CT Ed Watch

Meriden Student Brought BB Gun to Platt High School, Officials Say

New Britain High School to Implement Bag Checks after Student Allegedly Brought Firearm to School

Vernon Proposes $244 Million School Plan to Replace, Consolidate Aging Buildings

Over 80 Norwalk Parents Call for Pause on AI in Elementary, Middle Schools: ‘Zero Guardrails’

Bridgeport Schools Approve Adding Another Holiday Starting in 2027-28. Here’s Why.

Bridgeport Board Approves Eid al-Adha as School Holiday

Fewer Students, Too Many Schools: Communities Face Closures, Consolidations

Lamont Administration Signals Universal Free School Lunch is Still on the Menu

Bridgeport Public Schools Names Chief Of Special Education

Windsor Schools Expand Admission Fees to More Sports

CT Court Upholds State’s School Vaccine Requirements

Hartford Schools Hire New CFO as District Confronts $35 Million Budget Deficit

Connecticut Superintendents Meet to Set Tone for New School Year

Danbury Schools Link High Student Absenteeism to Immigration Enforcement Fears: ‘Tumultuous Start’

More than 600 Special Education Leaders, Students Gather in Hartford to Help Strengthen Programming

Newtown Begins Using Stop-Arm Cameras on all 56 School Buses

Wallingford Mayor Urges District to Drop Classrooms, Pool from ‘One High School’ Project

Threatening TikTok Trend Prompts Increased Police Presence At School In West Haven

Wethersfield School Building Committee To Review Over $214K In Highcrest Project Invoices

Some CT School Districts to Begin Giving Out Bus Passes, Offering Students a Free Ride

Skimping on Recess Won’t Fix Test Scores, Experts Say

Trump Admin. Turns to Student Privacy Laws in Gender Identity Fights With Schools

Judge Strikes Down Trump Policy that Cut Millions in Teacher-Training Money

Federal ‘Science of Reading’ Legislation Passes the House

How the Superintendency Is Changing, in 5 Charts

Leake County Schools in Mississippi Released from Decades-Long Desegregation Order

Judge Strikes Down Trump Policy That Cut Millions in Teacher-Training Money

Microschools Are Spreading. Some School Districts Have Opened Their Own

FBI to Springfield: School Cyber Attack Included Data Breach, Maybe Social Security Numbers

Districts Expand Cellphone Bans to Target AI Smart Glasses. Why It Matters

Building Problems Forced Students to Lose 3.5 Million Days of Learning in 2024-25

What ‘Returning Ed. to the States’ Looks Like as the Ed. Dept. Awards Grants

What Happens When a Data Center Is Built Near a School?

In an Age of Instant Answers, Educators Say There’s a Case for Letting Kids Struggle a Little

Trump Admin. Touts Ed. Dept.’s Help for States as It Tries to Shut It Down

Special Education Head at Education Department Abruptly Resigns

How Every US State Approaches 9/11 History in Schools

State Education Board Finalizes Anti-Islamic Rewrite of Texas Social Studies Lessons

Americans’ Satisfaction with Schools is at a Low Point, New Gallup Poll Shows

Most States Prompt Schools to Teach About 9/11, But the Details Differ, AP Finds