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Top Honors: This Stamford School Recipient Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award Top Honors: This Stamford School Recipient Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award
Top Honors: This Stamford School Recipient Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award When it comes to overall excellence, these Connecticut schools are at the top of the class, and they have the hardware to prove it. Four schools in the Constitution State are among just 353 across the country to receive the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award from the US Department of Education. The annual awards recognize high-performing public and non-public schools, as well as those making strides in closing “achievement gaps” among student groups. “Their leaders not only articulate a vision of excellence and hold everyone to high standards, they stay close to the real action of teac…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Elementary, Middle School Rankings Launched By U.S. News & World Report New Elementary, Middle School Rankings Launched By U.S. News & World Report
New Elementary, Middle School Rankings Launched By U.S. News & World Report State-by-state high school rankings by U.S. News & World Report have become eagerly awaited by parents, students, educators, and even real estate agents. Now, the media company has launched rankings of elementary and middle schools. Unlike the high school rankings, there are no national rankings of elementary and middle schools.  There are overall state rankings and state rankings broken down by school district.  "We also published statewide rankings specific to charter schools and magnet schools," U.S. News & World Report said. "We hope these statistical assessmen…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stamford, Bridgeport Charter Schools Put On Probation Stamford, Bridgeport Charter Schools Put On Probation
Stamford, Bridgeport Charter Schools Put On Probation Stating that the days of rubber-stamping charter school renewals are over, the Connecticut Board of Education placed a Bridgeport and a Stamford charter school on probation on Wednesday, May 2, according to multiple news reports. Stamford Academy Charter School was given one year to improve, in site of pleas from its director and board president that the 14-year-old high school deserved a three-year renewal, according to this news report.  Andrea Weller, principal at Stamford Academy told Allan Taylor, who is chairman of the state Board of Education, that a one-year renewal is unfair. The …

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by Jon Craig