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Stories about schooling in Connecticut: The K-12 achievement gap, education funding, curriculum, mental health, school safety, inequities in education and higher education institutions.
School crisis drills in CT get rules and standards with new law
School crisis drills until now have been developed and implemented on a district-by-district basis with few explicit guidelines in CT law.
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House Dems would trim rebate program to aid local schools
A plan to send local school districts $100 million to $150 million could cut into Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed tax rebate.
CT bill draws homeschool families to Capitol in emotional hearing
The bill would require education officials to notify DCF when a family seeks to withdraw their children from the public school system.
Should CT adopt a cellphone ban in schools? Lawmakers to decide
The General Assembly is considering a statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban amid rising concerns about the adverse effects phones have on kids.
CT high school students argue for increase in ECS funding formula
Students from across CT urged lawmakers to act on two bills that would increase the Education Cost Sharing grant formula that funds schools.
CT department says it cannot comply with DCF, homeschool proposal
The bill would require that schools alert the education department when kids are withdrawn for homeschooling so it could then notify DCF.
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