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
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
May 8, 2026
The CT Mirror: New CT budget sets Lamont’s legacy as he seeks 3rd term
May 6, 2026
CT Insider: Meriden officials approve $242 million budget that increases spending by 3.8%
MarketWatch: A major union warns regulators that Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO ‘defies financial logic’
May 5, 2026
CT Insider: Meriden Public Schools to receive $7.8M in additional state aid, avoiding staff cuts
May 2, 2026
CT Insider: Connecticut May Day protests: Demonstrators cited high costs, voting rights
The Middletown Press: Teachers, students urge Middletown to restore mayor’s cuts to school budget
May 1, 2026
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): May Day demonstrators in New Haven make plea for change
April 30, 2026
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): New Britain Board of Education moves to prevent teacher layoffs amid budget concerns
WFSB-TV Channel 3 Eyewitness News (with video): New Britain schools see progress on funding gap as state increases aid
The Bulletin: May Day protests planned across Connecticut this Friday
April 27, 2026
The CT Mirror: CT officials struggle to pay for school aid even without tax rebate
New Haven Independent: NHPS Projects $12.9M End-Of-Year Deficit
Public Employees & Higher Education News
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
May 2, 2026
the CT Mirror: CT legislature adopts $28B budget with big aid for towns, childcare
April 30, 2026
Across Connecticut Patch: Newly-Approved CT State Employee Contracts Feature Wage Increases
Higher Ed Dive: State lawmakers eye accreditation policy changes as new agency forms
Inside Higher Ed: New State Laws Land Blows Against Shared Governance, Tenure
April 29, 2026
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): Connecticut state legislature approves employee union contract
April 28, 2026
The Courant: Hundreds sign petition against CT university’s plan for major changes. Opponents fear ‘AI factory’
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 26, 2026
Higher Ed Dive – Op-Ed: Higher education must be rebuilt to restore public trust. Here’s how.
May 6, 2026
Fortune Magazine – Commentary: Teachers union chief: Melania Trump’s robot reveals what this administration really thinks of children
April 30, 2026
The Contrarian Pod (audio): Why Is the White House More Concerned with Building a Ballroom than Protecting Americans?
Substack – “My Take” Blog: The Race Around AI: Ensuring a Future Powered by Humans, Not Robots
April 28, 2026
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: A public education should be attainable for all
April 27, 2026
The Day – Op-Ed: Give Connecticut cities the option to strengthen democracy with Ranked Choice Voting
