Education


Collier excerpt

Connecticut Mastery Tests and Academic Performance Tests, 2010

CMT 2010 Grade 3
CMT 2010 Grade 4
CMT 2010 Grade 5
CMT 2010 Grade 6
CMT 2010 Grade 7
CMT 2010 Grade 8

Race to the Top

Connecticut's Race to the Top Application for Initial Funding, State Department of Education, Jan. 15 2009 Connecticut's Race to the Top application
Race to the Top Program, Executive Summary, U.S. Department of Education, November 2009 Summary of the federal Race to the Top grant program
Race to the Top first round score summary, U.S. Department of Education, March 29, 2010
Race to the Top, first round assessment of Connecticut application, U.S. Department of Education, March 29, 2010

School desegregation

Public School Choice in Connecticut, 2009-2010, State Department of Education A guide to school choices for students and parents
Sheff vs. O'Neill: Ruling, state Supreme Court, July 9, 1996 Ruling in Hartford school desegregation case
Sheff vs. O'Neill: Stipulation and Proposed Order, Hartford Superior Court, April 4 2008 Latest court-approved agreement in Hartford desegregation case

School funding lawsuit

Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. et al. v. Gov. M. Jodi Rell et al. Opinion
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. et al. v. Gov. M. Jodi Rell et al., First Concurrence Concurring opinion
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. et al. v. Gov. M. Jodi Rell et al., Second Concurrence Concurring opinion
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. et al. v. Gov. M. Jodi Rell et al., First Dissent Dissenting opinion
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. et al. v. Gov. M. Jodi Rell et al., Second Dissent Dissenting opinion

Studies and reports

Connecticut, Complete College America, March 2010 Report on Connecticut college completion rates
New England 2020: A forecast of educational attainment and its implications for the workforce of New England States; June 2006
Report of the Study Group for Special Act 08-5, An Act Concerning the Teaching of Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, March 2, 2009
Rising to the Challenge: Hispanic College Graduation Rates as a National Priority, American Enterprise Institute, March 2010
State Higher Education Finance FY 2009, State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2010
Tough Choices or Tough Times, Executive Summary, National Center on Education and the Economy, 2006
Abuse and Neglect Protection in schools
Next Steps: Preparing a Quality Workforce; Stephen Coelen Sevinç Rende Doug Fulton; Department of Economics and Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis University of Connecticut, April 2008
Report: Alternatives to suspensions
School Leadership Matters A guide for Connecticut donors, and education and legislative leaders, Fairfield County Community Foundation
Teaching Discipline: A Toolkit for Educators on Positive Alternatives to Out-of-School Suspensions, Connecticut Voices for Children, June 3, 2010
The Nation's Report Card, Reading 2009, National Assessment of Educational Progress, March 2010
The State of State Standards - and the Common Core - in 2010, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, July 21, 2010

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