Sheff Movement
Quality Integrated Education for All Children
New Reports
The Sheff Movement Project Choice Campaign has recently released two important new reports on the future potential of Hartford’s Project Choice program:
Read the Executive Summary (10 pages)
Upcoming Events
Sheff v. O’Neill compliance hearing
Superior Court, Hartford
This is the hearing that was made necessary when the legislature failed to approve the recent settlement approved by the Sheff plaintiffs and the State Board of Education and Governor. The judge will consider what should be done in the next phase of the implementation of Sheff v. O’Neill remedies. We are encouraging parents and supporters of the Sheff voluntary integration programs to come to court and learn more about the next phase of the case. At the Hartford Superior Court, 95 Washington Street.
DVD screening at the Hartford Public Library
5:30 – 7:30 pm
“Forty years of Project Concern and Project Choice”: A screening of the new 30-minute video documentary about Hartford's city-to-suburb school integration program. Featuring interviews with alumni and founders of the Project Concern program and a discussion about the future of the program. Welcoming reception at 5:30; film at 6:00 followed by discussion.
The Sheff Movement coalition is a community based network of parents, educators, activists, and organizations committed to promoting the expansion and protection of educational programs designed to fulfill the promise of Sheff v. O’Neill, Hartford’s 18-year-old lawsuit seeking quality, integrated education for all Hartford schoolchildren, and improved educational choices for all students in the region. Please sign up for our mailing list at www.sheffmovement.org
The Poverty & Race Research Action Council is providing technical assistance and support to the coalition’s Project Choice Campaign.