Column: A pushy mother's work is never done, especially when it comes to education
By Elizabeth Ogsa, Norwich Bulletin, May 10, 2007
But Lucy's thoughts are more than humor. The influence of mothers on the success of their children is profound. The Rand Institute, perhaps the most respected organization in educational research, points to the correlation of mothers' ages and education with student achievement as demonstrated on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Rand, 1994).
As we move into May and June, we find ourselves celebrating occasions of motherhood and education. When the two converge, we have a powerful formula for student achievement.
Thanks to all mothers who are wise enough to push. You're a factor in your children's success that is second to none.
Budget Plan Aims To Put Money Right Into Schools
By Robert A. Frahm, Hartford Courant, May 9, 2007
The proposed $272 million budget, a 4.1 percent increase over this year's budget, includes a recommendation for 17 new teaching jobs for freshman classes at the city's three large high schools. It is part of Adamowski's plan to reverse a pattern that sees two out of three students drop out of school and leaves many of the remaining students unprepared for college or work.4th-graders sought for planned school
"We cannot tolerate a system where only one in three children has a future by virtue of the schools they attend."
Adamowski, who took over the 22,000-student system last fall, also has proposed cutting 20 central office jobs and shifting about $12 million in federal Title I money directly to school principals to use as they see fit.
By Linda Conner Lambeck, Connecticut Post Online, May 7, 2007
BRIDGEPORT — A charter school modeled after Amistad Academy inCharter School Closing Doors—Money Runs Out Before Year Ends
New Haven begins sending out applications today to parents of fourth-graders who attend 10 schools in the city's East Side and East End.
The school, to be called Achievement First-Bridgeport, is expected to open next fall with 84 fifth-graders in space leased from by Holy Rosary Church on East Washington Avenue.
Eventually, Achievement First- Bridgeport intends to grow to a 720-student school accommodating grades kindergarten through eight.
By Robert A Frahm, Hartford Courant, May 5, 2007
Officials of the Cross-Cultural Academy of Arts & Technology, an experimental school that opened last fall, told parents this week the school could no longer afford to pay its teachers and would be closing with six weeks left in the regular school year.
Charters are part of a national reform movement designed to encourage innovation by allowing educators, community leaders and entrepreneurs to operate publicly supported schools without many of the regulations governing traditional public schools.
Opinions & Editorials
Provide More Aid to Charters
Forum, New Haven Register, May 9, 2005
By Carlton L. Highsmith
If all of Connecticut's public schools performed as well as the state's public charter schools, the percentage of blacks students performing at grade level would jump from 28 percent to 54 percent, substantially reducing Connecticut's achievement gap.
Those who have the power to bring about change are responsible for giving every child in our state equal opportunities for success with no excuses. Fully funding public charter schools and helping to expand these educational success stories are the right place to start in keeping this promise to our children.
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