Press Releases
“Lack of urgency” in new bill considered unacceptable
HARTFORD—Six education and business groups* today released a joint analysis of revisions to Senate Bill 24 and suggestions for improving the bill to meet the…
In February, before the legislative session began, our coalition of six education and business groups came together, for the first time, to present a common position on important educational challenges facing our state.[1] At that time, we…
NEW HAVEN, CT (April 2, 2012) – The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) today announced a two-week advertising campaign to generate public awareness and engage a broader group of residents in the discussion around…
Lack of transparency led to a weak version of reform bill that will impede progress for students
HARTFORD—Six education and business groups* today came together to express disappointment over the modified version of Senate Bill…
Organization also announces Board leadership changes
HARTFORD, CT (March 15, 2012) –The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), a non-profit organization representing business and civic leaders, has expanded its Board…
HARTFORD, CT – The executive director of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), Rae Ann Knopf, testified today in front of the Legislature’s Education Committee in support of Senate Bill 24,…
Every student in Connecticut has a right to a high-quality education, regardless of his or her race, ethnicity, wealth, or zip code. Unfortunately, every student in Connecticut is not receiving a high-quality education, as demonstrated by…
HARTFORD, CT – In an unprecedented display of unity, six of the state’s leading education and business organizations joined together to announce their shared priorities for the 2012 legislative session. The Connecticut…
NEW HAVEN, CT – “The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) supports Governor Malloy’s plan to significantly change and improve the way in which Connecticut attracts, develops and retains effective teachers and…
NEW HAVEN, CT – “For those of us who have worked to bring the interests and actions of top leaders in business, government, and education to bear on resolving the challenges faced by today’s public school…
NEW HAVEN, CT – On Thursday, February 9th at 8:30 pm, Connecticut Public Television will premiere a three-part series called Great Expectations: Raising Educational Achievement. This in-depth, behind-the-scenes…
NEW HAVEN, CT – “The Connecticut Council for Education Reform believes that the Malloy Administration is taking another step in the right direction with today’s announcement of a proposal to create a Commissioner’s…
NEW HAVEN, CT – The Connecticut Council for Education Reform is encouraged by Governor Malloy¹s proposal to expand the availability of high-quality school models, including traditional schools, magnets, charters, and…
NEW HAVEN, CT – The Connecticut Council for Education Reform commends Governor Malloy for addressing early childhood education as part of his comprehensive plan for the reform of Connecticut’s education system. Recent estimates…
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), a non-profit organization representing business and civic leaders, outlined its legislative priorities today. CCER’s mission is to represent the…
The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) supports Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s efforts to reorganize the State Department of Education. Not only does this new structure align with the education reform principles outlined…
Innovative education leader Rae Ann Knopf to take the reins of new education advocacy group …
NEW HAVEN, CT – “The Connecticut Council for Education Reform is encouraged that the CEA is embracing reform of our education system and we congratulate them for moving forward with this comprehensive plan. There are areas…
Milford resident Robert Townes Joins Statewide Education Reform Advocacy Group
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NEW HAVEN, CT – “The Connecticut Council for Education Reform applauds this bold education reform initiative set forth by the Malloy Administration. As advocates for our state’s business and civic interests, we…
NEW HAVEN, CT – The results of the 2011 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) point to a widening achievement gap between Connecticut’s low-income and non-low-income students in the 4th and 8th grade in reading and math….
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Education Reform released the following statement today regarding the appointment of Stefan Pryor as Connecticut’s new Education Commissioner:
“The Governor’s choice of…
HARTFORD, CT – Today’s release of the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) results shows some encouraging trends. Between 2006 and 2011, the percent of low-income students performing at or above the goal level increased by nearly a…
HARTFORD, CT – A new non-profit was announced today, comprised mainly of business leaders with the goal of closing the state’s achievement gap and raising academic outcomes for all students.
