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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…
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…
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…
Last week, Education Reform Now CT released a report titled Less for More. It examines graduation rates from 22 of Connecticut’s 27 four-year bachelor degree granting programs as compared to similarly situated…
Earlier this month, and just days into the new school year, the CT State Department of Education (CSDE) released the results from last year’s Smarter Balanced (SB) testing. There was…
Just yesterday, Education Week published a piece related to “Quality Counts 2019” — its annual national ranking of school systems — and Connecticut fared well. Specifically, with an overall score…
This week, public school students across the state of Connecticut are returning to the classroom. Each new school year brings back into focus the potential of every student and our…
In 2018, several organizations that care strongly about public education got together to create a non-partisan guide for gubernatorial candidates about the state of public education in Connecticut. This short…
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas Since then, state lawmakers still haven’t made the changes that preceded Massachusetts’ gains – or they have moved forward more cautiously. ‘Every year we adults play around…
Parents understandably value the privacy of their children and thus are sensitive to programs that collect and analyze student data. On the other hand, nonprofits, education researchers, and education technology…
By: Jeffrey Villar A recent story in the CT Mirror described a presentation to reporters a few weeks ago by the Connecticut Education Association (CEA), the largest teachers’ union, in which…