[Youth-list] Letter on achievement from Friday Courant

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Start Early To Bridge Gap

It is striking that the  Aug. 29 article on SAT scores [Connecticut section, 
"SAT Achievement Gap Stays  Wide"] does not explore the issue of why the 
achievement gap in Connecticut,  which begins early in the academic careers of too 
many children, continues into  the 11th and 12th grades.

We have Connecticut Mastery Test data for  grades 3 through 8, CAPT data for 
grade 10 and SAT data for grades 11 and 12.  All reveal a huge shortfall in 
the performance of African American and Latino  students in Connecticut, across 
age and over time.

The issue is not how  to get around the SAT scores, but how to help our 
students achieve better  academic performance - beginning early in their academic 
careers.

Janice  Gruendel
Branford
The writer is senior adviser on children to Gov. M. Jodi  Rell. The opinion 
expressed is her own.






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