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27 October
5:38 pm

The achievement gap in Connecticut has widened to become one of the largest in the entire country.

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Ryan Fazio, at Connecticut Governor General Election Debate (WTNH News 8)

5:38 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific claim about Connecticut's achievement gap ranking nationally — verifiable against education data and directly relevant to education policy debate.
What we foundMultiple sources consistently report Connecticut has one of the largest — and in some measures, the largest — achievement gaps in the nation, and that this gap has widened, particularly after the pandemic.
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