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Can The Mind Trust succeed outside of Indiana? This state’s charter school sector will find out.

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. An influential Indianapolis nonprofit that has incubated charter schools while advocating for school choice will soon test its strategies beyond the Hoosier State with the help of a federal grant. The Mind Trust, which has helped launch more than 50 Indiana charter schools since 2006, is primed to more than double the number of students in Connecticut charter schools using grant money awarded by the federal government in September. The federal grant gives the nonprofit a significant opportunity to replicate its vision beyond Indiana, and raise the organization’s profile and influence. But the move carries risk, because The Mind Trust is pursuing a state far less engaged in charter schools and school choice. The Mind Trust seeks to increase the number of Connecticut charter schools with about $69 million in funding from the Charter Schools Program. A majority of the money would go to schools through subgrants. Indiana’s Department of Education also applied for and received this grant in 2023. The Mind Trust created

Connecticut · 15h

FOX 61

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Are you ready for the S-word?

Connecticut · 15h

WTNH

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Connecticut residents weigh in on proposed Eversource rate hike

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Bite Into The Best Pizza In Connecticut At This Tiny Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant

In Meriden, Connecticut, there’s a tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant that has been making pizza the right way for a long time, and the people who know about it would very much prefer you didn’t find out. Too late. The Little Rendezvous is the kind of place that exists in...

Meriden, CT · 7d
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Western Mass News

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Conn. Eversource rate increase proposal

Connecticut · 15h

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Torrington City Council: ‘Disgusting’ Condition of Police Building, Stalled Hotchkiss Square Project Reviewed

Present: Mayor Molly Spino. City Councilors Armand Maniccia, Anne Ruwet, Rachel Hannon-Harrel, David Oliver, and Paul Cavagnero. Present via Zoom: Councilor Chris Beyus. On Oct. 5, the Torrington City Council greenlit the acquisition of a property at 174 N. Elm St. that Corporation Counsel Tomasz Kalinowski said is vital to the City’s mission to provide a growing system of trails for residents. The Planning and Zoning Commission must review the move.

Torrington, CT · 4d

Animal of Things

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Big Cat Ownership Laws in Connecticut: What Is Banned and What Is Exempt

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Big cat ownership laws in Connecticut are some of the strictest in the country. The state does not issue a pet permit for lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, or even bobcats, and the federal government layered a second ban on top of it in 2022. If you are looking for a loophole, there is almost none. … This article, Big Cat Ownership Laws in Connecticut: What Is Banned and What Is Exempt , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Do You Need Blaze Orange to Hunt Deer in Virginia During Archery Season? • Nov. 21-29: When Wisconsin’s 2026-27 Nine-Day Gun Deer Season Runs • Rabbit Hunting Season in Rhode Island: Dates, Limits, and Rules for Cottontail Hunters

Connecticut · 1d

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Farmington Sewer Plant May Have Topped Phosphorus Limit

FARMINGTON — The sewage reaching the town's treatment plant on Sept. 8 came in low on oxygen, unusually cloudy and heavy with solids, the plant's lab analyst found. Afterward, its phosphorus readings were "astronomically high." "A toxic load is suspected," Superintendent Mark Batorski's September report says. Batorski told the...

Farmington, CT · 1d

Only In Your State

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The Most Popular Thanksgiving Pie and Side Dish in Connecticut

Everyone at the Thanksgiving table arrives with an opinion. In Connecticut, you’ve probably heard the same debates every November since you were old enough to hold a fork. Pumpkin or apple? Mashed or scalloped? This year, the state’s own searches settle both questions. A new Only In Your State study of Thanksgiving pie and side […]

Connecticut · 9h

Animal of Things

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Feral Pig Hunting in Connecticut: What the Law Says and What to Do Instead

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Feral pig hunting in Connecticut is not the open-season, no-limit free-for-all you will find in Texas or Florida. The state has no established feral hog population, and the pigs that do turn up are often escaped farm animals that someone else legally owns. That distinction matters a great deal if you are holding a rifle. … This article, Feral Pig Hunting in Connecticut: What the Law Says and What to Do Instead , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Michigan Has No Limited Firearms Deer Zone in 2026, So Rifles Are Now Legal Statewide • Elk Hunting Season in Utah: Dates, Permits, and Rules for 2026 • Is There a Statewide Six-Deer Limit for Oklahoma Hunters?

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All of Lamont's agency heads asked to resign ahead of his third term as CT's governor

HARTFORD - Heading into his historic third term, Gov. Ned Lamont could make a clean sweep of his current agency commissioners and their deputies. Lamont has asked for the resignations of dozens of his appointees and their top assistants among the more than 20 executive branch agencies that he controls.

Connecticut · 2d

CT Insider

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Connecticut’s average rent dropped $16. Here’s where prices stand now

Zillow reports Connecticut rents fell slightly, but a deep housing shortage and high costs continue to strain renters statewide.

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8 Connecticut Holiday Events With Unusual Attractions Worth Planning Ahead For

Holiday events can start feeling suspiciously similar after a while. Another decorated tree, another familiar display, and suddenly you’re wondering if you’ve already seen the whole thing somewhere else. But then an event comes along with an attraction that makes you stop and say, wait, they’re doing what?...

Connecticut · 1d

CT Insider

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Republican-American calendar for Tuesday, Nov. 10

Republican-American calendar for Tuesday, Nov. 10, includes a Gingerbread Christmas Holiday Fair.

Litchfield, CT · 1d

Country Herald

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Connecticut Winter Thanksgiving Travel: Even Salted I-95 Can Freeze

Hartford, New Haven and Stamford drivers should know why salted highways can still become dangerously icy.

Connecticut · 13h

CT Insider

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GametimeCT Top 10 Football Poll, Week 10 (Nov. 9): First place votes split, St. Joesph is new No. 1

St. Joseph and Ludlowe both earn 11 first-place votes, but the Hogs narrowly take over the top spot.

New Canaan, CT · 2d

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Northwest Hills Council of Governments: Comptroller Scanlon Sounds Alarm on Firefighter Staffing Decline

Present on Zoom: Board Chair Gordon Ridgway. Vice Chair Denise Raap. Treasurer Patrick Roy. Secretary Greg LaCava. Members Casey Flanagan of Sharon, Jim Brinton of Washington, Magi Winslow of Hartland, David Barger of Canaan, Henry Tirrell of Norfolk, Seth Breakell of Goshen, Todd Arcelaschi of Winchester, Tom Weik of Morris, and Eric Epstein of Kent.

Connecticut · 4d

FOX 61

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Brightonone Supports Veterans Through Healthcare Services

Connecticut · 16h

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Blue wave in CT legislature may test Lamont on taxing the rich

State legislators have talked about taxing Connecticut’s wealthy to finance relief for the poor and middle class, but for most of the past eight years, it’s only been talk. Because doing otherwise meant crossing one of Gov. Ned Lamont’s deepest lines in the political sand. But after...

Connecticut · 2d

Connecticut Public

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Trisha Paytas comes clean in 'Crying on the Kitchen Floor'

Linah Mohammad is a producer on All Things Considered. Congress has eliminated all funding for public media. That means $2.1 million per year that Connecticut Public relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone. All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment...

Connecticut · 10h