CT Insider: Private colleges defend legacy admissions CT lawmakers are seeking to ban
"Maintaining this preference in admissions for the children of alumni is a form of systemic racism," Dowell wrote. "It’s a tactic...
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Education Reform Now
Connecticut
Feb 27
ERN CT Testimony on Student Centered Funding
Read our testimony in support of H.B. 5212 here.
Feb 27
ERN CT Testimony on the Need to Ban Legacy Preference
Legacy Preference is the admissions practice of giving a weighted advantage to college applicants with family members who are alumni. It...
Feb 23
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 23
CT Insider: How should schools teach reading? It's the hottest debate in CT education
"We need to consistently use best-practice in every classroom," said Amy Dowell, executive director of Education Reform Now CT and an...
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