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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 awarded $10 million federal grant to improve K-3 literacy
It’s the latest in a string of recent investments CT has made in improving literacy outcomes, set in motion by the Right to Read law in 2021.
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Friction emerges as K-12 school funding commission weighs solutions
CT’s Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding must report recommendations by January. An expert presentation Thursday drew pushback.
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$10M in grant funding will expand in-district special education in CT
Funds from CT’s High-Quality Special Education Incentives Grant Program will largely go toward hiring more specialists in several districts.
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School attendance has bounced back in CT. Leaders hail LEAP program
In 2021-2022, chronic absenteeism in CT reached 23.7%, nearly double what it was pre-COVID. This past school year, it dropped to 16.4%.
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CT adopts new cellphone and screen time guidance for schools
The guidelines follow an unsuccessful attempt in the General Assembly to impose a statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in public schools.
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What the end of K-12 ‘disparate impact’ rule means for CT
For decades, schools that disproportionately disciplined or suspended students of color risked federal investigation. Not anymore.
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CT seeks to expand paraeducator workforce with new training initiative
State officials debuted the Paraeducator Preparation Academy, a 6-week free training course that seeks to train 200-250 paras in year one.
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A state Senate primary could bring major changes to CT education
Sen. Douglas McCrory is facing a three-way primary next month that could have a major impact on K-12 education in Connecticut.
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CT sues, again, over withheld school mental health grants
CT joined a second lawsuit against the U.S. Education Dept as it continues trying to end federal grants for school mental health services.
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Yale students, faculty and alumni mobilize against potential DOJ settlement
DOJ accused Yale of continuing to consider race in med school admissions after the practice was ruled illegal in a 2023 SCOTUS case.
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Blumenthal calls on Congress to restore loan access for part-time college students
As of July 1, part-time college and university students can only receive federal student loans proportional to their enrollment.
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Part-time higher ed students set to lose access to some federal loans
A lesser-known provision in 2025’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act may soon put college degrees out of reach for many nontraditional students.
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Report: CT schools among the most segregated in the U.S.
The report came as little surprise to state education leaders, who cited widespread opposition to regionalization as a key obstacle.
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CT schools double down on early detection to help reading scores
CT teachers now have access to the tools needed to identify and solve reading delays, and some districts are already seeing improvements.