Nearly a half million CT residents with student loans are eligible for debt relief, and more than half of them are Pell Grant recipients.
Education
Stories about schooling in Connecticut: Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, higher education, education spending and child welfare.
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CT parents, students call for school anti-racism policies
Following the George Floyd protests of 2020, Connecticut parents and students say schools need clear policies to address racist incidents.
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Project Veritas says video shows bias against conservatives and Catholics in Greenwich schools
CT politicians from both parties condemned the remarks made by a Greenwich educator.
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Thousands in CT to benefit from Biden’s student loan debt relief plan
Some borrowers who earn less than $125,000 will qualify for forgiveness up to $20,000. The average debt for Connecticut borrowers is $35,162.
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Student loans forgiven for 300 defrauded CT students
The relief for ITT Tech students comes as borrowers await Biden’s decision whether to extend the moratorium on student loan repayments.
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CT launches $70 million accelerated workforce training program
The CareerConneCT program will offer training for jobs in manufacturing, health care, IT and other fields as well as support services.
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Killingly rejected a fully funded mental health center at its high school. Why?
The Killingly Board of Education refused the grant-funded center in a vote mired in politics. Now the state of Connecticut is involved.
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State has more questions for Killingly Board of Education
Questions remain over Killingly’s stated strategy to build a school-based health center and the $3.2 million grant it received.
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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.