The Connecticut Council for Education…
The official launch of the new education group—The Connecticut Council for Education Reform could not have come at a better time. With the Council’s dedication to significantly closing Connecticut’s achievement…
HARTFORD, CT – Business leaders will announce a new statewide non-profit focused on driving comprehensive education reform. Born out of the governor-appointed Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement, the new entity is…
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement released a comprehensive set of recommendations today aimed at improving education for all students, especially low-income students. These recommendations amount to…
HARTFORD, CT – More than 550-thousand Connecticut children return to the classroom this week, but they are returning to a state system that is producing the largest achievement gap in the nation.
In Connecticut, the gap between…
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that Connecticut children have another strong advocate in their corner for quality public education with the establishment of the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement.
The volunteer and…
In the News
CTNEWSJUNKIE.COM
Op-Ed by Rae Ann Knopf …
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By Christine Stuart …
Legislative Leaders Said To Be ‘On Board’ With Long-Awaited Compromise
HARTFORD COURANT
By Kathleen Megan…
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By Kathleen Megan …
CTPOST.COM
By Brian Lockhart …
CONNECTICUT POST
Op-Ed by Kim Jeffery …
NEW HAVEN REGISTER
Op-Ed by Roxanne Coady …
MIDDLETOWN PATCH
By Larry McHugh …
CTNEWSJUNKIE.COM
Op-Ed by Ramani Ayer …
HARTFORD COURANT
“Good Evaluations” Op-Ed excerpt by Ramani Ayer …
STAMFORDADVOCATE.COM
Letter to the Editor by Rae Ann Knopf …
CTNEWSJUNKIE.COM
Op-Ed by Rae Ann Knopf …
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By Michael Lee-Murphy
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CTMIRROR.ORG
By Robert A. Frahm …
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REPUBLICAN AMERICAN
By James C. Smith and John J. Crawford …
Malloy to Legislators: ‘We Can’t Wait’ To Fix Broken Parts Of School System
HARTFORD COURANT
By Kathleen Megan & Ken Byron …
The Connecticut Council for Education Reform made its first stop on its statewide community meetings tour in Stamford
STAMFORDPATCH.COM
By Marion Herbert …
COURANT.COM By Kathleen Megan …
COURANT.COM
By Rick Green …
NEW LONDON DAY
By J.C. Reindl …
Says ‘Collaborative Approach’ In Education Can Dilute True Reform
COURANT.COM
By Rick Green …
CTNEWSJUNKIE.COM
By Christine Stuart …
HARTFORD COURANT
By Kathleen Megan …
CTMIRROR.ORG
By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas …
HARTFORD COURANT
By Rick Green …
DANBURY NEWS-TIMES
By Eileen FitzGerald …
WATERBURY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
By Michael Puffer …
BOSTON GLOBE
By Stephanie Reitz …
NEW HAVEN REGISTER
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STAMFORD ADVOCATE
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NEWSTIMES.COM
By Eileen FitzGerald …
WALL STREET JOURNAL
By SHELLY BANJO …
CTNEWSJUNKIE.COM
By Rae Ann Knopf …
CTMIRROR.ORG
By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas …
HARTFORD COURANT
By Kathleen Megan …
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NORWICHBULLETIN.COM
Associated Press …
CTNEWSJUNKIE.COM
By Christine Stuart …
CTMIRROR.ORG
By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas …
WESTFAIR ONLINE
By John R. Rathgeber …
ASSOCIATED PRESS
By Stephanie Reitz …
CONNECTICUT POST
By Linda Conner Lambeck and Ken Dixon, Staff Writers …
View the CT Council for Education Reform Presentation to the CT State Board of Education
CTMIRROR.ORG
By Caitlin Emma …
CT POST
By Linda Conner Lambeck, Staff writer …
HARTFORD COURANT
By Kathleen Megan …
CT NEWS JUNKIE
By Christine Stuart And Hugh McQuaid …
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
By Shelly Banjo …
HARTFORD COURANT
By Rick Green …
HARTFORD COURANT
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CT NEWS JUNKIE
by Hugh McQuaid …
HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL …
CT MIRROR
By Shana Kennedy-Salchow …
STAMFORD ADVOCATE
By Maggie Gordon, Staff Writer …
Blueprint For Public Schools
Agenda 2011 Goals: End the achievement gap, get A’s on nation’s report card
This state does well in schooling better-off suburban children. But it fails low-income children, who are mostly concentrated in city…
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Improve chances for every student
Some of the arguments made in the recent opinion piece “Educational problems run deeper than achievement gap” are indeed correct. The recent PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) results…
Reaching out to Malloy on educationDear Gov.-elect Malloy,On Nov. 16, a partnership led by the Bridgeport Public Education Fund and the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition with support from Bridgeport Alliance for Young Children, Regional…
Education Commissioner Is Critical Choice For Malloy
Reformer needed to address state’s school issues
Rick Green
December 10, 2010
The most critical selection Gov.-elect Dan Malloy will make for his administration will be the toughest.
