Over the last several years, families across Connecticut have shown that education access and opportunity move fastest when parents are at the table as partners and leaders, not as an afterthought. After years of disrupted schooling, a spike in chronic absenteeism, and persistent gaps in opportunity, it is parents and caregivers who see most clearly whether our education system is preparing children for the lives they deserve.

This year, through the second edition of our statewide survey of Connecticut parents, conducted as part of a national effort, we asked again what is working, what is not, and what families most want for their children.