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Connecticut Students Continue Upward Trend in Achievement, Attendance, and College Readiness

Connecticut Students Continue Upward Trend in Achievement, Attendance, and College Readiness

10/30/2025 Connecticut Students Continue Upward Trend in Achievement, Attendance, and College Readiness Statewide partnerships and targeted investments continue to drive measurable improvements (Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut State Department of...

Owner:  American Government
Connecticut Students Continue Upward Trending in Achievement, Attendance, and College Readiness

Connecticut Students Continue Upward Trending in Achievement, Attendance, and College Readiness

10/30/2025 Connecticut Students Continue Upward Trending in Achievement, Attendance, and College Readiness Statewide partnerships and targeted investments continue to drive measurable improvements (Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut State Department...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General James Wins Court Order Protecting Health Education Programs

Attorney General James Wins Court Order Protecting Health Education Programs

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after winning a court order preventing the Trump administration from enforcing its illegal requirement for states to censor sexual education programs to...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Tong Secures Two Court Orders to Protect Connecticut Education Funding

Attorney General Tong Secures Two Court Orders to Protect Connecticut Education Funding

Press Releases 10/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Two Court Orders to Protect Connecticut Education Funding (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong this week secured two court orders in two separate lawsuits blocking the Trump...

Owner:  American Government
AG Brown coalition blocks illegal cuts to comprehensive sexual health education

AG Brown coalition blocks illegal cuts to comprehensive sexual health education

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction late Monday blocking the Trump administration from defunding teen sexual health education programs over the inclusion of language that affirms all young peoples’ gender identities. The ruling is the...

Owner:  American Government
Connecticut State Department of Education Announces 2025–26 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant Award Winners

Connecticut State Department of Education Announces 2025–26 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant Award Winners

Press Releases 10/10/2025 Connecticut State Department of Education Announces 2025–26 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant Award Winners The grant will support a variety of foodservice equipment purchases, which will modernize...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Opposition to U.S. DOJ’s Attempt to Subpoena Gender-Affirming Care Records

Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Opposition to U.S. DOJ’s Attempt to Subpoena Gender-Affirming Care Records

Records sought by U.S. DOJ are outrageously expansive, seek to intimidate those providing and receiving gender-affirming care U.S. DOJ subpoena includes unprecedented interpretation of federal law that could expose doctors to criminal liability...

Owner:  American Government
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Activists celebrate Avelo Airlines’ departure from Bradley Airport

Activists celebrate Avelo Airlines’ departure from Bradley Airport

WINDSOR LOCKS — A coalition of groups from Massachusetts and Connecticut on Saturday celebrated the upcoming departure of Avelo Airlines from Bradley International Airport. The groups are opposed to the airline’s contract with the U.S. Immigration...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
Private School Guide: Catholic, Jewish, and Other Religious Schools

Private School Guide: Catholic, Jewish, and Other Religious Schools

Photo illustration by Emma Spainhoward with photographs by Getty Images. This list is part of our larger Private School Guide. For more parochial academies, also see our lists of All-Girls and All-Boys private schools. Academy of Christian...

Owner:  Catherine Merrill
Over a Third of Connecticut Towns Lack Competitive Elections for Top Job

Over a Third of Connecticut Towns Lack Competitive Elections for Top Job

When Connecticut voters head to the polls on Tuesday, more than a third of towns — 45 in total — will have just one choice for the top job. The percentage of uncontested races for mayor and first selectman has climbed steadily since 2007, reaching...

Owner:  Gregory Stroud
Avery Middle School Finishes Up Educational Program On Domestic Violence

Avery Middle School Finishes Up Educational Program On Domestic Violence

Posted Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 6:49 pm ET|Updated Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 7:18 pm ET SOMERS, CT — A domestic violence prevention and advocacy organization Friday completed an ambitious goal at Mabelle B. Avery Middle School. That is, to visit every...

Owner:  Charles “Charlie” C. Hale
State Supreme Court race features 8 candidates for 4 seats

State Supreme Court race features 8 candidates for 4 seats

Carrying a 14-year term, state Supreme Court judge seats do not come open very often. But this year, voters in the Fifth Judicial District will choose from a field of eight candidates to fill four open seats. The district encompasses Jefferson,...

Owner:  Johnson Family
Central Connecticut Chamber awarded $50K energy grant

Central Connecticut Chamber awarded $50K energy grant

BRISTOL — The sponsors of Energize Connecticut Eversource and Avangrid, Inc. subsidiaries United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, awarded the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce with a $50,000 Community...

Owner:  Michael Schroeder
Chicago schools in Latino and immigrant communities see attendance drop amid increased ICE enforcement
N. Stonington candidates for boards of Education, Finance lay out vision

N. Stonington candidates for boards of Education, Finance lay out vision

NORTH STONINGTON — The North Stonington 2025 municipal election is approaching soon, and among familiar faces seeking re-election, new faces also want to contribute to the town. Early voting began Oct. 20, and the polls will be open Tuesday, Nov....

Owner:  Rhode Island Media Group & Sun Media Group
ICE crackdown leads to rising school absences in Chicago immigrant communities, widening existing gaps for English learners
Crowded field for Stonington's education, finance races

Crowded field for Stonington's education, finance races

STONINGTON — The Board of Finance race in Stonington this year features five candidates running for four positions on the board. The Board of Education race is slightly more crowded, with seven vying for four seats on that board. Board of Finance...

Owner:  Rhode Island Media Group & Sun Media Group
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