Greenwich Time: Teacher Pension Funding in CT is Inequitable
"For decades, the state of Connecticut has allocated more dollars to highly affluent, less diverse school districts — putting districts...
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- Dec 15, 2021
CT Post Opinion: Teacher Pension Funding in CT is Inequitable
"For decades, the state of Connecticut has allocated more dollars to highly affluent, less diverse school districts — putting districts...
- Dec 15, 2021
Fairfield Citizen: Teacher Pension Funding in CT is Inequitable
"For decades, the state of Connecticut has allocated more dollars to highly affluent, less diverse school districts — putting districts...
- Dec 15, 2021
The Hour: Teacher Pension Funding in CT is Inequitable
"For decades, the state of Connecticut has allocated more dollars to highly affluent, less diverse school districts — putting districts...
- Dec 15, 2021
NewsTimes: Teacher Pension Funding in CT is Inequitable
"For decades, the state of Connecticut has allocated more dollars to highly affluent, less diverse school districts — putting districts...
- 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...
- Feb 2, 2021
WATR's "Talk of the Town" Interview with Amy Dowell on "Right To Read CT" Campaign
WATR interviews Amy Dowell about ERN's forum, on the "Right To Read CT" Campaign. Click here to listen to the segment.
![[Mention] "Failure of Connecticut's colleges begins in its primary schools"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_10a42b56673e44b69a24b52440276254~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_225,h_225,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f618d8_10a42b56673e44b69a24b52440276254~mv2.png)
- 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...
![[Tipping Point 2020] The Intersectional Work of Education and Housing Policy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_57c354f3755545ee892c12adad055a13~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_285,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f618d8_57c354f3755545ee892c12adad055a13~mv2.jpg)
- Nov 19, 2020
[Tipping Point 2020] The Intersectional Work of Education and Housing Policy
Tipping Point is a yearly conference that explores the challenges and opportunities that surround affordable housing in Connecticut. This...
![[Amy Dowell OpEd] There is a solution for CT’s literacy crisis. It’s time to make it happen.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_3f2cc12c8be54e398cc4242e1ed97284~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_222,h_128,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f618d8_3f2cc12c8be54e398cc4242e1ed97284~mv2.png)
- Sep 2, 2020
[Amy Dowell OpEd] There is a solution for CT’s literacy crisis. It’s time to make it happen.
By Amy Dowell "For a state with Connecticut’s resources, reputation for great schools, and one of the best-educated workforces, our...
- 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...
![[Mention] "A quarter of CT students went MIA when COVID closed schools..."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_db09a0f3173d4ce8b61797891b461184~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_227,h_164,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f618d8_db09a0f3173d4ce8b61797891b461184~mv2.png)
- 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 12, 2020
"Talk of the Town" Interview with Amy Dowell on School Immunizations
In May, the Connecticut Department of Public Health released data showing that 102 CT schools were failing to meet the minimum...
- 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...
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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,'...
![[Mention] "Higher tuition rates and lower graduation rates setup Latino students to fail"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_6feea295380542cb9853d490898db601~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_199,h_199,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f618d8_6feea295380542cb9853d490898db601~mv2.png)
- 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...
![[Mention] "CT charter school advocacy group rebrands amid education reform debate"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_17d31446550b460fb2b4ad9238fd93d7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_225,h_225,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f618d8_17d31446550b460fb2b4ad9238fd93d7~mv2.jpeg)
- Jan 10, 2020
[Mention] "CT charter school advocacy group rebrands amid education reform debate"
By Brian Zahn “Although NECSN would not comment on its legislative priorities, Education Reform Now Connecticut State Director Amy Dowell...
![[Mention] "CT colleges net prices can affect low-income students, according to a new report"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_f04df5a8a6334b9182dac0138a18a5e1~mv2_d_1250_1250_s_2.png/v1/fill/w_285,h_285,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f618d8_f04df5a8a6334b9182dac0138a18a5e1~mv2_d_1250_1250_s_2.png)
- Dec 2, 2019
[Mention] "CT colleges net prices can affect low-income students, according to a new report"
By Rachel Philipson “'The takeaway from this study is that too many Connecticut students are simply not set up for success. Connecticut...
![[Mention] "Failure of Connecticut's colleges begins in its primary schools"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_57130c213bdf42e8b09bc398df9d514a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_200,h_200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f618d8_57130c213bdf42e8b09bc398df9d514a~mv2.jpg)
- Nov 21, 2019
[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...
![[Mention] Hearst Editorial: "Best and the rest of the past week"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_1237c2fb26a247e18920b76483de8fd9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_206,h_206,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f618d8_1237c2fb26a247e18920b76483de8fd9~mv2.jpg)
- Nov 19, 2019
[Mention] Hearst Editorial: "Best and the rest of the past week"
By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board "Thumbs down to Connecticut colleges with disconcerting graduation rates. The group Education...
![[Mention] "CT colleges get mixed grades in report on student costs and completions"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_899df754222c4f0d81e9f11bce1ac3b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_285,h_296,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f618d8_899df754222c4f0d81e9f11bce1ac3b9~mv2.jpg)
- Nov 14, 2019
[Mention] "CT colleges get mixed grades in report on student costs and completions"
By Phil Hall “'This data shows that our institutions of higher education are sometimes leaving our most vulnerable students worse off...
![[Mention] "Low graduation rates and high costs across Connecticut colleges, report says"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f618d8_8160352168d04a5db1ca43df8beeded9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_285,h_214,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f618d8_8160352168d04a5db1ca43df8beeded9~mv2.png)
- Nov 13, 2019
[Mention] "Low graduation rates and high costs across Connecticut colleges, report says"
By Erica Moser "A new report from the nonprofit Education Reform Now CT shows that multiple four-year colleges in the state have low...
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