Choose from the menu below to select local, state and national union-related news media clips by division. Opinion pieces, regardless of the relevant membership constituency, are listed separately.
Public Employees & Higher Education News
June 6, 2026
Tech Times: Federal AI Regulation Bill Freezes State Consumer Protections for Three Years, Sparks Revolt
June 5
The Hour: Norwalk schools to seek $3.3M in city funds to cover teachers’ health insurance plan
June 4, 2026
The Boston Globe: Lori Trahan’s big, risky AI legislation push
June 3, 2026
NBC News: Elon Musk is expected to become the world’s first trillionaire. Democrats are taking aim.
May 28, 2026
The New York Times: Teachers’ Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time
May 24, 2026
The Courant: Provision in CT budget offers a deal to save insolvent schools. Some say it avoids the real issues.
May 22, 2026
The Bristol Edition: Bristol Board of Education approves budget, rescinds 137 layoff notices
CT News Junkie: School Funding Commission Includes Teachers, Superintendents, Legislators, And A Mayor
CT Insider: Hartford names Bulkeley math teacher, softball coach as 2026 Teacher of the Year
May 21, 2026
CT Insider: Six Connecticut schools earn state’s Blue Ribbon distinction: ‘Support student success’
May 20, 2026
The CT Mirror: Lamont noncommittal on federal scholarship tax credit after NY moves to join
May 19, 2026
Financial Times: Marc Rowan accused of misusing Apollo resources for political work
May 15, 2026
The Middletown Press: Middletown council approves $258.77 million budget with a 5% tax rate hike
May 14, 2026
The Courant: Audit confirmed Hartford schools deficit. HPS leaders: State ‘created confusion and mistrust’
May 13, 2026
CT Insider: Connecticut’s neediest schools lost out when lawmakers bypassed funding formula
The Chronicle: Voters reject town, Board of Education budgets at Windham referendum
May 12, 2026
CNBC: Crypto legislation faces another hurdle: Labor unions
May 10, 2026
Mashable: The fierce battle over AI in schools
Public Employees & Higher Education News
June 8, 2026
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Faculty Wages Are Stagnating. Administrator Pay Is Growing.
June 4, 2026
Chron: High-stakes lawsuit against student loan giant paused as settlement looms
Associated Press: Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they’re rewriting the rules for all of academia
June 3, 2026
The Courant: Yale faculty are fearful. Many ‘are in fact censoring themselves,’ AAUP leader says
CT Insider: Yale faculty report self-censorship, less academic freedom under Trump administration, survey says
May 29, 2026
Yale Daily News: In faculty group survey, professors report self-censorship under Trump
The Courant: Four complaints filed against former interim chancellor; CSCU faculty vote no confidence in system
CT Insider: Faculty senates at CT’s public colleges vote no confidence in system’s leadership
WFSB-TV Channel 3 Eyewitness News (with video): CSCU chief counsel on leave as faculty, lawmakers demand answers
University World NewsL: Over 18% of Yale faculty fear arrest over teaching – Survey
May 28, 2026
The CT Mirror: CSCU faculty and students demand better leadership, more funding
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): State universities, faculty unions react to new CSCU and Board of Regents leadership
May 27, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: Yale Faculty Say Academic Freedom Has Decreased. Some Fear Dismissal or Arrest.
May 21, 2026
The Courant: ‘Difficult decisions being made’ at UConn; Faculty decry planned cuts
May 18, 2026
The Courant: CCSU to create marketing campaign around controversial plans. Faculty questions ‘surveillance.’
Yale Daily News: Now in Toronto, former Yale professors continue to counter Trump
CT Insider: Chairman of CT colleges resigns amid scrutiny over sexual harassment complaint handling
May 16, 2026
CT Insider: CT officials condemn CSCU chancellor’s alleged sexual harassment: ‘Deeply disturbing’
May 14, 2026
CT Mirror: Lamont backfills $35M in lost federal research grants for UConn
May 11, 2026
The Boston Globe: Tenure is not what it used to be, as these Tufts professors found out
June 2, 2026
Fast Company: ‘Seven Days in June’: Protests nationwide this week rally against Trump $1 trillion cuts to healthcare and hospitals
May 19, 2026
The Courant: Report confirms third patient death due to staff shortage at CT hospital
The Day: Courtney, Marx and nurses decry Trump administrations cutbacks to federal student loans
May 29, 2026
Substack – Academic Freedom on the Line Blog: Yale! When it comes to academic freedom, heal thyself!
May 28, 2026
The Hill – Op-Ed: If anyone deserves a tax cut in America, it’s the working class
Podbean – ‘Two T’s in a Pod’ – A CEA Podcast (audio): Episode 78: Slow and Steady Isn’t Working for CT Schools
May 26, 2026
Higher Ed Dive – Op-Ed: Higher education must be rebuilt to restore public trust. Here’s how.
