Brett Bishop is a senior consultant for Focus on Results after 20 years as a teacher, assistant principal and principal in Western Massachusetts.  For more than twelve years, Focus On…

This Election Day, Bridgeport voters will make a critical decision that will impact students in their public schools for years to come. The district’s Charter Revision Commission has put forth…

This week, the Regional School District #10 has officially embarked upon its full-day kindergarten program, after a long campaign. Regional School District 10 with ten board members, and two towns…

Daria Hall is the Director of K-12 Policy Development at The Education Trust, a non-profit research and advocacy organization with a mission of ensuring that poor and minority children achieve…

Patrick Flynn is the Founder and Executive Director of ReVision Learning Partnership, an organization that is currently working with a number of Connecticut districts to develop teacher evaluation policies and…

Part of CCER’s mission is to expand the number of policies that are implemented each year from our original 10-year policy plan to narrow the achievement gap. Two years after…

Too often, state commissions convene and write reports that then sit on a shelf and do not result in actions being taken.  In Connecticut, however, we have broken ranks and…

Hartford, Connecticut (September 19, 2012)—The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) is pleased to announce the addition of Ned Lamont to their Board of Directors, effective immediately. Lamont has long…

Last week, CCER had the pleasure of co-hosting a Business-Education Collaborative Summit in Boston with America’s Promise Alliance.  America’s Promise is the nation’s largest partnership dedicated to improving the lives of…

Last month, Bellwether Education Partners released a new report on recent action that states have taken with respect to teacher effectiveness. The report analyzes the 21 states that have addressed…

By Rae Ann Knopf, Executive Director of CCER As school doors open across the state to welcome Connecticut students back, now is a great time to take stock of all…

Published by WSHU Public Radio’s State of Disparity, August 30, 2012 “The advocacy group Connecticut Voices for Children releases their jobs report every year around Labor Day. And the say…