For years, state education officials have been talking about the achievement gap and the need to increase the standards in the Connecticut public schools.
As such, some insiders were surprised recently when they saw an official email for a job opening in the state education department’s Office of Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction. In the email, the words “standards” [...]
With tuition set to rise by about 5 percent next year in the state college and university system, students say they will speak up today at the capitol with a protest planned for today at noon at the capitol.
Since 2000, tuition and fees at state universities and community colleges has more than doubled. According [...]
Prompted by major controversy regarding the Board of Regents for higher education, the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for a bipartisan bill that would require the board president to be appointed by the board – reducing the role of the governor.
The bill was related directly to the case of Robert Kennedy, the high-profile president [...]
Defense contractors, airline travelers, National Guard members, and even college officials are concerned about the possible impacts of federal budget cuts that could impact Connecticut.
The state’s Congressional delegation and top leaders in Washington are hoping for an eventual deal to avoid the brunt of the automatic spending cuts that will start Friday after Congress failed Thursday to reach a [...]
Two influential Democratic legislators said Thursday that they are concerned that the legislature might be prone to giving too much money to the University of Connecticut at the expense of the Connecticut State University system.
The issue came up during the daily hearings of the budget-writing appropriations committee, which on Thursday morning was analyzing the [...]
There are more changes in a reshuffling of the governor’s office staff, including the departure of former state legislator Michael Christ.
The changes are being made following the announced departure of Roy Occhiogrosso, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s senior adviser and a constant presence in the office for the past two years. Malloy said he worked virtually [...]
Departed state Higher Education chief Robert Kennedy has sent back a $25,000 check to repay one of two payments he received in that amount from an unvouchered expense account he enjoyed as part of his lucrative contract – a deal that gave him more than $100,000 in extras beyond his annual base salary of $340,000 [...]
In a move that would have been unthinkable only two weeks ago, executive vice president Michael Meotti has stepped down from the state’s higher education system.
The announcement was made early Friday evening amid a tumultuous day that also saw the resignation of the system’s president, Robert Kennedy. Meotti’s departure came only days after it was [...]
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who handpicked Robert Kennedy of Maine to lead the state’s new Board of Regents for higher education, is praising former UConn president Philip Austin as he replaces Kennedy. Kennedy abruptly stepped down Friday amid controversies over large pay raises to 21 staff members and after officials learned that he had been working remotely [...]
Two Republican legislative leaders are calling for the resignation of Robert Kennedy, the president of the Board for Regents for Higher Education after he improperly approved more than $250,000 in salary raises.
House Republican Leader Larry Cafero said Kennedy has bungled significant issues, outraging residents and legislators with high raises for board [...]
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