The principles and practices of Guilford public education are making their way across the globe—all the way to Jordan. Through a partnership between the University of Connecticut and the non-profit Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) in Jordan, four sitting superintendents across the state have or are traveling to Jordan to work with principals in the country and one of those superintendents is Guilford’s Dr. Paul Freeman.

The two rookie Staples English teachers became friends when they were first semester senior English majors at UConn and had overlapping schedules. As they both headed on to the UConn Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG), their friendship grew.

The Atlantic (Neag School’s Joseph Madaus was interviewed for this story)

Hartford Courant (Rocky Hill principal and Neag School alumnus, Scott Nozik, spent the day on his school’s roof after the town’s students read 6,000 books)

The Independent (Peter Cummings, a Neag alumnus, was named superintendent of Narragansett Public Schools)

WNPR (Neag School’s George Sugai was a guest panelist on zero tolerance policies in Connecticut)

Harvard Graduate School of Education (Neag School’s Don Leu, an upcoming featured speaker at Harvard, was interviewed about online learning) 

The New York Times (Neag School professor Joseph Cooper weighs in on the topic)

The Day (Neag School’s Preston Green weighs in on the recent Connecticut school funding decision)

CT-N (Neag School faculty member, Tamika LaSalle, and Neag alumnus, Desi Nesmith, speak at hearing at Connecticut State Capitol)