Connecticut
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Connecticut
Education
A Conversation With U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, an Award-Winning Teacher
Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year who was sworn into U.S. Congress last week, shares her education priorities, thoughts on the secretary of education, and her motivation to run for office.
Federal
In Historic Win, Nationally Recognized Teacher Jahana Hayes Elected to U.S. House
The 2016 National Teacher of the Year will represent Connecticut’s 5th district, becoming the first African-American woman from the state to serve in Congress.
Assessment
Conn. Stumbles in Quest to Use SAT as Achievement Test
The state's closely watched bid falls shy of full approval from federal reviewers.
Early Childhood
Connecticut Provides Resources to Ease Transition to Kindergarten
These tools encourage school administrators to gather as much information as possible about the students who will be entering kindergarten and the early-learning offerings in their communities.
Education
Opinion
3 Ways to Keep the Heat Off Teachers Implementing Social and Emotional Learning
Connecticut's 2007 Teacher of the Year shares how his school supports already busy teachers in implementing social and emotional learning.
Curriculum
Text for Black History Course Should Begin With Pre-Slavery Era, Critics Argue
High schools in Bridgeport, Conn., will offer a new course in African-American history in the fall, but not everyone agrees on which text to use.
Education
Connecticut Supreme Court Strikes Down School-Funding Case
The court said it was not its place to tell the legislature how to spend state dollars on schools so that the state's poor students' performance improves.
School & District Management
Connecticut Earns a B on State Report Card, Ranks Third in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Education
School Funding Court Decisions Continue to Have Political Ripple Effect
In Connecticut, Mississippi and Washington, court decisions and pending rulings have roiled the budget process and led to local K-12 funding cuts.
Education
Connecticut's Budget Cuts Now Snarled in Legal Battle
Connecticut's teachers are attempting to block a series of cuts that would come from Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy's executive order amid a budget standoff.
Law & Courts
K-12 Budget Woes Bedevil States as School Year Hits Full Swing
In states including Connecticut and Wisconsin, fiscal bickering among state officials continues, putting local districts on edge.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Betsy DeVos Greenlights ESSA Plans for Connecticut, Louisiana
The states become the fifth and sixth to be approved by the U.S. Department of Education.
Early Childhood
What Are Common Traits Shared by High-Quality Preschool Providers?
The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, or ConnCAN, has profiled five successful early childhood education programs in other states for ideas to help programs in Connecticut.
Personalized Learning
Opinion
How Reinvigorating Math Class Turned Around a Troubled Middle School
A Connecticut principal learned important lessons about school change when she implemented a personalized approach to learning.