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The RISE Network tracked about 12,000 students to find out how many could stay back after...

Need to get in touch with us? Contact circulation at circulation_[at]_record-journal.com× Cardona’s ideas about education were forged in Meriden. Now he’ll bring them to D.C. Cardona’s ideas about education were forged in Meriden. Now he’ll bring them to D.C. Miguel Cardona, principal of Hanover School, eats breakfast and talks about Justain Bieber with third graders Asharia Ray (left) and Dina Hamideh (right) in the school cafeteria in Meriden, April 1, 2011. "I enjoy spending time with the students," said Cardona. "This is just a happy place to be." (Sarah Nathan/ Recor...

From the outside, the Meriden Public Schools system looks like a network of struggling city schools. The state has designated it an Alliance District and one of the “lowest-performing districts” since more than one-quarter of the students are multiple grades behind in English, math and science. It is also an economically isolated district that spends 30 percent less per student than the state average despite three-quarters of its students coming...

From the outside, the Meriden Public Schools system looks like a network of struggling city schools. The state has designated it an Alliance District and one of the “lowest-performing districts” since more than one-quarter of the students are multiple grades behind in English, math and science. It is also an economically isolated district that spends 30% less per student than the state average despite three-quarters of its students coming from low-income families. And the school ratings often used in real estate listings don’t look favorably on the district, either. This is where Migue...