Will the Teachers’ Union Crush Education Opportunity in Connecticut?

Connecticut is a state of contradictions when it comes to education. On the one hand, it boasts some of the wealthiest schools in the United States, particularly in Fairfield County — also known as the “Gold Coast.” Conversely, the state suffers from one of the nation’s highest “education gaps” between high- and low-income households.

And while the state ranks among the most educated, Connecticut’s test scores dropped faster than the national average across multiple categories in a 2022 study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.