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
March 12, 2026
K12 Dive: 42 states allot smaller portion of funds to K-12 compared to 20 years ago, report says
March 11, 2026
CT Insider: City manager proposes $2.3M increase for Meriden Public Schools as district seeks more state funding
Axios: OpenAI bets on union labor to scale AI infrastructure
March 6, 2026
CNN (with video): ‘I was the last person in the US that he knew’: Teachers face the deportation crackdown taking students away
March 5, 2026
Nancy on Norwalk: Norwalk BET probes school grants, special education costs during budget review
Yale Daily News: New Haven students lobby in Hartford for more public school funds
Yale Daily News: Alders debate administrators’ pay before OK’ing new school contracts
March 4, 2026
New Haven Independent: Students Return To Hartford For $chools Push
Fortune: The average American teacher makes $72,000, but one in three are so broke they’re taking on side hustles like Uber driving
The Verge: Inside the secret meeting that led to the AI political resistance
March 2, 2026
New Haven Independent: Teachers Strike Revisited
Salon: The people standing between students and ICE? Teachers
February 27, 2026
The News Line: ‘Every day Trump is pushing to pit working people against each other’
February 26, 2026
CT Mirror: Antisemitism working group legislation draws backlash
February 25, 2026
K12 Dive: Trump touts ‘we ended DEI in America’ in State of the Union
February 24, 2026
CT Insider: Meriden schools plan to cut 20 positions to help close budget deficit for 2026-27
Education Week: Teachers Want ‘Guardrails and Guidance’ on AI Use, Experts Tell Congress
February 23, 2026
CNBC: Student loan forgiveness is taxable again. How to plan for a five-figure IRS bill
February 21, 2026
CT Insider: Connecticut schools face high stakes with funding fight and cellphone ban debate at Capitol
CT Insider: New Haven school officials call for $1M more for substitute teachers due to pay hike, absences
February 17, 2026
The CT Mirror: CT school leaders on Lamont’s K-12 budget: ‘A trainwreck for education’
Yale Daily News: New Haven’s schools confront absenteeism — among teachers
February 16, 2026
The Daily Campus: Blumenthal holds press conference to stand against student loan restructuring
Public Employees & Higher Education News
March 12, 2026
CT Insider: Hundreds of Connecticut state employees, critical of lagging contract talks, rally in state Capitol
March 9, 2026
TruthOut: The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn’t Over
March 6, 2026
Yale Daily News: Provost forms faculty committee to write academic freedom statement
February 28, 2026
The Courant: Reality of cuts to UConn research funds emerges. ‘There’s just this aura of awfulness’: professor.
February 27, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: DHS Detains and Releases Columbia University Student
February 23, 2026
University Herald: ‘No One Is Providing Any Reasoning’: How the Federal Immigration Crackdown Is Reshaping Life for International Students
February 19, 2026
CT Insider: UConn, CSCU advocates condemn state funding ‘disaster,’ demand more dollars for public higher education in CT
The Courant: Coalition concerned about CT antisemitism working group; Jewish, Muslim leaders say discrimination is rampant
February 18, 2026
Yale Daily News: Faculty group launches campaign for new academic freedom protections
March 8, 2026
The Courant: A CT nurse was slain in 2023 and violence continues. Now there’s pushback on proposed warning system
March 6, 2026
CT Insider: Top Connecticut hospital CEOs get big raises as health care industry faces financial strain
March 5, 2026
The Courant: Now-bankrupt former hospital owner still owes $127M in taxes. Can CT recoup it?
March 10, 2026
The Atlantic – Ideas: Trump’s Assault on Higher Education Has Hit a Snag
February 26, 2026
New York Times: How to Measure Real Progress in Education
February 25, 2026
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: Creating a K-12 antisemitism working group would be a huge mistake
February 24, 2026
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: No rest for the part-time at CSCU
February 18, 2026
CT Inside: Rep. Josh Elliott (opinion): Yankee Institute’s rap on SEBAC contract is predictable, but ignores the facts
