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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: A report says a Bristol police officer was justified in the use of deadly force to stop a gunman who killed two other officers in a 2022 ambush attack. And the fireworks show at Jones Beach is back this Fourth of July.
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Connecticut will allocate more than $2 million to serve students’ mental health needs during the summer months for both 2024 and 2025, Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker announced on Thursday.
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CT parents whose children won't turn 5 by Sept. 1 can request to enroll them in kindergarten early, but that process varies by district.
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Lamont's proposed budget trims funding for public colleges and universities, and he wants to scale back an initiative to expand K-12 funding.
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The document will ensure CT parents understand their children's rights to an education and resources are provided in their native language.
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According to Education Reform Now, a national organization with a Connecticut chapter, teachers of color make up only 11% of the state educator workforce.
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Five Connecticut elementary schools failed to meet the state’s racial diversity requirement this school year. Some have been unbalanced for years, according to a state Department of Education report.
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Bassick High School and Barnum School in Bridgeport, Connecticut have applied for additional state funding to help improve poor academic performance and low attendance rates.
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New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker has proposed a citywide literacy and math initiative to provide afterschool and summer tutoring for students in first to fifth grades.
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has launched a civil rights investigation into alleged hiring discrimination at a Greenwich school.