Connecticut Schools

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

Some Connecticut lawmakers and school nutrition advocates have urged Gov. Ned Lamont to continue a $16 million expansion of the state’s free school meal program in his 2024 budget proposal.

The emails outline a campaign to give contracts for CT school hazmat projects to two companies without going through the normal bid process.

Fairfield, Connecticut public schools canceled a planned visit from an LGBTQ+ children’s author after a complaint from a parent about his book’s content.

Following a statewide trend, the New Haven Public School District has lost 3,000 students since 2016. Officials are considering the closure of some schools and the redistribution of students as a result.

Connecticut has closed over 75 public schools in the last decade. Some districts are considering more consolidation, but parents are pushing back.

Champlain College's Center for Financial Literacy has given Connecticut a failing grade in teaching personal finance to high schoolers. A new law signed by Gov. Ned Lamont will require all students to take a personal finance class before graduation, beginning with the class of 2027.

According to Education Reform Now, a national organization with a Connecticut chapter, teachers of color make up only 11% of the state educator workforce.

In the midst of the first college application season since the Supreme Court repealed affirmative action last summer, students and education advocates alike share their confusions, fears and frustrations. But some perspectives lend a lens of hope for the future of diverse schools.

A new survey by the Connecticut Education Association has revealed concerning statistics about the state’s teachers.