Wednesday Weekly 4/10

The Condition of CT Ed; Ed Committee Approves Sheff; Higher Ed Committee Tackles College Access

The Condition of Education in CT On March 2nd, Commissioner of Education Charlene M. Russell-Tucker submitted to the State Board of...

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...

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....

End Legacy Preferences in CT; Gov's Budget Misses Opportunity for Kids; and CT Senate Dems Agenda

ALERT: Your Help Needed TODAY to End Legacy Preference in CT Last week, Connecticut's Higher Education Committee introduced new...

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...

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...

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...

Open Choice Debate in Darien, State Models Student-Centered Funding, Falling Suspensions Kids

Open Choice Debate in Darien On Monday, the CT Post covered a growing disagreement between various Darien stakeholders regarding the...

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,...

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...

2021 - A Year in Review

We are always trying to look toward the future, and most importantly what impact we can make for Connecticut students. But for today,...

Special Edition: The Per Pupil Pension Subsidy

Hot off the presses, our affiliate, Education Reform Now CT, and the Equable Institute have released a report today that establishes a...

The impact of COVID-19 on students’ mental health, school attendance, + substitute teacher shortages