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NYC School Chancellor Joel Klein in Connecticut "We will never fix poverty in America until we fix education." NEW! 2008 State of CT Public Education Report
CT High School Graduation Rates Are Overstated
How to Make Sure Your Child Is Not Left Behind
Great Schools for All: A Plan Big Enough to Close America's Largest Achievement Gap
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In This Issue: Hartford’s CommPACT School: The ConnCAN Interview, Vox Populi, Vox Dei: What’s Going On? A Look at Education in Hartford, From Alex’s Desk, Faith in Hartford Schools, The Fight against Blight, Winter Calendar.
This report details the increase in Connecticut's achievement gap between poor and non-poor students, already the largest in the country. New international comparisons reveal Connecticut students scoring below Hungary in math, a country with one-quarter our per capita income.
ConnCAN's 2008 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. 
Check out ConnCAN’s maps for a new way to understand the state of education in Connecticut. It is designed to provide an easy-to-understand overview of the relative performance of Connecticut's 169 school districts across elementary, middle and high school.
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.
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. 
