CT Ed Watch

Amity Regional School District Responds to Student Concerns About Anti-Semitism

How Do States Plan to Spend School Improvement Money?

Bridgeport State Education Aid Is off by $1.2 Million

Mayors Pitch Lamont on $chools

Greenwich’s North Mianus School Showers Veterans With Gratitude in Event That Stems Back to 1938

Judge Hears Arguments in Ansonia v. Ansonia

Branford High School Gives Veterans a Warm Welcome

Westbrook Students Learn Collaboration at Climate Training, Social Emotional Learning Conference

Norwalk Education Officials to Consider Starting Schools Later

West Hartford Teen Publishes Novel About Experience With Mental Illness

Glastonbury School Board Sets Priorities for Capital Projects

Voters Widely Support Public Schools. So Why Is It So Hard to Pay for Them?

Will a New Push for Free Wireless Internet Help Rural Students Get Online?

Schools Are Spending Millions on Safety. How Will They Know It’s Working?

Students Decry Anti-Semitism They Say Is Rampant at Amity High

Connecticut’s Rural Schools Get Creative to Stay Viable

A Holiday Toy Drive Organized in Bridgeport

Western Greenwich Agency on Front Line in Fight to Close Achievement Gap

Winsted’s Gilbert School Holds Veterans Day Program, Lunch

Bridgeport Bryant School’s Turnaround Artist, a ‘Natural’

Hayes’ Victory Could Create High-Profile Vacancy in Waterbury Public School System

New Haven BOE Brings in the Consultants

Winsted Students Can Participate in American Mural Project

New Britain Dedicates School Entrance to City’s Longest Serving Mayor

How Schools Can Reduce Sexual Violence

How Can Schools Better Persuade Students to Show Up for Class?

Why Does Personalized Learning Sometimes Feel Impersonal?

Kindergarten Homework: Too Much Too Early?

Principals Crack Down on Harmful Student Behaviors

Are Teachers Underpaid? Around the World, People Say Yes

Coventry’s Captain Nathan Hale Middle School Feted for Veterans Programs

Scandal Fallout Includes Plan to School Education Officials on Proper State Contracting

Bridgeport BOE Debates Lamont’s Scuttled Visit to Bassick

Shelton Superintendent Gets Another Glowing Job Evaluation

The Backlash Against Screen Time at School

Betsy DeVos Releases ‘Parent Guide’ to ESSA Report Cards

Bullard-Haven Technical High School’s Automotive Program Wins National Recognition

Broadway Star Returns to New Haven Arts Magnet School for Student Workshop

State’s High School Graduates Often Need Remediation in College, Whether From High or Low-Performing Districts

Students, Manufacturers Meet to Fill Connecticut Aerospace Jobs

Agriscience Program to Break Ground at Shepaug

High School Students Getting More Interested in Activism, Counselors Report

Buckle Up, Betsy DeVos: Democrats Have Won the House

What Does Personalized Learning Mean? Whatever People Want It To

National Teacher of the Year Elected to Congress

Students at Newtown High School Join Others Across the Nation for Voting Walkout

Bridgeport’s Fairchild Wheeler School Thrives and Struggles

Sounding an Alarm: Background Noise Can Hurt Student Achievement

School Officials Announce New Location for Displaced Westover Students

Number of Improperly Enrolled Magnet Students Smaller than Originally Reported

Class on Teaching the Holocaust Will Help Connecticut Teachers Address Anti-Semitism With Students

Grasso Tech Students Learn About Personal Finance

Greenwich High School Launches Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, Fundraiser

Helping Children Cope With Stress the Focus of Groton Forum

Turf Battle: Greenwich Residents Push Competing Visions to Fix Playing Field Problem

Brookfield Selectmen Approve Huckleberry Project

Student Walkouts and Election Day: What Schools Should Know

Hey Hartford Students: How About Lunch With the Superintendent?

Bridgeport BOE Sets New Goals for Superintendent

Plainville High Gets New Principal

Connecticut 5th-Graders to Elect ‘Kid Governor’

Westover Parents: Stamford School Officials Should Have Addressed Mold Sooner

Here’s Why Some Students Land a Seat in Coveted Magnet Schools Outside the Lottery

Auditors Raise Questions About Technical High Schools’ Maintenance, Accounting

Amity Middle School in Orange Raises Money for Smilow Cancer Center

Construction Of South Windsor Schools Slated for Spring

Who’s Meeting With DeVos? Lots of Republicans, Few Democrats

Yellow Farmhouse Education Center Sows Food Knowledge for All Ages

High School Newspaper Club Provides Friends, Life Lessons

Construction Of South Windsor Schools Slated for Spring

Amazon’s New Goal: Teach 10 Million Kids a Year to Code

Educators on This Generation of Students

The Important Role Principals Play in Special Education

Stamford’s Westover School Closing for a Week Due to Mold

The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected

A Jump Start on School Budget Conversations in Bridgeport

Why Millions of Teens Can’t Finish Their Homework

‘How Can You Fight Hate?’: Schools Mourn, and Act, Following Synagogue Massacre

School Board Reviewing Plans for Glastonbury High School Field House Expansion, Kitchen Renovation

