Map Title: Teacher Wages vs. College-Educated Private-Sector Workers
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Description: This Governing map, sourced from calculations U.S. Census Bureau 2016 5-year ACS microdata, shows teachers' wages versus that of college-educated private-sector workers. In Connecticut, elementary-secondary education employee wages were 85% of private sector employees. In comparison, Vermont showed no difference between teachers' wages and that of their private sector counterparts. Arizona, on the other hand, experienced the largest pay gap of 63%.

Map Title: State Grades on K-12 Education
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Description: This Education Week map shows state rankings from its Quality Counts 2018 report. States were ranked on several categories including: Chances for Success, School Finance, and K-12 Achievement. Connecticut ranked third highest among states with an overall grade of "B."

Map Title: The State of Preschool 2018
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Description: This National Institute for Early Education Research map provides preschool data for each state, including the percentage of three- and four-year-olds enrolled in preschool, state spending per child enrolled, and quality standards benchmarks.

Map Title: Third Grade Reading Legislation
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Description: This National Conference of State Legislatures map shows states' laws to ensure students read proficiently at the end of third grade. Some states require students who do not meet this milestone to be retained, while others allow for promotion to fourth grade with certain requirements and exemptions.

Map Title: State Adoption of Common Core Standards
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Description: This map, created by the Council of Chief State School Officers, shows the 41 states that have adopted Common Core academic standards.

Map Title: Change in School-Aged Population
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Description: This map shows the projected change in the school-aged population in each state from fall 2013 to fall 2025.

Map Title: Education Aid, Town-by-Town
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Description: This map, created by the CT Mirror, shows changes to the Education Cost Sharing grant in each municipality from 2017 to 2018. Connecticut provides approximately $2 billion in school aid to municipalities annually.