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Connecticut’s academic achievement gap lasts all the way through senior year of high school and remains the largest in the nation, a school reform group says.
ConnCAN, an education advocacy group, said its analysis shows that the state’s…
Reports: Achievement gap still a problem in Conn.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
By Abbe Smith, Register Staffasmith@nhregister.com
Two education reports issued this month offer some positive news about schools across the state, but…
U.S. Census: State’s Percentage Of College Graduates Increases, But Its National Ranking Declines In 1990, Connecticut ranked first among states in people with bachelor’s degrees; not it’s fourth By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kathy.megan@courant.com…
Achievement Gap Solutions Raise Questions of Cost in Conn.
New recommendations on how to narrow the state’s gaping achievement gap met with cautious approval among local education leaders, but concerns remain about the cost of implementing…
School gap plan a good first step
Proposals put forth last week by the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement, a panel formed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to recommend ways to close the achievement gap between affluent/white and…
Panel offers ideas for improving our education
The governor-appointed Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement has released a long list of recommendations for how the state can close its lingering achievement gap.
Gov. M. Jodi…
School Reform Aimed At Closing Gap
The Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement today proposed dozens of reforms designed to close the state’s academic achievement gap, from providing quality preschool education for all low-income…
Business Leaders Outline ‘Essential’ Reforms to Close Education Achievement Gap
A group of state business leaders released a set of recommendations today that they say will help narrow the state’s education achievement gap—proposals…
Education Group Says CT Should Do More For Students
A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income and non-low-income students.
Panel: CT must overhaul its school system
Connecticut must overhaul its education system to narrow the achievement gap among low-income fourth- and eighth-graders that is the nation’s worst, a blue-ribbon state panel says.
It’s Not Just A City Problem
Saying that black and Latino kids are falling behind peers not just in New Haven but in Greenwich, business leaders unveiled a statewide plan to close the achievement gap over 10 years through extra tutoring,…
Governor’s Commission Proposes Dozens of Reforms
The governor’s commission on the state’s achievement gap presented dozens of bold reform proposals Tuesday, including a state-funded preschool for all low-income students, a requirement…
Group says state should do more for studentsA state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers, which it says is the worst in the…
Report offers ideas to ease learning gap in the schools
A commission formed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to find ways to reverse Connecticut’s huge school performance gap between minority and whites, and between middle class and poor students,…
Malloy, Foley Face Off In Debate
The two candidates also said they supported recommendations released Tuesday by a state education committee on reducing the academic performance gap between Connecticut’s low-income students and their …
Committee Outlines Plan to Reduce Education “Achievement Gap”
A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers, which it says is…
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GREENWICHTIME.COM
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Events
Steven Brill
Discusses his recent book, Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America’s Public Schools
Monday, October 10th at 7:00
The Study at Yale
1157 Chapel Street, New Haven
This event is free however, space is…
The Bridgeport Public Education Fund Is pleased to present Honorable David M. Walker
“Building Education Excellence with Fiscal Responsibility”
Mr. Walker is the founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative which is based in…
Join us on May 9 at 7:00 p.m. at R.J. Julia Books for a lively panel discussion on ways to close Connecticut’s largest in the nation achievement gap in a fiscally responsible way. This panel will include people with various…