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The Connecticut Association of Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) is the governing body for secondary school athletics and other interscholastic competition in the state of Connecticut.
The system has about 23,000 students, making the Bridgeport Public Schools the second largest school system in Connecticut. The school system employs a professional staff of more than 1,700. The city has started a large school renovation and construction program, with plans for new schools and modernization of existing buildings.
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a nonprofit educational organization operating as a federation of state associations of school boards across the United States. Founded in 1940, NSBA represents state school boards associations and their more than 90,000 local school board members.
The Connecticut State Board of Education is the governing body of the Connecticut State Department of Education, which oversees the public education in the state, distribute funds to the state's 166 school districts, and operates the Connecticut Technical High School System. The State Board of Education consists of fifteen members, at least two ...
The issue was brought up again at a board of education meeting in February 2020. At this meeting, the West Hartford Board of Education supported a statewide move to require that students in grades 6-12 begin academic classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m. so they can arrive at school “healthy, awake, alert, and ready to learn.” [10]
The following is a list of public school districts in Connecticut. The majority of school districts are dependent on town and municipal governments. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the regional school districts, which are governed by independent school boards and cover at least two towns, as individual governments. [1]
The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) is a grassroots organization championing for teachers and public schools. It has been a leading voice for teacher professionalism and school improvement since it was formed in 1848 when 80 teachers met in Meriden .
367.2 sq mi (951 km 2) Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 180: Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG) (Same) Norwich: Amanda E. Kennedy 279,634: 598.1 sq mi (1,549 km 2) Western Connecticut Planning Region: 190: Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) South Western CT MPO & Housatonic Valley MPO: Stamford ...