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    Charter School Organization Opposes Religious Charter School

    Posted on March 18, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    Forbes (Preston Green is quoted about religious charter schools.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged Preston Green, shawn kornegay

    How Amy Coney Barrett’s Close Friendship Could Affect the Future of This Major Supreme Court Case

    Posted on March 17, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    The Guardian (Preston Green is quoted about religious charter schools.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media, Uncategorized Tagged Preston Green, shawn kornegay

    CT Schools Have Fewer Teachers and More Administrators Than 13 Years Ago, New Report Shows

    Posted on March 17, 2025April 29, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    CT Insider (A report on education staffing in Connecticut by UConn’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation, is featured. The report’s author, Neag School doctoral student Julia Oas, is quoted.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged shawn kornegay

    Former Secretary Miguel Cardona Condemns Trump and McMahon’s Plan for Education Department

    Posted on March 12, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    CT Insider (Neag School alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is featured.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged shawn kornegay, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona

    2025 Teacher of the Year Nominees Announced

    Posted on March 11, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    Hartford Public Schools (Renzulli Academy, named after Joseph Renzulli, is mentioned.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged Joseph Renzulli, shawn kornegay

    New Study Finds Gap in Tools Assessing Emotional Well-Being in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

    Posted on March 10, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    Medical Express (A study by Sandra Chafouleas and Jessica Koslouski, along with doctoral student Sophie Hall and another colleague, is featured.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged Sandra Chafouleas, shawn kornegay

    Obituary: Thomas “Tim” Pogue Weinland

    Posted on March 9, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    Hartford Courant (Former Neag School faculty member and department chair Tim Weinland, who passed away in March, is remembered.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged shawn kornegay

    What is a Charter School? Supreme Court Ruling on Catholic Charter Constitutionality Hinges on Whether They’re Public or Private

    Posted on March 5, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    Youth Today (Preston Green is quoted on charter schools.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged Preston Green, shawn kornegay

    What is a Charter School, Really? Are They Public or Private

    Posted on March 3, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    Daily Press (Preston Green is quoted about charter schools.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged Preston Green, shawn kornegay

    What We Know — and Don’t — About METCO Students in Belmont

    Posted on March 1, 2025April 22, 2025 by Shawn Kornegay

    The Belmont Voice (Casey Cobb is quoted about Connecticut’s Open Choice, an interdistrict program similar to the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) one that is featured.)

    Posted in Neag in the Media Tagged casey cobb, shawn kornegay
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