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Opinion: CT must make higher education available to all and affordable
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (436+ words) As a college student in Connecticut, I am told that working through college is simply part of the experience. For generations, it has been portrayed as an investment in the future, building discipline, independence, and responsibility. What has not changed…...
State calls CT job data ‘mixed’ as unemployment rate edges up. Job growth ‘slowed,’: official
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (486+ words) The most recent jobs data for Connecticut shows the state added jobs in November, but also saw a rise in the unemployment rate that month. The Connecticut Department of Labor released the jobs data for October and November Tuesday, noting…...
CT high school students unearthed the past. ‘It is our history. We’re all connected,’ one said
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1027+ words) The objects were delicately retrieved from the ground like pieces of the puzzles of history. Broken shards of ceramic plates used long ago by students, chunks of roofing tile from a mansion that once stood on what is now an…...
It started as a CT college mentoring gig. How 35 years later these women are sisters for life.
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (817+ words) Tammy Gerhard was 19 and a college sophomore when she made a one-year commitment through Big Brothers Big Sisters Connecticut to mentor a "little sister." Today, 35 years later, they remain sisters, thick as thieves. A lot of ups and downs have…...
CT town’s public schools honored as finalist for DALI District of Distinction. Why it matters
1+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) A Connecticut town's public schools "were honored this month as a finalist for the Culture, Vision & Strategic Planning Award from the District Administration Leadership Institute," according to a statement. "DALI seeks to honor home-grown programs that can inspire and be…...
AI is slowly killing CT jobs. See what sectors are most at risk
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1291+ words) While the stock market is still running hot, the jobs market is cooling slightly heading into 2026 in Connecticut and across the country. But while artificial intelligence is expected to erode positions in some industries, others in the state have seen…...
CT fire academy receives federal grant money help recruit and train future firefighters
3+ week, 4+ day ago (233+ words) The Connecticut Fire Academy is getting a significant boost in expanding its equipment and gear to help train future firefighters. Officials with the Connecticut Fire Academy said they have received a $517,000 grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA's Assistance…...
Connecticut has a costly nursing shortage. What’s looming will make it worse, advocates say
4+ week, 2+ day ago (718+ words) Facing a nationwide nursing shortage, advocates are calling for President Donald Trump's administration to drop its plans for reducing federal student loans for advanced nursing degrees. Graduate students previously were allowed to borrow about $50,000 per year, but that would be…...
Important deadline approaching for Connecticut families with children in Hartford area schools
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (129+ words) An important deadline is approaching for Connecticut families with children in Hartford area schools. The state Department of Education's Regional School Choice Office is accepting applications for dozens of free public schools across the Greater Hartford region for next fall....
A CT high school teacher has a ‘cult following’. It just keeps growing.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (359+ words) High school language arts teacher Joey Batts had a lesson from one of his students a decade ago and Batts turned it into action for a good cause. He was chit chatting with students about the then upcoming Thanksgiving holiday…...