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Equal Education
Connecticut’s Academic Achievement Gap
In October 2002, Connecticut Commissioner of Education Theodore Sergi declared Connecticut’s educational achievement gap "the issue of the decade."
In general, student academic performance is related to family and community economics. Students from Connecticut’s wealthier districts score higher on elementary and secondary school mastery tests than students in our least wealthy districts. Across the 4th, 6th and 8th grade mastery tests given in the 2001-02 school year, students in wealthy communities were five times more likely to meet state learning goals. More than 70% did so compared with about 14% of students in Connecticut’s poorest districts.
Ready, Set Grow ... CT Kids!, 2003-2004
