CT Ed Watch

English Learners: Struggling CT Schools Ignore a Proven Path

Eyeing Budget, Fairfield Superintendent Restructures School District Leadership

Bernie Williams Goes to Bat for Bridgeport Arts

Southington High School Hosts State-Wide Olympic Event

Should School Buses Have Seat Belts?

Should You Reschedule That SAT? As Pollen Counts Rise, Test Scores Can Fall

New Winsted Superintendent to Be Announced This Week

It Was Hard This Year to Keep Politics Out of High School Yearbooks

Legislators: No More Tax Relief for Retired Teachers

New London Schools Fighting for Restoration of Funding

DeVos Expected to Unveil School Choice Plans Monday

Sunshine Improves Test Scores

Bulkeley Principal to Retire After 37-Year Career in Hartford Schools

Montville Middle Schoolers Get Song Custom Made by Film Composer

Five Key Questions About Trump’s Education Budget

Children Must Be Taught to Collaborate, Studies Say

Government Accountability Office Faults U.S. Education Department’s Oversight of Grants

Trump’s First Full Education Budget: Deep Cuts to Public School Programs in Pursuit of School Choice

New Haven Looks for Funding to Become “the City That Reads”

Superbowl Champ Reads to Bridgeport Students

70,000 Students With Disabilities Secluded, Restrained in School

Norwich Students Tackle Stresses, Social Issues

Seymour Names New Superintendent of Schools

First Candidate Announces Bid for Stamford School Board Seat

The Highs and Lows of Betsy DeVos’ First 100 Days

Best Time to Build a Love of STEM? It’s After the School Day Ends, Research Says

CT Families Push for Changes in How Kids With Dyslexia Are Taught

Bowled Over: Norwalk Students Join Mentors for Fun Spring Outing

Voucher Proposals Expose Rift in School Choice Movement

Norwich School Receives Green Ribbon Honors From U.S. Department of Education

For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Don’t Bring Any Guarantees

Inside a High School Training Future Teachers

New Charter Schools Debate: Are They Widening Racial Divides in Public Education?

Revised Malloy Budget Would Shift More Money From Wealthy to Poor School Districts

How Trump’s Altered the Landscape for Education Advocates

Indiana’s School Choice Program Often Underserves Special Needs Students

Can Teacher Residencies Help With Shortages?

East Lyme Middle School Assembly Teaches Tolerance, Acceptance

Stamford School Board Considers Cutting Positions

Students Feel Safer at School; Fewer Incidents Reported, Federal Data Show

New Fairfield ‘Senior Buddies’ Volunteer With Students

Experts Discuss Controversial CCJEF Court Ruling’s Repurcussions for Students With Severe Disabilities

Bridgeport Charter Lotteries Lack State Oversight

Most Americans Unfamiliar With School Choice, Poll Finds

Fairfield County School Leaders Warn Parents About ‘13 Reasons Why’

Schools Brace for Impact if Congress Cuts Medicaid Spending

How Google Took Over the Classroom

Latest Craze Spins Its Way Through Eastern Connecticut

Two Duffy Elementrary School Students Participate in Invention Convention

New Principal Appointed For Avon High School

Sixteen ESSA Plans Have Been Turned In; Fewer Than Half Are Ready for Review

Do Fidget Spinners Belong in the Classroom? Teachers Are Divided

Connecticut School District Cuts Extracurriculars, Sports

Do Parents See Math as ‘Less Useful’ Than Reading?

Wilton Community Raises Money for Schools in India

Judge Tosses Magnet School Tuition Challenge

4th Graders Are Getting ‘Thin’ Diet of Science Instruction, Analysis Shows

Torrington Teacher Wins Elementary School Science Teacher of the Year Award

Connecticut Open Hosts Free Tennis Clinic for New Haven Students

Education Reform Group Folds into CT’s Chief Business Lobby

DeVos Compares School Choice to Switching Phone Carriers

Legislature Poised to Loosen High School Graduation Requirements

Can Coaching Truly Boost SAT Scores? For Years, the College Board Said No. Now It Says Yes.

New Haven Ed Board Votes to Publicize Plan for Immigration Raids

Linking Professional Development to Teacher Evaluations

New Bridgeport Superintendent to Become City Resident

ESSA, School Choice Firing Up State Legislatures

Wallingford School Principal Tapped to Serve on National Group’s Board

Blue Whale Challenge: Danbury Superintendent Warns of Dangerous Social Media Trend

DeVos Commencement Speech Draws Protests

Windsor Locks Middle School History Club to Host Second Annual Heritage Day

West Hartford Elementary School Celebrates International Night

Trump Orders Hard Look at Federal Reach on K-12 Policy

In Connecticut School Lottery, What’s Luck Got to Do With It?

