State Representative Jason Rojas http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/pr009.asp Official Web Feed Connecticut/Democrats/Politics en-us http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/images/Rojas_9.jpg State Representative Jason Rojas http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/pr009.asp <![CDATA[ADULT EDUCATION GROUP HONORS REP. ROJAS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-05-15a.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-05-15a.html 15 May 2013 08:00:00 EST The Connecticut Association for Adult and Continuing Education on Wednesday honored state Rep. Jason Rojas, a member of the legislature’s Education Committee, for his support and advocacy of the organization’s interests.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. ROJAS CHOSEN HONORARY CHAIRMAN FOR MENTAL ILLNESS ALLIANCE BENEFIT WALK]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-05-15.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-05-15.html 15 May 2013 08:00:00 EST State Rep. Jason Rojas and Pat Rehmer, commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, will serve as the honorary chairmen of the 10th annual fund-raising walk Saturday in Hartford's Bushnell Park for the Connecticut Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. ROJAS ISSUES STATEMENT ON SHEFF CASE SETTLEMENT]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-04-30.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-04-30.html 30 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST State Rep. Jason Rojas, a member of the legislature’s Education Committee, issued the following statement on the announced court settlement of the Sheff vs O’Neill desegregation case.

]]> <![CDATA[LEGISLATORS PRAISE STATE GRANTS FOR MANCHESTER PROJECTS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-04-26.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-04-26.html 26 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST The State Bond Commission approved grants for projects in Manchester: a $3 million grant for a new mental health clinic; $75,000 for a parking lot and building improvements at Pathfinders Association; and $150,000 for site and drainage improvements at the state Superior Court on Center Street.

]]> <![CDATA[ROJAS BILL CUTS SCHOOL REPAIR COSTS]]> http://www.journalinquirer.com/politics_and_government/proposal-to-save-on-school-roof-work-faces-opposition/article_fb43a0ec-a3e2-11e2-a99a-001a4bcf887a.html http://www.journalinquirer.com/politics_and_government/proposal-to-save-on-school-roof-work-faces-opposition/article_fb43a0ec-a3e2-11e2-a99a-001a4bcf887a.html 18 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST Rep. Jason Rojas is seeking passage of legislation (HB 6079) that would eliminate part of a school construction bill and save Manchester nearly $1 million this year in school roof repair costs. The bill, which would authorize state bonding for school construction projects, also would make an important change to school construction laws: It would require the pitch of school roofs to be ¼-inch per foot. State law now requires school roofs to be twice as steep, with a pitch of ½-inch per foot.

]]> <![CDATA[READING ASSOCIATION HONORS REP. ROJAS FOR HIS ADVOCACY]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-04-08.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-04-08.html 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST The Connecticut Reading Association has presented its 2013 Legislative Literacy Advocate Award to Rep. Jason Rojas, a leading advocate for improving Connecticut’s educational system.

]]> <![CDATA[ROJAS WANTS BIGGER CAUCUS ROLE FOR HISPANIC LEGISLATORS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-01-14.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-01-14.html 14 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST By Ed Jacovino, Journal Inquirer

As lawmakers of Hispanic descent make inroads in the General Assembly, one north-central Connecticut lawmaker is pushing for a change in the leadership of a legislative bloc that aims to amplify their voice.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. ROJAS NAMED CHAIR OF KEY COMMITTEE]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-01-02.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2013/pr009_2013-01-02.html 02 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST State Rep. Jason Rojas has been chosen to serve as House Chair of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. ROJAS LAUDS INITIATIVE TO INCREASE LEARNING TIME AT O'CONNELL ELEMENTARY]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-12-04.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-12-04.html 04 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST State Rep. Jason Rojas praised a new collaborative effort Tuesday that will expand and redesign the school calendar for Thomas S. O'Connell Elementary School in East Hartford in an effort to improve learning for students.

]]> <![CDATA[MAYBERRY SCHOOL IN EAST HARTFORD TO HOST FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-08-27.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-08-27.html 27 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST By Melissa Traynor, The Hartford Courant

The Franklin Mayberry Elementary School is slated to be one of the newest recipients of state funding for a family resource center.

