By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegancourantcom
The Hartford Courant
7:24 p.m. EST, December 5, 2013

Just over half of Connecticut’s schools met their achievement targets under a state education department scorecard that rates every school and district.

The new performance index, which debuted last year, grades schools and districts with a single number based on the Connecticut Mastery and Academic Performance tests and the school’s high school graduation rate.

Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said this year is the first that the new accountability system has been in full operation, allowing parents in all districts to easily get a snapshot of their child’s school’s performance. [MORE]