CT Ed Watch

New Haven School Jobs on the Chopping Block as Budget Deficit Looms

Greenwich Schools to Test Privatizing Lunches

New Britain Parents Learn About Social Media Risks and How to Manage Their Children’s ‘Digital Footprint’

Winchester, Gilbert School Boards at Odds Over Proposed Budgets

Finishing Touches: New Lebanon School Receives Temporary Certificate of Occupancy

West Virginia Teachers Walk Out (Again) and Score a Win in Hours

As CT Faces Tech-Worker Shortages, Momentum Builds for K-12 Computer-Science Curriculum Mandate

Bill to Let Mayor Pick BOE Head Would Add ‘Oil to the Fire’ in Stamford, Some Say

Northwest CT Chamber: Little Free Libraries Coming to Torrington Schools

Madison Top School Administrators Reassigned Due to Downsizing

State Sen. Bradley Officially Resigns from Bridgeport School Board

Stamford Public Education Foundation Receives Mentorship Grant

W.Va. Teachers Go On Strike Over State Education Bill

New Evidence of the Benefits of Arts Education

Hundreds of Educators Hold ‘Teach-In’ to Protest Detention of Immigrant Children

New Britain School Staff Showing Gains in Diversity

Bridgeport School Board Replaces Bylaw Without Public Input

How Are Lockdown Drills Affecting American Kids?

Student Journalism Classes Going Strong, Poll Finds

A Year After Parkland, Connecticut Students Reflect on Their Work, Look to Future

Bill Would Let Some Municipal Leaders Pick School Board Heads

Newtown Youth Show Solidarity With Parkland Peers on Solemn Anniversary

Peggy Moore Enlisted to Helm New Haven Magnet School

Denver Teachers End Strike After Reaching Deal

A High-Crime Neighborhood Makes It Harder to Show Up for School

Are Today’s Young Civic Activists in It for the Long Haul?

The Next Parkland Could Happen Anywhere

One Year After Parkland, What’s Changed?

Danbury High Students Participate in First Yale Model U.N. Conference

Bridgeport School Budget Forums Are Still Off

New Britain Schools: It’s Time for a $5 Million Budget Increase

Bristol School Board Talks Fixed Graduation Date, Other Pending Education Bills in the State

Bridgeport School Board Picks Up Tab for Stolen Car Part

Striking Denver Teachers to Resume Talks Wednesday, Strike Enters Third Day

School Shooters: What’s Their Path to Violence?

Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It.

Trump Jr.: Don’t Be Indoctrinated by ‘Loser Teachers … Trying to Sell You on Socialism’

Exploring Ways to Say So Long to Traditional Letter Grades

Teachers Are Turning to Podcasts as an Instructional Tool

New Haven Schools Appoint COO, $30.7M Deficit Looms

A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking Connecticut School-Desegregation Case

West Hartford King Philip Middle School Students Participate in Identity Symposium

Norwalk Teacher Wins Grant for Photojournalism Project

Ansonia Schools Host Community Conversation

Bethel Teachers Awarded More Than $43,000 in Grants

Stafford School Officials to Seek Student Input on Graduation Gown Colors

Wentzell to Serve as Interim Commissioner Until Replacement Picked

LGBT Students Plan ‘Rainbow Rave’ at Stamford School

Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Breaking Point

Berlin Schools Considering Changing Graduation Requirements

Active-Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided

Wallingford School Board Seeks Spending Increase, Two New Positions

To Encourage Girls in Science, Talk Action, Not Identity

How to Assess Group Projects: It’s About Content and Teamwork

State Reports the Number of Students Sanctioned for Vaping Is Way Up

Search for New Education Commissioner Begins

State BOE Urged to Review Ansonia City-Schools Agreement

Norwalk Elementary School Parents Have Mixed Opinions on School Start Time Changes

Greenwich Educators Explain How Learning Has Changed Over the Decades

2009 Report Impacts Stamford School Budget Debate

Norwalk High Traffic Spilling Over at Naramake Elementary

Branford Schools Chief Proposes $57.88 Million Budget

Trump in State of the Union Speech: ‘Pass School Choice,’ Fund Family Leave

Students From Educated Families More Likely to Take Dual-Credit Courses

Cromwell School Board Meeting Leaves School Official’s Status Unresolved

Plymouth Students Win Fire Poster Contest

State Tech Students Compete in Automotive Competition at Crowley Ford in Plainville

Performance Assessment: 4 Best Practices

Threat Brings Increased Police Presence at Wallingford Schools

School Board Cancels Community Forums on Budget

School Officials to Review Student-Teacher Texting Policy

Connecticut’s Top Youth Volunteers Of 2019 Selected By National Program

Stamford’s Westover School Extending School Year Due to Mold

Two New London Magnet Schools Honored With National Award

Cheney Tech Students Win App Contest By Teaching Driving Skills

Norwalk’s Tracey Elementary Named ‘School of Character’

West Hartford Unified Business Club Is Creating Future Work for Students With Disabilities

New Britain School Board Discusses Curriculum Changes

Health Educator Teaches West Hartford Students to Move, Breathe, Smile

North Haven Middle School Building Committee Seeks to Replace Gym Floor

Five Things to Watch for in Trump’s State of the Union Speech

Social-Emotional Learning Data May Identify Problems, But Can Schools Fix Them?

