4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (296+ words) Trinity College will cover full tuition, housing and meals for admitted students who live in Hartford under a new slate of financial aid programs it announced Wednesday. The Hartford liberal arts college also is eliminating its application fee and offering…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (960+ words) Special education programs face a funding crisis this year that cannot be solved unless Connecticut reforms controversial state budget caps that have diverted billions of dollars to pay down pension debt, Comptroller Sean Scanlon said Tuesday. The state’s chief fiscal…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (243+ words) Sacred Heart University has launched a bachelor’s degree program in construction management, targeting an industry that continues to demand workers who can oversee increasingly complex projects. The program, housed in the School of Computing & Engineering within the College of Arts…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (300+ words) Tribeca Community School’s Ridgefield campus marks its first Connecticut location, expanding the New York school’s reach into the state. Tribeca Community School, a New York City early childhood school founded in 2006, has opened its first Connecticut campus at 66 Grove St....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1396+ words) Connecticut’s private colleges are developing three-year bachelor’s degrees that could lower costs for students while helping schools attract new enrollment and revenue, but state regulations currently prevent them from offering the programs. The proposed degrees would require 90 to 96 credits instead…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (157+ words) The University of New Haven’s Elevation Center has launched an Executive-in-Residence program pairing senior business leaders with students, faculty and industry partners, the university announced. Elevation Center is the university’s new hub for innovation and workforce development, being built out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (828+ words) Students in almost every grade and demographic performed slightly better on their state assessments this year, according to data released today by the Connecticut State Department of Education. In most cases, the improvement was small — less than 1% — and almost all…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (438+ words) Nearly half of Connecticut residents 25 and older now hold a college degree, up from 42.6% a decade ago. School is back in session this week for many across the state, and if the current trend continues, more Connecticut residents will be…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (247+ words) Teamsters Local 493 says workers have not received a raise in two years, and the employer has rejected proposals over healthcare and retirement. School bus drivers and mechanics who provide transportation for Plainfield Public Schools have notified the district that they…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (813+ words) Eastern CT University has 35 student beds offline as costly repairs strain housing capacity on its Willimantic campus. Two of Connecticut’s four regional state universities are confronting newly disclosed financial pressures, with Western Connecticut State University planning $2.7 million in permanent budget…...