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Connecticut Graduates 89% — and Can't Get Higher
Before the pandemic, Connecticut's graduation rate moved in one direction. From 2014-15 through 2018-19, the four-year cohort rate climbed from 87.0% to 88.3%, gaining about a third of a percentage po...
White Students Fell Below 50% in 2020. The Gap Keeps Widening.
In 2011, nearly two out of three students in Connecticut's public schools were white. In 2020, the share crossed below 50% for the first time. Six years later, it stands at 44.7%, and the gap between ...
Four in Five CT Districts Never Recovered from COVID
Correction (April 18, 2026): An earlier version of this article described a 2024 enrollment "jump" of 18,643 students. That figure reflected a reporting artifact, not a real enrollment gain. The narra...