]]> <![CDATA[EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL SELECTED FOR READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-08-21.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-08-21.html 21 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST Rep. Jason Rojas, a leading advocate for reforming Connecticut’s educational system, hailed Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s announcement Tuesday that five elementary schools, including Anna E. Norris Elementary in East Hartford, have been selected to pilot an intensive new reading intervention program for students in kindergarten through grade three.

]]> <![CDATA[HARC LEADERSHIP AWARD]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-07-18.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-07-18.html 18 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST HARC Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with intellectual disability and their families, has given its 2012 Governmental Leadership Award to state Rep. Jason Rojas.

]]> <![CDATA[ROJAS ANNOUNCES EAST HARTFORD TO GET EARLY EDUCATION FUNDS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-07-11a.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-07-11a.html 11 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST Rep. Jason Rojas, a member of the legislature’s Education Committee and state Achievement Gap Task Force, announced Wednesday that East Hartford will receive state funding for an additional 30 pre-K School Readiness seats.

]]> <![CDATA[EH, STATE OFFICIALS JOIN IN GOODWIN MAGNET SCHOOL GROUNDBREAKING]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-07-11.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-07-11.html 11 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST By Steven Crighton, Journal Inquirer

East Hartford and state officials joined Goodwin College staff Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the second of three planned magnet schools scheduled to open on the River Campus.

]]> <![CDATA[EAST HARTFORD HIGH GRADUATES 402]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-06-26a.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-06-26a.html 26 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST By Melissa Traynor, Hartford Courant

State Rep. Jason Rojas told the 126th graduating class of East Hartford High School Monday that he was going to treat them as adults.

]]> <![CDATA[NEVER FORGET WHERE IT ALL STARTED]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-06-26.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-06-26.html 26 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST By Steven Crighton, Journal Inquirer

Speaking to the 402 members of the East Hartford High School graduating class Monday, keynote speaker and state Rep. Jason Rojas reflected on his own graduation from the school in 1994 — the year most of the graduates were born.

]]> <![CDATA[EAST HARTFORD RESOURCE CENTER MARKS ITS FIRST YEAR]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-06-06.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-06-06.html 06 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST What began as an idea from parents seven years ago to reach out to the local Latino community has become the Community Resource Center, now in business for over a year and helping hundreds of families.

]]> <![CDATA[EDUCATION REFORM PASSES BOTH CHAMBERS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-05-08.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-05-08.html 08 May 2012 08:00:00 EST A member of the legislature’s Education Committee and the state Achievement Gap Task Force, Rep. Jason Rojas hailed the education reform bill approved Tuesday by the House, saying it will narrow the state’s achievement gap, labeled as the nation’s worst.

]]> <![CDATA[LEGISLATION PASSED]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-05-04.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-05-04.html 04 May 2012 08:00:00 EST State Rep. Jason Rojas praised the unanimous House passage this week of two bills he co-sponsored that aim to stem the tide of sexual and domestic violence.

]]> <![CDATA[MANUFACTURING CAUCUS FORMED]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-05-02.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-05-02.html 02 May 2012 08:00:00 EST Rep. Jason Rojas joined Sen. Gary D. LeBeau and other legislators Wednesday to form the Manufacturing Caucus to promote manufacturing and advanced manufacturing public policy in the state.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. ROJAS NAMED CHILDREN'S CHAMPION]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-04-30.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-04-30.html 30 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST Representative Jason Rojas was recognized as a “Children’s Champion” during a ceremony held Friday at the state Capitol.

]]> <![CDATA[EDUCATION REFORM AS SIMPLE, AND AS COMPLICATED, AS A-B-C]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-04-05.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas/2012/pr009_2012-04-05.html 05 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST By Rick Green, Hartford Courant

A handful of legislators and experts joined by a large crowd of teachers met Thursday morning to try to refocus the school reform debate here around our biggest educational outrage of all: our failure to teach poor children to read.

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