Months after Stone Academy’s closure, hundreds of students who were hoping to become licensed practical nurses are stuck in limbo. Here are some of their stories.
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.
Posted inEducation
CT colleges fight proposed budget amid layoff, tuition hike concerns
Students and presidents protested the state budget legislators endorsed, which is $109M short of what’s needed to maintain current services.
Posted inEducation
Danbury charter school left out of CT budget proposal
The Danbury site was the only approved CT charter school plan left out of the proposed state budget unveiled this week.
Posted inGovernment
Advocates: CT lawmakers don’t adequately support communities
A group gathered at the Capitol to say CT lawmakers don’t sufficiently support their efforts to address various needs in their communities.
Posted inEducation
Stone Academy owners not complying with investigation, AG claims
The attorney general’s court order comes after a demand that the Stone Academy owners provide information related to the investigation.
Posted inEducation
CT agrees to pay for $200K audit of Stone Academy records
The Office of Higher Education signed a contract for an audit of Stone Academy records one day before a student protest.
Posted inEducation
Bill would take CT legislature out of charter school approval process
The Education Committee voted on the bill that would reverse the requirement that lawmakers approve charter school funding.
Posted inEducation
CT invests $10 million in math tutoring for middle schoolers
Gov. Ned Lamont says the state will launch a math tutoring initiative for middle school students next school year.
Posted inEducation
Stone Academy students left in limbo as they await audit
Hundreds of nursing students will have to wait several months to see if they can continue their programs after a CT school shut its doors.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: Lawmakers consider bill tackling teacher recruitment, retention
Hundreds of Connecticut residents testified at an Education Committee public hearing Wednesday, with much time spent on teacher retention.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: ‘Bill of rights’ for non-English speaking parents passes committee
The bill, which includes a right to translation services for non-English speaking parents of CT students, passed the Education Committee.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: Bill centered around higher education tuition passes committee
The bill would expand CT’s debt-free community college program, create tax reductions for those who paid interest on loan payments and more.
Posted inPolitics
CT legislators push for more mental health support for kids
The measures to improve mental health care for children in Connecticut continue the work from last session.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: CT lawmakers weigh changes to school resource officer policy
A public hearing on the bill triggered emotional testimony from Black and Latino students who said they don’t feel safe with police officers at their schools.
Posted inEducation
Lamont supports ‘Bill of Rights’ for non-English-speaking parents
Gov. Ned Lamont is supporting a bill to give non-English-speaking parents the right to translators for interactions with school personnel.