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Maintaining the status quo in today’s education system has moral and economic consequences, which impact all of Connecticut’s residents – including business leaders. These issues don’t only matter to those…
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…
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…
By: Louis W. Bach, Connecticut Business and Industry Association With the state’s unemployment rate hovering just above 9%, one would anticipate that job openings in Connecticut are few and, when…
Did you know that Connecticut has the largest achievement gap in the country? This means that there’s a huge difference between the way our low-income and non-low-income students perform academically….
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…