Homework Begins For New Education Chief
Achievement Gap A Priority, McQuillan Says
How Mark K. McQuillan, a former deputy education commissioner in Massachusetts, approaches testing and student achievement will be watched closely as he assumes oversight of public education in Connecticut.
Of particular concern is the poor performance of many low-income and minority children, especially in the state's big cities, where the gap between them and middle-class white children is among the largest in the nation.
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