To Increase Persistence Rates, the Peer Mentor Model Includes Assistance with FAFSA, Time Management Strategies, Study Skills, Course Selection, Exam Prep, and Work/School/Family Balance (HARTFORD, CT) — Student 5.0, a…

HARTFORD, CT — The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology has just awarded a $1M grant to Hartford-based CONNSTEP to inventory, evaluate, and warehouse school initiatives…

ReadyCT ED Shannon Marimón and Columbia Law School Center for Public Research and Leadership ED Elizabeth Chu co-authored a New York Daily News op-ed (8/11) on how remote learning can work…

Mapping Tool Provides a Framework to Create or Expand K-12 Computer Science Instruction —- HARTFORD, CT — Through the generous support of Infosys Foundation USA, ReadyCT is pleased to announce…

On Thursday, June 4, 2020, ReadyCT, in partnership with business and industry affiliate CBIA, held a webinar to address education amid COVID-19: “Working Parents, Distance Learning, and the Year Ahead.”…

Over the past decade, ReadyCT has worked to improve academic and postsecondary outcomes for students across Connecticut. Our efforts have consistently prioritized high-need public school districts, predominantly represented by low-income students of color. In…

To better support distance learning, on May 26, 2020, nearly 100 seventh grade students picked up an Amazon Fire tablet at Bailey Middle School, courtesy of a generous Amazon donation….

It’s time to develop a statewide remote learning system

On February 10, CGA Education Committee Co-Chairs Sen. Douglas McCrory and Rep. Bobby Sanchez stood alongside lawmakers, educators, and advocates — including ReadyCT Executive Director Shannon Marimón — to announce…

As of this writing, the Connecticut General Assembly is mere weeks away from convening for its 2020 session. As an even-numbered year, this will be a short session which, by…

On February 5, 2020, the Connecticut General Assembly will convene, and by doing so, it will pass laws that affect the state’s nearly 3.6 million residents. The ReadyCT team will…