The drop in enrollment disproportionately landed in the state’s 10 lowest performing districts, worsening Connecticut’s already severe achievement gaps.
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
Jacqueline was CT Mirror’s Education and Housing Reporter, and an original member of the CT Mirror staff, joining shortly before our January 2010 launch. Her awards include the best-of-show Theodore A. Driscoll Investigative Award from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists in 2019 for reporting on inadequate inmate health care, first-place for investigative reporting from the New England Newspaper and Press Association in 2020 for reporting on housing segregation, and two first-place awards from the National Education Writers Association in 2012. She was selected for a prestigious, year-long Propublica Local Reporting Network grant in 2019, exploring a range of affordable and low-income housing issues. Before joining CT Mirror, Jacqueline was a reporter, online editor and website developer for The Washington Post Co.’s Maryland newspaper chains. Jacqueline received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University and a master’s in public policy from Trinity College.
Posted inHousing
Few tenants facing eviction have an attorney. Top lawmakers are poised to change that.
Legislation that would provide tenants facing eviction the “right to counsel” is a top priority for legislative leaders.
Posted inEducation
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.
Posted inEducation
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.
Posted inEducation
Report: Twice as many CT high schoolers are in danger of being held back
A classroom is set up for the fall semester at Middletown High School. There will be an empty desk between two students. High school students will have to carry their desk shield assigned to them when moving to another class and submit it at the end of the day for sanitization. Research released Monday confirms […]
Posted inHousing
As Biden promises to tackle housing discrimination, HUD scrutinizes Connecticut’s laws
Housing legislation was the subject of a public hearing on Thursday.
Posted inEducation
Miguel Cardona is one step closer to becoming next U.S. education secretary
In a swift meeting, senators voted 17 to 5 to forward Cardona’s nomination to the U.S. Senate for final approval.
Posted inHealth
Eligible Black and Hispanic residents getting COVID vaccine at about half the rate as eligible white residents
Of the 75+ age group, 13% of Black residents, 18% of Hispanics and 30% of whites have received first doses.
Posted inMoney
See how your town fares in the governor’s proposed budget
Gov. Ned Lamont is recommending that the state spend $50 million more on municipal aid next year, a 2% increase.
Posted inEducation
Lamont keeps school funding on auto-pilot, despite calls to end ‘funding discrimination’
The move is sure to displease groups that have been calling for a major increase in state education spending.
Posted inHealth
As some seniors struggle to make appointments for second doses of the COVID vaccine, the state is working to stamp out system glitches
Besides raising worries that seniors won’t get their second vaccination within the proper timeframe, scheduling problems are causing inventory headaches.
Posted inEducation
Miguel Cardona pressed on transgender sports, among other issues, during his confirmation hearing Wednesday
Despite the differences, Cardona received some bipartisan support during his confirmation hearing to become U.S. education secretary.
Posted inNews
School districts told to apply for $443 million for COVID aid
The state plans to divvy up $520.7 million in federal funds to help schools with the costs of the pandemic.
Posted inEconomic Development
Data suggests dozens of towns are violating CT Supreme Court decision on exclusionary zoning
The study by Desegregate CT was released as lawmakers, who are divided over zoning reforms, prepare to tackle the issue.
Posted inHealth
Is the state’s vaccine rollout leaving behind Black and Latino residents?
Rolling out the COVID vaccine to older residents first means it’s more likely to go to white residents first.
