Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) hailed today’s report by The Nation’s Report Card that found Connecticut eighth-grade students ranked first, along with students from New Jersey, out of 45 states in writing tests in 2007.    More than 165,000 eighth- and twelfth-graders across the nation participated in the writing assessment, administered by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education.  Dodd is a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the Chairman of its Subcommittee on Children and Families.   

“This is a testament to the excellence of Connecticut’s education system,” said Dodd.  “Connecticut makes a special investment in ensuring that Connecticut students have exceptional writing skills, and this investment has clearly paid off.  I congratulate all the hard-working teachers, administrators, and most importantly, the students, for this great achievement, and I will continue to work to make sure that Connecticut students have the tools they need to remain the best and the brightest.”    

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