English language learners make up a large and growing piece of our education system. The achievement gaps between them and other students are huge. And, like much of the state, the system for teaching them is fractured.

CT Mirror's Jacqueline Rabe Thomas has been investigating this achievement gap - and how the state approaches teaching English language learners. Her reporting started before the pandemic - and as she tells us, the disrupted school year and distance learning only made it more difficult for these students.