Connecticut
Connecticut is a Launch Years Initiative state. New to this work, they are beginning by buidling strong cross-sector partnerships.
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Partnering and Planning
Connecticut joined LYI this year. They are focused on state team planning and building a strong cross-sector team.
Governing authority: Connecticut State Board of Education
State education agency: Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)
Chief state school officer: Commissioner of Education
Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
Connecticut Math Policy Highlights
Explore Connecticut policies shaping corequisite math support, pathways, transfer, placement, and student success data.
Connecticut's general education core includes quantitative reasoning.
See BOR Transfer and Articulation Policy and C.G.S. §10a-157. Transfer programs include a 30-credit general education core; Framework30 includes a college-level Quantitative Reasoning course.
Connecticut requires annual reporting on gateway math completion and equity.
See BOR Policy 1.22, ACME. CT State reports annually on first-year completion of gateway math with a C or better, including disaggregated results and progress toward student-success and equity goals.
Connecticut offers embedded support for students placed in college courses.
See C.G.S. §10a-157a, Embedded Remedial Support. Using multiple measures, public colleges must offer students likely to succeed with support for an entry-level college course with embedded remedial support.
Launch Years Initiative
States across the country are building math pathways that align student goals, classroom learning, and career opportunities.
Cross-Sector Partnerships
of LYI states, as opposed to 63% of others, have cross-sector partnerships that regularly meet and produce state recommendations.
LYI Participation
year as a part of LYI, working with the supports, resources, and expertise to engage in math pathways across sectors.