February 3, 2012
On UConn Campus, Pot Will Be Treated The Same As Booze
by Joseph Adinolfi | February 3, 2012 12:38pm
Eight months after a law decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana went into effect, the University of Connecticut has equalized penalties for possession of the drug with that of alcohol.
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Tags: marijuana, UConn, penalty, Sam Tracy
Malloy Adds $12M In Early Ed Funding To His Budget List
by Christine Stuart | February 3, 2012 5:30am
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will renew his commitment to early childhood education by asking the legislature to approve $4 million in spending for 500 new preschool slots, and $3 million to support professional development.
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Tags: education, early childhood, preschool, Beth Bye, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy
January 31, 2012
Malloy Begins Rolling Out Education Reforms, Not Everyone Is On Board
by Christine Stuart | January 31, 2012 7:02pm
(Updated 8:07 p.m.) It’s the year of education reform, but it’s also year in which the state budget is losing revenues leaving little, if any additional funding for big investments in education. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that he’s going to start tackling the issue by reducing the “burden of red tape” and state mandates faced by school districts across the state.
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Tags: education reform, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Stefan Pryor, red tape, funding, teacher certification
Higher Education Committee Gets to Work Early
by Joseph Adinolfi | January 31, 2012 1:57pm
Off to an early start, the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee voted Tuesday to raise 11 bills during the coming session - including one that will allow students attending state colleges to avoid taking remedial courses.
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Tags: Higher Education, students, tuition, Beth Bye, legislative session
January 27, 2012
Pryor Cleared Of Conflict of Interest, But Appearance Remains
by Christine Stuart | January 27, 2012 10:54am
The Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board concluded Thursday that Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s affiliation with a well-known charter school association in the state before his appointment as head of the State Education Department is not a financial conflict of interest.
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Tags: Stefan Pryor, Education Commissioner, Ethics, conflict of interest
January 26, 2012
Business Leaders Propose Their Own Education Reforms
by Christine Stuart | January 26, 2012 1:14pm
A group of business leaders, who formed a non-profit to help eliminate Connecticut’s highest-in-the-nation achievement gap, said there are several steps the legislature can take this year to lower the gap over the next decade.
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Tags: education, business, Stefan Pryor, Ramani Ayer, Steven Simmons
January 19, 2012
Parents Want a Say in Education Reform
by Hugh McQuaid | January 19, 2012 5:30am
A parents advocacy group called Wednesday for a seat at the table as the state prepares to overhaul its education system during this year’s legislative session.
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Tags: education, education reform, teacher tenure, parents union, schools, Hugh McQuaid
January 17, 2012
Tuition Hike on Horizon for State Colleges
by Hugh McQuaid | January 17, 2012 6:00pm
The Board of Regents for Higher Education will take up raising tuition and fees at the state universities and community colleges when it meets Thursday, according to a press release.
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Tags: Higher Education, tuition, Connecticut state universities, community colleges, Charter Oak, Hugh McQuaid
Municipal Lobby to Malloy: Don’t Rob Peter To Pay Paul
by Christine Stuart | January 17, 2012 2:05pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy already told municipalities he will give them the same amount of money this year as he did last year, but the state’s largest municipal lobby worries about whether that includes the Education Cost Sharing grant.
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Tags: education, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, Jim Finley, Mary Glassman, ECS, municipalities, towns
With Sleeve, Students Might Make A Buck Or Two On Taking Good Notes
by Lon Seidman | January 17, 2012 5:30am
Overachieving college students may soon be able to generate revenue from their notebooks when Israeli startup Sleeve launches later this year.
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