The Chronicle of Higher Education (Professor Shaun Dougherty is quoted about his study)
When Vocational Education Spurs Students to Strive for College
June 9, 2016
Author: Shawn Kornegay
New Principals Announced for Two West Hartford Elementary Schools
June 8, 2016
We-Ha.com (Two Neag alums are appointed leadership roles at the schools)
Digital Learning Games Breaking Into K-12 Mainstream
June 2, 2016
Education Week (Professor Michael Young is interviewed about digital learning)
UConn Professor: Schools Face New Challenges as Enrollment Shrinks
May 24, 2016
UConn Today (Professor Shaun Dougherty is interviewed about enrollment trends in Connecticut)
Treating Mental Illness Doesn’t Ruin Creativity
May 18, 2016
James C. Kaufman, a psychologist at the University of Connecticut who has devoted much of his career to the subject of creativity, says: “I think the most important thing is that mental illness does not make you more creative.”
Detroit Public Schools and Charter Schools
May 18, 2016
WILS 1320 (Professor Preston Green is interviewed about charter schools)
CT’s Shame: In One of America’s Richest Counties, a High School Has Been Failing for 50 Years
May 17, 2016
The 74 (Neag School’s three-way partnership with the teachers’ union and Bridgeport, CommPACT, is mentioned)
Third Meriden Resident Joins Prestigious Alma Exley Scholarship Family
May 12, 2016
Orlando Valentin, Jr., of Meriden, a student at the University of Connecticut, has become the third Meriden resident to be honored by the Alma Exley Scholarship Program, which promotes greater diversity in the teaching profession.
Despite Controversy, ‘Scholars House’ to Open in Fall
May 10, 2016
Despite widespread pushback, including a letter from two members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the University of Connecticut will be opening the doors of a learning community for African American freshman and sophomore males.
Two East Hartford Elementary Schools Double Number of Students Meeting Literacy Goals
May 6, 2016
Norris Elementary and Langford schools have doubled the number of students meeting grade-level literacy goals, according to Reps. Jason Rojas and Jeff Currey.
