The CT Department of Education wants to give thousands of educators the opportunity to pursue projects, with the cost of supplies covered.
Education
Stories about schooling in Connecticut: Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, higher education, education spending and child welfare.
CT’s Right to Read law faces criticism. The state is pushing back
State officials say superintendents’ complaints about the process created to carry out the Right to Read law are rife with misinformation.
CT lawmakers set education priorities for 2024 legislative session
CT legislative committees focused on education plan to discuss teacher certifications, special education, college legacy admissions and more.
CT lawmakers propose extension of free school meal program
Two CT Democratic lawmakers plan to sponsor legislation that would extend COVID-era funding for free school lunches for many students.
UConn budget cuts would ‘destabilize’ university, staff say during protest
UConn is expecting a $70 million deficit in the fiscal year that begins in July. Staff and students fear cuts will ‘destabilize’ the university.
Eastern introduces vote of no confidence in CSCU chancellor
The resolution comes just weeks after the Board of Regents voted to raise tuition by 5% at the CSCU schools and offer buyouts to staff.
CT districts weigh school consolidation as K-12 enrollment declines
CT has closed over 75 public schools in the last decade. Some districts are considering more consolidation, but parents are pushing back.
CT colleges and universities to offer buyouts to close big deficit
Offering retirement incentives would mark a return to a controversial practice CT government hasn’t employed in 14 years.
CT Board of Education adopts ‘bill of rights’ for non-English speakers
The document will ensure CT parents understand their children’s rights to an education and resources are provided in their native language.
BEST OF 2023: Yale students are building a home. Teachers can live in it for free
Yale architecture students are building a home they designed, intended for early childhood teachers at the Friends Center for Children.
BEST OF 2023: How CT’s college-readiness system leaves students of color behind
CT’s white students tend to be more prepared for college than Black and Latino students. And that gap is often seen within the same building.
Stone Academy students sue CT health, higher ed departments
Stone Academy students filed a federal class action lawsuit against CT higher education and public health officials on Tuesday.
More college graduates are staying in CT. Here’s what they’re doing
Six months after graduation, most of UConn’s employed graduates — about 66% in 2023 — are working at Connecticut companies.
Proposed 5-year overhaul to CT child care system would cost $2B
Governor’s ‘Blue Ribbon Panel’ estimated many more billions of dollars in economic value would be generated just by enabling parents to work.
CSCU Board of Regents OKs 5% tuition hike despite opposition
The tuition hikes are in response to a $140 million shortfall at Connecticut State Colleges and Universities after COVID-era funding ended.