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 After about two years of wrangling, a group representing teachers, school administrators and school boards agreed Wednesday on a new way to evaluate teachers that places a strong emphasis on student achievement.

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The State of Connecticut Public Education: A 2009-2010 Report Card for Connecticut Public Schools and Public Policies

January, 2010
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Foreword by Alex Johnston, ConnCAN Chief Executive Officer
 

As we release the fourth annual State of Connecticut Public Education report, education reformers are perched at a historic moment. This year, states will compete head-to-head for $4 billion in federal money through the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top. This competition is the largest amount of discretionary funding ever allocated for education reform—and the states that most effectively revamp their public education systems to put kids first will win.
 

In addition to our traditional look at the state of Connecticut public schools, this year’s report takes a look at Connecticut’s policy environment: namely, where we stand in the Race to the Top. The 2009–2010 State of Connecticut Public Education report gives us the facts about how our districts are performing, how well our teachers are being trained, and how our educational standards measure up to other states.
 

At ConnCAN, we have spent the last five years making noise about Connecticut’s public school crisis. We have the largest achievement gap in the entire country, and this report shows that this year, Connecticut retains that shameful mantle.
 

This Race—our race—is a chance to bring up to $200 million of federal funds in Connecticut schools. And it’s our best opportunity yet to make concrete progress for Connecticut kids. As the Race to the Top competition gets underway, momentum is building to help Connecticut make the kind of changes our schools need. States like California, Massachusetts and New York have a head start. They’re already passing laws to reform education policies. We have no time to waste in Connecticut.
 

At ConnCAN, we believe that the public deserves a voice in our public schools. That’s why we’re billing the Race, Our Race to the Top. I invite you to visit www.ourracetothetop.org for information on our campaign, targeted opportunities to contact your elected representatives and updates on how Connecticut is faring in the Race. Please feel free to contact me with your thoughts on this report as well as your ideas about how to win our Race to the Top, and to join the movement so that every child in Connecticut has access to a great public school.

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