Our Education Coverage
Stories about schooling in Connecticut: The K-12 achievement gap, education funding, curriculum, mental health, school safety, inequities in education and higher education institutions.
Lamont lays out education priorities as Blue Ribbon Commission gets underway
The 23-member panel will work to interrogate the entirety of CT’s complex ‘education cost share’ school funding system and propose reforms.
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Natalie Braswell named interim chancellor of CSCU system
Braswell’s appointment follows the departure of former Chancellor John Maduko and resignation of Martin Guay, chair of the Board of Regents.
Lamont names Ari Santiago to helm CSCU Board of Regents
The appointment follows the resignation of former Chairman Marty Guay, who stepped down in the wake of Chancellor John Maduko’s departure.
Lamont noncommittal on federal scholarship tax credit after NY moves to join
Under the program, donors to scholarship granting organizations receive the full donation amount back—up to $1700—as a federal tax credit.
Tong joins lawsuit over student loan rules for professional degrees
CT’s attorney general argues that new student loan caps for certain degrees will have implications for healthcare work forces like nursing.
CSCU Board of Regents Chair Marty Guay resigns
His departure follows the release of a harassment complaint against Chancellor John Maduko that raised questions about Guay’s actions as well
CT colleges expand access to free food, meeting students where they are
As the cost of living and price of higher education both rise, CT college leaders work to ensure more students have access nutritious meals.
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