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CT bill amendment would provide financial support to Stone Academy students

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay May 31, 2023 @ 8:31 pmMay 31, 2023 @ 8:31 pm

The CT Senate’s amendment would issue reimbursement and stipends to Stone Academy students after the nursing school’s closure.

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CT legislature votes to stop colleges from withholding transcripts over debt

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay May 30, 2023 @ 8:06 pmMay 30, 2023 @ 8:14 pm

The bill would prevent CT colleges and universities from withholding transcripts over student debt in certain instances.

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Former Stone Academy nursing students to file class action lawsuit

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay May 3, 2023 @ 4:09 pmMay 4, 2023 @ 9:31 am

Eight former Stone Academy students will file a lawsuit representing hundreds of people left in the lurch when the school abruptly closed.

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Stone Academy students share their stories after closure: ‘We’re not OK’

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay April 27, 2023 @ 1:20 pmApril 27, 2023 @ 1:21 pm

Months after Stone Academy’s closure, hundreds of students who were hoping to become licensed practical nurses are stuck in limbo. Here are some of their stories.

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CT colleges fight proposed budget amid layoff, tuition hike concerns

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay April 24, 2023 @ 2:52 pmApril 24, 2023 @ 2:52 pm

Students and presidents protested the state budget legislators endorsed, which is $109M short of what’s needed to maintain current services.

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Stone Academy owners not complying with investigation, AG claims

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay April 6, 2023 @ 4:13 pmApril 6, 2023 @ 4:13 pm

The attorney general’s court order comes after a demand that the Stone Academy owners provide information related to the investigation.

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Stone Academy lawyer says CT misusing restricted funds for audit

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 30, 2023 @ 6:50 pmMarch 30, 2023 @ 6:50 pm

Stone Academy and the Office of Higher Education have been at odds over the need for an audit of student records.

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Stone Academy students left in limbo as they await audit

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jessika Harkay and Mark Pazniokas March 23, 2023 @ 5:00 amApril 11, 2023 @ 9:07 am

Hundreds of nursing students will have to wait several months to see if they can continue their programs after a CT school shut its doors.

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Will CT students’ loan debt be forgiven? Supreme Court to decide

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen February 24, 2023 @ 1:23 pmMarch 2, 2023 @ 2:52 pm

CT student debt holders are in limbo as the U.S. Supreme Court readies to hear arguments on Biden’s federal student debt forgiveness plan.

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Return on investment at CT colleges and universities falling short, new report finds

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips July 22, 2022 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 1:18 pm

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

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk July 19, 2022 @ 5:20 pmJuly 20, 2022 @ 12:32 pm

Some faculty disagree with administrators’ strategy for handling financial problems at the state university system.

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UConn passes $1.7 billion budget as it grapples with rising costs

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk July 7, 2022 @ 3:55 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 1:18 pm

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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UConn student fees to increase beginning July 1

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 29, 2022 @ 5:13 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 1:18 pm

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

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 27, 2022 @ 4:31 pmApril 28, 2022 @ 1:45 pm

Dr. John Maduko will start in his new position as president of the Connecticut State Community College on June 3.

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Tuition increases approved for CT state universities

Avatar photo by Adria Watson March 24, 2022 @ 6:34 pmAugust 3, 2022 @ 11:22 am

Tuition and fees at Connecticut’s four state universities will increase by an average of $291 per semester in the fall.

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