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Conn. education bill at a glance Boston.com HARTFORD, Conn.—Below are highlights from the wide-ranging education overhaul bill that passed by Connecticut legislators: --COMMISSIONER'S NETWORK: The bill creates a Commissioner's Network of up to 25 low-performing Connecticut schools. Plugs $200 Million Deficit, Blocks Bus Fare

The Entrepreneurship Foundation held their Spring Semester Connecticut Collegiate Business Plan Competition today at the New Haven Lawn Club.  $13,500 in grants were up for grabs in seven different categories.  The contest included 23 finalists from 11 different Connecticut colleges and universities.

Commission to vote on $1.1 million for Asnuntuck Foothills Media Group Asnuntuck's manufacturing program is a role model. The manufacturing technology center can train workers for jobs that exist now. At the same time, we can start building similar programs across Connecticut that are modeled on Asnuntuck's success.

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UConn reviewing ideas to cut costs, boost income BusinessWeek The University of Connecticut could save more than $50 million over five years by consolidating more purchasing decisions and technology services, boosting ticket prices for high-demand sports and kicking its fundraising into higher ... UConn reviewing ideas to cut

Residents not sympathetic to unions' woes Ct Post Terry Voight, an employee for the Connecticut Online Computer Center, said during stark economic times, it is not a smart decision to layoff state employees. "Both sides have to give; the workers and the government," said Voight. "It's not right. ... and more »

Grants Fuel Ed Tech at Connecticut School T.H.E. Journal ... through a U Connecticut Air Force ROTC donation, the school has also received new playground equipment. The 104-year-old Saint Joseph School is a member of the National Catholic Education Association and serves students in pre-kindergarten through ...

Milford adds lacrosse, indoor track as high school varsity sports Ct Post The Board of Education wasted no time Monday night in unanimously approving boys lacrosse and indoor track as varsity sports for the 2011-12 school year. Coaching positions will now be advertised at both city high schools and the Southern Connecticut ... and

Governor prepares to take on school funding TheDay.com Now that Connecticut, like nearly all states, is in a fiscal freefall, the hornets likely will be angrier than ever as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy prepares to poke a stick at the education-aid formula, the infamous Education Cost Sharing (ECS). ... Malloy Budget Safeguards Cities,

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Yale under federal investigation for alleged Title IX violation CNN The complaint blames the prestigious university for failing to adequately respond to alleged incidents of harassment, US Department of Education spokesman Jim Bradshaw quoted the complaint Friday as saying. The school is accused of providing an ... Yale

Thoughts From the Interface of Science, Religion, Law and Culture ScienceBlogs (blog) Connecticut State Sen. Martin Looney (D-New Haven) has introduced a short bill (PDF) that not only acknowledges the right of citizens to record on-duty police officers, it also provides for a civil action against police officers who violate that right.

Budget woes prompt Stratford to consider closing schools Ct Post Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Stratford Superintendant of Schools Irene Cornish discusses the budget problems and the potential ... and more »