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 EDUCATION  MATTERS!
Vol. 5, Issue No.  29
                        July 11,  2013
Showing Up and Standing Up 
A First Look at Board of Education Members' Voting
AInDepthll four of the Hartford Board of Education Members to be elected this fall will be in a position to deeply impact the city's fragile school reform movement in a lasting way.  This is why we are sharing this first look - and will be taking more thorough looks - at past voting records.  If you are a Hartford school reform stakeholder, you should, too.
Cultivating Teachers, Connecticut Science Center Style
Andrew and Joan Mandell Distinguish Teacher Training Efforts ... by Tripling Them

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What if, in the next stage of school reform, turnaround schools were filled with turnaround teachers trained to deliver the responsibility - as well as the inspiration for learning ... right to the student?  

 

That's what Joyce and Andrew Mandell are trying to achieve at the CT Science Center.

Will the Mayor Have a Vote?  Maybe Not.
Proposed Charter Revision to Board of Education Structure Says No

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The Mayor tells children Tuesday at the Christian Activities Council summer program at Jumoke Academy at Milner School: Each one of you is important.
The Hartford City Council this week approved it's once-in-a-decade proposed revisions to the City Charter.
 
One proposal would make the Mayor a permanent, ex officio Board of Education Member - but remove his voting power.
 
Along with the candidates for the four elected seats on the nine-member Board of Education, the November 5 election is shaping up to be an important one for education - and school reform.
 

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Social mobility ... and the role of education in improving the quality of life ... is the topic of a new examination of the power of education.
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The next regular Hartford Board of Education Regular Meeting will be Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at location.

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