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Alison Cross is a reporter for the Hartford Courant.
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Higher salaries, caseload caps and temperature standards: What CT education groups are seeking in 2025
Education advocates are calling on state lawmakers to commit more dollars to Connecticut’s K-12 schools and higher ed institutions this legislative session as the General Assembly prepares to convene on...

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If Trump ends sanctuary rule, CT immigrant children could be snatched from schools, parents from work: ‘Fear is palpable’
ICE removals in Connecticut peaked in 2007, recording 500 immigrants deported in a single year.

From cellphones and teacher burnout to tampons in boys’ bathrooms, issues that dominated CT education in 2024
The last 12 months have brought a year of changes and challenges to public education in Connecticut.

CT Democrats to make new push for AI reform; Bill failed in 2024 on fears of stifling business
Democratic leaders in the State Senate say they are resurrecting an artificial intelligence bill that would put safeguards around the use of AI in Connecticut.

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New Year means new laws on cannabis, insurance and more in CT. Here’s what to know
The New Year means new laws for Connecticut with 15 pieces of legislation set to take effect on Jan. 1.

Fertility lawsuit: CT company wrongly destroyed couple’s last embryos
A New York couple is suing a Connecticut-based fertility clinic chain, alleging that the practice and its medical director’s “gross negligence” resulted in the destruction of the couple’s last three...

Would you get better care if your doctors collaborated? A CT resident created a platform to make it happen
A Connecticut resident has created a “potentially game-changing” platform after his family's experience with mental health.

UConn board OKs first tuition freeze in 24 years, but fees to go up
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees voted to cut three academic programs and raise student fees

Rate of child homelessness in CT is up 75%. What the state is doing to house them
Connecticut’s first-in-the nation voucher program helps homeless families whose children are enrolled in Head Start.

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UConn identifies academic programs for closure, consolidation ahead of meeting
Two dozen programs at the University of Connecticut have been identified for consolidation, suspension or closure and 18 more will remain under review, according to a new report from the...