Education

Connecticut ranks seventh in cutting higher education funding from last year to this year, according to an annual report released by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University Monday. While the average cut was 4.1 percent in other states, Connecticut’s colleges and universities took a 12.2 percent hit for this […]

The variety of deadlines parents have to enter their children in the various school choice lotteries are among a long list of shortcomings the state still needs to fix, lawyers involved in the school desegregation lawsuit say. On Friday, the State Department of Education decided to relieve some of that confusion and extended the deadline […]

The task force charged with providing a solution to the problems in the way the state funds education has approved an interim report. The “consensus recommendations” are two pages. The recommendations include providing greater access and enhancing early education programs, providing “fair and reasonable” funding for the state’s nontraditional school choice programs, using more accurate […]

A coalition of parents wants to eliminate the school district borders and eliminate penalties for parents who send their child to whatever school they chose. “I am an everyday parent, and I just want my children to have access to a great education,” said Gwen Samuel, the leader of the state’s Parents’ Union and a […]

Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor announced Wednesday that he has created seven new positions at the State Department of Education responsible for implementing elements of the education reforms sought by him and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The new positions include a teacher talent officer for teacher preparedness, a school turnaround officer to lead interventions in low-achieving […]

Tom Foley’s back, and the public policy group he formed after losing a close gubernatorial race is focusing on jobs and education. Foley’s Connecticut Policy Institute — which is described as a nonpartisan think tank — in the last two days has asserted it wants to be a part of the discussion as Gov. Dannel […]

First the good news. The chances of a Connecticut student succeeding when they leave high school are among the best in the nation, and the state spends more for each student than almost every other state after factoring in the region’s higher cost of living, according to a national report card released Thursday by Education […]

Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s long history with the state’s largest network of charter schools have drawn some concerns about whether that would translate to his supporting an influx in new charter school seats. Well, it looks like education circles will just have to wait to see, as Pryor has blown through the deadline to accept […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy gave his blessing Tuesday for his education commissioner to make decisions on Achievement First, despite Stefan Pryor’s long history of being involved in the state’s largest network of charter schools. Malloy said it would be “utterly and fantastically ridiculous” for him to recuse himself from decisions about the schools. Blogger and […]

Tom Murphy, who was the official voice of the state Department of Education under several administrations, has died. Murphy, 60, died five years after a diagnosis with a cancer that cost him the vision in one eye and led to his retirement last June. “For nearly 20 years, Tom Murphy served the Connecticut State Department […]

After wavering on whether the state would be applying for a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements, Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor told a roomful of educators he’s made up his mind. “We are also seeking a waiver,” Pryor said during an education workshop convened by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at Central Connecticut State University. […]