Housatonic Community College The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities board of regents voted Thursday to approve a program aimed at helping community college students complete courses necessary to their progress in the system. The Alignment and Completion of Math and English model, or ACME, expands support for students who enroll at the state’s community colleges […]
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Adria was CT Mirror's Education and Community Reporter. She grew up in Oakland, graduated from Sacramento State where she was co-news editor of the student newspaper, and worked as a part-time reporter at CalMatters. Most recently Adria interned at The Marshall Project, a national nonprofit news organization that reports on criminal justice issues. Adria was one of CT Mirror’s Report For America Corps Members.
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Andrew Agwunobi appointed UConn interim president
The CEO of UConn Health is first person of color to hold the post.
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Judge raises question of whether school mask lawsuit should proceed
Recent legislative action on emergency powers makes the issue moot, state attorney says
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UConn administrator Terrence Cheng appointed new CSCU president
After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents on Friday appointed Terrence Cheng, a UConn administrator, to serve as the system’s new president.
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Fewer CT high school grads are taking remedial courses in state colleges
The number of CT high school grads in remedial courses at state colleges and universities dropped from 2010 to 2016.
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CT school districts will not be required to provide remote learning next year
The Department of Education emphasized the importance of learning in person.
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In-person classes to resume at CT state colleges in the fall
Central Connecticut State University in New Britain will resume in-person classes in the fall along with the other state colleges. In-person classes will resume at state colleges this fall, with mask-wearing and social-distancing requirements still in effect, officials said Monday. The announcement came at Gateway Community College on Monday, where leaders from colleges and universities […]
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J&J vaccine ‘pause’ complicates campus clinics, but the big question remains: Should colleges require vaccinations?
The COVID vaccines are authorized for “emergency use,” making the legality of mandates murky
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$10.7 million program aims to get kids back in schools
The money will help families in 15 high-needs districts transition back into schools in the fall.
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CSCU board votes for one-year tuition freeze
For the community colleges, services and extension fees will also remain at the 2020-21 levels.
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Bridgeport parents ask state again to fix systemic problems with special education
Declines in staffing levels have left some children without the support they need, the complaint charges.
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1,500 Hartford school staff to be vaccinated this week at pop-up clinic
Vaccinations are taking place Thursday and Friday. A second round will be scheduled in coming days.
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As the push to reopen schools intensifies, Miguel Cardona and first lady Jill Biden travel to Meriden to show how this town did it
Cardona said getting the nation’s schools reopened is priority No. 1.
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Bill would create sexual misconduct climate surveys for Connecticut’s colleges
The surveys would be conducted every two years.
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Will getting teachers vaccinated get students back in school full time? It might not be that easy
Districts will have to convince parents and students that in-person learning is safe and that students won’t bring COVID-19 home.