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.
This 50-state comparison from the Education Commission of the States looks at how each state allocates K-12 funding to school districts. The comparison includes a look at each state's primary funding models, base per-student funding amounts, and student enrollment counts, and information about funding for special education services, English language learners, economically disadvantaged students, gifted and talented students, and small and rural school districts.
This research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research provides an overview of the state's school construction grant process.
This presentation from the Office of Fiscal Analysis and Office of Legislative Research covers Connecticut's ECS grant, funding formulas for public schools of choice, and state education funding for each public school type.
This report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research details the requirements Connecticut school districts must follow relating to student transportation to and from school.
This research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research describes how the Connecticut State Department of Education enforces the Minimum Budget Requirement (MBR), which prohibits a town from budgeting less for education in an upcoming fiscal year than it did in the previous year.