Schools & Colleges

Charter School Reform Must Become Part of National Education Reform

More than 2.5 million students attend an estimated 6,400 charter schools in 42 states, with the number of these “independent public schools” — as President Barack Obama called them in his National Charter Schools Week proclamation last year — increasing dramatically. For the 2013-14 school year, more than 600 new charter schools opened their doors nationwide, while 70 more are slated to open in North Carolina alone. But as the charter school model of education grows, so does the likelihood for fraud and mismanagement.

January 23, 2015 | Preston Green

A 21st-century Approach to Teaching Social Studies

A UConn education professor who helped develop the state's new social studies frameworks explains what's different.

January 23, 2015 | David Bauman

Neag Twin Alums, and Longtime Donors, Return to Campus for First Time in 50 Years

Twins Elaine and Eleanor Demarjian (’64 MA) have traveled the world together, visiting more countries than they can count. Yet they name among one of their favorite destinations not some faraway land – but their recent trip to UConn, to which they returned for the first time in 50 years.

January 22, 2015 |

Alumni

State Rep. Fleischmann Visits Neag, Shares Thoughts on Future of Education in Connecticut

The Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) hosted “A Conversation with Representative Andy Fleischmann” at the Storrs campus. As the chairman of the Education Committee of the Connecticut State Assembly, State Rep. Fleischmann spoke about the future of education in Connecticut schools and how education policy research could better inform policy making in Hartford and beyond.

January 22, 2015 |