Education

There is a teacher shortage in Connecticut and a local university is hoping to help address the issue.

There are racks of free prom dresses inside The Shoppes at Buckland Hills ready to be picked up. “Really there is every size and every style so I believe that all young girls will find something they love here,” DCF Community Outreach Coordinator Jacqueline Ford said. It’s all part of a new initiative by the Connecticut Department of Children...

Prom season is right around the corner and this year, the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) launched a new initiative to help the teenagers they served look their best at no cost.

The new U.S. Secretary of Education, who’s also a Connecticut resident, Linda McMahon, sent a letter this week to Department of Ed staff entitled, “Our Final Mission,” signaling she is intending to fulfill President Trump’s promise to shut down the federal Department of Education.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-3rd District), ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, said dismantling the Department of Education is “lawless.”

The Trump administration announced a dramatic funding cut on Friday, saying it would cut federal grants and contracts worth $400 million from Columbia University for “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”

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.