Connecticut

		REPORT CARD
		NAEP exams		% Scoring proficient
		1996 8th grade math		31%
		1996 4th grade math		31%
		1996 8th grade science		36%
		1994 4th grade reading		38%
		QUALITY COUNTS 1999 grades
		Standards and assessments		C+
		Efforts to raise teacher quality		A
		School climate		B
		Resources (funding):
			Adequacy	B
			Equity	C
			Allocation	C

C onnecticut's standards in English and social studies did not get a passing grade from the American Federation of Teachers last year. The state remains a strong leader in raising standards for the teaching profession. But other than publishing report cards on school performance, the state has chosen not to have high-stakes accountability measures for individual schools.

* NOTE: The equity grade is based on 1994-95 data, the most recent available.

© 1999 Editorial Projects in Education

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