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Connecticut state education officials have voted to intervene in operations at Bridgeport Public Schools, which is facing a major budget deficit and low student success rates.

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.

The document will ensure CT parents understand their children's rights to an education and resources are provided in their native language.

Officials in the city of New Haven, Connecticut say more than $6 million was stolen from the public school system in multiple cyberattacks earlier this summer.

The Newtown Board of Education has voted not to ban two books from their high school’s library. Instead, school administrators will work with concerned parents on a case-by-case basis.

The Newtown Board of Education will vote on Thursday to keep or ban two graphic novels from the high school library. Parents and board members say the two books, "Flamer" by Mike Curato and "Blankets" by Craig Thompson, contain pornographic material.

The state Education Department released a document this week that details steps for the removal of Indigenous names, mascots and logos. Since a ban was passed, community members have expressed concern and confusion about how it should be implemented.

The Connetquot school community rallied Tuesday in support of the high school principal who suddenly left his post this month. Supporters say he was forced out by the Board of Education for supporting LGBTQ students.

Hard shell clams in Shinnecock Bay on Long Island have increased 17-fold.

In New York almost 98 percent of school budgets were approved in statewide voting Tuesday, including the majority of school districts asking for overrides…