ERN CT recommends that Connecticut promptly establish requirements so that local districts can benchmark their responses against a statewide

Planning now is the best way to give districts an opportunity to prepare for when it’s finally time to head back to school. That’s why ou...

The third federal stimulus package, signed by the President on Friday, March 27th, includes $30.75 billion for Education Stabilization Fund.

The Problem: Families with children often decide where they will live based on the quality of the public school options in a community. S...

Fair Access to High Quality: Expand the Open Choice program, which allows students to attend school in any participating district within ...

Friends, As we prepare for winter break and reflect upon all we’ve accomplished this year, we are incredibly grateful for our many partne...

Last month’s release of the Education Reform Now CT report, Less for More: Low Rates of Completion and High Costs at Connecticut's Four-Y...

When families invest time and resources in pursuing higher education, they deserve to know their investments are likely to result in mean...

Equity in education is not only about the financial resources in a school district or the dollars that flow to a classroom. Access to hou...

Dear Commissioner Cardona, Congratulations on your new role. As a Connecticut public school parent and education advocate, I am looking f...

On Sunday night the state budget was released. We expect it to be voted on in the House of Representatives in the next few hours, follow...

2019 saw measles cases reported here in CT. Many schools also have low vaccination rates. Here's a 1-pgr on school immunization!

As you’ve read in our DFER CT Playbooks over the last 18 months, local elections come down to tactics and execution. There is a great dea...

This year, one of DFER CT’s priorities is to foster a substantive dialogue on shared services and interdistrict cooperation. As we’ve pre...

An enhancement to district regionalization proposals, aimed at increasing options for students and addressing declining enrollment (Downl...

This information is download-able as a PDF. Click here to download. What is School District Regionalization? District regionalization is w...

On Friday, March 1st the Education Committee will hold a public hearing on three bills concerning school district consolidation and share...

Today, Governor Lamont proposed his first biennial budget for FY20-21. Designed with structural changes to position the state for long-te...

Educators of color relate to students of color in a way that leads to trusting relationships and increases student engagement. In actuali...

With more than 25% new members to the General Assembly, two new Education Committee Co-chairs, an anticipated new Education Commissioner,...

What Should I Expect Tomorrow? In short, a lot of excitement and lofty vision. This includes the new Governor and Lt. Governor who will m...

Back in 2017, before the candidates for the 2018 midterms had been selected, before the resources were raised–DFER CT made plans for Conn...

It’s been 19 months since Governor Malloy announced that he would not seek a third term, and we are now in the final two days of this mar...

We’re a week away from the midterms, and Democrats are hoping for a Blue Wave to wash over Connecticut and the nation. But did you realiz...