CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated several education issues that have plagued classrooms for years: a teaching shortage, student ...

Sen. Doug McCrory, D-Hartford, urged students to apply for the Aspiring Educators Diversity Scholarship Program. JESSIKA HARKAY / CT MIRROR Legislation passed out of the Education Committee last week ...

State representatives on Thursday passed a pair of sweeping bills that would aim to make it easier to become a teacher, examine the effects of unfunded education mandates on towns and shift mandated ...

Though the legislature’s Education Committee and the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee have different sets of priorities this year, some underlying themes are being echoed in both ...