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COVID-19: Some CT Teachers Refusing To Return To In-Person Classes COVID-19: Some CT Teachers Refusing To Return To In-Person Classes
Covid-19: Some CT Teachers Refusing To Return To In-Person Classes Some school teachers in Connecticut won’t be returning to the classroom in the fall, even if in-person learning is cleared to resume amid the COVID-19 crisis. Currently, Connecticut is considering three levels for reopening: a full reopening with all students in school five days a week, a hybrid plan where some students attend in-person and some do distance learning, and full distance learning, with guidance expected from the state in the coming weeks. Earlier story - COVID-19: CT Public Schools Will Be Allowed To Cut Days From Academic Calendar However, some teachers are showing relucta…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Fairfield County Group Raises Money For Undocumented People, Coronavirus Help Coming From CT Fairfield County Group Raises Money For Undocumented People, Coronavirus Help Coming From CT
Fairfield County Group Raises Money For Undocumented People, Coronavirus Help Coming From CT No federal stimulus check is coming for unemployed undocumented workers now in the third month of having to choose between paying rent and buying groceries. There's no state aid either. They can't apply for unemployment and are not eligible for SNAP benefits. Knowing this harsh reality for many of its local citizens, a Fairfield County citizens group mobilized to try to help families out. The Norwalk Immigrant Community Emergency Fund organized by Unidad Latina Norwalk (ULA) has raised $2,000 of a $50,000 goal since it established a GoFundMe on May 8. Wesleyan University student and pa…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Stamford Raises Minimum Wage Ahead Of State Schedule Stamford Raises Minimum Wage Ahead Of State Schedule
Stamford Raises Minimum Wage Ahead Of State Schedule Stamford has raised the minimum wage for seasonal and part-time employees to $12.50. This increase is part of Mayor David Martin’s promise to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour ahead of the state’s 2023 deadline. Connecticut’s minimum wage was raised to $11 an hour on Monday, October 1 and will increase by $1 each year to reach $15 an hour by 2023. Stamford’s minimum wage will reach $15 by 2021, officials say. This minimum wage increase will affect more than 450 city employees, nearly half of which previously made less than $12.50 an hour. In addition to boosting the wages of emp…

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by Valerie Musson