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What's Going On? A Look at Education in Hartford

In the Summer of 2008, two students set out to explore how Hartford residents felt about the state of education in their city. Here is what they discovered.


ConnCAN is hiring a Lead Organizer and an Operations Associate. Find out more here.


CMT Results Reveal Gains for Big Cities

ConnCAN's analysis of the 2008 CMT results reveals that Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport made larger gains than the statewide average, with Connecticut's capital city leading the way.

 PDF of CMT Analysis Charts


CAPT Results Reveal Growing Achievement Gap

ConnCAN's analysis of the 2008 CAPT results for Connecticut high schools reveals a growing achievement gap even as levels of student achievement increase.

 PDF of CAPT Analysis Charts


CT High School Graduation Rates Are Overstated

ConnCAN’s comparison of the new 2008 Project Graduation results to official Connecticut State Department of Education figures reveals significant discrepancies between this cumulative approach and the official rates.

PDF of new graduation rates chart

 


2007-08 Success Stories

While Connecticut is home to America’s largest achievement gap, it is also home to some of our nation’s high-performing urban public schools.

Find out more about these schools and watch video interviews with our homegrown educational heroes. 

 


School Report Cards

ConnCAN's School Report Cards provide Connecticut parents with a FREE, straightforward and easy-to-use assessment of how well their child's public school is meeting the needs of all its students. Find out how well your school performed.

 


The State of Connecticut Public Education

This report provides a concise overview of what state and national student achievement data can tell us about the challenge of raising the achievement levels of all Connecticut students.

 PDF of complete report

 


How to Make Sure Your Child Is Not Left Behind

This guidebook is designed to empower parents to take control of their children’s education and to work to close Connecticut’s over-sized achievement gap.

PDF of full guidebook

 


Great Schools for All: A Plan Big Enough to Close America's Largest Achievement Gap

“ConnCAN, in my opinion, has all the right emphases: high quality preschool, innovative schools, recruiting top teachers and top principals to be teaching in schools with greatest need, school improvement teams that are disseminating best practices—it's just so logical that it’s a little painful to realize that we don’t have it already.”
- Rep. Andy Fleischmann, Chairman, Education Committee

PDF of full report







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Free Tutoring
Does your child qualify for $2,000 of free tutoring under NCLB? Find out by visiting ConnCAN's free tutoring and school choice page.

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Action Team
Closing the Achievement Gap through Community Action!

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Video Interviews
Watch Education Leaders Share their Ideas for Closing the Achievement Gap.

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Speakers Bureau
Want a speaker for your next event? Contact Lisa Whitfield at 203-772-4017 x18 or lisa.whitfield@conncan.org.