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A Century of Hoops: This CT high school basketball rivalry lives on and on and on
But the pull of the rivalry between the two Hartford schools – Weaver and Hartford Public – brought him to Friday night’s ...
The Connecticut Mirror8mon
CT lawmakers raise education funding concerns following story of high school grad who can’t read
Some Connecticut lawmakers are raising concerns about oversight of public school funding ... s broken in Hartford Public Schools, so that these kids come out of their high schools with a diploma ...
New York Post3mon
Student who says she is illiterate — despite graduating with honors — sues Connecticut school district
A Connecticut honors student is suing her school district, saying she is illiterate. Despite graduating from Hartford Public High School in June with honors and getting a scholarship to the ...
The Connecticut Mirror8mon
What to know about the Hartford high school graduate who can’t read
In June 2024, the district announced a looming $37 million budget deficit for the upcoming school year. At Hartford Public High School, which Ortiz attended, there were 21 special education ...
WTNH3mon
Connecticut high school graduate can’t read or write. Who failed her?
“It does give educators in Hartford pause to reflect on the sometimes conflicting goals to increase graduation rates while also maintaining high expectations consistent with what a high school ...
The Bulletin3mon
The first high school in Connecticut is almost 200 years old. Here's where it is
In fact, the state's oldest public high school was founded almost 200 years ago. Established in 1847, Hartford Public High School in Hartford is still operating as a high school today. Here's the ...
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This Hartford Public High School grad can’t read. Here’s how it happened.
Ortiz, who was a senior at Hartford Public High School at the time, wrote the speech using the talk-to-text function on her phone. She listened to it repeatedly to memorize it. That’s because ...