Don't Be Distracted: Dedication to Reform Trumps Drama
The foyer at M.D. Fox School, the original Bulkeley High School, restored to its 86-year-old glory.
This week, we focus on vivid reminders of the complexities of the Hartford school reform challenge and of why our education leaders must still fight so hard to change the status quo (please see the articles below).
Refocusing on Reality
Hartford Board of Education Gets Down to the Business of School Improvement
Councilman Larry Deutsch was one of 40 speakers Tuesday night - and the only one ruled out of order and removed.
Tuesday night's Hartford Board of Education meeting brought forth heated debate and posturing centered on the question of whether to expand the Achievement First charter school partnership. The good news is, reason prevailed.
Beyond Bricks and Mortar
Three Modernized Hartford Schools Now Turn to Building Strong Culture and Community
Three impeccable buildings. Three strong school leaders. Three examples of every facet
Journalism and Media Academy Magnet School Principal Leonard Epps welcomes Board Chair Matt Poland and other visitors to Tower Avenue.
of the community coming together to create opportunity for children from Pre-K to high school. The traditional first-day-of-school bus tour was a reminder of a bit of the magic that exists in Hartford's unique reform, where industry and community partners co-invest with the city in opportunities for students that they are expecting will pay off.
At Wednesday's celebration of the 1963 March on Washington, President Obama cited the commitment of the "tireless teacher," lamented the pipeline from underfunded schools to overcrowded jails, and spoke of the "fierce urgency of now."
Up and
Coming ...
The next Hartford Board of Education Meeting will be Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Rawson School, 260 Holcomb Street; a workshop on school-based health clinics and student attendance.