Published by Hartford Courant, December 27, 2010 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…

Published by Connecticut Post, December 27, 2010 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…

Published by Connecticut Post, December 17, 2010 Some of the arguments made in the recent opinion piece “Educational problems run deeper than achievement gap” are indeed correct. The recent PISA…

Published by Connecticut Post, December 10, 2010 Dear Gov.-elect Malloy, On Nov. 16, a partnership led by the Bridgeport Public Education Fund and the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition with support…

By Rick Green Published by Hartford Courant, December 10, 2010 Reformer needed to address state’s school issues The most critical selection Gov.-elect Dan Malloy will make for his administration will…

Published by Hartford Courant, November 24, 2010 Connecticut’s academic achievement gap lasts all the way through senior year of high school and remains the largest in the nation, a school…

By Abbe Smith, Register Staff Published by New Haven Register, November 24, 2010 Two education reports issued this month offer some positive news about schools across the state, but highlight…

By Kathleen Megan Published by Hartford Courant, November 19, 2010 In 1990, Connecticut ranked first among states in people with bachelor’s degrees; now it’s fourth Connecticut continues to have one…

Published by Education Week, November 1, 2010 New recommendations on how to narrow the state’s gaping achievement gap met with cautious approval among local education leaders, but concerns remain about…

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…

Published by New Haven Register, October 21, 2010 The governor-appointed Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement has released a long list of recommendations for how the state can close its lingering…

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…