#FinishTheFormula, The Absenteeism Crisis, The Cost of Free Lunch, and Black History Month
#FinishTheFormula Back in 2017, our affiliate, ERN CT, led bipartisan advocacy efforts to “Fix the Formula” that the state uses to fund...
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- Jan 4
What’s New at the Capitol in 2023?
Happy New Year! The 2023 legislative session will begin later today. Governor Ned Lamont will be inaugurated into his second term at noon...
- Dec 14, 2022
Remembering Sandy Hook, the US Student Debt Crisis, and Federal Guidance on COVID Relief Spending
Remembering Sandy Hook Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newton, Connecticut—the deadliest...
- Oct 26, 2022
Poll Shows Dems Leading on Ed, Science of Reading on the National Stage, and NAEP Results
New DFER CT Poll Shows Democrats Leading on CT Education On Monday, we released a new poll of likely Connecticut voters, conducted by...
- Aug 30, 2022
SBAC Data Shows Significant Pandemic Slide, Biden’s New Student Loan Offering Gets A LOT of Feedback
SBAC Data Shows Significant Pandemic Slide Late last week, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) published the results of...
- Aug 17, 2022
Investigating Teacher Shortages, and the Importance of Herd Immunity
Will There Really Be Teacher Shortages in CT? In Connecticut and across the country, a lot of ink has been spilled this summer about...
- Aug 10, 2022
Primary Day Edition
The Results Are In! The morning after Connecticut’s Primary Day, the votes are in for a handful of seats for US Senate, US House, State...
- Jul 20, 2022
Unfinished Learning, School Discipline for Students w. Disabilities, How Dems Can Gain Voter Trust
Path to Recovery - Ongoing Gaps and Unfinished Learning This month the NWEA—a research-based non-profit that develops Pre-K-12...
- Jul 13, 2022
CT Praised for Summer Learning, Fed Investments in Ed Fall Short, the Work to End Legacy Preference
CT Makes Ed Headlines for Both Summer Learning and Data Transparency It's #SummerLearningWeek! Our national affiliate, Education Reform...
- Jul 6, 2022
National P'ship for Student Success, HILL for Literacy in Bridgeport, Fed Charter Schools Program
NEW: National Partnership for Student Success Yesterday, the US Department of Education (USEd) announced the National Partnership for...
- Jun 15, 2022
Free School Lunch Ends This Month, Contemplating Gun Safety, Protecting LGBTQ+ Students
For Many, Free School Lunch Ends This Month June 30th will mark the end of a federal school meal program that has been in place...
- May 18, 2022
"Right to Read" Implementation, ESSER Expenditures, CT Businesses Invest in College
An Update on “Right to Read” Implementation On Thursday, Chalkbeat reported that New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric Adams has announced an...
- May 11, 2022
Budget on School Construction, Updating Regs on Sex-Based Discrimination + Impact of Remote Learning
Budget Wins for School Construction In case you’ve missed the headlines over the past few months, a federal investigation is underway...
- May 4, 2022
Wednesday Weekly: Sine Die Edition
At midnight last night, the 2022 legislative session came to a close. A big THANK YOU to all the legislative leaders who have championed...
- Apr 27, 2022
One Week to Go! Unfinished Ed Business in the Legislature
One Week to Go! Unfinished Ed Business in the Legislature With the 2022 legislative session scheduled to end on May 4th, there’s still a...
- Apr 20, 2022
GOP Targets Social-Emotional Learning, The Latest on High Dosage Tutoring, COVID School Policies
Conservatives Target Social and Emotional Learning On Thursday, the Hartford Courant explored one West Hartford mom's experience with...
- Mar 2, 2022
Rebalancing Charter Authorization; Local Masking Decisions Underscore Inequity; and Mandating FAFSA
Rebalancing the Charter Authorization Process Over the weekend, the News-Times covered the ongoing issue of overcrowding in the Danbury...
- Feb 23, 2022
Dems React to Sheff; Ed Equity Bills We're Watching; and CT Prepped to Address Reading Declines
Dems React to Sheff Settlement Last month, Governor Lamont and Attorney General Tong had announced a new settlement in the Sheff v....
- Feb 9, 2022
2022 Legislative Session Kicks Off; School Masking Decisions Go Local; Legacy Preference in CT
Kicking Off the 2022 Legislative Session Today marks the start of the 2022 legislative session. Both the House and Senate kick off at...
- Feb 8, 2022
ERN CT 2022 Policy Priorities
The 2022 policy priorities for our affiliate, ERN CT, are designed to promote great educational opportunities and achievement for all by...
- Feb 2, 2022
State Pursues Sheff Settlement; CSDE + ERN: “CT Earns Top Equity Rating;" Sec. Cardona's Priorities
State Pursues Settlement in Sheff v O’Neill On Thursday, Governor Lamont and Attorney General Tong announced that Connecticut had reached...
- Jan 26, 2022
CT Leads on ARP Planning; Gov. Asks Lawmakers to Extend Masking, SCOTUS Reviews Affirmative Action
New ERN Report: CT Takes Lead on ARP Education Plans Our national affiliate, Education Reform Now (ERN), released a new report, Driving...
- Jan 12, 2022
Dems Weigh Tensions Over School Closures; New Leadership for Danbury Charter; Elite Colleges Sued
Dems Weigh Tensions Over School Closures An article in this weekend's New York Times explores the growing tensions between districts,...
- Jan 5, 2022
Schools Open, Mostly; New National and State Guidance on COVID; ICYMI - Two Big Reports to End 2021
For Now…Mostly…Schools Are Open! Happy 2022! It’s been a rocky start for schools this January, amidst the Omicron surge. By Monday, only...
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