Thank you, Governor Ned Lamont and CT Dept of Education for last year's major investment with DonorsChoose ! Looking forward to making a difference once again with CT's great teachers this year!

Must read! CT is looking for more education resources- addressing this could help fund the needs of more students and make our pensions more sustainable. CT pension financing is inequitable for both teachers and students ctmirror.org/2025/01/15/ct-…

New Brief: Connecting the Dots on Disconnected Youth in CT: 1/4 of all ed spending in the state goes to pay pension obligations - these $, divided by pupil, reinforce how the scale is tipped once again. See the Equable Institute brief: equable.org/ct-disconnecte…

Don’t believe these people. In Connecticut, the Head Start reimbursement system IS shut down. Preschools cannot pay staff and will need to start laying off staff very soon and sending little kids home.

Fair funding for CT students is a high priority this session- but let’s talk about pensions. It’s 1/4 of all K12 spending in the state budget. Equable Institute ctnewsjunkie Good Policy Partners Think Tank Calls For Change To Connecticut’s Teacher Pension Funding ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/01/30/thi…

Conn. Lawmaker Proposes Bill Requiring Movie Theaters to List Actual Start Times After Commercials people.com/lawmaker-propo… via People

A must read this morning from Steven Hernández and ConnCAN … the time to act is now for CT students. At this pace, CT schools will never close the opportunity gap ctmirror.org/2025/02/12/at-…

Joseph Chambers, General Council for CT Dept of Banking, currently indicating that the dep't supports a bill on #EWA, with minor amendments: "The bill is certainly something that the committee should consider." Written testimony: tinyurl.com/bd2m3vdu

“Under the bill, towns that reach a threshold of 10% affordable housing in their total stock could apply for a 20% increase in school building project grant support from the state…” ctpost.com/business/artic…

“As it now stands, the state budget for 2026-27 will be devastating to Connecticut residents. It literally keeps me awake at night worrying about it.” Cathy Osten ctpost.com/opinion/articl…

Opinion: A solution for working Latino families navigating wealth gap ctpost.com/opinion/articl… via @ConnPost

Come hear all about the progress happening in classrooms across CT (data, people!)- from educators, state leaders and experts. RSVP today ⬇️!

Join us and our partners on Friday morning for the annual Right to Read CT forum! Lots of districts and state leaders will be sharing their great work and progress. #ScienceOfReading #StructuredLiteracy #ReadingGoals #StudentSuccess

📚📕✏️MUST WATCH! Right to Read CT forum last Fri featuring educators and state experts, discussing early implementation. Great group of leaders from CT Dept of Education, CT Gen Assemb. and districts. Hosted by ConnCAN Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity Right to Read CT ! Full program here: ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?…

“The instant transfer is an integral part to allowing EWA to provide financial relief to their family.” New research by UConn Prof Kerri Raissian. ctmirror.org/2025/04/15/con…

Editorial: Connecticut's special education students have a lot to teach us ctpost.com/opinion/articl… via @ConnPost

Darien Public Schools adopt K-3 literacy program to abide by state's Right to Read legislation thehour.com/news/darien/ar… via The Norwalk Hour

A big piece of puzzle missing here- 1/4 of ALL CT state ed $ goes to teach pensions- the state pays 100% of benefits. These resources overwhelmingly go to wealthier, less diverse ELAs. Let’s fix this. Equable Institute equable.org/ct-pension-sub… ctpost.com/news/education… via @ConnPost

The 74 The Democratic Party has been - and still is - right in its steadfast opposition to vouchers. This opposition is rooted in the party’s values of fairness and equity. Public money should not fund private schools that are not accountable and can discriminate.

Thinking of all the devoted and excellent elected public servants today. 💔