CT Ed Watch

CT Teachers Concerned About Their Students’ and Their Own Safety

 

In Connecticut, Fewer Education Reporters, More Missed Stories

Alternative High School in Danbury Preps Free Thanksgiving Feast

Bridgeport Education Advocates Want More Than Promises From a Re-Elected Ganim

New Haven Interim Superintendent Tackles Schools’ Central Office

Farmington Educator Named State Superintendent of the Year

Greenwich Board of Education to vote on Cardinal Stadium

Students Are Really, Really Bad at Spotting Fake News, Misleading Websites

Connecticut Teachers Share What’s Happening in Schools in New Survey

Moving the Needle on Reading in Greenwich

Immigration Spurs ‘Dramatic’ Enrollment Increase in Stamford Schools

Proposal to Shift a New Haven High School to ‘No Zero’ Grade Policy Stirs Internal Controversy

The New Britain School System Has Struggled for Years With Students Missing School. But a New Program Is Helping Them Show Up.

College-Acceptance Rate Highest Among Greenwich High AVID Students

Alumni Host Career Day for Thompson Students

Simsbury’s Tariffville Elementary School Would Close Under Proposed Renovation Plans

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren on Charter Schools

The Teacher Strikes That Could Hit Presidential Swing States in 2020

Should Older and Younger Kids Be Grouped Together?

The Real Story: Teachers Say Schools Are Making Them, And Their Students, Ill

 

 

Hundreds Brainstorm for a Better City

 

Should Schools Be Able to Detect Every Would-Be Shooter?

 

Officials Weigh Massive Changes in Juvenile Justice System

 

TikTok: Powerful Teaching Tool or Classroom Management Nightmare?

 

Alumni Host Career Day for Thompson Students

 

Glastonbury High Drama Club, From Dream to Stage

Wilton Kids Send Their Drones Flying

‘Real Kids Wear Pink’ at Aiken Elementary School in West Hartford

 

Saxe Middle School in New Canaan Hosting Talk on Technology and Teens

The ‘Zero-Waste Classroom’: Teachers Share Tips for Going Green

Deval Patrick, Obama Education Ally, Announces Presidential Run

Danbury Technology Education Teacher Chosen for Statewide Honor

Norwalk High’s Culinary Lab Opening Offers Alternative Career Path for Students

New Haven Latina Student: What About Our History?

A Canton Elementary School’s Water Supply Is Being Tested After It Could Have Been Contaminated by Chemical Firefighting Foam

Hebron Official Pushes to Remove Lead in School’s Water

State Kills Hamden’s West Woods School Rebuilding Project

CT High Achieving Schools, High Stress Students

Too Few Parents Talk to Their Kids About Race and Identity, Report Finds

Greenwich Teachers Make the World their Classroom

Waterbury Area Schools to Offer Courses with African-American, Latino Focus

Stamford’s Westover Repairs Face ‘Unforeseen Condition’ — More Mold

Greenwich High Students Turning to Uber and Lyft for Rides

Norwich Schools Staff Take the Stage in Fundraiser Talent Show

Educators Will Soon Be Able to Sell Their Materials on Amazon

Teaching Young Children About Racism and Slavery Can Help Shrink Connecticut’s Achievement Gap

CT Public Schools Mark Demographic Shift

Norwalk High Marching Band Wins Fourth National Title in Six Years

Connecticut Symphony Uses Power of Music, Performance to Inspire Greenwich Students

Poll: Many Youths Say High School Diploma Is Enough

Norwich Free Academy Corporators Celebrate Student Achievement at Annual Meeting

Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills in Schools Could Be Traumatic for Students

Transgender Teachers Speak Out on What They Need From School Leaders

How Schools Are Using the Trump Impeachment Inquiry as a Teachable Moment

Screen Time Up as Reading Scores Drop. Is There a Link?

Supreme Court to Tackle DACA. What Does It Mean for Students, Teachers, and Schools?

Report Condemns Classroom Conditions in Connecticut Schools

Norwalk School Promotes Kindness

Danbury Students Advance to State-Level Science Competition

Sen. Kamala Harris Introduces Bill to Lengthen School Day by Three Hours

Math Looks the Same in the Brains of Boys and Girls, Study Finds

More Than 50,000 School Buses to Be Recalled for Safety Concerns

Most School Shooters Showed Many Warning Signs, Secret Service Report Finds

Danbury School Population Could Increase by as Much as 7.1% Over Next Decade

International Study Finds Major Inequities in Computer Literacy

Stamford’s Westhill High School Names New Assistant Principal

Democrats Maintain Control of Stamford School Board

Mansfield Voters OK New School Project

A New School Board Dynamic Is Coming to Bridgeport

A ‘Roadmap’ for Teaching Civics and History Is Coming. Will It Restart an Old Curriculum War?

