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Stories about schooling in Connecticut: The K-12 achievement gap, education funding, curriculum, mental health, school safety, inequities in education and higher education institutions.
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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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.
A transgender fencer lost her team. Now she’s rebuilding at UConn.
After losing her spot on a Division I women’s fencing team, Red Sullivan is rebuilding her life at UConn – and redefining what comes next.
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.
Parents are filing more complaints about special education in CT
Experts say more complaints could point to better familiarity with special education law, and some say parents’ use of AI could play a role.
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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