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
February 12, 2026
CT Insider: Here’s why Hartford Public Schools faces a $22M budget deficit — and how officials want CT to help
February 11, 2026
WSHU: CT municipal leaders seek more state funding for schools to prevent local tax hikes
CT Insider: ‘Train wreck for public education’: Connecticut leaders warn Lamont budget leaves schools short
SF Examiner: SF teachers strike, school closures to reach fourth day
Public News Service (with audio): CT backfills education funding after federal grants get canceled
February 9, 2026
The Day: Waterford school budget proposal shows 4.96% increase
New Britain Herald: Cellphone Dilemma: NB says state law must be clear, firm
February 8, 2026
CT Insider: How likely is a cellphone ban in all Connecticut schools? Here’s what lawmakers say
The Hill: Legal challenges hinder Trump’s education agenda
February 6, 2026
The Courant: CT weighing participation in federal tax credit program. It’s to fund private schools
CT Insider: CT reaches agreement with Trump administration to protect $400M in education funding, officials say
The Chronicle: Ending Digital Distractions: Local school districts talk cellphones
February 5, 2026
WFSB Channel 3 (video): Connecticut teacher unions call for statewide classroom smartphone ban
February 4, 2026
Word in Black: Top Union Leader Speaks Out on ICE Raids in Minnesota
WTNH Channel 8 News: Banning cellphone use in Connecticut classrooms a top priority this legislative session
The Courant: Senate Republicans call for CT teachers union president to resign over ICE post
February 3, 2026
The Courant: CT anti-ICE groups step up protection strategies for protestors. ‘It’s only a matter of time’
The CT Mirror: CT Education Committee to take up school funding, cellphone bans
CT News Junkie: More Than 30 States Have Cell Phone Bans During School. Will CT Join Them This Session?
New Haven Independent: Pace Of The City: Incremental
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): Some educators, parents support push to ban cellphones in Connecticut classrooms
February 2, 2026
CBS News: Target and its new CEO face pressure to take a stand against ICE’s actions in Minnesota
Daily Voice – Fairfield: Parents, Teachers Coalition Demand Cell Phones Out Of CT Schools: They’re Eroding ‘Civility’
January 30, 2026
CT News Junkie: CT Draws $18.7M From Emergency Fund To Offset Federal Funding Cuts
January 28, 2026
CT Public: What CT public education needs to work on, according to educators at state Capitol summit
CT News Junkie: Do Teachers Have Free Speech? CT Panel Grapples With The Issue At Education Summit
Chalkbeat: Growing number of education groups criticize impact of ICE operations on students
January 26, 2026
Yale Daily News: Local activists rally against ICE on the Green amid Minneapolis unrest
January 24, 2026
CT Insider: Protesters rally against ICE across Connecticut Friday in solidarity with Minnesota demonstrations
January 23, 2026
The New York Times: Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE
January 22, 2026
New Haven Register: West Haven’s proposed 2026-27 school budget would boost spending by $4M or 4.7%
CT News Junkie: CT Orgs To Rally In Solidarity With Minnesota
CT Public (with audio): CT anti-ICE demonstrators gather in solidarity with Minnesota
People’s World: Union leaders warn whole nation at risk from Trump’s anti-immigrant violence
January 21, 2026
New York Times: Trump Administration Drops Appeal in School D.E.I. Lawsuit
January 19, 2026
New Haven Independent: Unions To Yale: Pay City $110M Per Year
January18, 2026
The Courant: Board of education, mayor at odds over construction pause at school called unsafe. ‘It robs kids’
January 15, 2026
News Times: New report finds ‘systemic issues’ in Connecticut’s special education system, state promises action
TechStory: US Teachers Union Severs Ties with X Following Child Safety Concerns
January 14, 2026
Fox News (video): Randi Weingarten quits X over platform’s ‘disinformation,’ accuses site of spreading hate
New Haven Register: New Haven school superintendent calls for more state funding to sustain teacher pay raises
January 13, 2026
CT Examiner: Delayed Repairs to Hartford Elementary School Prompt Lawsuit
Yale Daily News: Union leaders, city officials tout contract for public school teachers
New Haven Independent: School Board OKs Teachers Union Contract
Reuters: US teachers union says it is leaving X over sexualized AI images of children
January 12, 2026
CT Mirror: CT community school leaders speak out after losing $4M in federal grants
New Haven Independent: Leaders Decry Community School Cuts
WTNH News: New Haven mayor celebrates contract for teachers, calls on state for increased education funding
WSHU: New Haven, teachers’ union approves 3-year contract
New Haven Independent: Teachers, City, NHPS Celebrate Ratified Union Contract
NBC Connecticut: New Haven teacher’s union celebrates new 3-year contract
Yale Daily News: Teachers’ union, with memes and active members, approves contract
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): New Haven teachers to see pay increase, other benefits with new contract
Public Employees & Higher Education News
February 10, 2026
The College Investor: Lawsuit Says MOHELA Still Failing Student Loan Borrowers
February 9, 2026
The Mass Media: Judge finds for AAUP in First Amendment case against Rubio
February 4, 2026
WTNH Channel 8 News: Advocates, coalition leaders hopeful lawmakers can address wants in legislation session
February 3, 2026
The New York Times: Lawsuit Argues Trump Gold Card Visa Program Prioritizes Wealth Over Ability
January 26, 2026
Politico – Weekly Education Blog: Faculty firings over Kirk commentary are unraveling
January 23, 2026
CT Insider: Gov. Ned Lamont, 35 Connecticut employee unions nearing new contract deal
The Courant: A CT university decided to admit fewer grad students. Here’s why despite a $44.1B endowment.
January 22, 2026
Fox 61 News (with video): EXCLUSIVE – ‘They’re living in a fantasy world’ – UConn Jprofessors sound the alarm on looming budget cuts
January 21, 2026
The New York Times: Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education
Inside Higher Ed: NEH Pours Millions Into Conservative-Aligned Projects
January 20, 2026
WAVY: ODU professors raise concerns about AI initiative
January 12, 2026
The Courant: CT state employee payroll hit $4.67 billion in 2025; highest pension at $400K
February 5, 2026
CT Insider: Health regulator flags UConn Health’s planning in approval of Waterbury Hospital buy
People’s World: ‘Stand Up CT’ legislation launched to protect against Trump’s billionaire agenda
February 3, 2026
Daily Campus: State regulators approve UConn bid to buy Waterbury Hospital
The Courant: UConn has a very big job ahead of it. How it plans to fill gaps, invest in a struggling CT hospital
January 31, 2026
Fox 61 News (with video): Connecticut nurses hold vigil at State Capital for ICU nurse killed in Minneapolis
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): Community gathers at Connecticut State Capitol to protest ICE operations in Minneapolis
WFSB-TV Channel 3 Eyewitness News (video): CT Nurses’ Vigil for Alex Pretti
CT News Junkie: Health Care Workers Hold Vigil At CT Capitol For ICU Nurse Killed By Federal Agents In Minneapolis
January 30, 2026
CT Public (with audio): Anti-ICE protesters rally across CT as part of ‘National Shutdown’
CT Mirror: CT officials approve UConn acquisition of Prospect-owned hospital
January 29, 2026
CT News Junkie: Hartford Vigil For Alex Pretti Set For Saturday
January 28, 2026
CT organizers, unions to take part in ‘National Shutdown’
January 28, 2026
The Report Card: Randi Weingarten on the Teaching Profession
January 19, 2026
Forbes: Major Student Loan Servicer Failed 6.5 Million Borrowers, Says Amended Lawsuit
January 14, 2026
The Conversation: There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
