CT Ed Watch

Students to Lead Strike for Climate Action on Friday at Capitol

How to Keep Teachers From Leaving the Profession

Nonprofit Launched to Aid East Hartford Public Schools

Bristol Board of Education Partners With Public Works to Build 3 Community Gardens at Schools

After Years of Planning, Middletown Officials Break Ground on New Middle School

Donation Will Enable Nonnewaug Freshman Class to Visit Museum of Jewish Heritage

New Fairfield Building Projects Draw Mixed Reactions

Input Sought Regarding Hebron School Chief

Could Testing Wreck Civics Education?

CT Child Poverty Stats Conflict; $ At Stake

Watch: New Sandy Hook Promise PSA Shows Children Using School Supplies to Survive Shooting

Student Artwork Featured on Bridgeport’s Digital Billboard

Stamford’s Cloonan Middle Named School of Distinction

New Haven Schools CFO Search Picks Up

Why Do Some People Become Readers?

Districts Try ‘Grow Your Own’ Programs to Get Teaching Force to Better Mirror the Student Body

Lack of Home Internet Access Is Educational Hardship, Report Suggests

High School Coursework Falls Short in Workforce Prep, Survey Suggests

Senate Education Spending Bill Would Increase Aid for School Safety, Charters

How Caring for Students in Distress Can Take a Steep Toll on Educators

Hayes Co-Sponsors School Crime Research Bill

How We Have Failed Our Teachers

Inspired by Children’s Book, West Hartford School Teaches Students to Be Good Neighbors

As Connecticut’s Immunization Levels Decline, Gov. Ned Lamont, Legislative Leaders Vow to Repeal Religious Exemption for Vaccines

Anti-Semitic Graffiti at CT Schools a Sign Steep Learning Curve Still Exists

Hamden HS Program Empowers Students to Earn Associate Degree

Norwalk Seeks ‘Sweet Spot’ for High School Start Times

Bridgeport School Officials Thank the City Council for Bus Funds

Poll Finds Support for School Busing to Reduce Segregation, but Only Among Democrats

Early-College High School Students More Likely to Earn Postsecondary Degrees

Bernie Sanders Aims to Woo Educators With Ad About Teacher Activism

Teachers’ Word Carries Weight in Choosing EdTech Products, Survey Finds

Hamden Fights New Haven on Charging Magnet School Tuition

Hero Box Drive at Ansonia’s Emmett O’Brien to Bring Comforts to Troops Overseas

Swastikas, Star of David Drawn at Darien Middle School a Week After Swastikas Found

After Student Backlash, New Milford High School Reopens Bathrooms That Had Been Closed Due to Vaping Concerns

EEE Virus Causing a Delay to the High School Football Season in CT

New Haven Board of Education Approves Conference Attendance, Cost Unknown

When School’s a Battleground for Transgender Kids, Teachers Learn to Protect, Affirm Them

Jahana Hayes Moves to Help Students Hurt by College Closures

 

Bridgeport Officially Bends Its Special Education Busing Policy

 

New Campus Comes with New Programs at Woodstock Academy

 

Health Commissioner to Join Call for Eliminating Religious Exemption for Vaccinating Schoolchildren

Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found at Two Connecticut High Schools

 

Canterbury Voters to Decide on Plan to Pay Schools’ Overdue Bills

 

The Changing Face of School Integration

Greenwich Educator Named Semifinalist for State Teacher of the Year

East Haven Schools to Hold Annual Back to School Picnic Saturday

Fields at 7 Fairfield Schools Can Reopen, but Pesticides Found

Insurgent Bridgeport BOE Candidates Have Another Shot in November

Football Down? Running Up? Six Interesting Trends in Connecticut High School Sports Participation

To Prevent School Shootings, Districts Are Surveilling Students’ Online Lives

11 Cases of Serious Lung Injury Now Linked to Vaping in Connecticut; Health Officials Urge People to Avoid E-cigarettes

‘I Am Pro Good Schools.’ Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate Charter Schools, Equity

How ESSA Could Complicate Rural Turnarounds

School Food Service, Another Divide Between Rich and Poor in Connecticut

New Haven Bus Chaos Worsens; Parents Panicked

Danbury High School Facing Overcrowding

Greenwich High School Pledges Never to Forget by Offering Food for Hungry

Evening School and Park Athletic Events Restricted in Four Southeastern Connecticut Towns Because of Mosquito Infection Worries

Ganim Democrats Appear to Advance in Bridgeport School Board Race

Ellington Kid Inventor Wins Awards for Carbon Monoxide Fan Alarm

Can Bite-Sized Lessons Make Social-Emotional Learning Easier to Teach?

CT Teachers Working Multiple Jobs to Make Ends Meet

Lawmakers Balk at Being Excluded From Decision Making in Education Partnership

U.S. Students and Teachers Spend More Time in School Than Peers in High-Performing Nations

Ransomware Attack Hits Wolcott School District Twice in 4 months

Connecticut Has Lower Rates of Chronic Absenteeism Than Most of U.S.

Is the Food at Saxe Middle School in New Canaan Up to Par?

