says no to an eighth grade class that would teach finance to students due to budget problems.

is going to tap a rainy day fund of 1 million bucks in order to give some students 500 to 1000 bucks in short term loans.

That college applications for colleges in the state are up as people want to stay in state more for lower tuition.

That the Reading First program the state has may get dumped. The article does get into the program actually working in the state.

on a rise in subsidized meals on the rise in schools in the state.

The Hartford Courant takes a second look at this
school that has 21 kids.