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The future of education

By Sabrina Garone
Published March 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM EST
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, then- Small Business Administration Administrator-designate, former wrestling entertainment executive, Linda McMahon listens as Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., right, introduces her to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee at her confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. is at left. McMahon now leads the Department of Education.
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, then- Small Business Administration Administrator-designate, former wrestling entertainment executive, Linda McMahon listens as Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., right, introduces her to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee at her confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. is at left. McMahon now leads the Department of Education.

Lawmakers from our region worry about the future of the Department of Education. Connecticut’s local leaders say they’re not thrilled with the governor’s budget proposal. Connecticut law enforcement rally for stricter punishments for drivers in street takeovers. Plus, a conversation with the author of a new book that looks at one of America’s most significant trials. 

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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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