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State Education Department: statewide test scores and chronic absenteeism show broad improvement
Summary
Connecticut officials reported year‑over‑year gains in statewide assessments across English language arts, mathematics and science and a third consecutive year of declines in chronic absenteeism, but leaders cautioned the state has not returned to pre‑pandemic performance levels.
The Connecticut State Department of Education told members of the legislature’s Education Committee that statewide results on 2024–25 end‑of‑year assessments showed gains across English language arts, mathematics and science and that chronic absenteeism declined for the third consecutive year.
“We are seeing after the ’24–’25 year overall improvement in English language arts, mathematics, and science on our state end of year assessments,” Rajeev Gopalakrishnan, chief performance officer, said during the informational forum. “For the first time in a decade…we're seeing…
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