Schools restructure to improve test scores

Several schools in New Britain, Connecticut, including four elementary schools and the high school, are about to go through a major restructuring that school district officials hope will bring dramatic improvements in how students perform on standardized tests mandated by No Child Left Behind. The most sweeping changes will take place at the elementary and middle school levels, where district officials hope to provide more intensive individual instruction for students. To go into effect when the next school year begins in September 2008, the plan is designed to help improve the district’s rankings in standardized test scores, which consistently have been among the lowest in the state. Read the article in The Courant.