CT Ed Watch

State Legislature Passes Budget with $270M for Education, Moves to Governor’s Desk

Teachers, Students Urge Middletown to Restore Mayor’s Cuts to School Budget

New Britain Secures $13.3M for Schools to Offset Shortfall, Mayor Says

Investigation Finds Insufficient Evidence in Principals’ Grievance Against Stamford School Official

Naugatuck Revives Plan to Create New Campus for Grades 5-8: ‘The Rime is Right’ for $200M Project

Connecticut Leaders Laud Lamont’s Plan for $170M in School Aid, $100M for Towns

Some Teachers, Sports Reinstated in New Britain School Budget with Extra State Funding

To Reduce Transportation Costs, New Haven Schools May Cut the Number of Bus Stops

Connecticut Schools May See $170M in State Aid with Newest Budget Plan

Stamford Board of Education Appoints Illinois Superintendent as New School District Leader

Milford Delays Vote on Plan that Would Close Three Schools

CT School Cellphone Ban Passes House with Bipartisan Support

Final Vote Delayed On Milford Schools’ Consolidation Plan

Meriden Superintendent Addresses Concerns over Possible Thomas Hooker Elementary School Closure

New Haven Public Schools Projects $12.9M End-Of-Year Deficit

Here’s What’s Next as Connecticut Lawmakers, Governor Negotiate Education Funding

Milford Board of Education Weighs School Closures, Renovation Options

Norwalk Schools Name Interim Superintendent to Replace Alexandra Estrella

Connecticut Education Session Sees Progress, but Key Issues Remain Unresolved

Hartford Public Schools Presents $496.3M Budget Proposal for 2026-27 to City Council

Trump Admin. Doesn’t Deem Education Degrees ‘Professional’ in Student Loan Rule

Increases in Teacher Pay Offset by Inflation, Union Analysis Shows

They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.

These States Want to Move Away From a ‘College for All’ Approach to Testing

McMahon Still Wants to Relocate Special Ed.—And Other Budget Hearing Takeaways

Trump Sidestepped Congress on More Than $1 Billion in Ed. Spending Last Year

Nation’s 2nd Largest District Moves to Limit Student Screen Use

A Federal School Cellphone Policy? Big Barriers Stand in the Way

Texas Can Require Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments in Classrooms, Court Rules

Pennsylvania High School History Instructor Named Nation’s Teacher of the Year

The K-12 Issues That Top Governors’ Agendas

Iowa Went All-In on School Choice. It’s Hurting this City’s Public Schools

How Federal Changes Affect English Learners, Immigrant Students

Ed. Dept. Moves to Shutter Its Office for English Learners

Los Angeles Schools Avoid a Strike as a Last-Minute Deal is Reached with Staff

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