Thursday, May 17, 2012
Osborn Hill teacher Kristin Golia is in the running to be crowned the Top Teacher of 2012 on Live! with Kelly.
If you can get to a TV Friday morning, flip on Live with Kelly! at 9 a.m. -- you may see a familiar face. Kristin Golia, a third-grade teacher at Osborn Hill School, made it to the top five finalists for Live’s third annual Top Teacher Search and will appear both live on Friday’s episode and in a pre-taped segment filmed at the school. Following Golia’s appearance -- she’s the last of the five finalists to be featured -- friends, family, and viewers have until Monday to vote for the “Top Teacher” of 2012. Voting will take place on Live’s Top Teacher Search website. The Stamford resident, who will graduate Sunday from Fairfield University with a Masters’ degree in elementary education, was nominated by Jessica Gerber of Fairfield. Golia …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
35 percent of Connecticut eighth grade students reached proficiency in the subject in 2011 — the same percentage that reached proficiency in 2009 — however since then numerous other states have beefed-up their science programs.
As Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy prepares to sign the state's new education reform bill into law, a report from The National Center for Education Statistics shows that the state has dropped in the rankings for science proficiency. According to the report (see attached PDF), 35 percent of Connecticut eight grade students reached proficiency in the subject in 2011 — the same percentage that reached proficiency in 2009 — however since then numerous other states have beefed-up their science programs. As a result seven states have pushed ahead of Connecticut in the national ranking, according to the report. The report notes that although Connecticut has slipped in the rankings, its student proficiency rate in science is higher than the …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The reform bill now goes to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his signature.
The Connecticut House of Representatives unanimously approved the education reform bill Tuesday night, after the state Senate approved the lengthy bill early Tuesday morning. The legislation is viewed as a compromise of sorts and ends months of controversy between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Education Association, the state's largest teachers union. Malloy has pledged to sign the bill into law. "I can say, with confidence, that this bill will allow us to begin fixing what is broken in our public schools," Malloy said during a hastily assembled press conference late Monday evening at the state Capitol to announce the agreement. The state Senate then huddled in chambers for the better part of the night Monday into Tuesday …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best High Schools annual list ranks schools based on student performance on standardized tests as well as student participation in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs.
Fairfield Ludlowe High School is the sixteenth best high school in Connecticut and the 527th best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best High Schools ranking. The annual list ranks schools based on student performance on standardized tests as well as student participation in Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Since 2009 the list has been expanded from 1,800 to 22,000 high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia (Nebraska did not report enough data to be included in this year's rankings), U.S. News reports. U.S. News says it partnered with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research in developing the ranking methodology. In addition U.S. News awarded …
Many questions still remained about the education reform agreement that the governor and legislature announced Monday night.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy got an education reform package late Monday, while the Connecticut Education Association, the state's largest teachers union, also appeared to get what it wanted, as the final agreement appears to be somewhat of a compromise between the governor's initial proposal and ones backed by the union. Although details of the agreement were still cloudy late Monday, and any bill making the proposed reforms law must still be approved by the legislature, Malloy hailed the agreement as one that will bring "meaningful education reform" to Connecticut. "I can say, with confidence, that this bill will allow us to begin fixing what is broken in our public schools," Malloy said during a hastily assembled press conference late …
The body will continue its budget deliberations tonight at 8 p.m. in the large gym at Fairfield Warde High School.
The Fairfield Representative Town Meeting will have to meet again tonight to conclude a vote on the town’s Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) budget, but the body pruned the $149 million Board of Education budget by $250,000 Monday and cut a $27,810 line item from the H. Smith Richardson Golf Course’s allocation. The two motions -- which account for 0.1 percent of the overall budget -- transpired within three hours of deliberation, during which the existing $273 million combined town and school operating budget was voted down in a 20-29 vote. Before discussion on the vote began, RTM moderator Jeffrey Steele, R-2, looked back on the process that lead the town to the final step of the budget process. “There has been a lot of debate and emotion about …
Monday, May 7, 2012
The meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. in the large gym at Fairfield Warde High School.
[Editor's Note: For a complete look at the past several months of budget deliberations, see the "Budget 2012" topic page on Patch.] The Representative Town Meeting is scheduled to vote tonight on the proposed $273.3 million Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) operation budget for the town and Board of Education. GOP members of the town’s legislative body brought forward last week a proposal to reduce the requested FY13 budgets for each department by 2 percent, or $4.4 million. For some departments, that proposal would only reduce an increase over the current fiscal year. For others, the plan would cut the budget below current levels. Below is a glimpse of what the proposed 2 percent plan would mean to each department according to information published…
Sunday, May 6, 2012
The graduates, most of whom came from the university’s business school or teaching program, spanned a range of ages, interests, degrees and career goals.
[Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Farmington Patch:] Hundreds of University of Connecticut graduate students were presented with diplomas at the university’s graduate commencement Saturday afternoon at Gampel Pavilion. The graduates, most of whom came from the university’s business school or teaching program, spanned a range of ages, interests, degrees and career goals. While many of the students enrolled in their post-graduate programs right after getting their bachelor's degrees, many, including Edilia Mora, postponed their advanced degrees. “It’s just wonderful,” said Mora, who got her master's degree in business administration. “I actually stopped when I had my baby, so this was a goal for me.” At the ceremony, …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Danielle Schwartz is a Fairfield native and a freshman at the University of Hartford. Schwartz told Patch that the importance of special education is "something I believe in" and feels "it is not discussed enough." The following is an essay Schwartz wrote
Sunday, April 29, 2012
At this year's Clam Jam partygoers were reportedly issued about a dozen infractions — most of them for having an open container of alcohol in public, according to a report in the Fairfield Citizen.
Fairfield University's annual pre-graduation beach bash, the Clam Jam, was relatively subdued this year, thanks to a concerted effort between Fairfield Police, the Lantern Point Association and Fairfield University, according to a report in the Fairfield Citizen. The annual party used to draw thousands and was renowned for getting out of hand, but a court injunction in 2001 has precluded it from growing to more than 150 attendees, according to the report — although residents and authorities say actual attendance is more than that. Last year's Clam Jam ended with a total of 37 arrests and infractions — and angry permanent residents of Fairfield Beach in its wake. At this year's Clam Jam partygoers were reportedly issued about a dozen …
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1:24 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
I agree that it is a different group of students. I did not say it showed "improvement" more ›