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CT Council for Education Reform Presentation to the CT State Board of Education
State’s New Education Leader Sets Out To Close Achievement Gap Malloy said Stefan Pryor is an ‘outside-the-box’ candidate with the ‘collaborative skills’ to bring about change By KATHLEEN MEGAN,
[email protected] The Hartford…
Education Reform Group Presents Proposals to State Board
Caitlin Emma September 7, 2011
A group of business and philanthropic leaders presented their education reform proposals to the state Board of Education Wednesday, pitching changes…
New Education Commissioner Brings Optimism Linda Conner Lambeck, Staff writer Updated 10:48 p.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2011 HARTFORD — All around the state, there are pockets of excellent schools, even in the poorest urban areas. The…
New Schools Chief Sees ‘Mandate For Change’ by Christine Stuart And Hugh McQuaid | Sep 7, 2011 3:41pm Gov. Dannel P. Malloy introduces Stefan Pryor to lawmakers Many of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s executive appointments have…
THE ORGANIZATION
The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for comprehensive education reform. Established and championed by business and civic leaders,…
Business Led School Reform Group Launches In Conn
Associated Press
July 12, 2011
Hartford, Conn.
Several corporate leaders are launching a nonprofit organization to push for education reforms in Connecticut, saying changes are critical…
Nonprofit Hopes Business Input Will Help Close Achievement Gap
by Hugh McQuaid
Jul 12, 2011
A nonprofit group consisting predominately of business leaders and inspired by a commission appointed by former-Gov. M. Jodi Rell called …
New CT Education Reform Panel Born
07/12/11
Former NewAlliance Bank chief R. Peyton Patterson and other Connecticut business leaders have formed a Hartford nonprofit aimed at closing the state’s education achievement gap.
The…
Rick Green Column: CEOs Aim To Disrupt Educational Status Quo
July 13, 2011
By RICK GREEN
The Hartford Courant
In a discouraging ritual that surprises almost nobody, the mastery test scores will be announced…
The Wall Street Journal
School Woes Slow Malloy
By Shelly Banjo
As a candidate, Dannel Malloy a year ago placed education at the center of his campaign. He pledged that if elected governor, he would build on a slew of long-awaited…
Teacher evaluation policies must reflect student needs
Shana Kennedy-SalchowShana Kennedy-Salchow is acting executive director of the �?�Connecticut Council for Education Reform.
June 1, 2011
While most of the sound and fury during this…
Achievement gap more than a black and white issue
Maggie Gordon, Staff Writer
STAMFORD — The achievement gap between low-income and non-low-income students in Connecticut is the largest in the nation, according to data from the…
Education a top priority
Among the new courses Gov.-elect Dan Malloy will set in the coming year is that for the state’s Education Department.
He has said he will run a national search for a person to replace Education…
Blueprint For Public Schools
Agenda 2011 Goals: End the achievement gap, get A’s on nation’s report card
This state does well in schooling better-off suburban children. But it fails low-income children, who are mostly concentrated in city…
Improve chances for every student
Some of the arguments made in the recent opinion piece “Educational problems run deeper than achievement gap” are indeed correct. The recent PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) results…
Reaching out to Malloy on educationDear Gov.-elect Malloy,On Nov. 16, a partnership led by the Bridgeport Public Education Fund and the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition with support from Bridgeport Alliance for Young Children, Regional…
Education Commissioner Is Critical Choice For Malloy
Reformer needed to address state’s school issues
Rick Green
December 10, 2010
The most critical selection Gov.-elect Dan Malloy will make for his administration will be the toughest.
…
Connecticut’s academic achievement gap lasts all the way through senior year of high school and remains the largest in the nation, a school reform group says.
ConnCAN, an education advocacy group, said its analysis shows that the state’s…
Reports: Achievement gap still a problem in Conn.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
By Abbe Smith, Register
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Two education reports issued this month offer some positive news about schools across the state, but…
U.S. Census: State’s Percentage Of College Graduates Increases, But Its National Ranking Declines In 1990, Connecticut ranked first among states in people with bachelor’s degrees; not it’s fourth By KATHLEEN MEGAN,
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Achievement Gap Solutions Raise Questions of Cost in Conn.
New recommendations on how to narrow the state’s gaping achievement gap met with cautious approval among local education leaders, but concerns remain about the cost of implementing…
School gap plan a good first step
Proposals put forth last week by the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement, a panel formed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to recommend ways to close the achievement gap between affluent/white and…
Panel offers ideas for improving our education
The governor-appointed Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement has released a long list of recommendations for how the state can close its lingering achievement gap.
Gov. M. Jodi…
School Reform Aimed At Closing Gap
The Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement today proposed dozens of reforms designed to close the state’s academic achievement gap, from providing quality preschool education for all low-income…
Business Leaders Outline ‘Essential’ Reforms to Close Education Achievement Gap
A group of state business leaders released a set of recommendations today that they say will help narrow the state’s education achievement gap—proposals…
Education Group Says CT Should Do More For Students
A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income and non-low-income students.
Panel: CT must overhaul its school system
Connecticut must overhaul its education system to narrow the achievement gap among low-income fourth- and eighth-graders that is the nation’s worst, a blue-ribbon state panel says.
It’s Not Just A City Problem
Saying that black and Latino kids are falling behind peers not just in New Haven but in Greenwich, business leaders unveiled a statewide plan to close the achievement gap over 10 years through extra tutoring,…
Governor’s Commission Proposes Dozens of Reforms
The governor’s commission on the state’s achievement gap presented dozens of bold reform proposals Tuesday, including a state-funded preschool for all low-income students, a requirement…
Group says state should do more for studentsA state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers, which it says is the worst in the…
Report offers ideas to ease learning gap in the schools
A commission formed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to find ways to reverse Connecticut’s huge school performance gap between minority and whites, and between middle class and poor students,…
Malloy, Foley Face Off In Debate
The two candidates also said they supported recommendations released Tuesday by a state education committee on reducing the academic performance gap between Connecticut’s low-income students and their …
Committee Outlines Plan to Reduce Education “Achievement Gap”
A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers, which it says is…
A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers, which it says is the worst in the country.
A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers, which it says is the worst in the country.
First, Give Me A Governor Who Believes in Public Education
A panel of education and business leaders has assembled an impressive (and exhausting) punch list of what we must do to erase the achievement gap — a massive 65-item agenda that…
Is Greenwich Cable Entrepreneur Connecticut’s ‘Superman’?
Steven Simmons credits his public school education while growing up on Long Island, N.Y., with instilling his lifelong interest in learning and a strong work ethic.It’s a work…
FOX News interview with Commissioners Steve Simmons and Ramani Ayer regarding the upcoming announcement of the recommendations and the Achievement Gap.
Interview highlighting the achievement gap in Connecticut and the charge of the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement.
Article discussing how Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement is looking to close the achievement gap in Connecticut.
Article discussing Connecticut’s achievement gap as worst performance gap between low-income and non-low-income students in the country.
Article discussing why Connecticut’s achievement gap is the lowest in the nation.
Article discussing Connecticut’s achievement gap as worst in the nation.
Interview detailing how the Connecticut Commission on Education Discussing is preparing recommendations to help close Connecticut’s achievement gap.
Interview discussing Connecticut’s achievement gap.
Press conference introducing the commission members and providing information about the release of the recommendations.
