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26 CT agencies say no more layoffs — for now
The leaders of 26 Executive Branch agencies have informed Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget office of significant cuts they will be making to meet major savings targets in the new state budget. They also have said that no state employees need to be laid off beyond those already announced.
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Education, social service agencies digest their big budget cuts
Three critical state departments – education, social services, and mental health and addiction services – have submitted plans to the governor’s budget office for saving their shares of the $847 million cut from this fiscal year’s budget. Every state agency will eventually submit a plan.
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Murphy calls segregated CT schools ‘unconscionable,’ proposes bill
With two-thirds of Connecticut’s black and Hispanic children attending segregated schools – one of the highest rates in the country – U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy hopes Congress will step up to offer funds to entice school districts to diversify.
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Fees for nonprofits to run charter schools may be capped
The fee a management organization receives for running a charter school in Connecticut may be capped at no more than one dollar out of every 10 the school receives from the state.
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A stalemate in desegregating Hartford schools
A Superior Court judge Friday gave the state another year to figure out how to desegregate the schools thousands of Hartford children attend, though Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said later in the afternoon the state is under no obligation to move much beyond currently required levels of integration – 47.5 percent of Hartford’s students.
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On their 20th anniversary, Connecticut’s charter schools deserve support
Twenty years ago this weekend, Gov. John Rowland signed a bill into law and by doing so changed the trajectory of the lives of thousands of Connecticut children. The bill he signed established public charter schools in the Constitution State and was a monumental step forward that has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of children, and it will continue to do so in the coming decades.
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State: Complaints about charter schools to be handled differently
The state said it has more discretion about whether and how to proceed with complaints against charter schools than it does for schools operated by local school boards.
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House rebalances state’s credit card, cancels $1B in bonding
The House of Representatives gave unanimous final approval in special session Thursday to a plan to rebalance Connecticut’s credit card in the face of shrinking tax revenues, canceling or delaying about $1 billion in financing for a wide array of projects and programs.
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Charter school enrollment set to rise
More students than ever are about to have the chance to enroll in charter schools in Connecticut. The State Board of Education is expected to sign off Wednesday on increasing enrollment at these schools by 4 percent next school year.
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Hartford school chief says budget woes will impact desegregation efforts
WASHINGTON —Hartford School Superintendent Beth Schiavino-Narvaez told a national forum here Friday that city and state budget crises are affecting Hartford’s public schools at a critical juncture in their fight against economic and racial segregation.
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Teachers object to Obama administration plan for poor schools
WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration rolls out rules on how to implement the nation’s new federal education law, one proposal could shake up how money is spent on schools in the state’s poor neighborhoods.
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Coming to a high school near you: financial aid for college courses
Starting next school year, hundreds of children from low-income Connecticut families will have a chance to complete their first year of college entirely for free – while they are still in high school, federal officials announced Monday.
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Report: CT 4th worst in unfunded pension liabilities per teacher
Connecticut has the 4th highest pension costs for its public school teachers in the U.S., a new report released Monday shows. The high costs are largely attributed to a failure to save enough to pay for future pension promises, the report from TeacherPensions.org concludes.
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House sends lean, overdue CT budget to Malloy’s desk
Updated at 11:08 p.m.
The Democrat-controlled House voted 74-70 to adopt a $19.76 billion budget that closes a nearly $1 billion hole in the 2016-17 fiscal year without raising taxes or tapping Connecticut’s modest emergency reserve. Eight Democrats joined with all 62 Republicans present to oppose the measure.