HPS Symposium Probes Neighborhood Health, the Current State of Partnerships, and Much More
Recognizing last year's education reform effort, Hartford Board of Education Chair Matt Poland and Superintendent Christina Kishimoto gave Gov. Dannel Malloy the annual State of the Schools Award yesterday at the Bushnell.
A wide-ranging Hartford Public Schools symposium yesterday signaled both the stress levels families face in many city neighborhoods and those now mounting for educators tasked with implementing the Common Core - along with what makes the Portfolio District Model so exciting for Hartford. Obviously, the state of the Hartford Public Schools is complicated.
Grabbing Urban Poverty by the Horns
Spotlighting Those Who Get Real on Issues Many Run Away From
Derrell Bradford of Better Education for Kids
Confronting every urban school district, including Hartford, are the challenges of deeply embedded problems of race and poverty.
From a handful of the best speakers at the Yale Conference, we pulled three straightforward recommendations on how to address these challenges head on.
Top Stories of the Month
A Busy April, Leading up to Boston Strong
At the end of each month, based on our readership survey, we plan to revisit our top three articles.The April collection includes articles on:
The future of Weaver High School will be the topic of community forums hosted by the District beginning in the summer; here is the Courant article about some of the issues being aired.
Up and
Coming ...
The Hartford Board of Education Special Meeting on the adoption of the budget will be Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 5:30 p.m., at McDonough Expeditionary Learning Academy, 111 Hillside Avenue.
