State of Connecticut - Hartford, Connecticut since 2011
Commissioner of Education
City of Newark 2006 - 2011
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Lower Manhattan Development Corporation 2001 - 2006
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But Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor says he and the commission want to make sure the deal makes sense for taxpayers. The owners of the Triple-A affiliate have said they're seeking about $120 million in public aid over 30 years.
made available through the Arts in Education grant program. The maximum award was $50,000. Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said demand for the grants was high.
Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said Monday local districts have been working to align their classroom instruction with the state's Common Core State Standards for the 2014-15 school year. Every district is at a different stage in the process. Pryor said this grant will help the districts achiev
who worked very hard to produce a quality bill; there were different points of view to reconcile. That's natural, that's inherent, but I think that the process benefited from the intensive dialogue and we ended up with a really high-quality bill," said Stefan Pryor, the state's education commissioner.
Date: May 08, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Connecticut teachers' unions rail against Malloy's education plan at public ...
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, left, and Commissioner of the state Department of Education, Stefan Pryor, Right, arrive at the legislature's Education Committee public hearing on Malloy's education proposal. Melanie Stengel/Register
"If we could get state funding on par with traditional school districts, I certainly envisage more charter-school operators coming into the state," said Andy Boas, board chair at Achievement First Bridgeport Academy. Connecticut education chief Stefan Pryor co-founded Achievement First in 1998.
The education commissioner, Stefan Pryor, said the state and the teacher's union "may finally be finding the way to work together....I could delineate areas where we don't agree as much, but there's an awful lot of common ground."
The state Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend 39-year-old Stefan Pryor to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for the job. Pryor was also Malloy's top choice. He'll serve on an interim basis until the General Assembly confirms the nomination.