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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.
Dems rewrite homeschool bill in bid to win over hesitant colleagues
The rewrite of House Bill 5468 would remove a requirement that homeschooling families submit evidence of instruction to the state each year.
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New food pyramid gives meat a starring role. What happens to school lunches?
The Trump admin. loves red meat and could soon change what kids eat in schools. But some key constituents don’t want kids on a carnivore diet
Advocates press for promised pre-K funding as CT surplus in doubt
The fund was supposed to rely on $300 million of surplus funds, but with that drying up, advocates want another way to secure $600 million.
Eve Rogers’ death in Enfield intensifies homeschool rules debate
Despite calls to regulate homeschooling to prevent abuse, opposition has been fierce, and many lawmakers have opposed the legislation.
Financial literacy courses are expanding in CT, thanks to new requirement
Schools across CT are working to meet the new graduation requirement. Stamford got a boost from the city’s well-established finance sector.
UConn prepares for NCAA championship celebrations on campus
Lampposts and street signs were removed on the Storrs campus in anticipation of potentially destructive student celebrations.
Hartford may have violated Sheff settlement with student recruiting, CT says
CT State Department of Education informed Hartford Public Schools that their efforts to win back students may violate the landmark settlement.
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