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…

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

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…

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…

By Associated Press Jeffrey Villar will oversee the school district that was placed in state receivership last January after being designated as “chronically underperforming” by the state Board of Elementary…

By Associated Press Jeffrey Villar will oversee the school district that was placed in state receivership last January after being designated as “chronically underperforming” by the state Board of Elementary…

By Associated Press Jeffrey Villar will oversee the school district that was placed in state receivership last January after being designated as “chronically underperforming” by the state Board of Elementary…