Betsy DeVos Shifts School Choice, Privacy Offices at Education Department

A Greenwich Science Teacher’s Simple Approach Racked Up $140,000 in National Prizes

Sandy Hook Activists Say It’s Time to Target Gun Violence

Armed School Security Officers Begin Work at Derby Schools

Terryville High School Is Proud of Its AP Program

Hartford Schools Superintendent’s Contract Extended By One Year

Oxford Parents’ Group Unsatisfied With Special Education Programs

University of Bridgeport STEM Bus Set to Roll to Area Schools

There’s a Downside to Attending an Academically Selective High School, Study Says

Why Students Need More ‘Math Talk’

Oxford Parents’ Group Unsatisfied with Special Education Programs

Stamford School District Closes Down Newfield Portable Classrooms After Parental Outrage

Jahana Hayes to Host Forum Sunday at CCSU

An Orange Wave Confronts Bullying in Bridgeport

Hartford Parents Outraged, Disappointed at Decision to Replace School Leader

Stamford Parents Demand Solutions in Classroom Mold Problem

The Fight for Physical Literacy

Hartford Magnet School Challenge Awaiting Court Go-Ahead

Author Visits West Hartford School to Inspire Young Children

Robotics Season Opens Saturday at CREC Academy of Science and Innovation

Terryville High School Students’ SAT Scores on Par With State Average

City Council is Bridgeport School Board’s Backup Plan on Funding Dispute

Bridgeport’s New Harding High Springs a Leak, Lacks Outdoor Sound System

With Building New Elementary Schools a Less Costly Plan, Groton Town Council Supports Revised Proposal

East Hampton’s $14.9 Million Budget Passes on Fourth Try

Heating System Breaks Down at Ansonia Middle School

Teachers Criticize Their Colleges of Ed. for Not Preparing Them to Teach Reading

Midterms Could Mean Big Changes for State ESSA Plans: Which Races to Watch

State Teachers Union Opposed to Arming Educators in School

Ashford Students Talk With ISS Astronauts

Greenwich Enrollment Rises, Along With Student Need

Financial Reality Fair Educates Manchester Students

Volunteers Step Forward to Help During Ansonia School Board Budget Woes

Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Is It the Best Role Model?

Former Principal Returns to New Haven from ‘Burbs

Consultant to Study Possible Merger for Ansonia, Derby School Districts

The Comer Method Turns 50

Danbury Teachers Bring Back Lessons from Hawaiian Historic, Geological Sites

Bullet Hits Window at Bridgeport’s Dunbar Elementary School

Greenwich Art Teacher and His Young Artists Create “The House that Jack Built”

Greenwich’s Western Middle School to Drop IB Magnet Theme

STEM Labs in Meriden Schools Offer Students Hands-On Learning Experience

Oxford Schools Chief to Step Down in June

New Britain Schools, City Hall in Dispute Over $10.9 Million

How High Schools Shaped American Cities and “School Choice” Could Put That Legacy at Risk

One Day in the Life of Two Principals

Billionaire Philanthropist Barbara Dalio Is Investing Millions in Connecticut Public Schools

New Haven Homeless Student Says She Needed Laundry, Not Lectures

Consent Is Part of the Curriculum at Greenwich Schools

Bridgeport’s Bassick High School Gets Its Turn at a Makeover

Two West Hartford Girls Raise Money, Sponsor Students in Haiti

Masonic Lodge Helps Keep Ansonia School Program Going

Boughton: Matrix Apartments Would Overburden Danbury Schools

New Rockville High Principal Eager to Learn, Join Community

New Assistant Principal Tapped for Somers High School

Ansonia Educators Rally Against City, Call for Return of $600,000

Five Teachers Celebrated for Their Work With Engaging Connecticut Students

Twelve Students Honored With MLK Scholarships at 50th Anniversary Dinner

WVIT Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan Teaches West Bristol Students About Hurricanes and How to Survive Them

Andover Elementary Adds Security Cameras, Drills

Seeds Planted for a ‘Grow Your Own’ Teaching Program in Bridgeport

ISAAC Students Try Walking in a Water-Fetcher’s Shoes

Five Connecticut Teachers to Be Awarded $10,000 Grants Thursday

West Hartford High School Students Could Start Class 45 Minutes Later Next Year

Parents Banned From Eating Lunch With Children at Darien Schools

New Principal Named at East Hartford Elementary School

New Britain School Board Gives Good Marks to Superintendent

Bridgeport Music Teacher Wins Top State Teaching Award

Fate of State’s School Integration Efforts Rests With Federal Judge

Westport School to Remain Closed All Year After Mold Problems Grow

Danbury School Leaders Concerned About Lagging Math Scores