#Conn Superintendents Propose Ending Open-Ended #Tenure; Offering #PreSchool And All-Day #Kindergarten; Eliminating Grade Levels

Wow -- look whats happening in our neighboring state. From the Courant 

 

A slate of school reform proposals that include eliminating open-ended teacher tenure, providing preschool and all-day kindergarten statewide and eliminating grade levels drew interest Wednesday from Connecticut education leaders, who are preparing their own reform ideas for lawmakers.

 

Members of the state Board of Education and state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor used words such as "tremendous," "bold" and "long overdue" in their reactions to the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents' proposals.

 

The board members did not act on the proposals, but they made it clear that they expect and welcome a shakeup of Connecticut's education system — and that Pryor, who started as commissioner in October, has their full backing as he revamps his state agency and the board drafts a package of reform ideas for state lawmakers to consider in early 2012.