The Power of a Wealthy PTA

Connecticut School Teachers Concerned About ‘Old, Sick Buildings’

Norwalk Schools Receive Promise of Loan to Address Influx of Students

Naugatuck Officer Speaks to Pomperaug High Class About Race, Bias and Other Societal Issues

West Hartford Teacher Starts Nonprofit to Help Students

Torrington’s Student Cell Phone Policy May Be Reviewed … Again

Pomperaug High School Unified Sports Program Honored

Stamford Students Set Goal to Collect 1 Million Bottle Caps

Referendum on New Mansfield Elementary School to Be Voted on Tuesday

Norwich Board of Education Candidates Seeking Seats

For 8 in 10 Teens, Vaping Is Part of Everyday Life, Poll Finds

Meet Connecticut’s New Teacher of the Year: Meghan Hatch-Geary from Beacon Falls

Region 10 Students Take Part in Korean Spirit, Culture Workshop

Matt Delaney Doing His Part as Manchester Teacher of the Year

Overcrowding in Danbury Sparks Charter School Debate

After 22 Years, Educating CT Incarcerated Youth Still a Challenge

Five CT High School Coaches to Receive Gold Keys

Connecticut Finds $500,000 for Census Outreach

Enfield School Board Candidates Focus on a Myriad of Issues

Greenwich Public Schools Hires New Chief Operating Officer

It’s a Smartphone Life: More Than Half of U.S. Children Now Have One

New Interim Superintendent Sketches Schools Vision for New Haven

Stamford High “Pink Out” Raises $9,000 for Cancer Charities

Vernon’s Rockville High School Gets $6,000 in Supplies From 3M

Vaccination Numbers Low at Chester Elementary School

First Phase of Demolition of Tolland School Is on Schedule

Southbury’s Region 15 School Board Candidates Focus on Student Growth, Transparency

National Test Results Released; CT Math Scores Up

In Some States, the Census Is an Investment. Not Connecticut.

After Nearly Six Years and $20 Million, Hartford’s ‘Teachers Village’ Apartments Are Open

 

Somers Superintendent Presents Goals to Improve Student Achievement

Delay Contributes to Rising Cost for Norwalk’s Columbus School Project

Board of Education Candidates Debate Lyme – Old Lyme Schools

23 Senators Demand Investigation into Mismanagement of Student Loan Program

Regional Social Justice Coalition Launches in Greater Hartford With Education, Housing Campaigns

New Haven Latinos Push on 2 Fronts for Ed Equity

Hamden’s Female-Focused Dress Code Under Scrutiny

Environmental Cleanup Needed on Potential Bassick High School Property

New Haven Early Childhood Leader Recognized

ARTEful Saturdays Land in Fair Haven

New Haven Superintendent Gets $175,000 Pay Out in Severance Agreement

Giving Schools — and Students — the Tools They Need in the Fight to Save the Planet

If States Are Missing Their Own ESSA Goals, What Comes Next?

Four New Haven Schools Try Play-Based Learning

Nearly $26 Million in Federal Funds Slated to Support Connecticut Students

South Windsor Schools Using Power of the Sun to Save Money

Danbury Brainstorms Using Brookfield School to Alleviate Overcrowding

Michelle Obama Wants to Train Teachers to Help Students Vote

The Challenging, Often Isolating Work of School District Chief Equity Officers

Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court in Loan Forgiveness Dispute

Hartford’s Weaver Forging a New Identity at Campus Shared by Public, Magnet Students

New Security Measures in West Hartford Schools Will Scan Visitors Through Sex Offender Registry

Ansonia Educators Take a Pie — or Three — in the Face for Breast Cancer

Bridgeport’s Prized Inter-District Magnet Sees Enrollment Drop

West Hartford Schools Growing Fresh Produce in Their Own Cafeterias

Mountain View Elementary School Students in Bristol Enjoy New Playscape Won in Online Contest

$500,000 School Safety Grant Goes to Stamford

Lewis Mills Athletes Play for More Than Just Points

Student Mural to Be Unveiled at Stratford Wildlife Refuge

Candidates Say It’s Time for a New Superintendent in Stratford

Popular Waterbury Elementary School Principal Resigns to Take Job in Wolcott

It’s More Than Pay: Striking Teachers Demand Counselors and Nurses

Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt for Violating Court Order on Student Loan Collection

A School District Wades Through a Deluge of Social-Emotional Curricula to Find One That Works

What Knowledge Do Principals Need?

Shoreline High Schools Look to Foreign Students to Meet Enrollment, Diversity Goals

Stratford Program Needs Help Providing Food for Kids on Weekends

Morley School Red Wagon Food Drive: 25 Years of Supporting West Hartford Food Pantry

Six Months Into the Job, Stamford Superintendent Embedded in the School Community

Branford Schools, Yale & Lawmakers Hold Vaping Forum Thursday

A Future Without Summative State Tests? NWEA Touts New Product

Nearly All American Classrooms Can Now Connect to High-Speed Internet, Effectively closing the “Connectivity Divide”

‘English-Only’ Laws in Education on Verge of Extinction

Officials Disagree on How Much Transparency Is Needed in Education Partnership

CT Education Agencies Respond to Racial Incidents

Glastonbury Teacher of the Year Also Garners Presidential Award for Scientific Excellence

Danbury Mayor Floats Leasing Brookfield School to Ease Overcrowding

Plainfield Students Fill Shelves at Food Pantry

Norwich School Board Candidates Address Issues During Forum

Culturally Supportive Program for Black Boys Boosts On-Time Graduation Rates