CT Ed Watch

August ICE Raids Stoked Fear in Danbury Schools, Uneasy Silence Elsewhere

Bridgeport Schools to Consolidate Some Classes in 13 Buildings Due to Enrollment Numbers

Hartford Public Schools Report Significant Decrease in Special Education Staff Vacancies

Enfield Approves $511M School Plan as Southington Rejects $86.7M Project, Unofficial Results Show

Trumbull Superintendent Expects 60 to 70 Fewer Kindergartners to Enroll Next Hall. Here’s Why

Google to Shut Off Search for Schools That Opt Out of AI

Branford Public Schools Wins $100,000 Food Vision Prize to Expand Farm-to-School Meals

Why Wallingford’s Proposed High School Needs New Student Enrollment Data

Chromebook Use Rises with Grade Level in Milford Elementary Schools, Data Shows

Bristol Is the Next Town to Implement School Bus Camera Program, Warning Period Starts Today

‘Students Will Just Give Up’: CT Teachers Say Students Struggle to Finish Longer Books

Darien Schools’ Copier Use Jumps 3,900% as Students Spend Less Time on Screens

Afternoon School Bus Driver Shortage Hits Westport

CT Education Funding System Among Most Unfair in U.S., Report Finds

Wallingford Board Rejects 17 Classrooms, Adds Pool to One High School Project after Vote Confusion

Education Leaders Urge Lamont to Reject Federal Voucher Plan

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

Are the School Culture Wars Over in Texas?

Low Birth Rates Were Emptying Public Schools. ICE Deportations are Now Making It Worse

Trump’s Education Agenda Gets a Boost on an Otherwise Punishing Night for the GOP

How Much Time Should Elementary Teachers Spend Reading Aloud?

Democrats Will Control Congress. What Educators Can Expect

Justices Seem Likely to Side With Colorado Catholic Schools Seeking Public Money

The 4 Big K-12 Questions This Election Day

How Districts are Addressing Bus Driver Shortages

Teachers’ Union Sues Trump Administration Over Student Loan Forgiveness

Halloween in Schools—a Fraught Trick or a Special Treat?

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