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CT musician whose video went viral mentors kids. ‘I’ve decided to step up to the plate’
The first video tallied about 1 million views within a week. When he posted another video, it gathered 2 million views in a day, he said.
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CT education at ‘a breaking point’ due to underfunding, advocates say
“We have reached a breaking point that is directly related to decades of underfunding,” said Leslie Blatteau, the president of the New Haven Federation of Teachers.
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CT school resource officer law not applied as intended, report finds
Only a quarter of school district guidelines require SROs to have training specifically related to children and adolescents.
Linda McMahon picked for U.S. education secretary, report says
Linda McMahon, who lives in Stamford is co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team.
Charter school fellowship is the latest effort to increase CT school choice options
The launch of the North Star Fellowship, an initiative to help train school leaders in their efforts to develop more charter schools in the state, is the latest push for more...
CT probing whether tech schools exclude students with disabilities to keep down costs
“They are excluding students, or at least trying, to reduce the number of students based upon their disabilities,” the CT education department legal director said.
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CT families of queer youth voice concerns about upcoming election
“It took 14 years [for my son] to really, truly feel like he belonged in this world, and the thought that could be taken away is terrifying.”
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Early childhood education marked as priority for legislative session
“We need to let families know what we’re doing so they know where to access services.”
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Inside a plan to get CT’s 119K ‘disconnected youth’ back on track
CT's 119K Commission said its “North Star” goal is to get 60,000 at-risk and disconnected youth back on track within the next 10 years.
Most CT parents at least somewhat satisfied with their child’s school, survey finds
Hernández added that he felt it was “really troubling that there is satisfaction,” and that was what the local report was meant to portray.