What does the U.S. Department of Education fund in Connecticut?
In 2024, the Education Department gave $18,735,621 in Title IV funds to Connecticut, which go towards federal student aid ...
Former Senate candidate from Conn. and GOP megadonor to take over Department of Education
Connecticut senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal opposed the nomination of Linda McMahon, the WWE co-founder who ...
A Connecticut school district is giving bonuses to teachers who show up for work
A new program that pays Torrington teachers bonuses if they don't use personal or sick days has already used up its $126,000 ...
What does the Department of Education do? Its role and the push to abolish it
While some see the Department of Education as vital to ensure education access and quality, others say it’s a bureaucracy ...
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Trump’s plans to shutter Education Department faces blowback from CT, NY officials
Trump has argued that the DOE should be eliminated because it “indoctrinates America’s youth.” He’s in favor of returning control back to state and local education officials.
Amid fears of U.S. Department of Education closing, local educators rally at state capitol
Teachers and education advocates gathered in Hartford for the Champions for Public Education Day of Action on March 4.
Who is Linda McMahon? CT resident could be Trump’s education secretary
McMahon, of Greenwich, awaits a full Senate confirmation vote to lead the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what to know ...
How the CT career and technical education system violated the law
A lawyer for the state Department of Education has confirmed that an admissions process at Connecticut’s career and technical education system, which denied admission to nearly 160 students in the ...
Senate confirms McMahon to lead Dept. of Education
The Senate confirmed Connecticut's Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education.
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CT teachers’ union urges protections for federal and state education funding
The Connecticut Education Association was one of several teachers’ unions—along with the American Federation of ...
As Trump goes after Education Department, staff cuts leave student loan borrowers in the dark
The Education Department’s role working on federal student loan borrowers’ complaints is at risk after significant staff cuts ...