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Teachers Rally for Responsible Reform
April 30 - Reminder News
Connecticut Education Association President Phil Apruzzese glanced over to see a rainbow forming over the heads of teachers rallying at the Connecticut State Capitol building on April 25. "Maybe this is a sign," he suggested.
Teachers Rally to Challenge Malloy's Reforms
April 24 - ctpost.com
An estimated 1,000 teachers from throughout the state rallied outside the Capitol on Tuesday night in what amounted to a show of support for legislative leaders challenging Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed education reforms.
Teachers Rally At Capitol; Still Unhappy With Malloy's Plan
April 24 - ctnewsjunkie.com
About 1,000 teachers from across the state were bused to the Capitol Tuesday to express their displeasure with Gov. Dannel P. Malloyâ€™s education reform bill, which was modified in March by the legislature's Education Committee.
1,000 Conn. Teachers Turn Out for Capitol Rally
April 24 - wtnh.com
Members of Connecticut's two major teachers' unions called on state lawmakers to listen to those in the classroom as they finish crafting a bill that overhauls the state's public school system.
Top Dems Join Rally Against Malloy's Education Plan
April 24 - ctmirror.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy once enjoyed the support of the state's large teachers' unions, but union leaders turned to other leading Democrats Tuesday in an effort to block the governor's proposals to reform public schools.
Appropriations Committee Passes Education Bill Untouched
April 23 - ctnewsjunkie.com
When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's massive education reform bill was heavily amended in the education committee, lawmakers said it was still a work in progress and that there would be discussions over the next several weeks.
Connecticut Educators Fight for Respect, Voice in Education Reform
April 20 - Education Votes
When it comes to what goes on in the classroom, Connecticut teachers contend that they and everyone else involved in schools should be held to a higher standard of accountability.
Malloy's Education Consultant Arouses Union Fears
April 19 - ctpost.com
For months, Leeds Global Partners, a New York-based firm specializing in educational issues as "attractive investment opportunities," has been closely involved in developing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed school reforms.
OP-ED: Teachers Union Battles Powerful Interests
April 16 - Hartford Courant
There is something awful going on in America. It has to do with scapegoating teachers, demonizing unions, and undermining education. That commentary is from former U.S. Assistant Commissioner of Education Diane Ravitch. Ravitch, who today is a professor and author, also is concerned about excluding teachers through top-down reforms. But that's exactly what anti-union forces are trying to do in Connecticut.
OP-ED: Weaker Unions Won't Help Schools
April 15 - theday.com
Spring training is over, the baseball season is underway and the real games have begun. That is true at the Connecticut legislature as well.
CEA Mounts New Broadcast Ad Campaign Against Malloy School Initiatives
April 14 - Journal Inquirer
The new 30-second TV ad is the union's second since Malloy, a Democrat, pitched his education overhaul plan. It equates his plan to "a bad science experiment" and shows black hands mixing liquids into a black mixture amid steaming flasks and a lit Bunsen burner.
Make Sure Everyone is on Board for School Reform
April 13 - ctpost.com
Nobody knows a sailing ship better than its captain and crew. The captain sets the course and the crew knows the critical day-in, day-out details that get the ship from Point A to Point B. Right now, education reform at the state Legislature is sailing through challenging seas, trying to deliver students to an even better destination.
New Union Advertisement Attacks Malloy
April 13 - ctmirror.com
The state's largest teachers' union launched a new wave of TV and radio advertisements Friday, calling Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plans for education reform a "bad science experiment" that "is sure to explode."
CEA Turns Up The Heat With TV Ad
April 13 - ctnewsjunkie.com
The ad paid for by the Connecticut Education Association calls Malloy's reform bill "a bad science experiment."
OP-ED | Teachers Keep Pushing; Malloy Says Delaying Reform May Nix CT's NCLB Waiver
April 11 - ctnewsjunkie.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was in good humor as he started off the latest stop on his education reform tour at West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk last night, where he joked that he was "here to be yelled at."
