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Jessika Harkay
Jessika Harkay is CT Mirror’s Education Reporter, covering the K-12 achievement gap, education funding, curriculum, mental health, school safety, inequity and other education topics. Jessika's experience includes roles as a breaking news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Hartford Courant. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Baylor University.
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CT school performance, attendance scores slow to recover
New data show that Connecticut students are struggling to return to pre-pandemic performance levels, and absenteeism remains high.
Posted inJustice
Upset with contract offer, Yale police union hands out ‘fear-mongering’ flyers
New Haven police and city leaders denounced fliers distributed by Yale’s police union warning incoming students of crime in the city.
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CT education leaders embrace ‘infinite possibilities’ for school year
The story of mathematician George Dantzig illustrated CT education commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker’s vision for the new school year.
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As CT community colleges cut services and staff, union speaks out
Some CT community colleges are losing cafeteria services and cutting staff. Others will limit library, tutoring, and disability services.
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For these Hartford youths, the neighborhood is worth improving
Hundreds of Hartford youths are earning money through community investment and learning how they can influence their world.
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CT extends free school meals through 2023-24 academic year
$16 million in federal pandemic relief funds will give Connecticut students free breakfast and lunch through the upcoming school year.
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CT’s first school for LGBTQ+ students could open this fall
PROUD Academy, a private school in Ansonia for LGBTQ+ students and allies, will begin teaching seventh- and eighth-graders in the fall.
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CT high schoolers now need a financial literacy course to graduate
Students will learn banking, investing, saving, and the impact of credit cards. The requirement will become effective for freshman this fall.
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Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions. How common is it?
Officials said an applicant’s family connections played a ‘negligible’ role in admissions for years, but the school is formally ending the practice.
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How CT’s college-readiness system leaves students of color behind
CT’s white students tend to be more prepared for college than Black and Latino students. And that gap is often seen within the same building.
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CT attorney general files lawsuit against Stone Academy
Attorney General William Tong claimed Stone Academy had numerous violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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CT school districts using summer programs to reengage students
CT school districts have come up with creative ways to use summer school programs to combat learning loss and refocus struggling students.
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Supreme Court nixes student loan relief for 208K CT borrowers
CT residents approved for student loan forgiveness won’t see their relief after the Supreme Court struck down Joe Biden’s debt relief plan.
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CT community colleges will merge into single institution on July 1
The merger, which will create the Connecticut State Community College, is designed to address financial concerns and declining enrollment.