First Look - ERN CT Special Update on State Assessment Data
Yesterday, the Connecticut State Department of Education published the results of the 2021-22 Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC). The...
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- Feb 8
2022 Policy Priorities
Our 2022 policy priorities are designed to promote great educational opportunities and achievement for all by increasing equity,...
- Feb 2
CT Emerges as National Leader on New Report Analyzing State Education Investments Through ARP
Education Reform Now (ERN), released a new report, Driving Towards Equity, that reviews and compares all states' K-12 federally-approved...
- Jan 27
Release from State Dept of Ed: CT’s ARP ESSER Plan Earns Top Equity Rating
Education Reform Now Report Highlights Connecticut’s Commitment to Educational Equity in the Planning for and Investment of ARP ESSER...
- May 19, 2021
ERN CT - Public Comment on The CSDE of Education Plan for the American Rescue Plan Funds
Public Comment on The Connecticut State Department of Education Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School...
- Mar 30, 2021
ERN CT: Investing Connecticut’s Relief Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Realistic, Effective, and Targeted Strategies for the State and Local Districts In March, 2021, the US Department of Education announced...
- Mar 24, 2021
ERN CT Briefing on Education Funding Through the American Rescue Plan
Click here for a PPT of the briefing.
- Mar 17, 2021
NBC CT: Lawmaker Says Right to Read Bill Is About Equity
“Before third grade you’re learning to read and after third grade you’re reading to learn,” Dowel said. The bill up for debate Wednesday...
- Mar 17, 2021
Hartford Courant: With Connecticut students falling behind... Right to Read Act seeks to help
The Right to Read Act, led by Sen. Pat Billie Miller, D-Stamford, and the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus would establish an independent...
- Mar 8, 2021
ERN CT Testimony Before Appropriations Committee on Governor's Budget Proposal
Testimony Before the Appropriations Committee Amy Dowell, Connecticut State Director Education Reform Now Connecticut March 9, 2021 Re: ...
- Jan 21, 2021
ERN CT Advisory: Coalition to Host ‘Right to Read’ Virtual Forum on Literacy
Coalition to Host ‘Right to Read’ Virtual Forum on Literacy Connecticut Elected Officials Join National Advocacy Leader for Panel...
- Jan 13, 2021
4 GOALS FOR CONNECTICUT’S 2021 FEDERAL COVID RELIEF FUNDS
At long last, Connecticut is anticipated to receive another infusion of federal pandemic relief funds to stabilize K-12 schools in the...
- Jul 31, 2020
WATR's "Talk of the Town" Interview with Amy Dowell on Systemic Racism
WATR interviews Amy Dowell about ERN's forum, on the Impact of Systemic Racism on Public Education Policy Click here to listen to the...
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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?
- 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 18, 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 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...
- Apr 24, 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 13, 2020
Virtual Forum: CT’S TRANSITION TO REMOTE LEARNING
Click here for a full recoding of this completed call.
- Apr 4, 2020
April 16, 2020: CT’S TRANSITION TO REMOTE LEARNING
Please join Education Reform Now CT for a conversation about remote learning during COVID-19, the local distribution of materials, and...
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- Apr 3, 2020
[Mention] "Pandemic Forces State Higher Ed Leaders To Think Outside the Box"
By Emily DiSalvo “'For many [students] this has been a very difficult transition but they are resilient and they are working very hard,'...
- Apr 1, 2020
ERN CT Advisory: Upcoming Virtual Forum on COVID-19 Response at Connecticut Colleges
What: Tomorrow, Education Reform Now CT will host a virtual informational forum with leaders from Connecticut’s higher education system...
- Mar 24, 2020
April 2, 2020: Virtual Forum on How CT Higher Ed is Meeting the Needs of Students During COVID-19
On April 2, 2020—ERN CT hosted a virtual forum about how Connecticut's system of higher education is meeting the needs of students,...