Latest News A coalition for education justice now ConnCAN is proud to be part of a broad coalition supporting a student-cente... ConnCAN February 17, 2021
Latest News 2021 advocacy – a focus on education equity Below are committees and bills we are watching during the 2021 legislative ... ConnCAN February 5, 2021
Goals & Wins Our New 2020 Policy Goals In February, we launched our 2020 policy goals.For the first time in 15 yea... ConnCAN May 5, 2020
Latest News 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... ConnCAN February 11, 2020
Goals & Wins 2020 Policy Goals At ConnCAN, we are working on public policies that ensure all children, reg... ConnCAN February 5, 2020
Latest News US schools try to diversify mainly white teaching ranks WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — It wasn’t until she became a high school senior... ConnCAN November 21, 2019
Goals & Wins Wrapping up the 2019 legislative session At ConnCAN, we are working on public policies that ensure all children, reg... ConnCAN June 13, 2019
Latest News Minority teacher recruitment bill gets final passage in House On June 5, 2019, The Journal Inquirer published an article by Will Healey r... ConnCAN June 5, 2019
Latest News Proposed Law SB 455 Would Advance Diversity Among Connecticut Teachers New Haven, Conn.—Today, the Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill... ConnCAN March 23, 2018
Goals & Wins Our priorities for the 2018 legislative session Nothing happens without a group of committed advocates standing up, and pus... Jennifer Alexander February 6, 2018