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
November 5, 2026
Education Week: After Elections, Democrats Will Run School Choice Programs They’ve Blasted
November 4, 2026
Record-Journal: Meriden area unofficial election results: Fritz upsets incumbent, Santiago reelected and more
Chalkbeat: Democrats sweep in blue tsunami. What does it mean for education?
People’s World: AFL-CIO: “This blue wave is union-made”
November 3, 2026
New Britain Progressive: Democrats Win Big in New Britain
NBC News: Google to shut off search for schools that opt out of AI
November 2, 2026
New Haven Independent: Anti-Retaliation Hearing Reveals Rift Between Admin, Teacher Unions
October 30, 2026
Yale Daily News: Alders scrutinize proposed city public school facilities staffing model
The New York Times: Education Dept. Is Accused in Lawsuit of Throttling Student Debt Cancellation
October 29, 2026
New Haven Independent: Alders Weigh $1.35M Facilities-Staffing Pitch
New Haven Independent: NHFT: Prez Ordered Back To Classroom
October 28, 2026
Bristol Press: Education leaders urge Lamont to reject federal voucher plan
New Haven Independent: Schools Journey Led To “Faith” Quest
October 26, 2026
Chalkbeat: Midterm elections show Democrats, Republicans jockeying to capitalize on ed-tech backlash
October 27, 2026
The CT Mirror: At a special ed conference, harsh words for Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
October 23, 2026
New Haven Register: New Haven protesters demand changes at Tweed after ICE detentions
October 22, 2026
New Haven Independent: Advocates Seek Records On ICE Access At Tweed
CT Examiner: Lamont Weighs Federal Scholarship Tax Credit While Educators Urge Opt-Out
October 21, 2026
Education Week: Dealing With Students’ Mental Health Is Exacerbating Teachers’ Own Challenges
October 19, 2026
New Haven Independent: Elicker, Negrón Propose 39 New School Facilities Roles
October 16, 2026
NewsNation (with video): ‘My heart just stopped’: Sandy Hook survivor on Oregon school shooting
October 15, 2026
Hartford Business Journal: CT distributes $10M in health insurance assistance to more than 7,600 paraeducators
October 13, 2026
The CT Mirror: These Meriden moms want CT to do better on special education
Greater Hartford, CT Patch: Large Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Protest Planned In Hartford
October 12, 2026
News 12 Connecticut (with video): Lamont, Fazio trade barbs over education funding in Norwalk
Public Employees & Higher Education News
November 5, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: 5 Takeaways From Democrats’ Historic Night
November 4, 2026
The Bristol Edition: 2026 midterms in Bristol bring upset in 77th State House District
Journal-Inquirer: Manchester area unofficial election results: Delnicki reelected; LeBorious flips 59th House seat
The New Haven Register: New Haven area unofficial election results: Kilmartin upsets; Elliott, Cardillo win and more
The Monroe Sun: Gadkar-Wilcox declares victory in the 22nd Senatorial District race
CT Insider: Healthcare, schools, transportation: What Lamont, CT Democrats are focusing on post-election
October 29, 2026
Yale Daily News: Yale AAUP leaders show support for national group’s midterm endorsements
October 28, 2026
Southern News: Professor Michael Shea passes away
October 22, 2026
Connecticut Public (with audio): Connecticut college system reforms face skepticism from faculty union leader
October 19, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: Rutgers Unions Win Academic Freedom for All Unit Members
October 16, 2026
The CT Mirror: CSCU launches a way to track reforms after harassment scandal
CT Insider: CT’s largest public college system revises sexual harassment policy after review found failures
Inside Higher Ed: A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition
October 14, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: Can Colleges Achieve Viewpoint Diversity Without ‘Affirmative Action for Conservatives’?
October 13, 2026
Inside Higher Ed: AAUP Forges Ahead With Endorsements Despite Some Initial Backlash
October 11, 2026
CT Insider: Connecticut has revoked dozens of disability pensions in recent years. Here’s what changed
November 4, 2026
CT Insider: Incumbent Martha Marx declares victory over radio host Lee Elci in CT’s 20th Senate District
October 20, 2026
WTNH-TV Channel 8 News (with video): Lamont praises UConn Health purchase of Waterbury Hospital, Fazio says ‘Nothing was done about it’
October 16, 2026
The Day: L+M and unions reach contract agreements after months of talks
The Courant: Nurses: Inadequate staffing at CT hospital increases patient safety risk. Concern is anyone ‘getting neglected’
November 1, 2026
Fortune Magazine – Op-Ed: Randi Weingarten: the fastest fix for the affordability crisis is a working-class tax cut
October 27, 2026
Yale Daily News – Op-Ed: No academic freedom principles without procedure
October 22, 2026
The Newtown Bee – Letter: Endorses Embree Ku
October 21, 2026
The Daily Campus – Op-Ed: Who is pushing generative AI at UConn?
October 13, 2026
CT Viewpoints – Opinion: One AI-enabled school shooting is far too many.
October 12, 2026
The Day – Letter to the Editor: 20th District is lucky to have Sen. Marx
