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TonightsDefiningMoment
Vol. 4, Issue No. 7
February 2, 2012
Crucial Council Vote Tonight
Impact of Confirmation Will Be Lasting 

HBOEAppointees

 
With the voting slated for tonight, following City Council's public interviews last Thursday of Mayor Pedro Segarra's five Hartford Board of Education appointees, Hartford appears headed for a new era in education governance.  The question is:  Will this be a good thing for schools and students?
Did You Miss the Bus?
Choice Process for Transitional Students Comes to a Close

 

No matter how you slice it, there is a lot of insight to be gained from the data on Hartford's application process for children transitioning from the highest grade at their present schools to new schools of their choice next fall.
The $$$ Barrier 
College Goal Sunday Is Only the First Step, But an Important One

 

More than 100 families - predominantly from Hartford - attended the College Goal Sunday program hosted by the University of Hartford this past weekend to receive assistance in filling out - and understanding - financial aid forms.  Read more. 
THIS WEEK . . . 
We will be present again tonight at 7 p.m., when City Council is planning to vote on the Mayor's slate of appointed Hartford Board of Education members.  It's a major defining moment for reform; check our website for updated information.  And, of course, we welcome your insights anytime.
 
Paul Diego Holzer
Pat Salner, Lourdes Fonseca, Kent Ashworth 

 

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Public Insights
First impressions on each appointee from the City Council Public interviews on last Thursday night ...
News & Events
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Best Bookmarks
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FINDING WAYS TO PAY FOR COLLEGE
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The College Goal Sunday program, hosted this year at the University of Hartford and four other CT cities, has helped to point the way.  Read more. 
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