January 4, 2012
HOLDER-WINFIELD HAILS EDUCATION REFORM EFFORTS
Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield (D-New Haven), a strong advocate for reforming Connecticut’s educational system, hailed Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s forum on education today at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain as a resounding success.
“The forum was very successful in that it brought together interested parties from business, government, non-profits and communities to have a real conversation about what Connecticut needs to do to improve its educational system and eliminate the achievement gap between whites and minorities,” Holder-Winfield said.
“The governor and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor have elevated the issue beyond normal discussion to a top priority,” said Holder-Winfield, vice chairman of the Judiciary Committee and chairman of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus.
“The discussions that took place illustrated that the different stakeholder parties have areas of common ground,” he said.
The forum included experts, school administrators, teachers and other stakeholders to share ideas on how the state can confront the need to return Connecticut to a position of preeminence in education.
The workshop will help shape education reform proposals Governor Malloy will introduce during the 2012 regular session of the General Assembly, which begins in February.