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ConnCAN (Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now) is an American state-level education advocacy group founded in January 2005 and located in New Haven, Connecticut. ConnCAN describes itself as an advocacy organization leading a movement to improve public education for kids.
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 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 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 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 .
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On July 1, 2018, Dr. Verna D. Ruffin began her first term as superintendent, chosen by the board of education and Mayor Neil O'Leary, due to her experience with urban school districts. [ 4 ] In June and July 2022, the United States Department of Justice began an investigation in the district due to possible mistreatment of special education ...
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]