CEA says funding is 'top priority'; teacher goes the extra mile

As test scores sink, teachers deal with the fallout

While ranked as #8 in Education according to US News & World Report, proficiency scores are plummeting in Connecticut. The reading proficiency test results for grades 4, 8 and 12 in 2022, in CT, are 65%, 64% and 65% respectively. That’s the percentage of students in those grades who cannot read. Math proficiency test results in 2022 for grades 4, 8 and …