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Connecticut


Jul 30, 2024
Public News Service: Education remains strong CT voter priority in 2024 elections
By Edwin J. Viera "A pushback on the extreme Project 2025 agenda of privatizing public education, of the rise of vouchers, and of the...

Mar 12, 2024
CT News Junkie: Aspiring Educators Scholarship Supports Students of Color Pursuing Their Teaching Dreams
By Jamil Ragland "Additionally, Connecticut has a major shortcoming when it comes to attracting and retaining teachers of color....


Mar 12, 2024
ERN CT Testimony on An Act Concerning Educator Certification
The educator preparation and certification systems in Connecticut are tangled and intricate. But the barriers in the teacher career...

Mar 8, 2024
ERN CT Testimony Before the Education Committee
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Amy Dowell, Executive DirectorEducation Reform Now CT March 11, 2024 Co-Chairs Currey and...

Feb 23, 2024
CT Mirror: 4 proposals to watch out for in CT’s 2024 legislative session
The committee expects to hear and act upon recommendations from a council they set up last year on streamlining the certification process...

Feb 6, 2024

Jan 16, 2024
ERN CT Testimony Before the CT Black and Puerto Rican Caucus
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN CAUCUS Nicki Golos, Deputy Director Education Reform Now CT January 16, 2024 Chairperson...


Jan 3, 2024
Public News Service: Report: CT student diversity outpaces educator diversity
By Edwin J. Viera The Diversity Gap Update finds there are more students of color than teachers of color in Connecticut schools - a trend...


Dec 20, 2023
Republican American: A flawed measure of success
“There has been a notable rise in teachers of color in our schools over the last several years,” Amy Dowell, executive director of...

Dec 13, 2023
Hearst CT Editorial: Process to become teacher in CT needs a reboot
It shouldn’t have taken a crisis in hiring new teachers to realize the certification process and regulations were overdue for a reboot....

Dec 7, 2023
WSHU: CT student body continues to diversify, but education workforce falls behind
According to Education Reform Now, a national organization with a Connecticut chapter, teachers of color make up only 11% of the state...


Dec 7, 2023
Hartford Courant: ‘Diversity gap’ between CT students and teachers of color widening, report shows
Though increasing teacher diversity in Connecticut has been on an upward trend for several years, the pace of recruiting candidates that...


Dec 6, 2023
RELEASE: CT Students Need More Educators of Color
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: December 6, 2023 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | Amy@edreformnow.org Policy Brief: CT Students Need More Educators of...

Dec 6, 2023
CT Mirror: Report: Widening “diversity gap” between students and teachers of color
Though increasing teacher diversity in Connecticut has been on an upward trend for several years, the pace of recruiting candidates that...

Dec 5, 2023
The Diversity Gap: 2023 Update
In Connecticut, we welcome the growing diversity of our public schools. All students deserve access to a high-quality, diverse teaching...

Dec 4, 2023
Register Citizen: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks...
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...


Dec 4, 2023
Middletown Press: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks...
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...

Dec 4, 2023
Stamford Advocate: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks...
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...


Dec 4, 2023
The Hour: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...


Dec 4, 2023
The News-Times: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...


Dec 4, 2023
Greenwich Time: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...


Dec 4, 2023
CT Post: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...


Dec 4, 2023
CT Insider: As CT schools struggle to fill jobs, a new coalition seeks to simplify teacher cert
Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and a leader in the new coalition pushing for changes to teacher certification,...

May 17, 2023
CT Mirror: Students of color need teachers of color
This is why I fully believe that Connecticut should do more to promote a diverse faculty in public schools. According to a report by...
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