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Happening now: #union members join their students, admin & muni electeds in urging lawmakers & the governor #ProtectOurKids by taking action to #FixTheFormula, resist harmful #privatization. #StandUpCT @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @ctforall.bsky.social
March 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
eslfairy.bsky.social
No school principal should ever have to tell the parent of a vulnerable child that they can’t keep their child safe at school. Or that their child can only come half—days because that’s the max they can offer for EA support. And yet this happens frequently in #OntEd.
#FixTheFormula
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
aftct.bsky.social
Risking arrest to #FundOurFutureCT; today #union activists joined advocates in the @ctforall.bsky.social‬ coalition & engaged in #CivilDisobedience to demand #GovNedLamont support #RealSolutions for #PublicEd students across the state. #FixTheFormula @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
aftct.bsky.social
Happening now: #NewHavenFederationofTeachers president, @leslieblatteau.bsky.social, urges lawmakers w/ the #CTGeneralAssembly’s edu cmte to #FixTheFormula when it comes to the state’s #PublicEd budget. #FundOurFuture @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
February 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
aftct.bsky.social
Escalating efforts to #FixTheFormula; today #union members teamed up again w/students, parents & admin to renew call on #CTGeneralAssembly to invest in student learning, speed up boosting state #PublicEd funding foundation. #StandUpCT @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @seiu.org @ctforall.bsky.social
April 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
aftct.bsky.social
Happening now: #union leaders urge #CTGeneralAssembly's budget-writing cmte boost investments in #paraprofessionals to assure all students & families can access vital #PublicEd services & supports. #FixTheFormula @aft.org @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @ctforall.bsky.social
March 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
aftct.bsky.social
“In Meriden, we’ve been tasked with doing more with less for quite some time.” #FixTheFormula @aftteach.bsky.social
City manager proposes $2.3M increase for Meriden Public Schools as district seeks more state funding
Meriden City Manager Brian Daniels recommended a $2.3 million increase for the Board of Education for fiscal 2027.
www.ctinsider.com
March 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
thegaggle.ca
@mark-carney.bsky.social Québec’s hydroelectric resources (like rivers and dams) are not treated the same way as Alberta’s oil and gas. This is an inequity in how resource wealth is handled in Canada’s equalization formula.
Include Quebec Hydro in the equalization payment formula. #FixTheFormula
May 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
aftct.bsky.social
Happening now: #union members join students, parents & advocates to kick off week of action to #FundOurFuture by delivering 1000s of postcards to #GovNedLamont demanding boost to #PublicEd foundation & #FixTheFormula now. #StandUpCT @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @seiu.org @ctforall.bsky.social
April 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
aftct.bsky.social
#FundOurFutureCT #FixTheFormula
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Hartford mayor announces $3 million more for Hartford Public Schools
Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced the funding on Tuesday. It will restore services and programs for city students, while preventing more cuts for Fiscal Year 2026.
www.fox61.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
aftct.bsky.social
"Teaching has effectively become a “24/7” job. The exhaustion is real.” #FixtheFormula #TeacherBurnOut @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
Overworked, Not Lazy: Teachers Push Back On Absences Report - New Haven Independent
After NHPS revealed that 180 of the city's 1,900 teachers are absent each day, teachers have spoken up about juggling illnesses, family responsibilities, low morale, and heavy workloads -- while often...
www.newhavenindependent.org
March 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
aftct.bsky.social
"If the state elects to do what is right, and #FixTheFormula, (and) fully fund our schools ... we have the opportunity to become the educational capital of the world.” #RealSolutions @aftteach.bsky.social
Facing $6.3M budget shortfall, Meriden students, teachers push for more state aid
The district would need an annual investment of $56 million to reach the state funding average, officials say.
https://www.ctinsider.com/recordjournal/article/meriden-pushes-for-more-state-education-funding-22160708.php"If
April 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
aftct.bsky.social
Mayor announces $3 million in additional funding for Hartford schools
#FundOurFutureCT #FixTheFormula @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @hft1018.bsky.social
Mayor announces $3 million in additional funding for Hartford schools
Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced Tuesday the city has secured an additional $3 million for Hartford Public Schools. The school district was facing a $6.7 million budget deficit, threatening...
www.nbcconnecticut.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
aftct.bsky.social
$3M allocated for a CT school district. Board of Education said they need twice that amount.
#FundOurFutureCT #FixTheFormula
@aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @hft1018.bsky.social
$3M allocated for a CT school district. Board of Education said they need twice that amount.
“While it is something to help the Board of Education, it does not close the budget nor does it restore a single teacher cut or laid off,” teachers union President Carol Gale said.
www.courant.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM