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New Haven approves budget that leaves shortage for schools
The New Haven Board of Alders approved a $679-million budget for the coming fiscal year, but it leaves the school district short of what it was looking for. “No doubt the Board of Education has a challenging task ahead but the city has constraints,” said Adam Marchand, New Haven alder.
Wesleyan University graduation held as planned with no disruptions, protests
It was graduation day at Wesleyan University and unlike other commencement ceremonies we've seen in our state and across the country, there weren't major disruptions or pro-Palestinian protests. Students, parents and faculty gathered on Andrus Field for Wesleyan's 192nd commencement on Sunday. "It's a wonderful place. I'm really sad to...
From child bride to Stanford on a full ride: The incredible story of a CT community college grad
Carla Galaise’s life was survival. As a child, Galaise did not think she would ever graduate high school. In fact, she never thought about her future at all, but this fall the single mom and Northwestern Connecticut Community College grad will move to California to study anthropology at Stanford University. After decades of struggle, Galaise was certain that the letter in her inbox from ...
Cross Principal Adapts To Overenrolled School
Wilbur Cross Principal Matt Brown has a math problem to solve:. How do you lead a school where the building’s capacity is for 1,300 students, its enrollment tops 1,700, and the number of students who actually show up to class each day is somewhere in between — given the district’s persistent struggles with chronic absenteeism?
A game plan to teach CPR goes courtside at St. Joe's
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — There is a game plan on the court and a game plan off the court at the University of Saint Joseph and both plans are part of the Basketball Capital Pro-Am Tournament which will return this summer to Jim Calhoun Court on campus. The Basketball...
Legislators, please don’t weaken CCSU
As a recent graduate of Central Connecticut State University, I can’t help but worry about the cost of public higher education. Is it getting out of reach for students like me? Central is the largest university in the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system (CSCU). The system’s board of regents is trying to close a […]
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