Jessika Harkay
Statewide Education Reporter at The CT Mirror
Either traveling around the world, or covering education for @CTMirror. Baylor alum, dog mom. Formerly: @StarTelegram, @HartfordCourant, @NYDailyNews.
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1 day ago |
courant.com | Jessika Harkay
The Connecticut Senate took up S.B. 6 Tuesday, an omnibus bill that lays out extra support and protections for children across the state. Lawmakers expected the bill to pass, after debate stretched late into the afternoon. The legislation proposes new regulations for annual reporting on disconnected youth and encourages early childhood education programs to use federal programs to provide more nutritious food to children.
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1 day ago |
ctmirror.org | Jessika Harkay
The Connecticut Senate took up S.B. 6 Tuesday, an omnibus bill that lays out extra support and protections for children across the state. Lawmakers expected the bill to pass, after debate stretched late into the afternoon. The legislation proposes new regulations for annual reporting on disconnected youth and encourages early childhood education programs to use federal programs to provide more nutritious food to children.
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6 days ago |
courant.com | Jessika Harkay
When a dozen Connecticut students described their high schools at a news conference Thursday, each child gave a little laugh of disbelief. Johanelyz Arroyo, a senior from Hillhouse High School in New Haven, described how her school can’t afford sketchbooks for its art class. A teacher instead has made their own by hand through stapling pieces of scrap paper together. Indy Nunes hasn’t had a certified chemistry teacher in seven months at her Norwalk high school, she said.
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6 days ago |
ctmirror.org | Jessika Harkay
When a dozen Connecticut students described their high schools at a news conference Thursday, each child gave a little laugh of disbelief. Johanelyz Arroyo, a senior from Hillhouse High School in New Haven, described how her school can’t afford sketchbooks for its art class. A teacher instead has made their own by hand through stapling pieces of scrap paper together. Indy Nunes hasn’t had a certified chemistry teacher in seven months at her Norwalk high school, she said.
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1 week ago |
ctmirror.org | Jessika Harkay
The Connecticut Department of Education will begin looking into whether state leaders are following the correct legal process for funding charter schools. The decision comes after leaders with Capital Preparatory Schools, a with campuses in New York and Connecticut, filed a petition asking the department to clarify several aspects of the approval and funding process.
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Exciting @the74 news: @JessikaHarkay will soon be joining our national newsroom, expanding our coverage of students, school policy & equity. You might recognize her byline from her exceptional @CTMirror tenure & the recent announcement of the 2025 Livingston Award finalists ...