Connecticut
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Connecticut
Teaching Profession
Conn. Scraps Use of State Test Scores in Teacher Evaluations
The Nutmeg State is walking back a plan to incorporate students' standardized test scores into teachers' performance evaluations.
States
States Wrangle Over K-12 Funding Formulas
Education aid can account for up to half of a state's budget, and it's a subject of heated debate, especially in places dealing with budget shortfalls and court orders.
Education Funding
State of the States 2017: Connecticut
Gov. Dannel Malloy will seek to dramatically adjust the way Connecticut distributes more than $4 billion of state aid, he told legislators in his annual address, as the legislature gets back to business for the 2017 session.
Education
Following Court Ruling, Connecticut Governor Proposes to Fix K-12 Formula
A superior court ruled in September that the state's funding formula leaves a vast divide between the education wealthier white students receive and that of poor, black, and Latino students.
Federal
Conn. District Discriminated Against Families With Limited English Skills
A federal investigation found that the East Hartford, Conn., school system failed to provide adequate language services to parents and guardians with limited English skills.
Equity & Diversity
Conn. District Set Up Enrollment Barriers for Families With Limited English
A federal investigation found that the East Hartford, Conn., school system failed to provide adequate language services to parents and guardians with limited English skills.
Reading & Literacy
As Information Landscape Changes, School Librarians Take on New Roles
School librarians increasingly find themselves teaching students how to navigate and consume information online—and helping teachers embed those skills into the curriculum.
Budget & Finance
Conn. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal to School Funding Case
The state's highest court will hear an appeal to a lower court judge's sweeping order that the state fix disparities between its poor and wealthier students.
Early Childhood
Connecticut Curbs Preschool Suspensions With Mental Health Support
A program guides teachers in learning how to to gently redirect problem behavior, rather than scolding children, and a new study shows it works.
Law & Courts
Connecticut Superior Court Orders Reboot on Education Policy
A judge said the state's funding formula, teacher evaluation system, standards and special education services were all inadequate and gave the legislature six months to come up with reforms.
School Choice & Charters
Group Behind Vergara Lawsuit Targets School Choice Limitations in Connecticut
The lawsuit argues the state's cap on charter schools, a moratorium on new magnet schools, and policies discouraging student transfers among school districts are all unconstitutional.
School Climate & Safety
Photos
A New Sandy Hook Elementary School Opens
A look inside the new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The school replaces the one torn down after the 2012 shooting.
Law & Courts
Opinion
Sheff v. O'Neill at 20: Why Integrate Only Hartford?
Twenty years after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling in the landmark school desegregation case Sheff v. O'Neill, progress toward widespread integration remains slow.
Every Student Succeeds Act
States Aren't Waiting for ESSA Regulations to Revamp Accountability
States are already rolling up their sleeves and moving forward on new accountability systems, even as the U.S. Department of Education begins crafting regulations for the new law.