In 2024, the Education Department gave $18,735,621 in Title IV funds to Connecticut, which go towards federal student aid programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education for students enrolled in postsecondary schools, and for academic enrichment and student support.

A new program that pays Torrington teachers bonuses if they don't use personal or sick days has already used up its $126,000 annual budget in two quarters.

While some see the Department of Education as vital to ensure education access and quality, others say it’s a bureaucracy that must be abolished.

Connecticut senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal opposed the nomination of Linda McMahon, the WWE co-founder who lives in Greenwich.

McMahon, of Greenwich, awaits a full Senate confirmation vote to lead the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what to know about her.

The program would target Connecticut's students at risk of not graduating and offer project-based learning and career-focused curricula.

The Senate confirmed Connecticut's Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education.

The Connecticut Education Association was one of several teachers’ unions—along with the American Federation of Teachers—pushing back against expectations that the Trump administration would downsize or dismantle the Department of Education,

If nothing else, the early days of the Trump administration 2.0 have been a whirlwind of legal activity.  Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts

Ms. McMahon, who has little experience in private or public schools, will take over a department that President Trump has already begun to dismantle.