More children are likely to qualify for free or reduced-price meals as pandemic-induced food insecurity spreads.
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State’s largest teachers union urges caution over school reopenings
Ikea donates furniture to help house New Haven’s homeless, and casinos remain on the fence about a reopening date.
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Will extra education aid go to remedy learning lost from school closures – or close budget holes?
During the last recession, schools in the state shed 1,300 jobs. A larger economic slowdown is predicted this time.
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Can daycares stay open during the COVID-19 crisis? Connecticut says yes
As coronavirus spreads, a primary concern is whether daycares can afford to shut since so many operate at razor-thin margins.
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Laptops headed to students in struggling school districts so learning can resume
Partnership for Connecticut is giving laptops to 60,551 high school students in the state’s lowest-performing districts while schools are closed.
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Two districts, two very different plans for students while school is out indefinitely
All schools are closed in Connecticut for the foreseeable future. But not all students are getting the same learning opportunities.
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School has been closed for 295k children in Connecticut. What now?
More than half of all the public school students in the state have been sent home. Here’s what that means.
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As coronavirus shutters schools, CT lawmakers press DeVos on fate of students
Lawmakers are questioning how school closures will impact kids who rely on free meals.
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Salary battle prompts new questions about privacy rules for education partnership
A plan to pay the head of CT’s new education partnership more than $300,000 has prompted renewed questions about the program’s exemption from FOI laws.
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High school athletes file suit against CT’s trans-inclusive sports policy
A conservative religious group filed the federal suit, which seeks to knock down Connecticut’s policy of allowing trans high school athletes to compete on teams that align with their gender identity.
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Governor touts education aid. But will it be used to improve schools or close deficits?
Gov. Ned Lamont said students will benefit from the $38 million boost to education funding in his budget, but local officials whose schools are running deficits say the state needs to do more.
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Public schools receive report cards from state
The majority of the state’s public schools earned a better grade on the Next Generation rating system than last year.
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Federal lawsuit challenging school racial quotas is withdrawn
A settlement in the Sheff vs. O’Neill case rendered the Pacific Legal Foundation’s lawsuit irrelevant.
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Unaccompanied minors are moving to Connecticut in record numbers
The number of young migrants joining relatives or sponsors in the state tripled in the past year, and the largest portion of that group settled in Fairfield County.
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Hartford mayor to state: stop with the segregation
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin called on state leaders Friday to stop segregating his city through regressive housing policies.