As Connecticut’s teacher unions continue to push for remote learning, House Republicans yesterday sent a letter to the co-chairs of Connecticut's Vaccine Advisory Group asking that school teachers and school employees over the age of…
The town of Farmington, population 26,000, will have a vote Thursday on a school construction project that has sparked debate with its price tag of $135 million. The plan to construct an entirely new high school…
When Joshua Hall left his teaching position at Hartford's Weaver High School in 2008 to work for the Hartford Federation of Teachers, he didn't give up his salary. Instead, Hartford schools continued to pay him…
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A newly released report from state auditors begs the question: What is going on at the Connecticut State Department of Education? The long and alarming critique of the agency showed officials bypassing the lottery system…
Connecticut’s teacher pension fund leaves more questions than answers for both taxpayers and teachers, according to a study by the National Council on Teacher Quality. The report showed that despite the praise often heaped on…
The University of Connecticut paid one dozen employees large settlements - many over $100,000 - to get them to resign and keep quiet about their time working for the university, according to state auditors. Other…
Gov. Dannel Malloy introduced proposals Monday to significantly change how Connecticut funds local education, building on a proposal late last week to bill towns for part of the cost of teacher pensions. Facing a $3…
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Gov. Dannel Malloy proposed a new way to fund Connecticut teacher pensions Friday with towns and cities contributing one third of the costs or roughly $407 million. "At a time when state government is making difficult cuts…
