The superintendent said she remains dedicated to providing fair education and sufficient resources for all students, especially the increasing number of multilingual learners.

Jennifer Williams, the new president of for-profit Paier College in Bridgeport, says the school isn’t being treated equitably even as it faces a state lawsuit over alleged unfair and deceptive trade practices, previous reports about the lack of instructors, and questions about its accreditation status.

This hour, Connecticut Mirror budget reporter Keith Phaneuf has the latest on the education funding 'showdown' in the state. Plus, CAPSS President Fran Rabinowitz and Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Chancellor Terrence Cheng.

A shortage of qualified special education teachers and staff in Connecticut school districts is partly why local schools now rely on private special education providers. That practice has led to a civil rights complaint with the Department of Justice against four school districts.

Concerned parents and community members say students are being harassed online through racist, misogynistic and homophobic blog posts.

New Haven Public Schools will start the new academic year with a little over $208 million as part of the city’s budget. The Board of Alders voted to approve the budget on Tuesday. Advocates and the school superintendent said the district will soon be faced with tough budget choices.

Maurie McInnis will be the first woman to serve as Yale's permanent president.

Drivers in Bridgeport illegally passed by school buses nearly 10,000 times during the first six months of the school year. Mayor Joe Ganim says the city will be able to make money from it, while trying to crack down on offending drivers.

The UConn study shows that people of Puerto Rican background in Connecticut had some of the lowest rates of employment and home ownership between 2000 and 2022.

$122 million is being awarded to numerous Connecticut public schools to upgrade heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, as part of larger state efforts to improve indoor school air quality.