The 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.
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