Skip To Main Content
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education

Home

Custom Class: hp-hero

snow on moutain

Featured News & Events

CABE Infographic 2024
CABE Infographic 2024
Wilmarie Newton

Dive into the numbers behind CABE! From serving 147 member school districts to answering over 700 Policy inquiries annually, CABE is a vital force in providing support and professional development to member districts. Check out the infographic for more insights!

Multiple Pathways Promotional Art
Multiple Pathways to Postsecondary Success Webinar 4-2-24
Wilmarie Newton

High schools can help prepare young people not just for college or work but to live a “good life” they define for themselves.

That's the conclusion of a new report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) and the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University examined how six New England high schools define student success after graduation.

Watch the recording of this free webinar sponsored by CABE and CAPSS, which was broadcast on April 2 by clicking here.

Accompanying slides. 

Leonard Lockhart's Op-Ed
CABE President Leonard Lockhart's Op-Ed
Wilmarie Newton

State's boards of education are fulfilling commitment to public education - by Leonard Lockhart, CABE President, Windsor BOE

There are 1,400 members of Connecticut's local and regional public boards of education, making us the largest group of elected officials in the state. We are tasked with delivering on the promise of Connecticut's constitutional mandate to provide a free and appropriate education for all of Connecticut's children, and we fulfill that promise with several partners - including school superintendents, public school faculty, administrators and staff, Gov. Ned Lamont and the members of the Connecticut General Assembly who write the laws and the budgets that help drive and fund public education. Continue reading...

*Reprinted with permission of the Hartford Courant.

Screenshot of Janice Cupee
Why Serve On Your Local Board of Education?
Wilmarie Newton

Simply put, "If you don't get involved, nothing's going to change." - Anthony Perugini, Cheshire Board of Education.

Hear from three board of education members who share what it is like to serve as a local board of education member. Please share this video with anyone considering declaring candidacy for a seat on their BOE.

Press Release Image
Press Release: Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Connecticut Program on Reducing Student Absenteeism Featured as National Best Practice
Wilmarie Newton

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that Connecticut’s Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP), which was created in 2021 following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to combat student absenteeism, is featured as a national best practice in a newly released promotional video produced by the Collaborative for Student Success, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for practices and policies that improve outcomes for all students.

The video highlights the effectiveness of LEAP’s home visiting actions in reducing student absences.

Follow CABE