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Everyone has an opinion today about whether school assessments are good for students, how many assessments students should be taking each year, and the effects of assessments on students’ well-being. Those who…
“We have lots of evidence that putting investments in early childhood education, even evidence from very hard-nosed economists, is one of the very best investments that the society can possibly…
By Jeffrey Villar, Executive Director of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform I have my annual physical this week. It’s not something I look forward to, and I particularly dislike…
On Thursday, March 19th, the Education Committee heard testimony from the general public and public officials during a hearing that ran deep into the night. To read Jeffrey Villar’s written testimony, click…
Introduction of New Bills Every new piece of legislation begins as a bill before a specific committee, depending on the subject matter of the bill. (For example, education related matters…
Recently, we observed that despite having similar demographics to Connecticut–Massachusetts has both a narrower achievement gap and a low-income population that outperforms Connecticut’s on some key national assessments. Furthermore, Massachusetts’…
With all of the coverage of Governor Malloy’s education bill, also known as SB 24, we’ve noticed that there are some misconceptions surrounding the content of the bill and what…
Introduction of New Bills Every new piece of legislation begins as a bill before a specific committee, depending on the subject matter of the bill. (For example, education related matters…
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…
By: Dr. Joseph Cirasuolo, Executive Director of Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents It has taken some time, but, the Connecticut education community has begun to accept the notion that real and fundamental…