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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 schools stress innovation amid student engagement concerns

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay September 1, 2023 @ 5:00 amAugust 31, 2023 @ 3:59 pm

CT school staff are looking for innovative ways to engage students and measure achievements.

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CT school performance, attendance scores slow to recover

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay August 28, 2023 @ 5:00 pmAugust 28, 2023 @ 5:16 pm

New data show that Connecticut students are struggling to return to pre-pandemic performance levels, and absenteeism remains high.

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Upset with contract offer, Yale police union hands out ‘fear-mongering’ flyers

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay August 22, 2023 @ 4:59 pmAugust 22, 2023 @ 5:30 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay August 17, 2023 @ 1:32 pmAugust 17, 2023 @ 1:32 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay August 16, 2023 @ 2:18 pmAugust 17, 2023 @ 5:22 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay August 10, 2023 @ 4:38 pmAugust 11, 2023 @ 1:17 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay August 7, 2023 @ 3:36 pmAugust 8, 2023 @ 9:23 am

$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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 21, 2023 @ 11:13 amAugust 9, 2023 @ 1:35 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 20, 2023 @ 2:06 pmJuly 20, 2023 @ 3:20 pm

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?

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 19, 2023 @ 2:21 pmAugust 9, 2023 @ 2:57 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 16, 2023 @ 5:00 amAugust 9, 2023 @ 2:59 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 13, 2023 @ 1:45 pmJuly 13, 2023 @ 6:45 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pmJuly 7, 2023 @ 9:55 am

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jessika Harkay and Lisa Hagen June 30, 2023 @ 12:30 pmJune 30, 2023 @ 4:21 pm

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

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay June 22, 2023 @ 3:21 pmJune 22, 2023 @ 6:58 pm

The merger, which will create the Connecticut State Community College, is designed to address financial concerns and declining enrollment.

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