Yesterday–on Jeffrey Villar‘s first day as executive director–we asked him about his decision to join CCER. Below he discusses his personal story, his career trajectory, and why he thinks education is…

Lately, we’ve been looking at policy in action in each of our 6 recommendation areas. We’ve already looked at the use of longitudinal data systems to drive accountability, and a teacher’s perspective on the Common Core. Now, let’s take…

Each year, we hold ourselves accountable by tracking the number of our our policies that are implemented each year from our original 10-year policy plan to narrow the achievement gap….

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to take a look at policy in action in each of our 6 recommendation areas. We’ve already looked at longitudinal data systems that are used to drive accountability. This…

There is nothing more important to our students’ educations than the teachers and leaders in our schools. The collective bargaining agreements that define the scope of their employment are key…

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to take a look at policy in action in each of our 6 recommendation areas. Up first: the need to develop a longitudinal data…

By Steve Simmons The Connecticut Council for Education Reform recently released its 2013 Policy Progress Report, which introduces a new rubric to measure Connecticut’s progress in passing and implementing education…

The release of our 2013 Policy Progress Report this week highlights the fact that much progress has been made to advance and implement state-level education reforms. However, even after passing…

With the release of our new 2013 Policy Progress Report, Steven Simmons discussed the work that remains to be done on the Mary Jones Show. There’s still a lot to…

New Haven, Connecticut – The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), today released its 2013 Policy Progress Report, a body of work that measures how much progress the state is…

By Steven Simmons The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) released its 2013 Policy Progress Report, which tracks the passage and implementation of a 10-year plan to narrow Connecticut’s widest-in-the-nation…

By KATHLEEN MEGAN A school reform group is giving the state high marks for adding new leadership to public education, adopting more rigorous academic standards and tying teacher tenure to…