/news/education Education News en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:14:51 GMT /news/2025-02-20/committee-approves-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-education-department Now that she advanced out of committee, the full Senate will take up her nomination. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:14:51 GMT /news/2025-02-20/committee-approves-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-education-department Lisa Hagen /news/2025-02-18/could-free-preschool-come-to-ct-proposal-seeks-to-overhaul-key-piece-of-early-childhood-education Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye said there needs to be a systemic approach to solving the state's child care crisis. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:30:50 GMT /news/2025-02-18/could-free-preschool-come-to-ct-proposal-seeks-to-overhaul-key-piece-of-early-childhood-education Michayla Savitt /news/2025-02-13/linda-mcmahon-asked-if-shed-dismantle-department-of-education Linda McMahon, the nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, faced a flurry of questions at her Thursday confirmation hearing about President Donald Trump’s impending order seeking to dismantle the agency she has been tapped to lead. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:07:09 GMT /news/2025-02-13/linda-mcmahon-asked-if-shed-dismantle-department-of-education Lisa Hagen, Jessika Harkay, CT Mirror /show/where-we-live/2025-01-27/what-we-can-learn-by-embracing-our-inner-scientist This hour, we explore the intersection of curiosity, science and education. New host of Science Friday, Flora Lichtman, and local science educators explain how they encourage people to embrace their inner scientists in the classroom and beyond. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:16 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-01-27/what-we-can-learn-by-embracing-our-inner-scientist Chloe Wynne, Catherine Shen /show/where-we-live/2025-01-23/connecticut-educators-prepare-for-funding-cuts-and-visits-from-immigration-authorities President Donald Trump has promised to make big changes to the U.S. Department of Education. This hour on Where We Live, we discuss what that could mean for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ schools and how educators prepare. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-01-23/connecticut-educators-prepare-for-funding-cuts-and-visits-from-immigration-authorities Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /news/2025-01-22/ct-education-leaders-to-intervene-in-bridgeport-schools The º£½Ç»»ÆÞ State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to have a state-appointed official help lead Bridgeport’s school system. The vote comes after Superintendent Royce Avery announced in November the school district faced a budget deficit over $30 million. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:55:51 GMT /news/2025-01-22/ct-education-leaders-to-intervene-in-bridgeport-schools Eddy Martinez /news/2025-01-22/ctlaunches-free-ai-academy-to-address-workforce-demands Officials from Google and Charter Oak State College are launching the free º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Online AI Academy. º£½Ç»»ÆÞ State Sen. James Maroney says AI skills will be important to have. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:44:57 GMT /news/2025-01-22/ctlaunches-free-ai-academy-to-address-workforce-demands John Henry Smith /show/disrupted/2025-01-10/untangling-the-complexities-of-u-s-history-in-the-classroom This hour, we’re talking to historians and educators to learn what it's like to teach and study the past in all its complexity in today's polarized political climate. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:13:59 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-01-10/untangling-the-complexities-of-u-s-history-in-the-classroom Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /news/2025-01-10/ct-announces-tentative-5-million-settlement-with-stone-academy Stone Academy, a defunct for-profit nursing school that had campuses in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, has tentatively agreed to a $5 million settlement over a lawsuit stemming from fraud allegations made by former students. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:10:42 GMT /news/2025-01-10/ct-announces-tentative-5-million-settlement-with-stone-academy Eddy Martinez /show/where-we-live/2025-01-09/connecticut-department-of-education-summit-centers-students-with-disabilities There are about 92,000 students with disabilities across º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, according to the state’s Department of Education. This hour, we’ll hear about the experiences of local students with disabilities — and how we can better support them. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:30:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-01-09/connecticut-department-of-education-summit-centers-students-with-disabilities Catherine Shen, Tess Terrible, Meg Dalton