Malloy Meets More Criticism from Teachers at Norwalk Education Town Hall
April 11 - whsu.org
As the Connecticut legislature works to make changes to Governor Dannel Malloy's education reform package, the Governor continues to hold town hall meetings throughout the state, highlighting his initial proposal.
Malloy at Town Hall: 'Get Out of the Box'
April 10 - ctpost.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy spoke Tuesday evening about his education bill, SB-24, which proposes a wide range of changes in the state's education system, during a town hall meeting at West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk.
Malloy Still Selling Ed Overhaul
April 10 - Journal Inquirer
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is pressing forward in negotiations with lawmakers over his education overhaul proposal, even though teachers aren't at the table.
Lawmakers Scrub Teacher Tenure Reform
March 26 - nbcconnecticut.com
Plan to change teacher evaluations has been put off for at least a year.
Malloy's Tenure Reforms Get Major Rewrite by Committee
March 26 - ctmirror.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plans for education reform are to get a dramatic rewrite Monday by the legislature's Education Committee, but the changes are only one step in a process that some leaders say will end with high-level negoations by top lawmakers and Malloy.
Lawmakers OK Revised Education Bill, 28-5, But It's Still A Work In Progress
March 26 - courant.com
In a 28-5 bipartisan vote, the state Education Committee approved a substitute education reform bill Monday evening that significantly alters Gov.Dannel P. Malloy's original proposal but remains a work in progress.
Two Approaches to Reform: Compromise and Conflict
March 26 - ctmirror.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has made it clear that he does not want the state to wait for a consensus with special interest groups before moving forward on his controversial changes to the state's public schools. Some state legislators showed Monday night they have other plans.
Education Reform Remains A Work In Progress
March 26 - ctnewsjunkie.com
The only thing that was clear after Monday's Education Committee meeting was that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's education reform bill, which was rewritten by lawmakers over the past few weeks, is still a work in progress.
Goodbye to Collective Bargaining
March 25 - ctpost.com
All the discourse and ink devoted to teacher tenure in "An Act Concerning Educational Competitiveness" obscures something bigger, more disturbing: the beginning of the end of collective bargaining for teachers.
Westport Teachers Say Education Reform Plans Fail to Make the Grade
Mar. 1 - westport-news.com
As the state General Assembly debates an education reform package proposed by Gov. Dannel Malloy, Westport educators reacted skeptically to the legislation Wednesday night during a forum hosted by several Fairfield County state legislators at Town Hall.
A View of Malloy's Education Proposal From The Classroom
Feb. 28 - ctnewsjunkie.com
Amy Farrior, a first-grade teacher in Marlborough, was excited at first when she heard Gov. Dannel P. Malloy calling 2012 the year for education reform. But then she heard the governor's remarks on tenure, and how he suggests teachers can earn it. "Basically the only thing you have to do is show up," he said.
Where We Live: Governor Malloy on Education
Feb. 23 - yourpublicmedia.com
Governor Dannel Malloy has some big challenges on his plate - not the least of which is an education overhaul.
School Financing Inequities Criticized
Feb. 22 - Hartford Courant
Jack Chiaramonte, chairman of the Norwalk Board of Education, teared up as he told the General Assembly's Education Committee of an education-cost-sharing plan that would direct about $10 million in state funds to his city, while Danbury, a comparable city, would get $25 million next year.
Teachers Rip Governor's Education Overhaul
Feb. 22 - Journal Inquirer
Teachers lined up Tuesday to oppose Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's effort to overhaul the tenure system that gives them job security, saying the governor's proposal moves too fast.
Conn. Governor Promotes Changes to Teacher-Tenure System
Feb. 22 - Education Week
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is just the latest state leader to propose big changes to his state's system for awarding teachers tenure. And he's facing some tough questions along the way.
