A report, "Toward a New Generation of Student Outcome Measures: Connecticut's Common Core of Learning Assessment" by Joan Boykoff Baron, Pascal D. Forgione, Jr. Douglas A. Rindone, Hanna Kruglanksi and Bruce Davey. Connecticut State, Department of Education, Division of Research, Evaluation and Assessment. 165 Capitol Avenue - Room 340. Hartford, Connecticut. Presented at American Education Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Part of Symposium 28.01 Beyond Effective Schools: Quality Indicators for Evaluation Schools and Districts. The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has begun a multi-year assessment of the extent to which students in Connecticut display the knowledge and traits described in the Common Core of Learning (CCL). Science and mathematics were the two chosen subjects to be assessed under CCL.