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GOP Governor Hopefuls Debate Achievement Gap in New Canaan GOP Governor Hopefuls Debate Achievement Gap in New Canaan
GOP Governor Hopefuls Debate Achievement Gap in New Canaan Nine Republican candidates for governor of Connecticut debated on the stage in New Canaan's Saxe Middle School Wednesday night for the fifth and final time.  The candidates were mostly cordial, reserving their fire for Gov. Dannel Malloy and the Democratic party, upon whom they placed most of the blame for the issues facing our state.  Topics included transportation and infrastructure, the budget deficit, pensions, gun rights and for the first time, the education and achievement gap between our richest and poorest cities. "We've got to find a way to fix, in our cities, the fact that ou…

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by Ted Yang
Schools
Greenwich Magnet Schools Invite Parents, Students To Open Houses Greenwich Magnet Schools Invite Parents, Students To Open Houses
Greenwich Magnet Schools Invite Parents, Students To Open Houses GREENWICH, Conn. — Families are invited to visit the magnet schools in Greenwich at open houses this month as the application process opens for the fall school year.  "The Greenwich Public Schools are proud to offer choice to the families of Greenwich that may wish to apply to any of the District’s four elementary magnet schools and one middle school magnet program," the school district said in a statement.  "School choice provides opportunities to attend a school with programs that may be of particular interest to a family and/or an individual student. School choice also pro…

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by Daily Voice