  • Founder, Shumway Capital and Shumway Capital Foundation
 
Bruce Ritter
  • Founder, Yannix Management LP
  • Vice Chair, Norwalk Children’s Foundation
 
Erika Long
  • Vice Chairman, Maverick Capital Foundation
  • Former Principal, Maverick Capital, Ltd.
 
Art Reimers
  • Former Partner and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
  • Board of Directors, Outward Bound
  • Board of Directors, International Justice Mission
 

Advisory Board

 
Paul Allaire
  • Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation
  • Former Chairman, Ford Foundation
  • Trustee Emeritus of Carnegie-Mellon University
 
Lorraine M. Aronson
  • Former Vice President and CFO, University of Connecticut
  • Director, Hartford Education Foundation
  • Former Connecticut Deputy Commissioner of Education
 
Dr. Philip E. Austin
  • Former President, University of Connecticut
  • Board Member, MetroHartford Regional Economic Alliance
  • Member, Governor’s Council on Economic Competitiveness and Technology
 
Timothy Bannon
  • President-Executive Director, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
 
Cory Booker
  • Mayor, Newark, NJ
  • Former Senior Fellow, Rutgers School of Public Policy and Planning
  • Member, Board of Directors of the Black Alliance for Educational Options
 
Christopher P. Bruhl
  • President and CEO, The Business Council of Fairfield County (SACIA)
  • Director, Connecticut Public Broadcasting Corporation
 
Dr. William J. Cibes, Jr.
  • Former Chancellor, Connecticut State University System
  • Former Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
  • Former Secretary, Office of Policy and Management
 
Joyce Critelli
  • Co-Chairwoman, Children’s Agency of Norwalk
  • Trustee, Norwalk Community College
  • Trustee, Critelli Family Foundation
 
Reverend Lindsay E. Curtis
  • Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Norwalk
  • Chairman, Norwalk Children’s Foundation
  • President, NAACP Norwalk Branch
 
John M. Danielson
  • President and CEO, Chartwell Education Group
  • Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Education • Director, Center for Education Reform
 
Jonathan T. Dawson
  • Chairman and CEO, Dawson Capital Management
  • Co-Founder, New Beginnings Family Academy
 
Timothy Dutton
  • Director, Bridge Academy
  • Former President, Connecticut Charter School Network
 
Dr. Howard Fuller
  • Founder and Chairman, Black Alliance for Educational Options
  • Former Superintendent, Milwaukee Public Schools
  • Board Member, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
 
Robert Furek
  • Director, MassMutual Financial Group
  • Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Hartford Public School System
 
William Ginsberg
  • President and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
  • Director, Regional Leadership Council
 
Stewart Greenfield
  • Founder and Former Chairman, Oak Investment Partners
  • Founder and Chairman, Alternative Investment Group, LLC
 
Janice M. Gruendel, Ph.D., M.Ed.
  • Co-Chair, Early Childhood Education Cabinet Member, P-16 Council and CT Youth Vision Team
  • Former Deputy Commissioner, Departments of Public Health, Mental Retardation and DCF
  • Former Director of Health Service, DOC
 
Dr. Walter Harrison
  • President, University of Hartford
  • Director, Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges
  • Director, The Hartford Consortium for Higher Education
 
Darrell Harvey
  • Co-CEO, The Ashforth Company
  • Former Chairman, The Business Council of Southwestern Connecticut (SACIA)
 
Marc S. Herzog
  • Chancellor, Connecticut Community College System
  • Member, National Council of State Directors, American Association of Community Colleges
 
Duane E. Hill
  • Founder and Partner Emeritus, TSG Capital Group
  • Former Vice President, J.P. Morgan and Co.
  • Chairman, City of Stamford CT Planning Board
 
Carlton L. Highsmith
  • Founder, President and CEO, Specialized Packing Group
  • Director, Quinnipiac University
  • National Board of Directors, I Have a Dream Foundation
 
Ron Howard
  • Co-Chairman, Imagine Entertainment
  • Awarded Best Director, Directors Guild of America, “Apollo 13”
  • Awarded an Oscar, Best Director, “A Beautiful Mind”
 
Catherine Viscardi Johnston
  • Partner, Midway Communications, LLC
  • Former Executive Vice President, Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
  • Co-Founder and Director, Harlem Village Academy and Leadership Village Academy
 
Jeffrey Klaus
  • Regional President, Webster Bank
  • Former Market President, Bank of America
  • Former Education Committee Chairman, Regional Leadership Council
  • Former member, Governor’s Commission on Education Finance
 
Kevin Knight
  • Founder and President, The K Group
  • Director, Cities In Schools, Norwalk
 
George Knox III
  • Former Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Philip Morris Companies
  • Director and Vice-Chairman, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
  • Trustee, African American Experience Foundation
 
Konrad “Chip” Kruger
  • Former Co-President and Co-CEO, Greenwich Capital Markets
  • Co-Founder, Five Mile Capital Partners LLC
 
Dr. Richard C. Levin
  • President, Yale University
  • Director, Hewlett Foundation
  • Chairman, AllLearn, a joint venture of Yale, Oxford, and Stanford universities.
 
Dr. Julia M. McNamara
  • President, Albertus Magnus College
  • Chairwoman, Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation
  • Director, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
 
Len Miller
  • Partner, O’Connor Davies Munns and Dobbins LLP
  • Founder and Former Chairman, SoundWaters
 
Dr. Cheryl Norton
  • President, Southern Connecticut State University
 
Anthony P. Rescigno
  • President, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
  • Executive Director, Regional Leadership Council
  • Member of the Board, New Haven Public Education Fund
 
Dr. Theodore Sergi
  • Former Connecticut State Commissioner of Education
  • President and CEO, Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration
 
Reverend Eric B. Smith
  • Pastor, Adoni Spiritual Formation Center of New Haven
  • President, New Haven Reparations Coalition
  • Member of the Board, Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund
 
Richard Sugarman
  • Founder and President, The Connecticut Forum
  • Board Chairman, Connecticut Center for School Change
 
Allan B. Taylor
  • Partner, Day Berry and Howard LLP
  • Chairman, Connecticut State Board of Education
  • Former Councilman, Hartford City Council
 
Tom Vander Ark
  • Managing Director at Revolution Learning
  • Former President, X PRIZE Foundation
  • Former Executive Director, Gates Education Initiative
  • Former Superintendent, of Schools, Federal Way, Washington State

 

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