Ramani Ayer is vice-chair of the CT Council for Education Reform and retired chairman & CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group. With 135 schools that have been designated as…

Rae Ann Knopf recently joined the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) as its new Executive Director. After formally introducing her at CCER’s press conference at the State Capital yesterday,…

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…

Recently, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) highlighted Massachusetts’ five-tiered Framework for District and School Accountability, and explained why it might be a useful model for Connecticut.  Given the…

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…

Welcome to the Blog for the Connecticut Council for Education Reform! We at CCER want this to be a platform for you to keep abreast of important education issues and…