{"id":23,"date":"2012-02-23T17:35:51","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stateofdisparity.org\/?p=23"},"modified":"2013-04-22T15:09:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T15:09:05","slug":"what-about-the-achievement-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stateofdisparity.org\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"What about the achievement gap?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Governor Dannel Malloy and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor (right) touring an elementary school in Meriden<\/p><\/div>\n

In the world of education, we see the state’s economic disparity show up in what we call the “achievement gap.” Year after year, the state’s standardized tests show a shocking difference between the academic performance in our wealthier areas and the scores in the poorer areas.<\/p>\n

Governor Dannel Malloy has introduced a range of reforms to the state’s education system, and many of them are aimed at doing something about the achievement gap. You can read some of his announcements here<\/a>, and hear a recap from him and his Education Commissioner, Stefan Pryor, from our Fairfield County Focus episode here:
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We talked about the Governor’s proposals with Rae Ann Knopf of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform<\/a>. The Council evolved out of the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement, which was appointed by the state’s last governor, Republican Jodi Rell.\u00a0 They issued a report with a number of recommendations, which you can read here<\/a>. You can hear Knopf talk about the extent of the achievement gap and the commission’s recommendations here:
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Knopf is a fan of the Governor’s reform proposals.\u00a0 She explains why in the second part of our interview:<\/p>\n

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Probably the most contentious of Malloy’s education proposals is about teacher tenure.\u00a0 Here’s Ebong Udoma’s report on Malloy’s Feb. 21 testimony on the topic before the General Assembly’s Education Committee:
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Here at State of Disparity, we’re going to keep coming back to look at the reform proposals and what they could actually mean for Connecticut’s achievement gap. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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