Questions remain over Killingly’s stated strategy to build a school-based health center and the $3.2 million grant it received.
Education
Stories about schooling in Connecticut: Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, higher education, education spending and child welfare.
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Return on investment at CT colleges and universities falling short, new report finds
For low-income students, most of the state’s bachelor’s degree-granting institutions rank below average on providing ‘economic mobility’
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CSCU implements cost-cutting steps, battles dropping enrollment
Some faculty disagree with administrators’ strategy for handling financial problems at the state university system.
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Report: Thousands fewer CT children in child care since COVID
A new report estimates that child care centers in Connecticut are serving 24,000 fewer children than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UConn passes $1.7 billion budget as it grapples with rising costs
UConn officials are worried about how the system will prevent a budget shortfall in 2024 when one-time state funding dries up.
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To fight absenteeism, this school sorted its students into Hogwarts Houses
With chronic absenteeism still a challenge in school districts across CT, some schools are finding creative ways to keep students engaged.
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Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up.
CT needs 3,000 new nurses a year, and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them leave the state. Worsening matters is a shortage of instructors.
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Many Connecticut school districts haven’t filed required safety reports
Records show that 16 CT school districts have never submitted a lockdown drill report since they were mandated nine years ago.
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In Killingly, tensions still high over school mental health center
A school board meeting last week devolved into a shouting match over mental health care in schools, and neither side shows signs of budging.
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How to talk to your kids about the Texas school shooting
Experts share tips and best practices for talking to children about the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas elementary school.
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CT schools will soon be required to teach climate change
Close to 90% of CT schools already teach about climate change, but it will be required by state law beginning in July 2023.
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Education funding bill fails, but advocates vow to bring it back in 2023
Supporters of the legislation say is crucial to correct funding inequities facing magnet, charter and vocational-agricultural schools.
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UConn student fees to increase beginning July 1
The fee increases total about $600 for students on the Storrs campus. Some are mandatory, and some are for housing and dining.
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CT State Community College selects next leader ahead of merger
Dr. John Maduko will start in his new position as president of the Connecticut State Community College on June 3.
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Paraeducators to get much-needed training under bill now headed to House
The bill would require local school districts to develop at least 18 hours of professional development for paraeducators.