CT State Department of Education informed Hartford Public Schools that their efforts to win back students may violate the landmark settlement.
Theo Peck-Suzuki
Theo is CT Mirror's education reporter. Born in New York and raised in southeast Ohio, Theo earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Brown University and a master's from the University of Chicago. He served for two years in an AmeriCorps program at Rural Action, a community development organization based near his hometown, before returning to school to study journalism at Ohio University. He has previously covered children and poverty for WOUB Public Media in Athens, Ohio.
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CT educators alarmed as lawmakers advance budget without key boost for schools
The ECS grant for public schools hasn’t been adjusted for inflation since 2013. Lawmakers just proposed keeping it flat for another year.
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No Kings rallies in CT draw thousands, old and young, in protest
CT state officials decried Trump initiatives such as the SAVE America Act and the war in Iran at the No Kings rally in Hartford.
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School crisis drills in CT get rules and standards with new law
School crisis drills until now have been developed and implemented on a district-by-district basis with few explicit guidelines in CT law.
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UConn graduate assistants call for higher pay, lower fees
Amid bargaining talks, members of UConn’s Graduate Employees Union gathered at the student union in Storrs Tuesday and marched across campus.
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CT homeschool bill advances in split committee vote, despite vast opposition
The bill, which drew vast opposition from homeschooling families, moved forward, but four Democrats joined all GOP members in voting against it.
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House Dems would trim rebate program to aid local schools
A plan to send local school districts $100 million to $150 million could cut into Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed tax rebate.
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Should CT study UFOs? State Rep. asks legislature to hear him out
Rep. Joe Hoxha, R-Bristol, wants University of Connecticut to consider establishing a ‘state center’ to study unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Should CT adopt a cellphone ban in schools? Lawmakers to decide
The General Assembly is considering a statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban amid rising concerns about the adverse effects phones have on kids.
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CT high school students argue for increase in ECS funding formula
Students from across CT urged lawmakers to act on two bills that would increase the Education Cost Sharing grant formula that funds schools.
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Antisemitism working group legislation draws backlash
CT lawmakers were poised to pass legislation Thursday that would establish a working group to “address antisemitism in public schools.”
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CT wants to expand reading interventions. It won’t be easy
SB 220 would require that schools adopt an individual reading plan for every student in grades 4-9 who doesn’t meet annual reading standards.
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At public hearing, strong support for universal free breakfast in CT schools
The legislature’s Education Committee heard testimony Monday on a bill to provide free breakfast for all CT public school students.
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Magnet school leaders say legislation could curb services, force closures
Officials from CT’s regional magnet schools told lawmakers that proposed legislation would threaten their ability to operate.
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CT school leaders on Lamont’s K-12 budget: ‘A trainwreck for education’
Districts say they’re near a breaking point after years without state baseline funding adjustments. Many say costs fall to local taxpayers.
