School board member Joe Sokolovic is leading the charge to retitle Columbus School named after the Italian explorer whose colonization has come under fire including
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Category: Education
Forum Examines Connecticut’s “Racist And Classist” Education Funding Formula–Property Tax Reform A Solution
Forget the studies and task forces about equitable public school funding. We don’t need them to tell us what we already know, says Iona Smith Nze,
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Lamont: Connecticut First State In Nation To Require Courses On Black And Latino Studies
From Governor Ned Lamont: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut has become the first state in the nation to require all high schools in
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Weldon Renamed School Board Chair–Bridgeport Ed District To ‘Burbs: Show Us The Money
Could the Board of Education be entering a period of détente? For the past decade a revolving door of chairs, superintendents and blistering battles among
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Sacred Heart Establishes Partnership To Diversify Brewing Industry, Scholarships For Black Students
From Sacred Heart University: Sacred Heart University and New England Brewing Co. (NEBCO)–one of the state’s original craft breweries–have established a scholarship for Black students
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Goodwin Takeover Of UB Advances–College To Keep Name
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: The New England Commission on Higher Education has given Goodwin University its blessing to take over the bulk of
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CT Teachers Union: Shift To Full-Time Remote Learning
From the Connecticut Education Association: With the surging COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut the highest since May, Connecticut must establish and strictly enforce consistent statewide
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Sacred Heart University Will Take Over Management Of Discovery Museum
From Sacred Heart University: Sacred Heart University announced today that, after a series of talks initiated by leaders of the Discovery Museum, it will assume
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