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2021 Capitol update – a focus on education equity
Dr. Sana Shaikh & University of Hartford student Lillian Bertram discuss...
SB948 Education funding and racial equity in Connecticut
To make revisions to how public education is funded in the state to address...
A coalition for education justice now
ConnCAN is proud to be part of a broad coalition supporting a student-cente...
2021 advocacy – a focus on education equity
Below are committees and bills we are watching during the 2021 legislative ...
Our New 2020 Policy Goals
In February, we launched our 2020 policy goals.For the first time in 15 yea...
More than 40% of Connecticut students are minorities but fewer than 9% of their teachers are. More than 40% of Connecticut students are minorities but fewer than 9% of their teachers are. It’s a disparity legislators hope to address.
A lack of minority teachers in Connecticut remains a significant problem an...
2020 Policy Goals
At ConnCAN, we are working on public policies that ensure all children, reg...
US schools try to diversify mainly white teaching ranks
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — It wasn’t until she became a high school senior...
Wrapping up the 2019 legislative session
At ConnCAN, we are working on public policies that ensure all children, reg...
Minority teacher recruitment bill gets final passage in House
On June 5, 2019, The Journal Inquirer published an article by Will Healey r...
Proposed Law SB 455 Would Advance Diversity Among Connecticut Teachers
New Haven, Conn.—Today, the Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill...