On Wednesday, April 7th, 2021, the Connecticut State Board of Education (Board) held its monthly meeting by video, which was publicly televised and is available online here. The meeting agenda can be found here. This month’s agenda included: The approval [...]
“Yesterday, the Education Committee took a critical and historic first step toward achieving equity in Connecticut’s public school funding by issuing a bipartisan vote in favor of SB 948, An Act Addressing Education Funding and Racial Inequity in Connecticut. The [...]
As the CT General Assembly moves closer to voting on the state budget, our 11,000 mostly low-income, Black and brown public charter school students, among at least 40,000 public school students, are severely underfunded. If the state’s budget committee does [...]
Last night the Appropriations Committee held its public hearing, during which charter school advocates presented testimony to our elected leaders demanding #EducationJusticeNow. It was a late night and those of you who got called on to speak took an important [...]
I am writing to provide you with recaps of both the March State Board of Education Meeting and the Education Committee Public hearing, both of which took place yesterday, March 3rd, 2021. Education Committee 3/3 Public Hearing On Wednesday, March [...]
Good day Senator McCrory, Representative Sanchez, and members of the Education Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to share my testimony with you today. My name is Ruben Felipe, I’m the Executive Director of the Connecticut Charter Schools Association, and [...]
“The Connecticut Charter Schools Association is happy to extend congratulations to Charlene Russell-Tucker on her recent appointment to Acting State Education Commissioner. We look forward to working with Acting Commissioner Russell-Tucker to dismantle systemic inequalities in public education, which have [...]
“On behalf of the Connecticut Charter Schools Association, I am happy to congratulate Dr. Miguel A. Cardona on his confirmation as United States Secretary of Education. I would especially like to thank Secretary Cardona for voicing his public support of [...]
Today Governor Lamont announced Connecticut will continue its age-based approach to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. Educators and childcare providers will have dedicated clinics in March. Vaccine Eligibility Starting March 1 The following groups will be able to start scheduling appointments on [...]
“We applaud Governor Lamont for recognizing that our state's nearly 11,000 mostly Black and brown charter school students have been drastically underfunded and for taking action to begin to address that funding gap. The Governor’s proposed budget takes an important [...]