CT Ed Watch

Effect on Municipalities Still Severe Under Governor’s Latest Budget

Teacher Jobs at Stake With Potential Budget Cuts in the Classroom

Malloy’s Budget Plan Shuffles School Funding

Colchester Teacher Named Paraeducator of the Year

The ‘Elephant in the Classroom’: Q&A on Substitute Teaching

How Far Behind Is Trump in Staffing the Ed. Dept. Compared to Obama?

Caring for a Steady Influx of Homeless, Uprooted Students in Hartford

Stamford Schools Cope With State Budget Crisis

Teachers Union Takes Governor to Court

Southington Schools in ‘Soft Freeze’ on Spending in Response to Looming Cuts in State Aid

Ridgefield Program Schools Girls in Civic Engagement

Full STEAM Ahead as Berlin Middle School Launches New Technology Program

Southington Community Welcomes Family from Puerto Rico

Inside the Data: Parent Notifications Have Become the Norm in K-12 Market

Yet Another Group Sets Out to Accredit Teacher-Prep Programs

Connecticut Teachers Spend Out of Pocket tor Classroom Supplies

Torrington Mayor Wishes Town and State Could Be Partners in Education

Teachers Union, Towns Mobilize to Legally Block Budget Cuts

Bridgeport 7th Grader Preps for His 6th Annual Food Drive

Wilton School District Integrates Technology, 21st Century Skills into Classrooms

DeVos Touts School Choice, STEM for $4 Billion in Grants

Teachers Union Seeks Injunction to Block Education Cuts Ordered by Malloy

Teachers Say Cuts to Education Will Cause Massive Disruption and Harm to Students

Stratford Joins Lawsuit to Stop Malloy Executive Order

Bridgeport Board of Education Rents Out School Roof Over Parent, Teacher Objections

Bristol School Board Moves to Replace Superintendent

Kindergarten Assessments Begin to Shape Instruction

Union Filing Lawsuit to Block Governor’s Executive Order

Education Being Sacrificed Under Governor’s Executive Order

Burlington Schools Layoff Educators Due to Budget Cuts

Hartford Superintendent Warns School Principals of Looming Budget Cuts

Science Teaching in New Haven Undergoes a Shift

New Haven Board of Ed Meeting Called “An Embarrassment”

The Next Generation of Science Education Means More Doing

Betsy DeVos Finds ‘Bully Pulpit’ No Easy Perch

Will Trump Get His K-12 Budget Cuts? Washington Edu-Insiders Say No.

Three Ways Betsy DeVos Could Push School Choice Without Congress

Special Education Concerns Rise As School Districts Grapple With State Cuts

Aid in Flux for Region 16 as Budget Stalemate Drags On

Stamford High Students Participate in Prestigious Science Competition

Simsbury High School Named Special Olympics Unified Champion School

Stonington High School Has Accreditation Continued

The Power of One Small Gesture Can Dramatically Boost AP Enrollment

Federal Funding Cuts Force “Grandmas” From Bridgeport Classrooms

Puerto Rican Students Welcomed to Bridgeport

No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

Growing Number of States Embrace Career Education

Old Saybrook Teacher Brings STEM Skills to Art Class

Trump Administration Set to Publish Flood of Obama-Era ESEA Waivers

Walk to School Day Teaches Important Life Lessons

Get to Know…Laura Poidomani, a New Canaan Sixth-Grade Science Teacher

Is Governor’s Executive Order legal?

Layoff Notices Going Out to Teachers in Plymouth

How Teachers and Schools Can Help When Bad Stuff Happens

Students at Derby School Celebrate “National Walk to School Day”

More Wilton Students Are Taking AP Tests

School Bus Routes Confound New Haven Parents

Warm Temps Heat Up Cool School Talk in Glastonbury

Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. 2 Post at Ed. Dept.

Torrington to Sue State for Restoration of Education Funding

Connecticut Education Association Suing Governor Malloy

Teacher of the Year Says Children Need to Learn to Make Own Learning Decisions

Wallingford Teacher Wins Connecticut Teacher of the Year

Norwich Schools Welcome Students From Puerto Rico

New Britain Schools Accepting Students from Puerto Rico

Hamden Moms Form Special Education PTA

Security for Betsy DeVos Could Cost Up to $6.54 Million Over the Next Year

Want Change in Education? Look Beyond the Usual Suspects (Like Finland)

Teachers Union Seeks Injunction to Stop Gov. Malloy’s $557 Million in Education Cuts

Torrington to Join Lawsuit Over Cuts to School Aid

Plainfield Begins ‘Doomsday’ Spending Plan

Bridgeport Prepares to Accept Students from Puerto Rico

Local Schools Prepare for Influx of Students from Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico

Hartford School Communities Step Up as Puerto Rico Crisis Deepens

Inside ESSA Plans: How Do States Want to Handle Testing Opt-Outs?

