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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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Success Story Schools

Proving that demographics don’t have to be destiny.

Learn about the public schools all over Connecticut leading kids on a path out of poverty: ConnCAN’s Success Story Schools. Each year, ConnCAN recognizes public schools in Connecticut that are leading the way in raising student achievement and helping close the state’s achievement gap. We publish Top 10 lists for elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the state, choosing schools based on student performance gains, overall school improvement, and African-American, Hispanic, and low-income student achievement on the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT). These lists come from our  School Report Cards.

To qualify as a “Success Story,” schools must make it to the top three in one of the Top 10 lists and have a combined minority and low-income population of at least 75 percent.

2009-2010 Success Story Schools

High School

  • Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School, New Haven
  • Metropolitan Business High School, New Haven
  • University High School of Science and Engineering, Hartford

 

Middle School

  • Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Bridgeport
  • Amistad Academy, New Haven
  • Elm City College Preparatory School, New Haven
  • Microsociety Magnet School, New Haven
  • Multicultural Magnet School, Bridgeport
  • Sheridan Communications and Technology Magnet School, New Haven

 

Elementary School

  • Elm City College Preparatory School, New Haven
  • Hall School, Bridgeport
  • High Horizons School, Bridgeport
  • Jefferson Elementary School, Norwalk
  • Lincoln School, New Britain
  • Nathan Hale School, New London
  • Rogers School, Stamford
  • University of Hartford Magnet School, Hartford (CREC)

 

2008-2009 Success Story Schools

 

2007-2008 Success Story Schools

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