Editing Connecticut (section)

===K–12===

{{See also|Connecticut State Board of Education}}

====Public schools====

[[Hartford Public High School]] (1638) is the third-oldest secondary school in the nation after the [[Collegiate School (New York)|Collegiate School]] (1628) in [[Manhattan]] and the [[Boston Latin School]] (1635). Today, the [[Connecticut State Board of Education]] manages the public school system for children in grades K–12. Board of Education members are [[cronyism|appointed]] by the [[List of Governors of Connecticut|Governor of Connecticut]].

[[File:UConn Main.JPG|thumb|[[University of Connecticut]], the state's main public university]]

====Private schools====
Connecticut has a number of [[Independent school|private schools]]. Private schools may file for approval by the state Department of Education, but are not required to. Per state law, private schools must file yearly attendance reports with the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Private Schools|url=https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Legal/Private-Schools|access-date=October 15, 2021|website=CT.gov – Connecticut's Official State Website|language=en|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414105705/https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Legal/Private-Schools|url-status=live}}</ref>

Notable private schools include [[Choate Rosemary Hall]], [[Hotchkiss School|The Hotchkiss School]], [[Loomis Chaffee School]], and [[Taft School]].