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.
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.
Each year, in accordance with state statutes, the Office of the State Treasurer releases an Annual Report that includes "quantitative data, explanatory comments, and financial information regarding the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds; the Short-Term Investment Fund; and the Connecticut Higher Education Trust, Connecticut’s 529 College Savings Program."
Each year, as required by state statute, the State Comptroller releases a report detailing the balances for the State's various funds. This report also details realized revenue versus budgeted revenue for specific State funds.
This research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research summarizes the State of Connecticut's spending cap, which limits the annual growth in state spending by restricting the legislature’s authority to make appropriations.
These files, from the Connecticut State Department of Education, detail the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR) for each town. All Connecticut towns have a MBR that — with some exceptions — they must adhere to in providing funding to their local school districts. According to the MBR, a town may not budget less for education than it did in the previous fiscal year, unless it can demonstrate specific achievements or changes within the town’s local school district.