CT Ed Watch

Connecticut Lawmakers Are Tackling a Variety of Education Issues in Legislative Session

CT Sent Hundreds of Special Education Students Out of State with Little Oversight, Report Says

A New Bridgeport Committee Is Working to Advocate for More State Funding for Schools

Here’s Why Hartford Public Schools Faces a $22M Budget Deficit—and How Officials Want CT to Help

Lamont Proposes Creating Connecticut Loan Program for Graduate Students

Advocates Call to End School Suspensions for Nonviolent Behavior

CSCU Launches Teacher Residency Project to Tackle Shortages

Parents, Advocates Bring Concerns About Dept of Ed’s Dyslexia Work to CT Board of Education

Manchester High School Heightens Security After Student Brought Gun to School, Officials Say

School Students in Hartford Stage Walkout to Protest ICE

Hundreds of Warnings Issued to Drivers Less Than 2 Weeks After New Haven School Bus Camera Installation

‘Parking Debacle’: Greenwich Residents Complain of School Bus Fumes, Noise as District Seeks Answer

Berlin High School Students’ Inventions Could Save the Bat Population

CT Lawmakers Considering Statewide Bell-to-Bell Ban on Cellphones

‘Train Wreck for Public Education’: Connecticut Leaders Warn Lamont Budget Leaves Schools Short

Bridgeport Schools Aim for 36% Budget Increase, Added State Funding

CT’s First ‘Course In a Box’ Focuses on Music History

Stamford School Board Pushes for Larger Budget of $372 Million, Saving Positions and Programs

Vernon Board of Education Approves $62.17M Budget with Substitute Pay Increase for 2026-27

How Likely is a Cellphone Ban in All Connecticut Schools? Here’s What Lawmakers Say

San Francisco Teachers Walk Out for the First Time Since 1979

Smaller N.Y.C. Classes Will Cost Millions. Can Mamdani Pull It Off?

San Francisco Public School Teachers Strike Over Wages and Health Benefits

Free Speech Debates Resurface With Student Walkouts Over ICE Raids

Educators Sue Over ICE Activity on School Grounds and Nearby

Congress Has Passed an Education Budget. See How Key Programs Are Affected

A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk

Mississippi Lawmakers Push Bills to Ban Cellphone Use in Schools

Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation Ramps Up

A Cold Front Is Sweeping the Country. Can Schools’ Heating Keep Up?

Trump Administration Drops Appeal in School D.E.I. Lawsuit

Absenteeism May Hurt Academics Long Before It Becomes ‘Chronic’

Rebuking Trump, Congress Moves to Maintain Most Federal Education Funding

In Trump’s First Year, at Least $12 Billion in School Funding Disruptions

Texas Schools Wait as Law on Ten Commandments Reaches Appeals Court

Mamdani’s Schools Chief Begins Shaping Agenda Around Rigor and Equity

Schools Brace for Mid-Year Cuts as ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Changes Begin

Minneapolis Schools Offer Remote Learning as Tensions Rise Over Federal Immigration Enforcement

How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best

What Will Scaled-Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Mean for Schools?