Newsroom 2012
December 4, 2012
REP. ROJAS LAUDS INITIATIVE TO INCREASE LEARNING TIME AT O’CONNELL ELEMENTARY
State Rep. Jason Rojas praised a new collaborative effort Tuesday that will expand and redesign the school calendar for Thomas S. O’Connell Elementary School in East Hartford in an effort to improve learning for students. READ MORE
August 27, 2012
MAYBERRY SCHOOL IN EAST HARTFORD TO HOST FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
The Franklin Mayberry Elementary School is slated to be one of the newest recipients of state funding for a family resource center. READ MORE
August 21, 2012
EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL SELECTED FOR READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Rep. Jason Rojas, a leading advocate for reforming Connecticut’s educational system, hailed Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s announcement Tuesday that five elementary schools, including Anna E. Norris Elementary in East Hartford, have been selected to pilot an intensive new reading intervention program for students in kindergarten through grade three. READ MORE
July 18, 2012
HARC LEADERSHIP AWARD
HARC Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with intellectual disability and their families, has given its 2012 Governmental Leadership Award to state Rep. Jason Rojas. READ MORE
July 11, 2012
ROJAS ANNOUNCES EAST HARTFORD TO GET EARLY EDUCATION FUNDS
Rep. Jason Rojas, a member of the legislature's Education Committee and state Achievement Gap Task Force, announced Wednesday that East Hartford will receive state funding for an additional 30 pre-K School Readiness seats. READ MORE
July 11, 2012
EH, STATE OFFICIALS JOIN IN GOODWIN MAGNET SCHOOL GROUNDBREAKING
East Hartford and state officials joined Goodwin College staff Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the second of three planned magnet schools scheduled to open on the River Campus. READ MORE
June 26, 2012
EAST HARTFORD HIGH GRADUATES 402
Rojas Reminds Them to Be 'Idealists Without Illusions'
State Rep. Jason Rojas told the 126th graduating class of East Hartford High School Monday that he was going to treat them as adults. READ MORE
June 26, 2012
'NEVER FORGET WHERE IT ALL STARTED'
Speaking to the 402 members of the East Hartford High School graduating class Monday, keynote speaker and state Rep. Jason Rojas, D-East Hartford, reflected on his own graduation from the school in 1994 - the year most of the graduates were born. READ MORE
June 6, 2012
EAST HARTFORD RESOURCE CENTER MARKS ITS FIRST YEAR
What began as an idea from parents seven years ago to reach out to the local Latino community has become the Community Resource Center, now in business for over a year and helping hundreds of families. READ MORE
May 8, 2012
EDUCATION REFORM PASSES BOTH CHAMBERS
A member of the legislature's Education Committee and the state Achievement Gap Task Force, Rep. Jason Rojas hailed the education reform bill approved Tuesday by the House, saying it will narrow the state's achievement gap, labeled as the nation's worst. READ MORE
May 4, 2012
LEGISLATION PASSED
State Rep. Jason Rojas praised the unanimous House passage this week of two bills he co-sponsored that aim to stem the tide of sexual and domestic violence. READ MORE
May 2, 2012
MANUFACTURING CAUCUS FORMED
Rep. Jason Rojas joined Sen. Gary D. LeBeau and other legislators Wednesday to form the Manufacturing Caucus to promote manufacturing and advanced manufacturing public policy in the state. READ MORE
April 30, 2012
REP. ROJAS NAMED CHILDREN'S CHAMPION
Representative Jason Rojas was recognized as a “Children’s Champion” during a ceremony held Friday at the state Capitol. READ MORE
April 5, 2012
EDUCATION REFORM AS SIMPLE, AND AS COMPLICATED, AS A-B-C
A handful of legislators and experts joined by a large crowd of teachers met Thursday morning to try to refocus the school reform debate here around our biggest educational outrage of all: our failure to teach poor children to read. READ MORE
April 5, 2012
REP. JASON ROJAS SPEAKS AT CT ACHIEVEMENT GAP FORUM
Rep. Jason Rojas, a member of the legislature's Education Committee, tells forum that the economic and social impact of the achievement gap between whites and minority students is glaringly clear.
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February 29, 2012
FAMILY INPUT NEEDED FOR EAST HARTFORD RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAMMING
The Community Resource Center is holding a neighborhood chat next week to gather input from families at the Veterans Terrace housing complex. READ MORE
February 7, 2012
ROJAS LAUDS MALLOY FOR PLEDGING $500 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
State Rep. Jason Rojas on Tuesday praised Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s announcement that he is recommending substantially increasing the state’s commitment to affordable housing by adding more than $330 million to bolster affordable and supportive housing across the state. READ MORE
January 18, 2012
PLANNING FOR COLLEGE
Rep. Jason Rojas, a member of the legislature's Education Committee, is urging students and parents to attend College Goal Sunday, a forum on planning and financing for college, to be held Jan. 29 at various locations around the state, including Manchester. READ MORE