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Our Thoughts on the Governor’s Call to Simplify Teacher Certification
Rae Ann Knopf, Executive Director of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform We at the Connecticut Council for Education Reform applaud Governor Malloy for acting swiftly to eliminate unnecessary barriers…
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Educator Evaluations, Part 1: Recent Progress and Hopes for the Future
We are very encouraged by the guidelines that were approved by the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) this week. PEAC was created to collaborate with the State Board of Education…
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The Role of the Community in Ed-Reform: Part 1, The Business Role
Peyton R. Patterson, Chair of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform. Former President & CEO of New Alliance Bank. We are fortunate to live in one of the wealthiest states in…
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Governors Taking the Lead in Education Reform
Today, we’re going to take a look at other state governors who have really taken the initiative and led the charge for education reform in their states. For a change…
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Fixing the Education Cost Sharing Grant: Some Simple First Steps
By: Orlando J. Rodriguez, Senior Policy Fellow for Connecticut Voices for Children To his credit, Governor Malloy has asked the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force to advance “a bold…
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What is the ECS Task Force?
The Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force was created in legislation that passed during the 2011 Legislative Session. Over the last few months, the ECS Task Force has been studying…
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The Commissioner’s Role in Turnaround, Part 1
Ramani Ayer, former CEO of Hartford Financial Services Group In order for Connecticut to close it’s the achievement gap, which is the largest in the nation, the Commissioner must improve…
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Lowest-Achieving Schools, Part 2: Lessons from Other States
Not long ago, we discussed the need for a framework for intervention in Connecticut. However, as the expression goes, “the Devil is in the details.” Working through the nitty-gritty issues…
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Lowest Achieving Schools, Part 1: What is a Low-Achieving School?
What is a low-achieving school and what are the lowest-achieving schools in Connecticut? It’s a common question that we hear at CCER. Unfortunately, there is not a simple answer to…
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Teacher and Administrator Preparation: Another SBE Opportunity
Did you know research has shown that teacher quality is the most important factor in the academic achievement of students? Or that in 2010, the CT State Department of Education…
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Powers of the SBE, Part 3: Student Achievement in Evaluations
The final State Board of Education superpower that we’ll look at for this week is the ability to require that student growth be given significant weight in teacher and principal…
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Powers of the SBE, Part 2: Framework for Intervention
In our last post, we discussed the State Board of Education’s authority to create a new 5-year plan for the state of Connecticut. Another power that the Board should be…
