After visiting the new Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy there is no question that the school is going to make a positive difference for the neighborhood and more importantly in the lives of the students.

The Legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus held a forum on September 30, 2016 to discuss Connecticut’s public education funding.

Rep. Susan Johnson speaks out against a state Department of Education proposal to close vocational-technical schools to help balance the state budget. Johnson said the plan is short-sighted. View video of Rep. Johnson speaking

A press conference/forum was held at the state capitol in support of the court decision to overhaul the public school funding system.

Representative Susan Johnson helps cut the ribbon on the launch of the second Higher Edge site in the state at Eastern Connecticut State University. Higher Edge is a college completion organization serving more than 200 students in high school and college. It is an organization solely dedicated to college completion for low-income and first-generation, college-bound students.

Rep. Candelaria was recognized as a 2016 Children's Champion by the members of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance for his leadership on issues related to Connecticut's young children and his focus on critical early childhood education.

Yesterday Sen. Mae Flexer and I held a press conference at the UConn bookstore to announce the results of UConn's open-source textbook pilot program. The results of this program show that the use of open-source textbooks can be expanded, offering an affordable alternative that’s convenient for both students and faculty.

Lauding a Superior Court judge's ruling Wednesday, Representative Bob Godfrey said too many education dollars have gone to rich towns in Connecticut, at the expense of students living in cities like Danbury. Godfrey is looking forward to leading the legislature in making changes to the way Connecticut funds education.