Stonington Student’s Fear of Public Speaking Turns to Award and Plea for More Such Classes

Inside a Multiage Classroom

Stamford Charter School Faces Challenges, Mixed Reviews

Danbury Students Tour the Superior Court During Law Day Celebration

Torrington Students Enjoy Wonders of Science and Technology With Annual STEAM Festival

Fidget Spinners: Good or Bad for Kids’ Concentration?

Classical Magnet Senior Accepted to 6 Ivy Leagues

Dress Code Crackdown Suspends 150 Students in Waterbury, Brings Criticism

Invented Spelling Leads to Better Reading, Study Says

What’s Betsy DeVos’ Record on Teacher and Workforce Issues?

Chronic Absenteeism Drops Statewide; Greenwich Schools Focus on Outliers

State Auditors: Rogue Magnet School Lacked State Oversight

 

North Branford’s Danner Named CT Secondary Science Teacher of the Year

Health Care Bill’s Changes to Medicaid Alarm School Advocacy Groups

Brookfield Implements New Special Education Model

Colchester Students Participate in World’s Largest Exercise Class

Darien High School Students Attend SADD Safety Fair

Four Greenwich Assistant Principal Appointments – All Promoted from Within

State Urges Confidence in School Lottery Despite Problems at Capital Prep

Norwich School Board Refuses to Make Requested Cuts

Young Conn. Students Still Being Suspended

Pre-K: Decades Worth of Studies, One Strong Message

Bridgeport’s Dunbar School Gets Another Year in State Network

Trump Pushes School Choice, Making Good on Campaign Promise

What Research Says About Student-on-Student Sex Assault

Bill Requiring Dyslexia Training Moves to Governor’s Desk

Students Win at Connecticut History Day State Contest

Acclaimed Capital Prep Magnet School Bypassed Normal Lottery Process for Athletes, Other Students

Preschool Teachers Get a Boost in Teaching Early Math

Student Sex-Assault Reports, State-by-State

An Educational Plea from a Westport 7-Year-Old

Wilton School Recognized for Sustainability Program

Google Success in U.S. Schools Forces Microsoft, Apple to Scramble

Region 12 Approves Budget; School Board Veteran Ousted

Westport Restores $390,000 to School Budget

Connecticut Looks to Protect High School Pitchers From Overuse

New Haven Magnet School Kids Think Globally

Malloy: Legislature’s School-Funding Proposals Not Aggressive Enough

4 Things We Don’t Know About AP Tests

Trump Administration Relaxes Nutrition Standards for School Lunches

Bullying May Be Decreasing in U.S. Schools

Danbury STEM Administrator Recognized for Outstanding Service to Education

Inspiring Bridgeport Teachers to Be Feted

Trump’s Budget Proposal Threatens Funding for Major After-School Program

Newly Minted U.S. Citizens Provide Civics Lesson for Shelton Students

Brazilian Students Visit Fairchild Wheeler in Bridgeport

Legislators Struggle to Revise Education Funding After Rejecting Malloy Plan

AP Investigation Reveals Hidden Horror of Sex Assaults by K-12 Students

Budget Deal for 2017 Includes Increases for Title I, Special Education

Region 12 School Board Election Tuesday Key to Future of District

Connecticut Association of Schools Names Newtown High’s Lorrie Rodrigue 2017 High School Principal of the Year

Fairfield Ludlowe High School Students Witness Mock Crash in Safe Driving Lesson

Norwich Budget Cuts Would Mean Layoffs, School Impacts

Montville High Students Tweet Trump Inviting Him to Speak

Administrative Changes at Enfield Public Schools

East Hampton 4th-Graders’ Fish Hatchery Project Culminates in Salmon River Release

Groton Notifies Parents of 300 Children That School Will Close

Conn. Educators, Students Speaking Out About Netflix Series ’13 Reasons Why’

Torrington-Area Students Learn Financial Literacy at Annual Fair

A Path Out of Poverty: Career Training + Quality Pre K

What a New Study on Vouchers Means for Trump’s Agenda

Pre-K Expansion Slows as Population Remains Unidentified

Educators Share Their #BestPD, #WorstPD

Middletown Students 1st in State to Become Safe School Ambassadors

Stamford School Board Blasts Finance Panel for Budget Cut

How Parents Widen—or Shrink—Academic Gaps

School Aid: Here’s What the Stalled Budget Would Have Given Your Town

How Does Race Affect a Student’s Math Education?

Hartford Area Schools Come in High Across Statewide Ranking

Bridgeport City Council Told School Board Has Nothing Left to Cut

Monroe School District Debuts App to Fight Bullying, Abuse

Trump to Issue Executive Order Calling for Local Control of K-12

Teachers Like Common Planning Time, Survey Shows

US News High School Rankings: Connecticut Scores 4th Best

Madison Students Create Scholarship to Assist Learning Disability Student

Legislative Committee Rejects Malloy Plans on Teacher Pensions, Education Cost Sharing