CT Ed Watch

With Certification Issue Resolved, Watertown Schools Superintendent Lisa Fekete Sheds ‘Acting’ Title

Why Many Connecticut School Districts are Turning to the Same Artificial Intelligence Platform

New Analysis Ranks States Across Nation in Public Education. See Where Connecticut Came In.

‘Safe Schools Summit’ Held to Discuss Ways to Combat Safety Challenges

CT’s Largest Teacher Union Backs Lamont

New Stamford Superintendent Begins Reshaping District With Leadership Changes

New Haven Public Schools Allowing for AI Program at School Campuses

School Lunch Prices To Increase In Wallingford: What To Know

Bridgeport Schools Working to Fill about 50 Vacancies Before Classes Begin in the Fall

Blatteau Urges “Citizens’ Assembly” To Reconsider State Ed Funding

Number of CT Special Education Students Nearing 100,000. It’s a $3.2B+ Cost; Need for Services is Growing

Bridgeport Seeks to Boost Suburban Enrollment at Fairchild Wheeler to Open Seats for City Students

New Law on Arab and Islamic Studies in CT Schools Sparking Criticism

When Immigration Enforcement Reaches Schools: How CT Educators are Responding

CT Launches Free Academy to Train Paraeducators amid Special Education Workforce Shortage

CT Senate Primary Could Bring Major Changes to Education

Some Connecticut Schools Won’t Have Librarians Next Year

New Haven Teachers Urge District, City Elected Officials to Improve Facilities: ‘Enough is Enough.”

Connecticut’s New Special Education Law Changes Eligibility, Costs and Oversight. Here’s How

New Assistant Principal Appointed At Elementary School In Cheshire

Federal ‘Science of Reading’ Bill Advances

75% of Educators Expect Student Behavior to Be a Challenge This Year. What Else?

Texans Try New Tactic to Remove Ten Commandments From Schools: Texas Law

Senate Panel Advances Bill to Block Much of Trump Admin.’s Ed. Dept. Dismantling

Adults Have Struggled to Set Rules for AI in School. These Teens Figured It Out

Parents and Teachers May See Sticker Shock for Some School Supplies This Year

To Recruit Teachers, School Districts Are Building Homes

School Pregnancy Prevention Efforts Shut Down as Trump Emphasizes Abstinence

States Start to Crack Down on 4-Day School Weeks

Federal English-Learner Grant Returns This Fall Under New Oversight

Teachers’ Union Boss Vows ‘All-Out-War’ if Mamdani Doesn’t Back Bonuses

It’s Getting Hotter in Classrooms and on Playgrounds – Schools Aren’t Ready to Handle Extreme Temperatures

Ed. Dept. Shifts Civil Rights to the Justice Dept.: What It Means for Schools

How Schools Are Navigating the English-Learner Teacher Shortage

When Teachers Fear Math, Their Students Suffer the Consequences

Education Department Rescinds Disparate Impact Rule, a Key Tool Used to Assess School Discrimination

Whitmer Makes ‘Science of Reading’ Training Mandatory for Michigan Teachers

The Pennsylvania Budget Quietly Relaxed a Standard for Lead Reporting in Schools

Chronic Absenteeism Is Linked to Slower Academic Recovery in Math, Reading

K-12 Community Urges Trump Administration to Rethink Grant Rule Changes