Deciphering the Education Reform Debate
Feb. 22 - realhartford.org
It's been reported that when the USA PATRIOT Act was originally introduced, nobody in the U.S. Senate read the bill before signing it. Right now in Connecticut, Governor Malloy's unwieldy 163-page Act Concerning Educational Competitiveness (SB24), is getting a lot of attention, yet there are some who would be content having the bill pushed through with little understanding of the terminology or the issues.
Tenure Dig Catches Up With Malloy
Feb. 21 - ctnewsjunkie.com
As heated hearings begin on his proposed teacher tenure reform, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was hit with a question: Has he been telling the truth about how the system works now? Or is he vilifying teachers?
Teachers Unions Say "No" to Malloy's Tenure Plan
Feb. 21 - ctmirror.com
The state's teachers unions may have reached agreement on how their members should be graded weeks ago, but on Tuesday, union leaders came to the state Capitol complex to display buyer's remorse.
Teacher Unions Reluctant To Support Tenure, Collective Bargaining Changes
Feb. 21 - ctnewsjunkie.com
It took a total of two weeks for the state's two teacher unions to tell lawmakers what they really think about Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's education bill. They don't support parts of it.
Teachers Speak Out at Education Hearing
Feb. 21 - NBC Connecticut
Teacher tenure was front and center Tuesday at the first in a series of hearings on Governor Malloy's $128 million education reform plan.
Connecticut Teachers' Unions Rail Against Malloy's Education Plan at Public Hearing
Feb. 21 - Post-Chronicle
Teachers' unions drew clear battle lines Tuesday, arguing against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's massive education proposal, particularly the provisions that deal with tenure and certification.
Malloy's Teacher Performance Plan Gets Mixed Grades
Feb. 21 - ctpost.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took aim at teachers who "don't belong" in the classroom, saying his education reform plan would provide a fairer way to judge the performance of educators.
Teachers Respond to Malloy
Feb. 15 - Journal Inquirer
So many emotions flooded my mind when I read Gov. Dannel Malloy's comment that "basically the only thing you have to do is show up for four years" to attain tenure: disbelief, anger, disappointment, frustration.
Enough Teacher Bashing
Feb. 12 - courant.com
Opinion piece in the Hartford Courant
Targeting Teachers Isn't Going To Improve Schools
Feb. 11 - courant.com
Opinion piece in the Hartford Courant
State Ready to Seek Test Scores' Waiver
Feb. 9 - Danbury News-Times
While Connecticut still works on its waiver application, the White House announced Thursday that public schools in 10 states will no longer be judged by test scores under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Lawmakers Ready to Tackle Education Reform Ideas
Feb. 9 - Norwich Bulletin
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's call for teacher tenure reform could become one of the trickiest measures to work out during the General Assembly session as lawmakers delve into the details of how and when those educators should be fired.
Malloy: Teacher Tenure Will Have to be Earned, and Re-earned
Feb. 8 - ctmirror.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is calling on legislators to completely change how the state's 45,000 teachers earn tenure.
Malloy: Teacher Tenure Will Have To Be Earned
Feb. 8 - CT News Junkie
As a Democrat, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he's been told he can't touch teacher tenure, but that's exactly what he did during his education focused budget address Wednesday.
Malloy Plots New Spending on Pensions, Schools
Feb. 8 - Wall Street Journal
In a face-the-music moment at the capitol here Wednesday, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said it was time to overhaul the state's public education and pension systems and authorize $329 million in new spending to help revive the local economy.
Malloy Urges New Tenure Rules for Connecticut Teachers
Feb. 8 - The New York Times
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed a broad set of education initiatives, including major changes to teacher tenure, in his second State of the State address, a speech that found his efforts split between unfinished business from his first year in office and a new agenda for his second.
Unions Unsettled By Malloy's Call For Tenure Reform
Feb. 8 - courant.com
Governor Would Link Tenure To Teacher Evaluation; Make 'Ineffective' The New Dismissal Standard
Malloy Wants to Spend $329 Million on Education Reform in Connecticut
Feb. 8 - New Haven Register
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed spending an additional $329 million next year to cover an ambitious educational reform agenda, while also putting more money toward pensions and housing.