School Diversity

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In the midst of the first college application season since the Supreme Court repealed affirmative action last summer, students and education advocates alike share their confusions, fears and frustrations.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.

The state Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee gathered in a special forum outside of the regular legislative session to address challenges and innovations within college admissions.

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.

A controversial decision to remove pride flags from classrooms in the Stonington school district has been met with criticism from both residents and parents.

Following the George Floyd protests of 2020, Connecticut parents and students say schools need clear policies to address racist incidents.

A report released this week shows Long Island school districts with more white students have more money to spend on guidance counselors and social workers than schools with majority nonwhite students.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) says the U.S. is going backwards when it comes to diversity in schools.“There are more and more schools that are racially…