Category: Beyond Hartford
29
May
Connecticut Receives NCLB Waiver: Relief or fuss?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This afternoon Governor Malloy and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that Connecticut will receive a waiver exempting Connecticut from fulfilling some of the...
24
May
Still Revolutionary, Real Hartford-Style
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Connecticut is not boring. It is revolutionary. Still. But tourism websites and ad agencies never capture this for a multitude of reasons, giving the masses...
23
May
Changes for Rooftop Garden’s Next Season
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The downpour had stopped only moments before. What were the odds that the VIPs, in their suits and heels, would step out onto a possibly...
07
May
Breast Cancer Fundraiser Set for Saturday: Rain or Shine
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The rate of invasive breast cancer is 136 in 100,000 for women in Connecticut, higher than the national average of 125 per 100,000. In men,...
25
Apr
One Thousand Teachers Rally for Meaningful Education Reform
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The chants of a thousand teachers could be heard on Wells Street. Wednesday’s rally at the State Capitol supported education reform, but not in the...
26
Mar
Rally For Trayvon Martin Scheduled for Saturday
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hartford will be joining cities across Connecticut and the nation in protesting the murder of 17-year old Trayvon Martin. At ten on the morning of...
05
Mar
Project: Turnpike
by Kerri Ana Provost
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HartBeat Ensemble will be performing a staged reading of Project: Turnpike. The show, which will include graphic language, intends to portray events that happen daily....
29
Feb
In Hartford, Officials to Promote Education Bill
by Kerri Ana Provost
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As Governor Malloy’s approach to education reform receives criticism, some proponents of the bill rush to its defense, leaning on false dichotomy to alienate those...
22
Feb
Deciphering the Education Reform Debate
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s been reported that when the USA PATRIOT Act was originally introduced, nobody in the U.S. Senate read the bill before signing it. Right now...
21
Feb
Kids Talk Back
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Youth –whose voices are frequently undervalued by adults –are speaking out on bullying. Two teens — Council Brandon and Peython Echelson-Russell — from Hartford and...