Education
HARTFORD — The Hartford Public Library's main branch will be fully reopened on June 1, more than three years after the building suffered extensive water damage from a burst pipe that caused flooding on Christmas Eve in 2022.
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A nonprofit in Hartford is getting $500,000 from the federal government in attempt to prevent juvenile crime.
“Our Piece of the Pie” provides comprehensive support services to people between the ages of 14 and 24 to help them meet their goals and prevent juvenile crime. The funding will help the group with educational and job training opportunities.
Washington, D.C. – Kicking off AmeriCorps Week, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the bipartisan Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act.
March 6, 2026 — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy joined U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes and U.S. Representative John Larson for a visit to EdAdvance’s Early Childhood Learning Center in Torrington to meet with agency leaders and staff to discuss the impact of federal funding cuts and uncertainties on programs serving children, families, and schools across northwest Connecticut.
Members of Congress have sent a letter to the Department of Education demanding that the Trump administration's policy, which determines nursing is not a "professional" degree, be reversed, amid what they said was a "nursing crisis."
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a bipartisan government funding package, which includes $10.45 million for community projects in the First Congressional District, defeats the Trump Administration’s plan to eliminate the Department of Education, restores 'DOGE' cuts to lifesaving medical research, and supports new investments in affordable housing.