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The Resource Center contains a wide collection of reports, publications, and data from Connecticut and national sources. To navigate through the Resource Center, use the keyword search below or browse by selecting a specific category using the drop-down menu below the Featured post.

The Condition of Education in Connecticut (CT State Department of Education)

May 7, 2025 Featured

The Condition of Education in Connecticut is the Connecticut State Department of Education’s yearly status report on public education in the state. The report presents indicators that describe the progress of the public education system, the characteristics of its students and educators, and the resources expended. The report also incorporates key indicators around student engagement and student readiness for college and careers.

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Education Funding Student Enrollment/Demographics

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Issue Brief: Connecticut's Bonding Process (Office of Legislative Research)

Dec 7, 2018

This issue brief from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research describes Connecticut's bonding program and the process for issuing bonds.

OLR Issue Brief: Connecticut's Bonding Process

State Budget State Revenue & Spending

Research Report: Comparison of Charter, Magnet, Agricultural Science Centers, and Technical High Schools (Office of Legislative Research)

Feb 17, 2018

Research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research that compares Connecticut's laws and funding for four types of public schools: charter schools, interdistrict magnet schools, regional agricultural science and technology education centers (“agri-science centers”), and technical high schools.

OLR Report: Comparison of Charter, Magnet, Agricultural Science Centers, and Technical High Schools

Schools of Choice

2017 Changes to the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Formula (Office of Legislative Research)

Dec 21, 2017

Research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research that describes the changes made in Conn. Acts 17-2 (June Special Session) to the formula for the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grant.

OLR Report: 2017 Changes to the ECS Formula

Education Funding Funding Formulas Community

Issue Brief: CCJEF v. Rell Superior Court Decision (Office of Legislative Research)

Feb 8, 2017

This issue brief from the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Legislative Research summarizes Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher's September 7, 2016 ruling in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) v. Rell. The issue brief details the case's history along with Judge Moukawsher's findings.

OLR Issue Brief: CCJEF v. Rell Superior Court Decision

Court Cases

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