Where We Live: Continuing The Education Conversation
How do we fix a broken education system?
As we heard recently on the show, the movie “Waiting For Superman” has prompted national discussion about how to fix a broken education system.
But in places like New Haven, that conversation’s been going on for a while.
In the last year, The Elm City has made headlines with two major announcements that could transform education there – one an agreement between city officials and teachers unions that would allow for changes to troubled schools - another a pledge by Yale to provide money for city students to attend college.
But despite this progress, New Haven still faces some of the same educational challenges as other urban areas of the state.
Today Where We Live is taking part in collaborative discussion about school change. Along with The New Haven Independent and WTNH, we’re taking part in a panel discussion tonight at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School. It will include citizens, educators, city officials and bloggers.
We’ll preview that event with Paul Bass, editor of The Independent, New Haven Mayor John Destefano, State Representative Gary Holder Winfield, and with you. We want to hear from teachers, parents, administrators – what plans for school reform do you support? How do we fix broken schools?
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Listener Email from Greg
Just expanding on the "homegrown"/local aspect - how about developing LOCAL programs to identify, select and train those local STUDENTS who might make good teachers and grow them/sponsor them in such a way that they come back to the community. I think that would show the students and the community what success is and feed the "success loop" in education itself.
Listener Email from Nancy
In order to improve CT schools the standards for teacher training must be improved. Currently those standards are being changed. Citizens may not be satisfied with the modest scope of proposed changes. It is essential to get involved in this by working with the deans at the CT colleges of education.
Crucial decisions are made by the State Board of Education. Most of those board members will be ending their terms as Gov Malloy takes over. He will make many new appointments. The State Board has a lot of power including setting standards for colleges of education, the selection of a new commissioner and other urgent ed decisions. Unfortuantely they don't get much attention from the media or citizens.
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