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The following is a list of public school districts in Connecticut.. The majority of school districts are dependent on town and municipal governments. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the regional school districts, which are governed by independent school boards and cover at least two towns, as individual governments.
Aresimowicz is a former union president and an ally of organized labor. In addition to his part-time job at the Connecticut General Assembly, Aresimowicz is employed by AFSCME Council 4a, which represents state and municipal workers, where he serves as the education coordinator, teaching classes on organizing and bargaining. He mostly works ...
The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) is a grassroots organization championing for teachers and public schools. It has been a leading voice for teacher professionalism and school improvement since it was formed in 1848 when 80 teachers met in Meriden. CEA is headquartered in Hartford.
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Union has the highest town center in eastern Connecticut at 1,015 feet (309 m) and the 4th highest in the state. [8] The highest elevation in eastern Connecticut is 1,315 feet (401 m) Burley Hill in the northwestern part of town. [9] In addition, I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Connecticut (1,002 feet (305 m)) in Union.
In 2021, members of the community suggested that, because of the COVID-19 aid money the school received, it should increase its paraprofessional wages. Jim Morrissey, a member of the school board, favored the union-negotiated wages but argued that the paraprofessional pay was "paltry". [3]
ConnCAN (Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now) is an American state-level education advocacy group founded in January 2005 and located in New Haven, Connecticut. ConnCAN describes itself as an advocacy organization leading a movement to improve public education for kids.
In November 2019 the board of education removed a plan to have the schools start at a later start time. The claim is that later start times for high school students is more beneficial for their mental and physical health. The cost of transportation would exceed $2 million if high school and middle school started at 8:15. [9]