Month: March 2021



State Considers Not Using Student Test Results to Judge Teachers’ Work For Three Years

March 29, 2021

“There has to be some happy medium there between finding assessments that will provide reliable information for parents, students, and teachers,” said Morgaen Donaldson, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut who researches educator evaluations, “and then having teachers set goals based on those assessments that are smart, realistic and context-specific, and can be part of their evaluation.”


Lisa Wolak Named Schools Superintendent

March 29, 2021

Weston High School Principal Lisa Wolak has been selected to take the reins on July 1 as Superintendent of the Weston Public School District. She completed her superintendent certification program at the University of Connecticut and remains in the doctoral program.


Windsor High School Principal Uyi Osunde Named Superintendent in Stratford

March 29, 2021

Uyi Osunde, principal of Windsor High School since 2016, has accepted the position of school superintendent in Stratford. A former defensive end and co-captain for the UConn football team in 2003 who played briefly in the NFL, Osunde earned a bachelor’s in psychology from UConn, then later earned a master’s in educational psychology and a doctorate in educational leadership. He is also a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at UConn’s Neag School of Education.



How the Pandemic Has Tipped the Balance Between Work and Motherhood

March 25, 2021

With the pandemic projected to set women back a decade in the workplace, we take listener calls and talk with two working mothers about how their lives have been affected this past year. We’re joined by Quiana Agbai, a Boston parent, entrepreneur, and author of the blog and Instagram account “Harlem Love Birds,” and Jennie Weiner, a Somerville parent and associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Connecticut.


Five Things to Know About Chris Dailey as She Takes Over as UConn Women’s Basketball Head Coach For Two NCAA Tournament Games

March 22, 2021

UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey will coach the Huskies for the first time since 2019 for Sunday’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against High Point after it was announced Monday that head coach Geno Auriemma has to quarantine for 10 days due to a positive COVID-19 test. It’s not the first time she’s coached the Huskies in Auriemma’s absence.


Young female student studying with laptop.

College Students With Disabilities on Online Learning Transition

March 22, 2021

Neag School faculty members and other colleagues are co-authors of a new study, recently published in the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, that examined the impact of the rapid transition to online learning during the spring 2020 academic semester on college students with disabilities. The researchers conducted a national survey of more than 340 students in both two and four-year programs to measure the perceptions of college students with disabilities about their experiences.


A Debate Over Charter Schools That Complicates Partisan Lines

March 19, 2021

“The big concerns with charters are the lack of oversight and the draining of funds from public schools,” said Preston Green, the John and Carla Klein Professor of Urban Education at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. “Charter schools can be detrimental to the larger public school system even if they benefit, in relative terms, a small number of children.”