President of the CT AFL-CIO Sal Luciano sent a letter to Gov. Ned Lamont requesting the governor extend his executive order requiring school districts to continue paying staff and vendors until June of 2021 in case schools are forced to close again. “We ask you to quickly issue a new ...
A coalition of unions representing teachers, paraprofessionals, janitors and bus drivers issued 13 “non-negotiable” standards for school reopening and have pushed for districts to delay in-person teaching for two weeks, but, according to the unions’ own assessment, they have little say in the matter. Union leaders have publicly expressed their ...
On Monday a coalition of unions representing employees in Connecticut’s public school system including teachers, paraprofessionals, janitors and administrators released a list of 13 “non-negotiable” requirements for reopening schools. However, one claim made by Connecticut Education Association Executive Director Donald E. Williams Jr. appeared odd. During a virtual presentation before ...
The University of Connecticut is facing an estimated $50 million budget shortfall due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is having to furlough managers and cut its athletics department to make up for the deficit. Although the school faced a loss after having to send students home midway through the spring ...
Schools are closed across Connecticut and many municipal buildings and offices are running on reduced schedules in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, but towns may not see much in the way of cost-savings from those closures. Harwinton First Selectman Michael Criss says his town has closed most municipal ...
With Connecticut schools closed beyond April 20 – and possibly for the rest of the school year – parents are finding themselves in the position of having to work from home and also ensure their children are still completing school assignments via distance learning. Rachael Placentino, a Harwinton resident and ...