Hartford: At Milner School, City Parents Meet Malloy To Talk Education Reform - Courant.com

It's also good to know that "Hartford parent advocate Milly Arciniegas," quoted at the end of the article is actually a ConnCAN blogger.

Hartford: At Milner School, City Parents Meet Malloy To Talk Education Reform - Courant.com: "On Monday, Malloy again characterized those critics as defenders of a status quo in which urban school systems have languished. He also highlighted Milner and how the elementary school, one of the lowest-achieving in Connecticut, might benefit from additional funding under his reform package.

Malloy's original proposal includes a $22.9 million Commissioner's Network to turn around up to 25 low-performing schools statewide, a plan that Superintendent Christina Kishimoto has supported because of its potential to aid schools such as Milner. But unions argue that the network would strip schools of local power and enforce restricted collective bargaining on teachers.

The revised bill approved by the education committee March 26 would shrink the network to 10 schools and limit the commissioner's powers. Funding was reduced to $7.9 million."

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