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Vol. 5, Issue No.  12
                         March 14,  2013
Dialing Down Drama; Dialing Up Participation
Even After the Major Board Evolution Since the '90s, Low Election Turnout Is a Familiar Concern

InDepth The past two decades of Hartford Board of Education history have brought more than enough drama: for many years, superintendents whirled through a revolving door before the state took control in 1997, after the state of the schools had reached crisis proportions.  Through all of this, and since then, election turnouts have been somewhere between low and embarrassing.  Now what? 

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Extends Support for Reform 
Three-Year Grant Will Enhance Community Engagement Efforts by Achieve Hartford! 
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded Achieve Hartford! a three-year, $300,000 grant in support of the independent, nonprofit organization's efforts to foster a community-wide approach to improving Hartford's public education system.
And the Survey Says . . . 
Education Matters! Readers Weigh In on How We Should Improve
Survey This newsletter, Education Matters!, attempts to meet the needs of so many diverse readers that it ultimately satisfies some in ways that disappoint others.  How's that for a challenge!  As a resource for stakeholders of education in Hartford, Education Matters! is getting better each year at keeping you informed - and we're planning to use the survey results to improve further.  Here's a summary.  
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MayaAngelou
The poet and author Maya Angelou addressed students, educators, and faith leaders at the 2013 GradNation event, praising those working to end the dropout crisis as "rainbows in the clouds," adapting language from Genesis.  Here is the 2013 report on the subject. 
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The Hartford Board of Education Regular Meeting is Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 5:30 p.m., at America's Choice at SAND School, 1750 Main St.
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