The CARES Act will help colleges with unexpected expenses. But education advocates say it’s not enough.
Higher Education
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Coronavirus crisis fuels DeLauro’s effort for paid family leave
‘For many workers, staying home from work means losing your paycheck or losing your job,’ said DeLauro.
Posted inEducation
Hiring of PR firm by Dalio Philanthropies renews concerns about transparency and ‘blurred lines’
A PR-firm hired by Dalio Philanthropies to speak for Connecticut’s public-private education partnership prompted new complaints about the lack of transparency.
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Lamont is lenient on spending cap — when it comes to partnership with Dalio
For the second time in two years, Lamont wants to keep state’s $20 million contribution outside the spending cap.
Posted inMoney
Fiscal cure sought for UConn Health
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration is questioning whether the state can afford to continue subsidizing the public teaching hospital.
Posted inMoney
Lamont’s new budget takes aim at vaping, debt-free college program
There are no major tax hikes in Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget proposal, but it does include a ban on flavored vaping liquids and place restrictions on the debt-free college program.
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Community college tuition to remain flat under new plan
But students who attend the four regional state universities will likely face a 3.8% tuition increase next year.
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Books behind bars: Pilot Pell Grant program helps inmates look toward the future
“We want them to be able to get out, get a job, get themselves back on their feet and really succeed in their life,” an instructor said of his incarcerated students.
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Facing deficits, UConn makes pitch for more state funding by showing its value
The cost of providing retired employees with their benefits is landing heavily on students and research faculty at Connecticut’s public universities.
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Best of 2019: Elections bring new focus on college debt, which burdens CT students more than others
What to do about the huge amount of college debt that is burdening young Americans is emerging as a significant issue in the 2020 elections.
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Best of 2019: Proponents of ‘free college’ say it would ease, not strain state finances
The free college idea appeared dead this legislative session, until new numbers suggested it could be a boon for the state.
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Faculty, staff crowd regents meeting to oppose college merger plan
Several dozen faculty and staff members attended Thursday’s Board of Regents for Higher Education meeting to register their opposition to the plan to consolidate the state’s 12 community colleges into one single statewide college.
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CSCU officially launches ‘free’ community college program
Community college will now be free to eligible students regardless of income.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health, Politics
House approves spending deal that boosts CT defense industry, social programs
The agreement, which increases spending for both “guns and butter,” was reached just days before the current plan expired, averting a government shutdown.
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Murphy takes on NCAA on college sports injuries
‘Across college sports, too many athletes leave their collegiate careers broken,” said Sen. Chris Murphy’s latest report on college sports.