By Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Aug. 3--Although

By Robert A. Frahm, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Jul. 28--After another round of discouraging reading scores on statewide tests, state officials pledged Friday to look for new answers, possibly including stiffer requirements for training and licensing new teachers.

By Daniel P. Jones, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Aug. 21--CANTON -- At every grade level and in every academic area except one, Canton students who took the state mastery test this year exceeded scores for the past five years, school officials say.

By Robert A. Frahm, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Aug. 14--While black, Hispanic and low-income children again lagged far behind others on statewide mastery test scores, another group of students also remained mired in a chronic - though often less noticed - achievement gap.