Lowest Achieving Schools, Part 1: What is a Low-Achieving School?
What is a low-achieving school and what are the lowest-achieving schools in Connecticut? It’s a common question that we hear at CCER. Unfortunately, there is not a simple answer to that seemingly simple question.
The CT State Department of Education currently uses two different metrics to categorize schools by academic performance.
Education Reform Will Be Focus of Legislative Session
By: Dr. Joseph Cirasuolo, Executive Director of Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
It has taken some time, but, the Connecticut education community has begun to accept the notion that real and fundamental change to our public education system is not only necessary, but essential if we want to help our children succeed. This is not the time to tinker around the edges, but to take major steps toward restructuring what we do, how we do it and who will take responsibility for improving student achievement in our state. We expect that education reform will be a major theme of the next session of the General Assembly and it is important that all of us engage in the discussion about how we can restore Connecticut’s place as a leader in public education and in student achievement.