Still no state child care rating system, parents left guessing
When Rhonda Strycharz first opened a day care 18 years ago in her New Hartford home, only a few states had a rating system to help parents choose a child care provider. Connecticut was not among them....
View ArticleLooking for child care? Here’s our database of quality benchmarks
Child care inspection reports in Connecticut are public documents, but there’s no useful way to search for them online. So we built one. Although the state does license programs to ensure the...
View ArticleFive things to know about Lamont’s plans for public schools, if elected governor
The Democratic candidate for governor sat down with the CT Mirror recently to talk about education. Ned Lamont shared where he stands on school funding, the teaching profession, desegregating schools,...
View ArticleFive things to know about Stefanowski’s plans for public schools, if elected...
The Republican candidate for governor spoke with the CT Mirror recently to talk about education. Bob Stefanowski shared where he stands on school funding, the teaching profession, desegregating...
View ArticleAn ‘army of young people’ propels and inspires Jahana Hayes
It was a wave of young voters that propelled Democrat Jahana Hayes into the Fifth Congressional District candidacy, and Sunday she told a crowd of young voters that they continue to be her inspiration...
View ArticleFive things to know about Griebel’s plans for public schools, if elected...
The independent candidate for governor spoke with the CT Mirror recently to talk about education. Oz Griebel shared where he stands on regionalization, magnet schools, the length of time students spend...
View ArticleDo state budget cuts impact school staffing levels? See staffing & funding...
It's a common refrain during election time: If the state cuts education aid, local school districts will be forced to lay off teachers and other educators. But is that always true? What impact would...
View ArticleHere’s why some students land a seat in coveted magnet schools outside the...
Students enrolled in a magnet school run by the Capitol Region Education Council last school year were already attending another magnet school, but needed to transfer schools because of safety reasons...
View ArticleHigh school graduation rates going up, but many students still unprepared for...
It has become an annual tradition -- politicians and school officials gather to celebrate that more students in Connecticut are graduating each year from high school. This year was no different. But...
View ArticleAs DCF’s Katz bows out, the risky world of child protection awaits new...
Joette Katz, who served under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for eight years, is resigning next month after what is believed to be one of the longest tenures leading a state child-protection agency in the...
View ArticleBen Barnes named CFO of higher-education system
Ben Barnes, who has overseen Connecticut’s state finances for eight years as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s only secretary of policy and management, was named Monday as the chief financial officer for the...
View ArticleLingering questions remain about school desegregation in Connecticut
Does research show integration improves student outcomes in Connecticut? Do magnet schools drain money from neighborhood schools? How does the lottery work? What's next for school desegregation? We...
View ArticleMurphy takes aim at U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Murphy is tussling with U.S. News and World Report over the publication’s popular college rankings, arguing that enrollment of low-income and minority students are not given...
View ArticleIncrease in minority teachers not keeping pace with influx of minority students
First the good news: hundreds more minorities have become teachers over the last 10 years following several changes that made it easier to become an educator in Connecticut. Now the bad news. The...
View ArticleUConn’s research rankings slip (again) – despite state investment
While the University of Connecticut's oft-touted U.S. News & World Report rankings have improved in recent years – its ratings that focus on research have slipped. This month, they slipped further.
View ArticleAdvocates warn fiscal caps could tighten on social services, local aid
Social services advocates warned Thursday that a series of new caps in the state budget could dramatically drain resources away from municipalities, education and services for children over the next...
View ArticleLamont vows that effort to rebuild CT will be a diverse one
While the push to revitalize Connecticut will be a struggle, Gov.-elect Ned Lamont pledged to African-American leaders Saturday his administration's effort would be defined by diversity and cooperation.
View ArticleWhat it will mean if Betsy DeVos rolls back the Obama school discipline rule
Two years ago, it seemed like scrapping Obama-era guidance around school suspensions might be at the top of Betsy DeVos’s to-do list as education secretary. The rules encouraged schools to limit...
View ArticleConnecticut faces long crawl out of wealth extremes, crushing debt
Whether it’s expanding access to education and health care, rebuilding roads and cities or making taxes fairer, leaders have many ideas to reduce wealth inequality and promote prosperity. But they...
View ArticleSchool safety report calls for end to Obama discipline guidance, arming...
WASHINGTON – A federal commission created after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, recommends rescinding Obama-era policy aimed at reducing racial...
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