ERN CT Testimony Testimony Before the Education Committee
Testimony Before the Education Committee March 21, 2022 Amy Dowell, State Director, Education Reform Now CT Co-chairs McCrory and...
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- Mar 7
ERN CT Testimony Testimony Before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
March 8, 2022 Amy Dowell, State Director, Education Reform Now CT Co-Chairs Elliott and Slap, Vice-Chairs Flexer and Turco, Ranking...
- Feb 28
The Transcript Trap
Across the country, many institutions of higher education withhold transcripts for students who have any amount of unpaid balance. 100%...
- Feb 18
CT Public: Lawmakers consider bill to stop legacy college admissions
By DANIELA ALTIMARI “A part of the reason why it’s such an issue is because when we look at the history of legacy preference, we see it’s...
- Feb 18
Hartford Courant: Connecticut lawmakers weigh bill to bar legacy college admissions
By DANIELA ALTIMARI “This practice is both unfair and a relic of a past from which we must move on,” said Amy Dowell, state director of...
- Feb 18
Yale Daily News: Quinlan testifies in support of legacy admissions
By JORDAN FITZGERALD “Using legacy preference in college admissions is unfair, discriminatory, and a relic of the past,” Dowell wrote in...
- Feb 18
The Day: Ed reformers in CT push for end to legacy admissions while college administrators push back
By Erica Moser Amy Dowell, state director of the nonprofit think tank Education Reform Now, said in written testimony that legacy...
- Feb 18
News-Times: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
- Feb 18
The Hour: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
- Feb 18
Greenwich Time: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
- Feb 18
New Haven Register: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
- Feb 18
Stamford Advocate: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
- Feb 18
CT Post: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban
“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...
- Feb 17
ERN CT Testimony Before the Higher Ed Committee on Legacy Preferences
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE February 17, 2022 Amy Dowell, State Director, Education Reform...
- Feb 9
Legacy Preferences in CT
Giving an advantage during the admissions process to children with family members who are alumni is discriminatory, and perpetuates...
- Feb 8
2022 Policy Priorities
Our 2022 policy priorities are designed to promote great educational opportunities and achievement for all by increasing equity,...
- Mar 2, 2021
ERN CT Testimony Before Higher Ed Committee on Workforce Development
Testimony Before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee Amy Dowell, Connecticut State Director Education Reform Now...
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- Nov 20, 2020
[Mention] "Failure of Connecticut's colleges begins in its primary schools"
By Chris Powell "Education Reform Now's director, Amy Dowell, notes that students who drop out after amassing college loan debt may be...
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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,...
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- Mar 9, 2020
[Mention] "Higher tuition rates and lower graduation rates setup Latino students to fail"
“'This data shows that our institutions of higher education are sometimes leaving our most vulnerable students worse off than before they...
- Feb 27, 2020
ERN CT Testimony Before Higher Ed Committee, in support of Students First
Testimony Before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee Amy Dowell, Connecticut State Director Education Reform Now...
- Feb 12, 2020
ERN CT Testimony Before Higher Ed Committee, in support of FAFSA Completion bill
Testimony Before the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee Education Committee of the General Assembly Amy Dowell,...