CT campus protests have largely been peaceful, but isolated incidents and university rhetoric have made some students question their safety.
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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Report: Widening “diversity gap” between students and teachers of color
The Education Reform Now CT report says that while the teacher workforce is more diverse, it’s not keeping up with the pace of student diversity in schools.
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CT universities stage ‘silent protest’ against Israel-Hamas war
The collective protest involved students at several CT universities staging sit-ins, marching with signs and handing out pamphlets.
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CT and college public safety officials meet on campus tensions
Officials talked about preventing hate crimes and hate speech on campuses amid tensions seen across the U.S. over the Israel and Hamas war.
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How CT’s regional colleges want to mitigate $140M budget shortfall
The proposal from CT State Colleges & Universities leadership involves cuts to security, travel costs and other efficiencies, but no layoffs.
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CT higher education faces big cuts as pandemic funds disappear
Money that kept CT higher education afloat during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is going away, and colleges face course and job cuts.
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CT graduation rates and academic growth down, report shows
Education achievement in CT continues to trail behind pre-pandemic levels, the Department of Education’s annual accountability report shows.
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As CT kindergarten age changes, worries about transition emerge
Beginning next fall, CT children must be 5 years old on Sept. 1 to start kindergarten. How will that affect school districts and child care?
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Stone Academy ‘siphoned’ money from students, AG Tong says
The complaint now claims that the school’s revenues “swelled” as their nursing exam pass rates “plummeted” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Getting a new high school: A different story in two CT towns
While a new Farmington High School is being built with minimal disruption, renovations to a Hartford school have upended student life.
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Report: About 19% of CT youth ‘disconnected’ or ‘at risk’ in 2021-22
Around one-fifth of CT young people were struggling at school or graduated without a job or higher education plans in 2021-22, a report says.
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Wesleyan joins other CT universities in removing loans from financial aid packages
The university is not the first in CT to eliminate loans from financial aid packages, though many schools haven’t taken on a no-loans policy.
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CT charter school alleges district hasn’t paid special education costs
A charter school said its district broke CT law by not reimbursing it for ‘reasonable’ special ed costs. But what is a ‘reasonable’ expense?
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UConn ranked as top university in reports. What does it mean?
The school ranked No. 26 in a U.S. News & World Report list and cracked the top 50 in a Wall Street Journal ranking. How much does it matter?
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UConn students demand university divest from fossil fuels
UConn was expected to release a ‘comprehensive Sustainability Action Plan’ in spring 2023. Students say they haven’t seen it yet.
