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Governor:Dan Malloy
Commissioner of Education:Stefan Pryor
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:559,964
Number of school districts:196
Number of public schools:1,157
Number of public school teachers:42,951
Unadjusted education spending per student:$15,698
Percent minority students:38.0%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:34.0%
Percent of students with disabilities:12.2%
Percent of English-language learners:5.4%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:45.4%
8th grade math:38.1%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:42.0%
8th grade reading:44.7%

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On Wednesday, a group of Bridgeport parents asked a Superior Court judge to halt the replacement of the city's school board by state officials.
July 14, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
The concept proves intriguing, but logistics and opposition lead many state lawmakers to move slowly.
June 14, 2011 - Education Week
Prosecutors say that a Norwalk, Conn., woman illegally used her baby sitter's address to enroll her son in a better-performing school system than the one he was legally obligated to attend.
April 29, 2011 - Education Week
The U.S. Supreme Court also issued separate rulings in vaccine liability and an Alabama tax case watched in education circles.
March 1, 2011 - Education Week
Hearings and a proposed commission aim to focus on education, health, and other topics, amid economic uncertainty.
June 15, 2010 - Education Week
November 3, 2009 - Education Week
The New Haven, Conn., accord paves the way for changes to teacher evaluation, compensation and support, and struggling schools.
October 21, 2009 - Education Week
The Reform Governance in Action training insists that school boards have a "theory of action" and stick to it.
October 12, 2009 - Education Week
The war in Iraq may have dominated public discussion leading up to last week’s midterm congressional elections, but debate over the No Child Left Behind Act was one of the most prominent domestic issues in three hotly contested House races in Connecticut, which is suing the federal government over funding for the law.
November 14, 2006 - Education Week

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