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.
Published annually by the State Comptroller, this report provides a detailed look at the state's finances and provides insight into Connecticut's overall fiscal health. Included in the yearly report are fund balances as well as information on items impacting Connecticut's fiscal situation, including the state's cash deposits and investments, current liabilities, long-term debt, state retirement systems, and capital assets.
Each year, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) publishes Public School Expenditure Reports. Based on data submitted to the CSDE by each school district through the Education Financial System (EFS), these reports provide information on total district and school spending as well as spending per student.
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Governor Ned Lamont released his budget proposal for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the Connecticut General Assembly. This resource contains documents related to the proposed budget.
Every year, Connecticut's Department of Revenue Services releases a report providing an overview of the State's taxes and the revenue Connecticut has collected. Included in this annual report is a summary of legislation passed during the previous Connecticut legislative session that impacts taxes. For each tax, the report provides a brief description of the tax and includes details such as: revenue generated from the tax, basis and rate of the tax, number of taxpayers and filing frequency, and exemptions to the tax.
The Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding was created by the Connecticut General Assembly to examine a variety of issues related to special education. Specifically, the Task Force looked at the state's severe special education staffing shortage, the lack of resources for special education, the lack of equity in special education across the state, and the failure to close the state's achievement gap.