Local Forum Toolkit

If you are concerned about education and Connecticut's future, consider holding a forum in your community to discuss the issues. Below is information to help you create a community discussion.

Handouts

Use these handouts at a forum or pass them along to members of your community

37 Reasons to get Involved
A listing of key statistics and facts highlighting the connections between education and economic vitality, and the challenges facing Connecticut and the United States.
24 Ways to get Involved
Suggestions of how Connecticut residents can get involved in efforts to support education across the state and help students and the state respond effectively to global economic competition.

Use the CPTV documentary Today's Children in Tomorrow's World to help create discussion
Purchase the DVD from CPTV

Videos for Discussion

Academic achievement gap in CT is wider than any other state.
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CT must face challenges of global economic competition.
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10 yrs ago, CT was a top state in academics. That is no longer true.
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Which is more costly in Connecticut - education or incarceration?
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How do we recapture the idea that education is the path to success?
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Speakers Bureau

The following individuals may be contacted to participate in panel discussions or speak with local groups and organizations:

Allan B. Taylor
Chairman, State Board of Education
Attorney at Law, Day Pitney LLP
242 Trumbull Street, Hartford CT 06103-1212
860-275-0225

Diane Randall, Director
David Fink, Policy and Communications Director
Partnership for Strong Communities
860-244-0066

Chris Clouet
Superintendent of Schools
New London, CT
860-437-3303

Fran Rabinowitz
Superintendent of Schools
Town of Hamden
203-407-2000

Robert Rader
Executive Director
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education
860-571-7446

Noel Hord
CEO
The Hord Foundation
203-798-3691

Juan A. Figueroa
President
Universal Health Care Foundation of CT
203-639-0550

Dr. Evan Pitkoff
Executive Director
C.E.S.
203-365-8803

Lyle D. Wray, PhD, Executive Director
Capitol Region Council of Governments
860-522-2217 ext. 232

Robert W. Santy
President & CEO
Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc.
860-571-6200