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Connecticut high school girls swimming and diving top performances (Oct. 24)

Here are the top CIAC girls swimming and diving performers from the past week.

Connecticut · 13d

Eyewitness News

Latest BrightPath daycare lawsuit alleges former worker took inappropriate pictures of children and shared them

AVON, Conn. (WFSB) - A new lawsuit has been filed against the corporate owners of BrightPath Daycare in Avon. The daycare closed earlier this year after a former employee was accused of sexually assaulting multiple young children at the daycare. This marks the 12th lawsuit that has been filed, since the arrest of former worker Jan Carlos Berrios-Otero in April.

Avon, CT · 13d

CT Insider

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Thomaston teachers report late paychecks, other payroll errors: 'It is a trust problem'

Also, town leaders launched an audit to determine how the previous school year’s budget was overspent by an estimated $576,000.

Thomaston, CT · 14d

WTNH

Berlin High School teacher named 2027 Connecticut Teacher of the Year

BERLIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker announced Friday that a biology teacher at Berlin High School was awarded the 2027 Connecticut Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made during a surprise event at the school for Christopher Wisniewski, where students, colleagues, and community members gathered to […]

Berlin, CT · 14d

Connecticut Mirror

CT’s new money curriculum should start at the check cashing counter

The FDIC's most recent survey found 9.5% of Hispanic and 10.6% of Black households had no bank account, more than double the national rate.

Connecticut · 14d

Connecticut Mirror

Education Sec. Linda McMahon blames DEI for CT student not learning to read

Aleysha Ortiz graduated in 2024 without knowing how to read, and sued the Hartford district. McMahon offered her thoughts on what went wrong.

Hartford, CT · 16d

Eyewitness News

Southington voters to decide $86.7 million school consolidation plan

Southington voters will decide in November on a plan to close and rebuild some elementary schools in town, a proposal estimated to cost about $86.7 million.

Southington, CT · 15d

Connecticut Mirror

Let CT’s minority school districts eat cake.

The state’s political playbook is transparent: starve the district, point to its weakness, convene a panel to prescribe further austerity, and divert public attention from state-level funding failures

Connecticut · 15d

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Connecticut Sends Dozens of Teams to 2027 Hoophall Invitational in Springfield

Connecticut high school basketball is once again taking its act on the road to Springfield, Massachusetts, with dozens of boys and girls teams set to compete in the 2027 Panini Hoophall Invitational. The event, now entering its third year, is expected to include 84 teams total — 64 boys squads and 20 girls squads — spread across multiple sites in the city best known as the birthplace of basketball.

Connecticut · 15d

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Why Connecticut's 'best' school rankings keep favoring wealthy towns

Schools in Fairfield County consistently top school rankings. Experts say there's a reason.

Connecticut · 16d

WTNH

Visitation, funeral scheduled for University of New Haven student killed in crash

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Visitation and funeral services are set for the University of New Haven student who was killed Friday night in a wrong-way crash. Ryan O’Shea of Stony Point, New York, died in a crash involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 91 in North Haven. O’Shea was a criminal justice major, the […]

New Haven, CT · 16d

CT Insider

Connecticut high school girls cross country top performances (Oct. 22)

Here are the top performances from the CIAC girls cross country conference championship meets (Oct. 20-22).

Connecticut · 14d

Connecticut Mirror

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CT Education Dept. hires special ed attorney to improve complaint process

The Connecticut State Department of Education hired Kathleen Reiser to fill a newly-created role of dedicated special education attorney.

Connecticut · 15d

WTNH

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities saw 15% increase from automatic application program

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) announced that there was a 15% increase in applications through the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program (CAAP) program for the 2025-26 academic year. The CAAP provides eligible Connecticut high school students automatic admission into partner colleges and universities through one application, in partnership with Common App. […]

Connecticut · 15d

CT Insider

Connecticut high school football Week 7 roundup: Nonnewaug scores as time expires to stun WCA

A look around the Connecticut high school football scene for Week 7.

Woodbury, CT · 14d

hoodline.com

Southington Voters Face $86.7M School Vote Nov. 3 as Tax Hikes Loom in 2029

Southington voters head to the polls on November 3 to decide whether the town should borrow up to $86,675,560 to rebuild Kelley Elementary School, expand South End Elementary, and shutter Flanders Elementary School as part of a long-debated overhaul of the district's aging buildings. Town officials have said the buildings are in dire need of repairs, and the referendum asks residents to approve an ordinance funding what's known as the elementary facilities plan.

Southington, CT · 16d

CT Insider

CIAC football Week 7 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene

Fun facts, figures and stats for Week 7 of the 2026 Connecticut high school football season.

Connecticut · 16d

Eyewitness News

Region 12 administrators placed on leave over group text, Board of Education says

The report claimed the group made jokes about other staff members being in sexual relationships with each other in a group text on their private phones.

Hartford, CT · 16d

UC Daily Campus

Six scholars from UConn selected as CT Women of Innovation finalists

Six academic leaders from the University of Connecticut have been selected as 2026 CT Women of Innovation finalists. The Connecticut Technology Council will recognize 46 finalists at its 21st annual Women of Innovation awards ceremony. “Women of Innovation, a CT Tech Council program, is one of the largest networks of...

Storrs, CT · 15d

Connecticut Mirror