A Guide to State ESSA Plans: Goals, Teacher Quality, and More

High School Dropout Rate Among Hispanics Reaches All-Time Low, Study Finds

Conn.’s Budget Standoff Means Huge Drop in Ed Funding, Other Assistance to Many Cities & Towns This Week

Funding for Bridgeport Schools on Trial

Federal Grant Will Benefit Norwich Middle Schools

Huge Stakes for Teachers’ Unions as Fees Case Reaches High Court

Legislatures in Conn. & Wisc. Still Bickering Over How to Distribute Education Dollars

CT High School Students Create Device to Help You Find Missing Keys

CT School Population Shrinking at Faster Rate Than in 48 States

Funding Complete for ‘Teachers Corner’ Apartments in Hartford

Bristol Schools Chief to Leave Next Year

CREC Leaders Offer Day of Service in Hartford

CT Supreme Court Grapples With Its Role Addressing Poverty in the Classroom

U.S. Supreme Court to Again Take Up a Case on Public-Employee Union Fees

Lesson Learned: Hartford Asks for Parent Voice in School Closure Talks

School Leaders Confront Teachers’ Classroom Crowdfunding

Middletown School Board Member Seeks Audit of ‘Questionable Practices’

Study: Hartford Childhood Obesity, Though Down, Double National Average

Why Spending on Schools Could Take a Hit Through the GOP Tax Proposal

If Your Teacher Looks Likes You, You May Do Better in School

Teachers Tell Malloy: No Teacher Tax

Court Hears School Funding Case Amid Discord Over Education Aid

Flat Funding Bridgeport Schools Called Institutional Racism

The State of CT’s Public Schools in Charts

Connecticut Schools Prepare for Potential Influx of Puerto Rican Students

Bridgeport Mayor: City Contribution to Schools’ Budget Will Be Depleted by Month’s End

Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

Which States Are Friendliest to Teachers?

Sending Parents Useful Information About Attendance, Course Progress Has Big Effects, Social Scientists Find

Norwalk Teachers Protest Secret Teacher Tax

Bridgeport Magnet School Rules Still Debated

Connecticut, Nation Taking More Advanced Placement Tests

Bridgeport’s Flooded Warren Harding High Set to Reopen on Wednesday

Stonington Committee Floats Idea of Merging Middle Schools

9th Grade GPA May Be the Most Important Predictor of High School Success. Here’s How

Shelton Expected to Extend Superintendent Contract

Glastonbury School Board OKs Moving Special Education Program to Eastbury

Combating Stress: Greenwich Students Exercise Mindfulness in the Moment

Concerns About CT Students Copying NFL National Anthem Protests

Old Newington School Bus Transformed into Technology Lab

Trump Wants Education Dept. to Direct $200 Million to STEM, Computer Science

New SAT Yields Higher Scores, But Don’t Be Fooled

Inside ESSA Plans: What Are States Doing About Goals and Timelines?

Connecticut Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Education Case

Wallingford-Based CT STEM Academy Receives $100k Grant to Expand Programming

As Sheff V. O’Neill Case Persists, Frustrations Grow Over Minority Students Left Out of Magnet Schools

Inside ESSA Plans: How Are States Looking Beyond Test Scores?

Girls on the Run After-School Program Aims at Empowerment

Hartford Schools Pick Firm to Oversee Response to Child Advocate Report

Norwalk Education Officials Eagerly Await Budget Resolution

New Milford Honors Teacher of the Year

Walker Signs Wisconsin Budget, Leaving Conn. as Last State Without a Budget

Children’s Sleep Problems Linked to Attention Disorders

Do Schools’ ‘Active-Shooter’ Drills Prepare or Frighten?

Not Everyone Likes Their State’s ESSA Plan. Here’s Why That Matters.

Malloy Blasts Republican Education Budget as ‘Hot Mess’

Teachers Are Quitting Because They’re Dissatisfied. That’s a Crisis, Scholars Say

Poor Test Performance Tied to Time of Month Families Run Low on Food Stamps

Middletown Hires Milford Educator as New Superintendent of Schools

Future of 3 Madison Elementary Schools Uncertain

Bristol Mayor Says School Board Leaders Should Resign Over Deficit

Hundreds of Advocates Tell Betsy DeVos: Don’t Toss Civil Rights Regulations

Child Poverty Persists in CT: State and Federal Budget Cuts Could Make It Worse

Local Officials Continue to Worry About State Budget Stalemate

State Education Funding to Be a Battleground in Budget Dispute

Here’s What the Latest Push to Repeal Obamacare Could Mean for Schools

Nominee for Top Education Dept. Attorney: I’d Tell Officials to Follow ESSA

New Documentary Explores ‘the Digital Divide’

Bridgeport Schools Would Be Flat-Funded Under Republican Budget

Colchester Teacher Says Students Need Physical Education

Infighting Puts New Haven Superintendent Search on Hold

Rivalries, Political Infighting Marked States’ ESSA Planning

Shifting Demographics Spur Debate on School Funding

Betsy DeVos Waiting for ‘Right Time,’ Circumstances for a Choice Initiative

Hartford Promise Scholars Find Success in First Year of College