Connecticut’s Year of Education Reform

For advocates of comprehensive education reform in Connecticut, 2012 holds tremendous promise. Governor Dannel P. Malloy has proclaimed this year as “The Year of Education Reform” in Connecticut. He got a jump on the calendar in late December when he outlined his bold principles for reform in a letter to the state’s legislative leaders.

Malloy continued to build on that momentum by convening a multi-stakeholder workshop, bringing together national thought leaders, local education advocates and other interested parties to Central Connecticut State University. The workshop addressed key issues such as low-performing schools and districts, cultivating the best teachers and principals, college and career readiness, and school finance.