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….

As ReadyCT continues to advance career-connected learning, we continue to learn about interesting pockets of career-connected learning efforts happening across Connecticut. Example: last June, the third graders at Silver Lane…

At ReadyCT, we have designed and delivered several professional development series for school and district leaders. Why? Because leadership in education comes with a unique set of ever-changing challenges, and…

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…

Connecticut’s 30 highest-need districts have been called the “Alliance Districts” since 2012. Each year, they receive increased state funding in exchange for producing annual district improvement plans. In total, the…

For close to half a century, the aim of scores of lawsuits about public schools across the country has been to require states to improve education for students by spending…

The focus of this report, commissioned by the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) and executed by a research team at the Neag School of Education of the University of…

Each year, we hold ourselves accountable by tracking the number of policies from our original 10-year policy plan to narrow the achievement gap that have been implemented in Connecticut.  In 2012, Connecticut…

  This quick report tracks our latest progress in narrowing the achievement gap in Connecticut. As you’ll see from this report, we primarily do our work by: (1) supporting the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Nicki Perkins EMAIL: Nicki.perkins@ctedreform.org PHONE: (203) 506-5799 New Haven, Connecticut – Today, September 15, 2016, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepson announced plans to appeal Judge Thomas Moukawsher’s decision in…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Nicki Perkins EMAIL: Nicki.perkins@ctedreform.org PHONE: (203) 506-5799   Hartford, Connecticut – Today, September 7th, Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher ruled on an almost-11-year-old case about the constitutionality of Connecticut’s…