A no-bid consulting contract that will pay former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona $250,000 has raised ethical questions.
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Union benefits package looms large over CT campaigns
The contract guaranteeing pensions and other benefits to CT state employees expires June 30, but few candidates are discussing its renewal.
Posted inEducation
Ryan Fazio: All CT students should attend schools they choose
Under Ryan Fazio’s plan, CT would end lotteries and waitlists for schools. Fazio wants all students to get into the school they want.
Posted inImmigration
Danbury residents express fear, anger as ICE arrests escalate
Activists in Danbury shouted at CT officials Wednesday as emotions ran high over dozens of arrests by ICE in the city each day this week.
Posted inEducation
CT awarded $10 million federal grant to improve K-3 literacy
It’s the latest in a string of recent investments CT has made in improving literacy outcomes, set in motion by the Right to Read law in 2021.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
In Bristol, these ‘Old Cranks’ keep CT’s clockmaking history ticking
The American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol harkens back to a time when Connecticut was known as the “Clock Capital of the World.”
Posted inHealth, Housing
CT funds housing development for Waterbury healthcare workers
Connecticut will provide roughly $11.6 million for the project, which is planned at the former Saint Mary’s Grammar School property.
Posted inHealth
Lawrence+Memorial Hospital staff seek better conditions, higher pay
Picketing workers said declining staff levels are compromising patient care but higher compensation would aid recruiting and retention.
Posted inEducation
Friction emerges as K-12 school funding commission weighs solutions
CT’s Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding must report recommendations by January. An expert presentation Thursday drew pushback.
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UConn’s puppetry program is famous. John Bell played a big part in that
For nearly two decades, the professor and museum director has introduced students and visitors to the idea that anything can be a puppet.
Posted inEconomic Development
Electric Boat cheers move into new campus at former Crystal Mall
Officials said the new campus marks a new economic opportunity for southeastern Connecticut, one that could usher in a wave of growth.
Posted inEducation
$10M in grant funding will expand in-district special education in CT
Funds from CT’s High-Quality Special Education Incentives Grant Program will largely go toward hiring more specialists in several districts.
Posted inPolitics
Fazio promises to find a ‘grand bargain’ on housing, zoning reform
Ryan Fazio’s concept of a “grand bargain” includes state-mandated zoning reforms in return for significant revisions to 8-30g and H.B. 8002.
Posted inMoney
Report: SNAP benefits vanishing faster than CT officials expected
Nearly 63,000 people in CT have lost federal nutrition benefits since last July — roughly double officials’ projections, a new report says.
Posted inEducation
School attendance has bounced back in CT. Leaders hail LEAP program
In 2021-2022, chronic absenteeism in CT reached 23.7%, nearly double what it was pre-COVID. This past school year, it dropped to 16.4%.