HARTFORD, CT (AP) - A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers, which it says is the worst in the country.

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The Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement released a report Tuesday suggesting the state adopt higher uniform expectations for students, do more to support and track the progress of low-income students and hold education officials more accountable for performance.

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The group also calls for reform in teacher certification and promotions.

The commission says many of its recommendations call for reallocating resources and over time should help shrink a 34-point gap between the state’s poorest and more affluent students.

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