Education

NBC Connecticut Responds reporter Caitlin Burchill had a blast with Ms. Pescetelli’s second grade class at Global Communications Academy in Hartford.

While some see the Department of Education as vital to ensure education access and quality, others say it’s a bureaucracy that must be abolished.

Lawmakers took their second vote to help local school districts with special education costs, this time as part of a deal with Gov. Ned Lamont’s support. The legislature approved $40 million in aid for the current year, as well as $2.8 million for Planned Parenthood and other nonprofit organizations. The agreement with Lamont avoided a showdown after he vetoed a…

Lawmakers took their second vote to help local school districts with special education costs, this time as part of a deal with Gov. Ned Lamont’s support.

Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed $40 million in funding for special education, setting up a possible showdown with lawmakers over the money. Legislative leaders will now have to decide whether they want to vote to override the governor after nearly unanimously approving the money last week. Lamont (D-Connecticut), fresh off an economic trip to India, told reporters the spending will put…

Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed million of dollars in funding for special education. The decision puts the focus back on the legislature.

Sen. Bob Duff (D- Majority Leader) shares with an update on budget negotiations. Does he think Governor Lamont will veto the bill to create a $40 million emergency fund for special education? And does Duff have the votes to override it if he does?

A private boarding school in Connecticut Has been hit with a second-class action lawsuit. This comes after the arrest of a long-time employee accused of stealing student’s private photos and more.

The fight over bolstering special education had lawmakers working late into the night. Some want to send $40 million to schools that say they’re struggling to keep services those students need to stay afloat, but the governor’s budget chief said there isn’t enough money for that.

The fight over bolstering special education in our state had lawmakers working late into the night. Some want to send $40 million to schools that say they’re struggling to keep services those students need to stay afloat, but the governor’s budget chief said there isn’t enough money for that. Special education has taken on a special focus at the...

They worry valuable services could be impacted including that support low-income students, early childhood education, children with disabilities and more.

Parents, teachers and others stood together against possible cuts to federal funding for education in Manchester on Monday. They worry valuable services could be impacted including that support low-income students, early childhood education, children with disabilities and more. “Special needs students are our most vulnerable and their needs should never be compromised,” Darlene Wentworth, of Manchester, said. CEA – the…

Lawmakers expect to vote this week on the governor’s proposal to put $40 million toward special education. The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) says even with that infusion to the excess cost grant, schools will still fall well short of where they need to be.

 A proposed bill in the Connecticut legislature could allow endowments at colleges and universities to be taxed, sending more cash to local communities. Some say it’s a good theory, but it may be hard to get through the legislature.

Here is a look at some of the department’s key functions, and how Trump has said he might approach them.

Efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Education Department are underway. Here’s what it could mean for students.

It’s unclear to what degree the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences will continue to exist after Musk’s team slashed scores of contracts.

The Department of Education took another step Tuesday in advancing the Trump administration’s new transgender policy for sports by asking the NCAA and a key high-school sports organization to restore titles, awards and records it says have been “misappropriated by biological males competing in female categories.”

The University of New Haven is joining others in our state to help women from Afghanistan continue their education. It’s part of their Afghan Women’s Scholars Program.

Special education is getting a financial boost here in Connecticut. Governor Ned Lamont is proposing more money for it in his new budget proposal focusing on building local programs.