Connecticut

Lieberman: $800M Should go Beyond Status Quo

April 7, 2009, AP

Economy Forces Delay of Conn. School Reform Plan

November 24, 2008, AP

The war in Iraq may have dominated public discussion leading up to last week’s midterm congressional elections, but debate over the No Child Left Behind Act was one of the most prominent domestic issues in three hotly contested House races in Connecticut, which is suing the federal government over funding for the law. November 14, 2006

No Child Left Behind on the Campaign Trail

The Shays-Farrell race is one of three closely watched contests in Connecticut that could help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the midterm elections Nov. 7. October 24, 2006

Shakeup of Technical High Schools in Conn. Pays Off

Administrators who have been shaking up Connecticut’s system of technical schools for the past several years scored a victory last month when two of the schools were taken off the state’s watch list for low performance under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. October 10, 2006

News Briefs

Wrestling Executive on Conn. Board

March 2, 2009

Hartford Mayor Gives Up Board Chair

Mayor Eddie Perez of Hartford, Conn., has given up his leadership positions on the city’s board of education and school building committee. February 23, 2009

Conn. Governor Seeks to Help Districts With Their Heating Costs

Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut says she will ask lawmakers to allocate $10 million to help Connecticut social-service providers and schools pay their heating bills this winter. October 20, 2008

Connecticut Lawmakers Enact Level K-12 Budget

Despite a roller-coaster economy, Connecticut’s K-12 budget for fiscal 2008-09 remained exactly as it had been fixed in last year’s legislative session. July 15, 2008

Connecticut

Gov. Rell this month unveiled a revised budget that represents an increase of $114.4 million over last year’s K-12 allocation. February 12, 2008

Connecticut Special Session Yields K-12 Funding Increase

July 17, 2007

More News Briefs

3 of 4 Claims in Conn.’s NCLB Suit Dismissed

A federal judge last week dismissed three of the four claims in Connecticut’s lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act, largely on procedural grounds. October 3, 2006

School Workers Raise Money for Suspended Hartford, Conn., Teacher

A Connecticut teacher suspended without pay after he allegedly used an anti-gay term in remarks to a student in class was the beneficiary of a controversial fundraiser last week, staged by colleagues seeking to help him financially. October 3, 2006

Conn. Sees Legal Boost for Its NCLB Suit

The state of Connecticut is seizing on language in a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion on special education, saying it bolsters the state’s challenge to the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Several independent legal experts agree, although not without some cautionary notes. July 7, 2006

Connecticut Moving to Curb Soda Sales in Schools

Connecticut is on the verge of banning most sales of sodas and other sugary beverages in K-12 public schools as part of legislation that some observers say would create the strictest school nutrition policy adopted by any state. May 5, 2006

New England to Promote College Readiness

Worried about the possible shrinkage of their educated workforces in coming decades, the New England states have joined together on a new initiative aimed at preparing more students to tackle college. May 2, 2006

States Still Ironing Out ‘Highly Qualified’ Kinks

Even the last states to be reviewed on their progress for meeting the “highly qualified” teacher provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act have some distance to travel before satisfying the law, according to Department of Education documents and officials. April 18, 2006

Civil Rights Groups Back NCLB Law in Suit

Civil rights groups are seeking to join the federal government in defending the No Child Left Behind Act from a legal challenge by Connecticut, potentially giving the Bush administration important, if unlikely, new allies in arguing for the law. February 7, 2006

Report Finds Connecticut High School Test a Strong Predictor of College Success

How high school students perform on Connecticut’s state test is a strong predictor of their future success in college, according to one of the first studies of its kind. February 6, 2006

Finance Suits Being Pursued in Conn., Mo.

Plaintiffs in Missouri and Connecticut are going to court to seek more state aid for schools. December 6, 2005

Coalition of Conn. School Leaders and Mayors Plans Finance Lawsuit

November 15, 2005

Commentary

Education, Not Litigation

October 11, 2005

Connecticut Files Court Challenge to NCLB

August 30, 2005

Conn. Files Long-Awaited Lawsuit Challenging No Child Left Behind Act

August 22, 2005

Conn. Attorney General Says NCLB Lawsuit Still A Go