Coventry Bus Stops Changing After Complaints

Scientific Research on How to Teach Critical Thinking Contradicts Education Trends

Parents Say They Want More School Data. Teachers Say They Need More Time to Use It

The Cost of Teaching: Teacher Spending and Supplies

SBAC Scores: See How Your School and District Did

Fairfield High Schoolers Had Fewer As, More Fs and Ds, in 2018-19

BOE Meeting on New Haven School Transportation Problems Delayed for 2 Days

Emmett O’Brien Technical High School’s Teacher of the Year Gets Statewide Honor

Positive Childhood Experiences May Buffer Against Health Effects of Adverse Ones

Bethel Public Schools Hiring for 14 Jobs

Keleher Takes Over As New Principal at Fitch High School in Groton

Milford Public Schools Hiring for Several Jobs

The Push to Get More Teachers of Color in Special Education Classrooms

Stop Vaping, CDC Warns, as Deaths and Illness Linked to E-Cigarettes Grows

New Scores on Smarter Balanced Assessment Show Strong Improvement in Math

Study Says States With Higher Teacher Salaries Have Better SAT, ACT Results

Congress Promised Public Servants a Break on Student Loans. Education Dept. Rejected 99% of Them

First Female High School Football Coach in CT Is Blazing Trails for Women

Greenwich School Board Wants More Involvement in Curriculum, Testing

Accessible Playground at Pembroke School in Danbury, Once a Dream, Now a Reality

Contamination Test Results Delayed at Fairfield School Sites

Winsted Approves Hinsdale School Renovations

New Haven BOE: Lack of CFO Harming the District

Schools Say No to Cellphones in Class. But Is It a Smart Move?

In Battle Against Bullies, Some Schools Target Parents

State Spending on School Construction Dropped Sharply Over Last Decade

Belief in the Individual Motivates New Education Commissioner Cardona

A Feast for Young Minds: ESPN Creates Buffet of Free Books for New Britain Students

Police Investigate Attempted Sherman School Data Breach

Greene-Hills Students Show Off Their Green Thumbs as School Becomes 3rd in Bristol to Plant Community Garden

Mercy Alger is Lyme-Old Lyme Schools ‘Teacher of the Year’

Waterbury Teacher of the Year Lisa Romano Lives, Works by the Motto ‘Relationships Matter’

At New Building, Officials Highlight Grasso Tech’s Role in Preparing Workforce

Technology Could Allow Students to Go to Class on Snow Days

School Staffers Proudly Promoting Message of ‘Ansonia Strong’

School Staffing Changes to Save Meriden BOE More Than $100K

GOP Primaries: Shelton Board of Ed Candidates

Districts Face Hurdles Finding Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies Under ESSA

Boosting School Quality Remains a Slog for States, Nation

Teacher Flight Leaves 32 Vacancies at New Haven Public Schools

Hamden Students Can Now Earn Associate’s Degrees Through Their High School’s Manufacturing Program

Bridgeport’s Roosevelt School Joins the Commissioner’s Network

New Haven BOE Probes School Bus Route Fiasco

A Peek Inside New Britain’s $40 Million Renovation to Smalley Academy

Under New Leadership, New London’s ISAAC Welcomes Back Students

Fairfield School Fields Where Contaminants Found to Reopen

ESPN Donates 22,000 New Books to Connecticut Kids and Teachers

Stamford School Tries New Strategy to Help Spark a Turnaround

Greenwich’s New Lebanon School: Bus Loop, Parking Lot Finished for Back-to-School

Do Distressed Students Have a Right to Trauma-Sensitive Schooling?

Google to Pay $170M Fine for YouTube Violation of Children’s Privacy

Students in New Britain, Windsor, Manchester Head Back-to-School After Labor Day Weekend

CT Ranks 3rd in Education Weeks’ 2019 State Report Card

Connecticut One of 20 States Leading the Charge on Creating Open Education Resources That Stretch From K-12 to College

Stamford Students in Temporary Location for 2nd Year as Mold Remediation Continues

Why Are Ransomware Attackers Targeting Local Towns and Schools?

New Haven Superintendent Offers Explanation for Bus Chaos

Brookfield’s Sign Language Class to Be Taught Virtually

Plainville Says “Aloha” to Returning Students

Nonnewaug High School Music Program Receives Grant

Torrington Student Returns from WW I Archaeological Dig in France

Tolland Schools Now Open After Delay Due to Crumbling School

Republican Primary: Race for Ridgefield School Board Kicks Off

Bethel Elementary School Students in Buildings Under Renovation

How School Lunches Are Getting a Boost From the Trade War

What Schools Need to Know About Threat Assessment Techniques

State Spending on School Buildings Down Sharply Since Great Recession

A National Union for Principals Pushes to Expand Its Membership

7 New Laws That Will Impact CT’s Schools, From Required Courses to Safety Measures

CT Charter Schools Enroll Few Students Mid-Year. Here’s Why That Matters.

New London Educator Honored With National Teaching Award

CT Segregated Schools Treated Differently Under Law

For CT Schools, Brief Superintendent Tenures Cause Trouble

Stamford Program Combats Attrition of First-Time College Students

Lawyers for State Say School-Level Vaccination Data Won’t Be Released Until October

Putnam Teachers Taking Lessons from South Africa to Their Classrooms

Bridgeport Solves Its Math Problem from Within

Ridgefield Schools Hired 15 New Teachers, 20 Staffers

Manchester Community College Program to Help High School Students Earn Credits to Continue

New Haven BOE Pushing for More Support for Immigrant Students

Administrators Try a New Tack at Greenwich High