A new policy that allowed Connecticut State University System Chancellor David G. Carter to quietly remove a campus president last fall was designed to keep such matters private, Carter told state lawmakers Wednesday. So private, in fact, that several members of the CSU Board of Trustees did not know until afterwards of Carter’s decision to […]

An arrangement that keeps Southern Connecticut State University’s president on the payroll even after she has been dismissed from her job is standard procedure, university officials have told state legislators. Departing President Cheryl Norton is entitled to an additional year’s pay and a sabbatical leave under existing university policies, Connecticut State University System officials said […]

Faculty members at Southern Connecticut State University issued a vote of “no confidence” in the university system’s chancellor and Board of Trustees chairman Monday, accusing them of reckless financial behavior and poor judgment. In a letter to Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the SCSU Faculty Senate asked for a state investigation into actions by CSU Chancellor […]

NEW BRITAIN – Damek Spacek, summa cum laude, Class of 2010, is the kind of graduate who makes Central Connecticut State University proud. Trouble is, in one important measure of Central’s success he doesn’t count. Like hundreds of other students who received degrees over the weekend, Spacek, a biomolecular science major, will not show up […]

Two directors of Southern Connecticut State University’s private fund-raising arm have resigned in protest over circumstances surrounding the dismissal of Southern President Cheryl Norton, a foundation official has confirmed. In a sharply-worded resignation letter, director Robert S. Frew accused Connecticut State University System Chancellor David G. Carter, who removed Norton, of “micromanaging” the system’s four […]

The University of Connecticut turned to a familiar leader in picking an interim president Friday. Former UConn President Philip E. Austin will return to that office to replace Michael Hogan, who is leaving to become president of the University of Illinois. The university’s Board of Trustees asked Austin to fill in while it conducts a […]

The recent landmark legislation that lawmakers and educators believe will shake up Connecticut’s public education system, now awaiting action by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, got its start in an unusual spot – the southbound lanes of I-91. There, as he drove from Hartford to his home to Meriden one night in February, state Sen. Thomas […]

WINSTED – After skipping classes and failing courses at Canton High School, Christina Brevigleiri decided to switch to a much smaller charter school – so small that she no longer felt unnoticed. The Explorations Charter School turned out to be a better fit, a tiny rural academy where students mix academics with activities such as […]

During his brief tenure as president of the University of Connecticut, Michael Hogan battled a souring economy and won some crucial victories but also made some controversial moves that caused observers to scratch their heads. “It’s been sort of a rocky ride here for him,” said UConn Board of Trustees member Thomas Ritter. “He did […]

University of Connecticut President Michael Hogan’s announcement that he will resign to become president of the University of Illinois caught university and state officials by surprise Tuesday. University trustees reportedly learned of the resignation only hours before it was publicly announced. Hogan is leaving after just three years in office, the shortest tenure for a […]

By limiting teacher seniority rights in Hartford, state education officials could bolster Connecticut’s chances of winning millions of dollars in federal school reform funds, according to Hartford’s superintendent of schools. Steven J. Adamowski makes that argument in his latest effort to persuade the State Board of Education and Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan to issue an […]

State legislators gave final approval Wednesday to a landmark education bill designed to raise graduation standards, turn around failing schools and hold teachers more accountable for student progress. The bill grew out of the state’s effort to win millions of dollars in federal stimulus funds under the Obama administration’s $4.3 billion Race to the Top […]

A sweeping education bill that calls for tougher high school standards, a more demanding evaluation system for teachers and a greater voice for parents in school governance won approval in the state House of Representatives early today. After some political maneuvering, lawmakers combined elements of two separate education bills into a single landmark bill that […]

The state Senate voted Friday for a sweeping overhaul of Connecticut’s public schools, approving a bill designed to help the state qualify for millions of dollars in federal school reform funds. Among other things, the bill calls for tougher graduation standards, a fast-track training program for principals, an expansion of charter schools and a system […]

State lawmakers plan to investigate the recent dismissal of Southern Connecticut State University president Cheryl Norton and the disclosure that Norton will remain on the payroll along with her interim replacement. The co-chairmen of the legislature’s Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee said they will schedule a hearing where they also will ask about a […]