Building Knowledge & Equitable Solutions for a Stronger Connecticut
2024 ELECTIONS
Guide to Your Local & State Leaders
Local and state officials play a significant role in shaping our communities, making a wide range of decisions that affect our daily lives. Learn more about candidates running for office in your community with our helpful guidebook.
State budget
ANALYSIS: Student-Centered Funding Partially Enacted for FY 2025
Check out our nonpartisan analysis of how the budget stabilization bill maintains increases for K-12 education and overhauls how Connecticut supports all public school students.
COVID-19
2024 District Leader Survey Results
School district leaders say the loss of COVID-relief funds will result in cuts to programs and staff, and make it more difficult to address student needs and improve academic performance.
Education Data
Introducing the EdExplorer App
Access district and school-level data on enrollment, funding, and student performance with our new mobile and desktop app — EdExplorer.
District Data
Updated District Reference Groups (DRGs)
Explore our updated DRGs for 2023, which group local and regional public school districts together based on the similar characteristics and needs of their students.
OUR WORK
Explore Our Consulting Services
We offer a variety of fee-based consulting services that harness our data, policy, communications, and community engagement expertise and experience to provide partners with the assistance and support needed to achieve their goals.
District & School Spending
Explore spending for each Connecticut district and school, ad see how spending compares across communities.
Community Engagement
Get involved in the conversation about equitable funding and make your voice heard in your community and at the Capitol. Keep in touch with our Community Engagement team and check out past workshops and register for future events.
EdExplorer App
Commitment to Equity
Learn about our commitment to equity and how we work to ensure it's reflected in the diversity of our staff, the data we analyze, the policies we develop, and the conversations we have with policymakers, stakeholders, and community members.
Reports & Publications
Stay up-to-date on what we’re working on and our latest reach by reading, viewing, or downloading all of our reports, publications, and other materials.
District Reference Groups (DRGs)
Explore our updated DRGs — groups of school districts similar in characteristics and needs — and discover information on each DRG's demographics, spending, teacher salaries, and performance.
COVID-19 Relief Funding for Education
Explore how Connecticut's school districts are planning to use federal funding to combat COVID-19 and the impacts it has had on students and staff.
Consulting Services
Discover the consulting services we offer that harness our data, policy, communications, and community engagement expertise to provide partners with the assistance and support needed to achieve their goals.
Town & School Information
Access district-specific school finance presentations and explore how Connecticut's education funding system impacts communities across the state.
Workshops & Presentations
Browse our wide selection of workshop and presentation offerings, and schedule time to meet with our Community Engagement team.
Accomplishments
Learn how we've secured an additional $526 million in funding for Connecticut's public school students, directly engaged thousands of community members, and led the reform of Connecticut's main education funding formula.
What We're Working On
Learn more about our current initiatives and the education funding work we're doing each and every day, and check out resources related to our latest projects.
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