At a time when I might normally be sending out a lighthearted message reminding you to take time with family over the holidays, I find myself wrestling with the right…

Weekly Update: Resources for Schools and Parents–and a Thank You to the Nation’s Educators We ask a lot of our nation’s teachers, Secretary Duncan said in a video message to…

We at CCER extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the victims, their families, the students and staff of Newtown Public Schools and all those affected by today’s terrible tragedy…

Parents got a helpful holiday present from the State Department of Education (SDE) this week! With little fanfare, the SDE rolled out the School Performance Index (SPI), which provides families…

Congratulations to Christina Kishimoto and the students of the Hartford school district! Today, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it has awarded Hartford a $4,996,773 grant after the…

Did you know that when a student is “proficient” in math or reading in State A, that student is not necessarily also “proficient” in the same subject in State B?…

After an impressive year in education reform, we’re continuing to set national trends in Connecticut! Today, the National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL), the Ford Foundation, and Connecticut leaders…

So what can we learn from the federal Department of Education’s publication of the nation’s graduation rates this week? On the new and more rigorous metrics used by the DOE,…

Each November 15th, the Connecticut budget office projects state revenues and expenditures for the next few years.  This year, the news was bad.  A $1.2 billion hole has been projected…

This month, the Early Childhood Cabinet–along with a plethora of providers and advocates, as well as the occasional journalist–gathered to hear from a working group about the early childhood Quality…

In a mostly deserted Legislative Office Building, an important Education Cost Sharing Task Force meeting was held in a small conference room where task force participants and spectators sat knee…

Since the passage of PA 12-116, there has been a lot of discussion about the new educator evaluation guidelines, which allow up to 15% of an educator’s evaluation to be…