Unlocking ESSA's Potential to Support Early Learning
This report offers an introduction to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and explores major provisions that have implications for the early learning system.
Education
What Early Learning in ESSA Can Look Like for States and Districts
First Five Years Fund (FFYF) has developed this resource to serve as a helpful tool for states writing innovative ESSA early learning plans. This shareable, downloadable resource highlights the law’s express early learning provisions, as well as others that could strengthen and expand early childhood initiatives at the state and local level.
CT School Districts’ Achievement Gap by Race and Ethnicity
TrendCT's tool can be used to explore racial and ethnic achievement gaps on the 2014-15 Smarter Balanced test in many Connecticut school districts.
A Comprehensive Guide to Education Data and Resources
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Mirror education reporter Jacqueline Rabe Thomas has shared her education-related datasets.
English Language Learners Report
In 2014–15, the Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving focused on the issue of English Language Learners (ELL)* through a series of forums. This report examines what they learned and highlights the opportunities and the challenges of increased cultural and linguistic diversity.
Impact on reading skills of Hartford Public School K-3 grade students
Read about the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving's impact on reading skills of Hartford Public School K-3 grade students.