CT Ed Watch

Connecticut Education Association Holds Annual Blood Drive

New Haven Aldermen Question $1.3M School Facilities Staffing Plan

Sen. Blumenthal, Teachers’ Union Push Back Against Google AI in Schools

Connecticut’s Four-Year Graduation Rate Tops 90% for the First Time Since 2010-11

West Hartford Seeks Public Input On School Traffic Safety

Ridgefield School Board Committee Reviews Kindergarten Age Rules, Employee Device Monitoring

Berlin High School Teacher Named 2027 Connecticut Teacher of the Year

‘Dire Straits’: Connecticut’s Biggest Cities are Cutting a Key School Resource — Librarians

What Enfield Voters Need to Know About a $511 Million School Project Before Election Day

Stamford Board of Education Election Puts Trust, Transparency and Community Engagement in Focus

CT Education Dept. Hires Special Ed Attorney to Improve Complaint Process

Thomaston Teachers Report Late Paychecks, Other Payroll Errors: ‘It Is a Trust Problem’

Old Saybrook Public Schools Limits AI Access to Students after ‘Situation’ Highlights Privacy Concerns

Education Sec. Linda McMahon Blames DEI for CT Student Not Learning to Read

Parents Push Back as East Lyme Considers Closing Top-Ranked Elementary School

New Haven Public Schools Fights Off Vaping Through Education

What Voters Should Know About Southington’s $86.7M Elementary School Referendum Before Nov. 3

Bridgeport Community Weighs in on Priorities for the School District’s Next Superintendent

Montville Middle School Paraeducator Named Paraeducator of The Year

Connecticut Ninth Graders Are on Track for Graduation at Rates Not Seen Since the Pandemic

New Teachers Union President Wants to Steer Educators Away from Partisan Politics

School Funding Is on the Ballot Across the Country. Here’s How

Maine Banned Cellphones in Schools to Help Teens Focus and Connect. Consensus Is It’s Working

What’s Driving the ‘Southern Surge?’ Report Examines Reading Gains in Alabama

Democratic Governors Have Questions About the Federal School Choice Program

Special Ed Diaries: Teachers Tell NPR About Their Most Joyous, Most Difficult Moments

Covid Launched a New Era of Technology-Led Learning. Now, Some Parents and School Districts are Ready to Toss Devices

Schools Wrestle With Exploding Health Costs: ‘Medical Inflation Is Crushing Us’

States Call for More Time on Math. Schools Struggle to Shift Their Schedules

Some Schools are Banning Caffeine Pouches. Here’s What Parents and Students Should Know

Teachers’ Unions Face More Competition for Influence in School Board Elections

3 Ways to Build Elementary Students’ Digital Literacy Skills

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Race in Middle School Admissions

Hackers Steal Personal Data of Millions of California Students in Massive Breach

Getting Middle Schoolers to Do the Reading Is Hard. Can Communal Reading Help?

A Shooting Strikes an Elementary School. Some Doubt Policy Change Will Follow

Another Court Declares Ohio School Choice Voucher Program Unconstitutional

Feds Issue Warning on Grant Funds after Vermont Identifies Own Mistakes

Virginia Schools Can Sue US Education Dept Over Transgender Policies, US Court Rules

Democratic Holdouts Still Aren’t Committing to Trump’s School Choice Program