The Achievement Gap - Economic Implications

Did you know that Connecticut has the largest achievement gap in the country?

This means that there’s a huge difference between the way our low-income and non-low-income students perform academically.

In addition to the obvious moral issues this raises, the economic implications are huge. According to the former CEO of New Alliance Bank, Peyton Patterson, the achievement gap “could have a crippling financial impact on Connecticut’s economy.”

Now, if you’re thinking that this gap can be explained through the stellar performance of our state’s wealthier students - think again: