3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (475+ words) What would a childcare system that actually works look like? Connecticut is trying to answer that question with programs like paid leave, and now, a major investment in lowering costs for families. Starting in July 2027, Connecticut will offer more affordable…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (366+ words) Updated September 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM EDT Catch up on what you missed with our Education newsletter, sent weekly. Kelly Rogers told employees Wednesday that she is resigning from her post overseeing special education at the U.S. Education Department as the agency is…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (516+ words) A Connecticut nonprofit engaged in youth suicide prevention is enlisting coaches to identify and intervene when student athletes are in a crisis. LAX2LIVE, a mental health initiative for lacrosse players, is also recruiting student ambassadors across Connecticut schools, with 52 ambassadors in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (400+ words) The start of a new school year can come with extra challenges for students who are currently unhoused, whether that means sleeping in a car, a motel or doubling up with relatives. As of Sept. 4 at least 534 children in Connecticut…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (483+ words) Hundreds of members of the Yale University community gathered on campus in New Haven on Tuesday to demand administrators stop negotiating a settlement with the Trump administration over admissions policies. “Yale is setting a dangerous precedent: conceding the Trump administration’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (840+ words) Students in almost every grade and demographic performed slightly better on their state assessments this year, according to data released today by the Connecticut State Department of Education. In most cases, the improvement was small — less than 1% — and almost all…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (100+ words) Connecticut Public Oxford University professor Katherine Rundell became the first children’s author since J.K. Rowling to simultaneously reach number one on the U.K. and U.S. sales charts. Her newest book, “The Neverfear,” comes out Sept. 1, after Rundell secured a seven-figure deal…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (113+ words) It’s back-to-school week for many students in Connecticut. Parents — are you ready for the upcoming school year? The Connecticut State Board of Education is urging all schools to implement cellphone restrictions. We hear how school districts are tackling this and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1564+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont’s Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Affordability has a daunting task: Reinvent Connecticut’s school funding system and produce a report with recommendations by the end of the calendar year. Those recommendations are likely to play…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (524+ words) Pratt Street in downtown Hartford was quiet Monday morning as University of Connecticut alumni and officials gathered to cut the ribbon on UConn Hartford’s first dormitory. Kai Blatchford, a UConn junior majoring in social work, previously attended UConn’s main campus…...