CT Ed Watch

‘Damage has Already Begun’: CT School Leaders Plead for More State Aid to Prevent Layoffs, Closures

This State Invested in Helping High Schoolers Become Teachers. Did It Work?

State Questions Hartford Public Schools’ Reported Budget Shortfall

East Lyme Education Board Votes to Allow Armed Security Officers in Schools

Connecticut Teachers Want More Aid, Paid Student Teaching and Protections from Legislature

Middletown Hires New Superintendent who Led Vernon Schools for 11 Years

Shelton School Officials Warn Sports, Kindergarten, 70+ Jobs Could Be Cut Under Mayor’s Budget

Senate Advances Bill to Keep ‘Bad Actors’ Out of CT Schools

State Calls for Independent Audit over Hartford Public Schools’ Budget Shortfall

Residents Call on Town to Make Decision on Wallingford High School Consolidation Plan

Stamford Board of Education Votes to Prevent Superintendent from Transferring School Principals

Old Saybrook Parents Threaten to Vote Down School Budget Over New Strategic Plan

Stratford Mayor Wants Magnet Schools, Higher Math Scores as He Backs Fully Funded Education Budget

Stamford School Board to Discuss Possible Transfer of Principals

How Connecticut’s School Funding Is ‘Fully Funded’ but Still Falls Short of What Districts Need

Former US Education Sec. Cardona to Lead CT Workforce Effort

State Calls for ‘Rigorous, Independent Financial Audit’ Amid Hartford Public Schools Budget Discrepancy

Hartford May Have Violated Sheff Settlement with Student Recruiting, CT Says

Two Education Secretaries from CT Show Political Divide Over Schools 

CT Schools Are Changing Active-Shooter Response Drills. Here’s Why

Trump’s Budget Proposes Billions in K-12 Cuts. Will They Happen?

Bible Stories Would Be Part of a New Texas Public Schools Reading List Drawing Attention

Trump Administration Terminates Agreements to Protect Transgender Students in Several Schools

Appeals Court Lets Iowa Enforce Book Ban and Restrictions on LGBTQ+ Topics in K-6 Classes

Trump Again Proposes Major Education Cuts in New Budget Proposal

Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones

A New Approach to Algebra in 8th Grade Seems to Produce Big Benefits

Data From 50 States: Teachers See Student Behavior as a Significant Problem

Schools Made Steady Progress Boosting Attendance With This Strategy Change

A State Gets Closer to Challenging Undocumented Students’ Free Access to School

How a SCOTUS Decision on Birthright Citizenship Could Impact Education Access

Trump Administration to Move Dept. of Ed. Out of Its Longtime Offices

Georgia Could Become the First State with Weapons Detection in All Public Schools

Michigan Pits Small, Big Schools for Funding. It’s an Unfair Fight, Leaders Say

A New Bill Calls for a Model Civics Curriculum at a Polarized Moment

Where Are Ed. Dept. Programs Moving? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

In Deep-Red Idaho, a Republican Rift Over Schools and ‘Parental Choice’

Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Mandating Schools Display the Ten Commandments. Here’s What to Know

See Which States Want Ed. Dept.’s OK to Change Testing, Federal School Funding

A Third of Civics Teachers Have Changed Lessons for Fear of Political Backlash