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ConnCAN’s 2011 Annual Report: “Until It’s Done” 25 Jul 2012 | 01:28 am
Nelson Mandela famously said: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ConnCAN is excited to share our 2011 annual report, entitled “Until it’s Done.” As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Con...
ConnCAN's 2012 CMT/CAPT Analysis 24 Jul 2012 | 01:07 am
Today, ConnCAN released its analysis of the 2012 CMT/CAPT scores. Despite gains in some parts of the state, Connecticut only showed incremental progress in closing our worst-in-the-nation achievement ...
ConnCAN Joins Education Organizations to Urge the U.S. Congress to Protect Highly Qualified Teachers 18 Jul 2012 | 04:21 am
Yesterday, ConnCAN joined 97 other organizations and individuals from across the country by signing a letter addressed to members of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging them to...
ECS Task Force Holds Open Forum 13 Jul 2012 | 11:19 pm
Last Thursday, members of the State's Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Formula Task Force held an open meeting at the Aquaculture School in Bridgeport. The Task Force was established by the legislature to...
Friday Sweet Tweets! 7 Jul 2012 | 03:42 am
Happy Friday, reformers! We’ve scoured the twitterverse for the best education-related tweets, and we’re glad to present them to you! If you want to make sure you get these 140-character marvels on a ...
Teacher Contract Database A Platform for Public Discourse 5 Jul 2012 | 11:47 pm
Two weeks ago, ConnCAN released a comprehensive database of every teacher contract in the state, providing unprecedented access to teachers’ contracts from 173 out of 174 local education agencies (LEA...
From Monalisa's Desk -- Why I'm at ConnCAN 4 Jul 2012 | 02:00 am
Education has always been a priority for me and my family. The achievement of attending an institution of higher education has been a family effort requiring collective sacrifice, vision, and steadfas...
Sweet Tweets! 30 Jun 2012 | 04:25 am
Happy Friday, reformers! Once again, we’ve scoured the twitterverse for the best education-related tweets, and we’re glad to present them to you! If you want to make sure you get these 140-character m...
Jennifer Alexander Speaks to the State Board of Education 29 Jun 2012 | 03:53 am
Yesterday, Jennifer Alexander, ConnCAN's Vice President of Research and Partnerships, spoke to the State Board of Education about the teacher and principal evaluation core requirements developed by th...
From LeKisha’s Desk: ConnCAN’s new LEE Fellow -- Why am I in this fight? 27 Jun 2012 | 03:04 am
As a student in Hartford’s public school system years ago, I had no idea that the education that I was receiving was, in some cases, two grade levels behind my same-age peers in other states. Although...
