Connecticut K-12 Education News

As of October 7, 2026, K-12 News has published 7 Connecticut stories in total, from 1 organization. The most frequent themes are Funding, Grants and Assessment.

• Funding 4
• Grants 4
• Assessment 2
• Professional Development 2
• School Districts 2
• Special Education 2
• STEM 2
• Career & Technical Education 1
• Curriculum 1
• Education Policy 1

• Connecticut State Department of Education7 stories

• Governor Lamont

  Governor

• Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker

  Education Commissioner

• Special Education

  Special education services, IEPs, disability supports and related funding.

• Grants and Awards

  Recent grant announcements in Kansas, Florida, Connecticut and Colorado fund educator recruitment pathways, career training, early literacy and school meals. Kansas received $8.4 million in federal funding to strengthen its educator pipeline, while Florida announced the start of Workforce Pell Grant funding for short-term, career-focused training. Connecticut’s five-year, $10 million federal grant will expand small-group reading interventions and educator coaching across 75 elementary schools serving K–3 students with significant reading difficulties. Colorado announced $23.8 million in two noncompetitive grants to expand local food purchasing and scratch cooking in schools and raise nutrition workers’ pay.

• Career and Technical Education

  States are expanding career pathways and hands-on learning through grants, new facilities and work placements, including apprenticeships and work-based learning in Florida, paid AI internships in Massachusetts and a manufacturing lab at Mililani High School in Hawaii. Pennsylvania awarded $3.5 million to broaden career pathways, while Mississippi launched a statewide initiative connecting classroom lessons with college and careers for the 2026–27 school year. Rhode Island and Maryland are working with Advance CTE to expand pathway access with student participation in program and policy design. At the federal level, a stopgap spending measure maintained Perkins V career and technical education funding at current levels through December 11.

• Literacy Reform

  Connecticut is expanding K–3 reading interventions and educator coaching through a five-year, $10 million grant covering 75 elementary schools, while Massachusetts is continuing early literacy tutoring funding for 338 schools and awarded nearly $25 million for literacy instruction. Nine Pennsylvania teacher preparation programs received accreditation aligned with structured literacy standards, and Mississippi designated science-of-reading schools and is implementing a statewide adolescent literacy initiative for 2026–27. Indiana reported its fifth consecutive year of rising literacy rates, while Colorado reported elementary literacy gains alongside persistent achievement gaps and declining middle school English language arts scores. In Maine, the number of students earning biliteracy recognition rose 18 percent, and the number of high schools offering it grew 11.5 percent.

• Professional Learning

  Professional learning initiatives include newly available self-paced bus safety courses in Maine, planned free online AI training in Missouri, and a new educator institute tied to the United States’ 250th anniversary in New York City. Connecticut’s five-year federal literacy grant will expand small-group reading interventions across 75 elementary schools and provide educator coaching. In Rhode Island and Maryland, Advance CTE is coaching efforts to expand career pathway access while embedding student participation in program and policy design.

• Student Attendance

  Chronic absenteeism declined in Maryland, Connecticut and Colorado, with Maryland reporting a four-year decline. Connecticut’s rate fell to 16.4% in 2025–26 from 23.7% in 2021–22, while Colorado’s fell to 27.5%, its lowest level in four years, as attendance edged up to 91.5% from 91.4% a year earlier. Colorado education officials also partnered with the Denver Broncos Foundation and Attendance Works to launch a 53-school network offering training and resources to improve attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism.

• High-Dosage Tutoring Grants Program

  Based on: Connecticut State Department of Education Awards $2 Million in High-Dosage Tutoring Grants to 42 Local Education Agencies

• Expand Special Education Workforce Pathways

  Based on: Connecticut Receives $4.7 Million Federal Grant to Expand Special Education Workforce Pathways

• $10 Million Early Literacy Grant Award

  Based on: Governor Lamont and Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Connecticut Receives $10 Million Grant Award to Strengthen Early Literacy Supports

• Strengthening In-District Special Education Programs

  Based on: Governor Lamont Announces $10.6 Million in State Grants to Strengthen In-District Special Education Programs

• Updated Technology Use Guidance

  Based on: Connecticut Releases Updated Position Statement and Guidance on the Use of Personal and Purposeful Technology in Schools

• Paraeducator Preparation Academy

  Based on: Governor Lamont Announces Registration Open for Connecticut's New Paraeducator Preparation Academy

Which K-12 topics are trending in Connecticut?

The topics appearing most often in Connecticut K-12 coverage are Funding (4), Grants (4) and Assessment (2).

Which Connecticut education organizations appear in K-12 News?

K-12 News publishes Connecticut stories from 1 organizations, including Connecticut State Department of Education.

What is the latest K-12 education news in Connecticut?

The most recent Connecticut story is Connecticut State Department of Education Awards $2 Million in High-Dosage Tutoring Grants to 42 Local Education Agencies from Connecticut State Department of Education.