Category: Education
02
Dec
A Little Brilliance and Vision
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The takeaway from The Connecticut Forum on Saturday evening: if you want to be regarded as having vision and brilliance, you have to be given...
09
Nov
Welcome Back, UConn!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Undoing poor decisions made decades ago has been reinforced as a trend with the announcement that UConn will be moving its Greater Hartford branch, currently...
18
Oct
A Wreath for Emmett Till: One Book One Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The images of Emmett Till’s unrecognizable, horribly brutalized body have not been locked out of public view since his murder in 1955. Mamie Till, his...
18
Oct
Malloy Tells Young Professionals Not to Take “No” for an Answer
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Mid-conversation, Ben Shaiken of the United Way reminded the besuited audience and governor at the Lyceum in the Frog Hollow neighborhood that we already have...
15
Oct
Hartford Schools: The Bonus Round
by Kerri Ana Provost
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income in Hartford between 2006-2010 was $28,970; the average per capita income for the same period...
28
Sep
Superintendent’s Evaluation Documents
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you have too much time on your hands, you can read the review Kishimoto did for herself on July 19, the evaluation conducted and...
27
Sep
Board Gives Superintendent Low Marks
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Those paying close attention to the relationship between the Hartford Board of Education and Superintendent Kishimoto knew this was a long time coming. Initially, the...
20
Sep
Milner/Jumoke Teachers Rejected MOU Because of Hiring Process
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Hartford Office of Talent Management — the Hartford Public Schools’ version of human resources — was not involved in the interviews for teachers applying...
18
Sep
Turnaround Plan for Milner? Not All On Board
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Teachers at Milner/Jumoke, one of the schools absorbed into the Commissioner’s Network, did not ratify the Memorandum of Understanding — a move that has stirred...
14
Sep
Hartford Federation of Teachers in Solidarity with Chicago Teachers Union
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Just as it is being reported that a tentative agreement has been reached between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school board, the Hartford Federation...