Regents to weigh tuition scenarios
Mark Ojakian, president of the financially-troubled Connecticut State Colleges and University system, said Thursday he is embarking on a deep analysis of various tuition scenarios, including some free...
View ArticleLamont interviews two finalists for UConn president
The search for a new UConn president seems to be nearing an end.
View ArticleCT ‘Kid Governor’ calls for support of LGBTQ issues
Ella Briggs, an ebullient fifth grader from East Hampton with a platform centered on support for LGBTQ youth, was sworn in as “Kid Governor” Friday at the Old State House. Ella, who spoke with an...
View ArticleSheff advocates celebrate 30 years while asking: Where to from here?
About 150 supporters of the Sheff school desegregation case gathered over the weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the landmark suit, but also to ask a question that echoes the theme of Martin...
View ArticleCCSU seeks to fire two professors for alleged sexual misconduct
Central Connecticut State University President Zulma R. Toro announced Tuesday that she is seeking to fire two longtime theater professors after investigators concluded that each had likely engaged in...
View ArticleCCSU shocked by revelations about professors’ misconduct
Central Connecticut State University student Jessica MacLean was shocked to learn this week that the theater professor she considered a trusted mentor had been accused of sexual misconduct and is...
View ArticleProposals to force regionalized school districts spark debate, distress
Two proposals that would force school district regionalization have ignited a storm of protest in some communities.
View ArticleSecretary DeVos invited to visit East Hartford schools — again
East Hartford Board of Education Chairman extends "olive branch" to Betsy DeVos.
View ArticleBusiness execs help Lamont in UConn president interview
Gov. Ned Lamont vets UConn president finalist with business leaders Monday night.
View ArticleUVa’s Tom Katsouleas is finalist for UConn president
Sources say Thomas C. Katsouleas, provost of the University of Virginia, is the finalist to become the next president of UConn.
View ArticleUConn Trustees expected to vote on new president Tuesday
UConn Board of Trustees remains silent about choice of Thomas Katsouleas as the school's next president.
View ArticleThe winding road to the next education commissioner
Lamont needs the board's recommendation before he can appoint a new leader
View ArticleUConn Trustees appoint UVA Provost Thomas C. Katsouleas as new president
With a unanimous vote Tuesday morning, the UConn trustees appointed Thomas C. Katsouleas as the institution's 16th president.
View ArticleState reports the number of students sanctioned for vaping is way up
While suspensions and expulsions in Connecticut schools are on the decline, the incidence of such disciplinary action in connection with vaping is increasing.
View ArticleWentzell to serve as interim commissioner until replacement picked
State Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell will stay in her post on an interim basis until her replacement is selected under a decision made this week by the Connecticut Board of Education.
View ArticleCSCU could face shortfall as large as $57 million
CSCU officials say that shortfall would occur if state funding and tuition stay flat, and warn free tuition for all might not be in the cards.
View ArticleHigher education proponents hope study makes the case to invest in CSCU
The day before Gov. Lamont releases his first budget, CSCU officials told lawmakers an economic analysis shows the system pumped $11.1 billion in income into the state's economy in 2017.
View ArticleGovernor to small school districts: regionalize or risk penalty
Gov. Ned Lamont is proposing a plan requiring small school districts to regionalize or face a loss of state aid.
View ArticleSee how your town fares in the governor’s proposed budget
Poor communities would gain the most through a redistribution of the Education Cost Sharing ESC) grant, while wealthy towns would lose the most.
View ArticleMost school districts improve in statewide testing
Nearly three-quarters of the state’s school districts improved performance on the state’s Next Generation Accountability test.
View ArticleOpponents of school regionalization to descend on Capitol
Thousands of Connecticut residents are alarmed by what they see as a threat to their childrens' education - an attempt by lawmakers to take away local control of their schools.
View ArticleApproval for ‘one college’ years away, but CSCU presses forward with...
Critics of the plan fear it could put the state at risk of losing its accreditation, incur extra expenses, and hurt students.
View ArticleHigher ed leaders: State funding nice, but not enough
The state's huge unfunded pension liabilities are bearing heavily on the state's universities and their students, leaders said Thursday.
View ArticleFaculty, students protest consolidation plan for colleges
The group delivered a petition to Gov. Ned Lamont's office and called on him to help.
View Article‘Free college,’ increasingly popular, complicated, for states
Lawmakers in 23 states are floating “free college” bills this year, Connecticut included.
View ArticleSchool regionalization bills sow confusion, spread fear
One of the bills calls for remaking school districts in the image of the state's probate court map, but its author says that was never his intent.
View ArticleCSCU proposes 5 % tuition increase next year at four state universities
The proposed tuition hike would translate into $804 more next year for in-state students attending Central Connecticut State University in New Britain and $899 more at Southern Connecticut State...
View ArticleBills that would stop community college merger clear committee
Lawmakers on the Higher Education Committee unanimously supported bills that would stop plans to merge the state's 12 community colleges.
View ArticleJudge rules magnet school discrimination case belongs in federal court
A civil rights case alleging that the state’s lottery system for high-performing magnet schools is discriminatory will be heard in federal court, a judge ruled late Thursday. The case could upend...
View ArticleBills address school discipline, faculty diversity, college costs
A slew of lesser-known education bills could change the way kids learn.
View ArticleNew plan emerges to ease shared services across school districts
The plan is intended as alternative to the hotly contested school regionalization bills.
View ArticleElection of first openly gay Kid Governor is a milestone. But coming out...
Ella Briggs, 11, is one of a growing number of kids who are coming out at an early age. She's also Connecticut's first openly gay Kid Governor.
View ArticleGov. Lamont drops “redistricting” from controversial bill to get schools to...
Some residents and advocates expressed relief about the revisions, while others said they still could not support the governor's plan.
View ArticleCT schools defend policies as Trump threatens funding over free speech
The Trump administration did not say what would prompt a school to lose its funding under the new "free speech" policy.
View ArticleDeLauro takes on DeVos failed charter schools, education budget cuts
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was put on the spot over a new report that said charter schools wasted $1 billion in federal money.
View ArticleLawmakers pepper Ojakian with questions about college consolidation plan
Ojakian expects that when the 12 community colleges are consolidated into one state college -- in 2023, if all goes as planned -- the annual savings will be $23 million.
View ArticleHerbst, other UConn officials, racked up $214,000 of unused vacation time...
Herbst says she will forfeit the 54 days she accrued above the 60-day limit, but she is still eligible to receive $156,279 for the rest of the unused vacation time when she leaves state service.
View ArticleEducation Committee approves Lamont’s watered-down regionalization bill
Gov. Ned Lamont's two key education bills -- including one intended to push school districts toward regionalization -- were approved by a legislative committee Friday.
View ArticleCommunity college students likely to face 2 percent increase next year
Connecticut students would pay $92 more next year in annual tuition and and fees at the state's 12 community colleges under a proposal to be considered Wednesday.
View ArticleLack of quorum forces state education board to cancel meeting
Gov. Ned Lamont hasn't filled six vacancies, which has also slowed the selection of a new education commissioner.
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