Connecticut Department of Education

Connecticut’s Department of Education held its annual back-to-school meeting this week. The group of superintendents and education leaders focused on opportunities that can be provided to students to prepare them for life after school — whether it be college, military service or straight to the workforce.

New data from the Connecticut Department of Education shows that the percentage of kids missing more than 18 school days per year was down to 17%. That’s down 2% from the previous year, and the lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Attendance rates at Connecticut public schools have increased between the current year and the prior, but rates still remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Education.

Connecticut lawmakers met at the Right to Read Literacy forum to discuss potential policy changes to improve reading levels for students.

The Connecticut Department of Education recommended that an official hearing in its case with the Killingly School District move forward next month.

Connecticut is partnering with tech company Varsity Tutors, which uses AI to connect students with tutors and design tutoring lesson plans.

New data show that Connecticut students are struggling to return to pre-pandemic performance levels, and absenteeism remains high.

School superintendents met at Bristol High School on Thursday to discuss the upcoming year, and one of the state education system’s most pressing challenges remains understaffing.

Five Connecticut elementary schools failed to meet the state’s racial diversity requirement this school year. Some have been unbalanced for years, according to a state Department of Education report.

Connecticut’s education commissioner visited a Fairfield’s McKinley Elementary School, which has the town’s most diverse student population, on Tuesday to highlight an example of how suburban school districts can better cater to a diverse student population.