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Integrated Magnet Schools Serving Far Fewer Hartford Students

The number of black and Latino Hartford students attending integrated schools under the Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation lawsuit has dropped dramatically. → Read More

Radio Broadcast Booth, TV Studio In Design Plans For Hartford's Weaver High School

A radio broadcast booth, a TV studio and four arts studios will be included in the renovated $133 million Weaver High School when it reopens in less than two years in north Hartford. → Read More

CREC Magnet Schools To Charge Tuition For New Pre-K Students

In a big shift, the Capitol Region Education Council will soon charge prekindergarten tuition for new magnet school students whose families meet certain income guidelines. The tuition will begin in 2018-19. → Read More

World War II Veteran In Roach-Infested Hartford Apartment Gets Eviction Notice

World War II veteran Robert Johnson, 94, lives in a roach-infested apartment in Hartford. Recently, he got an eviction notice. → Read More

Displaced By A Hurricane? Here Are Resources From Hartford

Hartford leaders announced resources Thursday for Puerto Rican families and others displaced by recent hurricanes. → Read More

Officials: Hartford Principal, Teacher Placed On Leave Pending Investigation

A Hartford school principal and teacher have been placed on administrative leave while officials investigate an allegation involving student safety. → Read More

Hartford's Weaver High School Renovation Budget Grows To $133 Million

The Weaver High School renovation budget expands to $133 million and will include some upgrades to the Doc Hurley Field House. → Read More

Hartford Superintendent Warns School Principals of Looming Budget Cuts

The superintendent says at least $2 million must be cut from the Hartford schools budget after certain funding failed to materialize. → Read More

Shots-Fired Report Triggers Alerts At Three Hartford Schools, Spokesman Says

A report of shots fired in the South End of Hartford triggered alerts at three city schools, a school spokesman said. → Read More

Hartford Leaders, Agencies Engage In Aid Talks And Waiting Game For Puerto Rican Families

As people fleeing Puerto Rico begin to trickle into Connecticut, local city officials, social service agencies, hospitals and others have been mobilizing to help. → Read More

Physicians, Puppet Shows, Preventative Care On Tap At Hartford Health Fair

Simpson-Waverly School's community health fair on Saturday began as a way to get more students and their families healthy. → Read More

Hartford School Communities Step Up As Puerto Rico Crisis Deepens

Hartford schools with deep ties to Puerto Rico have been collecting donations for hurricane relief. → Read More

Lesson Learned: Hartford Asks For Parent Voice In School Closure Talks

Hartford schools are asking for more parent input as the district prepares to roll out school consolidation proposals in the coming months. → Read More

Conn. Higher Ed Students, Faculty Give 'F' To Republican Budget

Connecticut state college students and faculty decked out in academic regalia protested the Republicans' state budget proposal Wednesday. → Read More

Fired Hartford Football Coach Sues City Schools Chief, Claims Defamation

Ex-Bulkeley varsity football coach Pablo Ortiz Jr. has filed a defamation suit against Hartford Superintendent Leslie Torres-Rodriguez. → Read More

Hartford Schools Pick Firm To Oversee Response To Child Advocate Report

Hartford schools have hired an independent monitor to oversee the district's corrective action in the aftermath of the Office of the Child Advocate report. → Read More

On Hartford's Laurel Street, Tiny Food Pantry Offers Bean Dip With Side of Gratitude

A new curbside food pantry, modeled after Little Free Libraries, resides on Hartford's Laurel Street. → Read More

As Hurricane Irma Strikes Caribbean, State Residents Fear For Loved Ones In Storm's Path

As Puerto Rico braces for Hurricane Irma, already the strongest recorded outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Hartford residents organize aid. → Read More

City Of Hartford, School System Settle 2015 Lawsuit For $235,000

The suit stemmed from the alleged sexual assault of a special education student at Hartford Public High School. → Read More

Years After PCB Shutdown, Blighted Hartford School Still Costing Money

Hartford's Clark School remains empty two and a half years after an emergency shutdown. → Read More