“The report released by the Connecticut State Board of Education on Wednesday made clear the importance of in-person learning and the efficacy of our state’s public charter schools. Public charter schools were established by the legislature in CT 25 years [...]
On Wednesday, September 1st, the Connecticut State Board of Education held its monthly meeting. The meeting agenda can be found here. Meeting Agenda This month’s agenda included: An update on the matter of DB, Certification Appointment of the Panel of Impartial Arbitrators [...]
Big news! Today, the state legislature passed the implementer bill, which executes everything in the state budget. This step brings us closer to full adoption, which will take place upon Governor Lamont's signing of the budget, happening any day now! [...]
“The steps taken in the state’s FY22-23 Biennial Budget are paving the pathway forward for our communities to achieve true education funding equity, especially those attending public charter schools, which oftentimes provide our state’s neediest children with their best opportunity [...]
Connecticut –Friday, June 4, 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of Connecticut’s charter school law (PA 96-214), which changed public education in our state forever by establishing the framework for Connecticut’s public charter schools. According to the State Department of Education, [...]
On Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021, the Connecticut State Board of Education (Board) held its monthly meeting, which was publicly televised and is available online here. The meeting agenda can be found here. This month’s meeting opened with presentations from the [...]
On Wednesday, May 5th, 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. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Chair [...]
“On behalf of the Connecticut Charter Schools Association and our state’s nearly 11,000 mostly Black and brown charter school students, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the Appropriations Committee for prioritizing equity and student need [...]
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 [...]