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Three Kings Day, or El Dia de Los Reyes, is celebrated on Jan. 6 to commemorate the day when three wise men arrived with gifts for baby Jesus. “It is a religious holiday that is celebrated in countries all over the world,” Rep. Chris Rosaria (D-Bridgeport) said.  Several school districts already provide the day off so families can celebrate. But…

While some students will have the day off to participate in Three Kings Day festivities, not all schools currently recognize the religious holiday. A new bill being introduced this upcoming legislative session would require all CT schools to observe Three Kings Day.

The New Haven School District received two significant donations that will go towards funding a new state mandate working to address period poverty. Earlier in the year, the state legislature passed a mandate as part of the state’s menstrual equity law. The new state mandate requires period products be available in women’s bathrooms grades 3 to 12, in all gender…

New Haven public schools have secured period products from two major donations, in order to comply with a new state mandate. They’ll be available in women’s bathrooms grades 3 to 12, all gender bathrooms and at least one boy’s bathroom.

The 36th annual HKTV Holiday Show took place Friday morning from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., and the three-hour telethon was fully student-run.

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A scathing audit outlined spending by several top Connecticut State College and Universities officials that appeared to be for private use.

New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.

The state of Connecticut overpaid hundreds of college employees and now it wants it back.

The state of Connecticut overpaid hundreds of college employees using taxpayer money, and now it is asking for it back.

The state of Connecticut overpaid hundreds of college employees using taxpayer money, and now they’re asking for it back. During a Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Board of Regents Faculty Advisory Committee meeting on Friday, a member, who is also a Gateway Community College professor, revealed that a review of payments from 2022 found a calculation error led to some…

They were put in place to make sure teachers, police and firefighters and other public service workers weren’t double dipping when they retired, meaning getting a full pension and full social security. But there’s a chance these could be changing soon, because a bill called the Social Security Fairness Act cleared the U.S. House of Representatives.

They were put in place to make sure teachers, police and firefighters and other public service workers weren’t double dipping when they retired, meaning getting a full pension and full social security. Those provisions are called the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. But there’s a chance these could be changing soon, because a bill called the...

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Data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ latest survey shows the gap is growing between high-skilled and low-skilled readers in the U.S.

Lawmakers return to the Capitol in just under a month, and the United Way and local leaders are pushing for an investment in teens and young adults. The two organizations are pushing a 22-point that calls for $407 million in increased funding and a major change to how the state funds education. “They are also the most fiscally responsible thing…

Local leaders and nonprofits want the state to focus on teens and young adults who have become disengaged from school and career opportunities.

A major upgrade was announced at Vinal Technical High School in Middletown after their emergency operations center received $300,000 in funding. Thanks to generous donations from companies like Samsung, Comcast and RnB Enterprises, the new technology was unveiled on Tuesday. David Cruickshank, the department head at Vinal Tech, told us how this new technology will help in assisting during emergencies….

Vinal Technical High School in Middletown unveiled upgrades to their emergency operations center on Tuesday after receiving $300,000 in funding.

The gap between the top-skilled and the lowest-skilled is growing, according to a survey of adult skills.