Public Education

A survey conducted by the Connecticut Education Association highlights teachers’ biggest concerns.

Connecticut municipal leaders and educators want Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers to adjust the state’s 2017 fiscal guardrails next year. They say this will allow more state money to be spent on public education.

A July report from Connecticut’s Department of Education outlines seven teaching areas that lack certified educators.

A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: A report says a Bristol police officer was justified in the use of deadly force to stop a gunman who killed two other officers in a 2022 ambush attack. And the fireworks show at Jones Beach is back this Fourth of July.

Connecticut will allocate more than $2 million to serve students’ mental health needs during the summer months for both 2024 and 2025, Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker announced on Thursday.

CT parents whose children won't turn 5 by Sept. 1 can request to enroll them in kindergarten early, but that process varies by district.

Lamont's proposed budget trims funding for public colleges and universities, and he wants to scale back an initiative to expand K-12 funding.

The document will ensure CT parents understand their children's rights to an education and resources are provided in their native language.

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

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.