The Yankee State's law is one of the least friendly to charter schools. While the state may approve a charter proposal to operate, the legislature will not fund it nor the expansion of existing and great schools, like Capital Prep Schools, a 2022 Yass Prize...

The state supports mastery-based learning, providing districts with resources for implementation; currently, over 43 schools implement mastery-based programming across the state. Students can also engage in dual enrollment and have the ability to earn college...

Ned Lamont hasn’t been a friend to education reform and still isn’t. New charter schools that have been approved as well as existing charters seeking to grow are stymied by his ignoring their calls for the state to actually fund parent choices. The unions...

Connecticut has no private school choice programs.

Connecticut report cards are easily accessible on Connecticut’s Department of Education website by clicking the ‘EdSight’ button, which takes viewers to an online database to access school or district report cards. Reports include student enrollment and...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

The Connecticut Constitution contains no Blaine Amendment. Both tax credit and voucher programs are school choice options for Connecticut. They are consistent with the Connecticut Constitution and relevant Connecticut state court decisions. However there is an...