What’s a More Important Parent Investment: Money or Time?

New Haven 4th Graders Connect on World Read Aloud Day

‘Not Scared, Prepared’: Learning From School Lockdowns After Sandy Hook

Bridgeport Middle School Students Learn to Put Words into Action

Team From STEM High School in New London Wins Quiz-Bowl Academic Competition

Somers Teacher Works to Improve Middle School Education

Bristol’s 2019 Teacher of the Year Wears Many Hats

School Regionalization Debate Hijacks Norwalk Gun Violence Forum

New Haven Superintendent Dives Into the Nitty-Gritty

Stamford School Budget Request Drops, Maintenance Allocation Questioned After Mold Problems

Ansonia Schools to Host Conversation About Diversity

Brookfield Boards to Meet on $44.4 Million School Budget Proposal

‘Physical Computing’ Connects Computer Science With Hands-On Learning

Why Struggling Schools End Up With Less Effective Principals

The Winding Road to the Next Education Commissioner

Are School Districts Going ‘Soft’? Cold Spell Stirs Debate

Danbury Raises $53,000 to Help Beloved Teacher’s Cancer Fight

Mural at Danbury’s Morris Street School Promotes Healthy Choices

New Milford School Board Adopts $64.4 Million Budget

Budget Committee Focuses on $26M in Capital Spending for Greenwich Schools

New York Joins Movement to Abandon Use of Student Tests in Teacher Evaluations

In 13 Years of Education Reporting, So Much Has Changed

New Governors Aim to Funnel Money Into Early Education

China Students Make Return Visit to Their Sister School in Shelton

Hamden Panel Calls for Teacher, Curriculum Diversity

Bathrooms for ‘Gender Nonconforming Students’ in Middle Schools? It Could Happen

Cutting District Athletic Director Comes at a Cost in Bridgeport

Hebron School Lead Fix: All Pipes

Stamford School Board Members Question Transparency Over Film

CT School Superintendent Makes Video: Don’t Stop Believing in Snow Days

Stratford Superintendent Requests $4.3 Million Budget Increase

New Bridgeport School Bus Contract Hits Road Block

Charter Debates Could Be Coming to State Legislatures

Esports Is Sweeping the Nation and Connecticut High Schools Are the Latest Froups to Join In

Proposed Bill Would Allow Firm High School Graduation Dates

New Haven Public Schools to Offer Connecticut ‘State Seal of Bi-literacy’

At Greenwich High, the “Student Policy Initiative” Sees Abundant Potential in Opportunity Block

GOP Leaders: Proposed Plan Would Break Up Amity High School

Shelton Mayor: No Increase for Ed Budget

Barnard Principal Leaving New Haven Schools to Take Job in Wethersfield

More Information Needed for New Milford Roof Repairs

Success of Los Angeles Teachers Strike Rocks Charter Schools, and a Rich Supporter

States Are Flooding Schools With Cash, But Teachers Are Missing Out

Trump Wants $5.7 Billion for a Border Wall. What Would That Buy for Schools?

Education Committee: ‘Let’s at Least Talk About Regionalization’

Secretary DeVos Invited to Visit East Hartford Schools — Again

Windham School District Honors Greatness

Activists Call on Education Department to Take Action for ‘Menstrual Equity’

New Haven’s Hillhouse High Boosts AP, Preps Students Early

Regionalization and Consolidation of School Districts Has Towns on Edge

Proposed Bill Could Consolidate Wilton and Norwalk School Districts

Hartford Girls Headed to Facebook HQ to Pitch Chat Bot-Mentor for Young, Black Professionals

Bridgeport’s Thomas Hooker Elementary Closed This Week

Local Shelton Group Tackling Student Vaping Use

Chinese Teachers Tour New Britain’s CREC Academy

Milford School Board Unanimously Supports Superintendent’s Spending Plan

Another Tool to Improve Student Mental Health? Kids Talking to Kids

Virginia Teachers Set to March on Capitol

L.A.’s Teachers Got What They Wanted—For Their Students

Meet the Plainville Educator Who Just Won the ‘Oscars of Teaching’

Amistad Students, Teachers Demand Change

Capstones Top Off High School Experience for More CT Students

Bridgeport BOE Calls Its Double Digit Budget Request Reasonable

Brad Noel, Educator Who Fought to Bring Opportunity to Hartford Schools, Dies at 88

Bridgeport’s Thomas Hooker School Closed Until Monday

Bridgeport School Board Finally Accepts Fairchild Wheeler as Complete

43 Teens, 1 Adult: Los Angeles Teachers Describe a Typical Day in a Crowded Classroom

Why US Classrooms Are Starting to Resemble Arcades