CT Ed Watch

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

New Haven Board of Education Committee Lauds Expanded Tech Growth in High Schools

Greenwich Cos Cob Students Return to Class

Students Gathered in Southington for the Red Ribbon Rally and Vowed to Stay Drug-Free

New Britain Board of Education May Sue City Over Self-Insurance Funds

Groton Plan to Build New Elementary Schools Will Require Voter Approval

Roxbury School in Stamford Declared Safe After Door Complaints

Federal Judge to Hear Connecticut Magnet School Case Tuesday

Referrals Rise, Shortage Remains for Speech-Language Pathologists in Connecticut

Webster Hill School in West Hartford Releases 150 Monarch Butterflies

Bullying Concerns Get Bridgeport Council and School Officials Talking

East Haven Asks for State Help in Digging Into School Finances

Groton School to Host Distracted Driving Program

How Does Science Testing Work Under ESSA?

Greenwich Officials: Cos Cob School Repairs and Relocation Plan Will Cost $2 Million

Artist Builds Dreams, LEGO Mural With West Hartford Students

Longtime K-9 Handler Is Waterford’s Newest School Resource Officer

New Haven School “Renamed”; Columbus Piñata Whacked

Teachers Crowdfund Millions for Classroom Supplies

The Five Most Common Native Languages of English-Learners

Danbury Schools to Add LGBTQ Training for Teachers, Staff

Mom, 45, Named Student of the Month

Greenwich Says Cos Cob School Won’t Fully Reopen Til End of December

Norwich Students, Families Walk to School

Number of CT High Schoolers Vaping Doubled Over Two Years

Walk to School Day Held in Westport

Southington Students to Build Farm Stand on Town Property

Student Rep Advises Bristol School Board on Safety, Availability of ACTs

New London High School Project to Get $10 Million Boost

What Happens When States Un-Standardize Tests?

Free Coats for All at Norwich Elementary School

Wintergreen Parents Lobby Hamden Board of Education as Redistricting Continues

Bridgeport School Board Demands City Contribution in Cash

New Strategies Pay off at New Haven Magnet School

Danbury School Leaders Raise Specter of Need for New School

It’s Full STEAM Ahead on Winham High School Renovation Plan

Winsted School Committee Interviewing Architects to Renovate Hinsdale School

Greenwich School Closed for at Least a Week Due to Flooding; Some Students to Relocate

Feds Toss Out Challenge of Connecticut Choice Law

Spreading Kindness at Glastonbury’s Hopewell Elementary School One Rock at a Time

GHS Seniors to Hold Art Silent Auction to Raise Funds for Neighbor to Neighbor

High School Dancers Invited to Annual Festival at CCSU

Bethel Schools Redo Plans, Costs OK’d

Assistant Principal at Somers High School Is Leaving for Watertown Job

Why Are Teachers in Europe Paid So Much Better Than Teachers in the United States?

In Bridgeport, New Curriculum Widens Students’ Perspectives

Homeless Families Urged to Seek Help Without Fear of Losing Children

Murphy, Other Senate Democrats Express Concern Over Proposal to Arm Teachers

Disputing the Budgetary Bottom Line in Bridgeport

Columbus Day? In West Hartford, Schools to Honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day

New London School Leaders Head to China as Part of Pilot Program

Teacher Named to New Fairfield School Board

A $1 Billion Gates Foundation-Backed Education Initiative Failed to Help Students — Here’s How the Foundation’s Next $450 Million Project Will Look

Time to Change How We Think About Early Education, International Study Finds

Most States Failing to Meet English-Learner Academic Targets, Report Finds

Betsy DeVos Has Approved Every ESSA Plan. Read What’s in Them

Connecticut Teachers Joining the March to Political Office

In Hartford, a Few Blocks Can Make All the Difference for Children Growing Out of Poverty

Connecticut Launches Teacher Recruitment Effort

Advocates Challenge Norwalk Special Education

Police-Grade Surveillance Technology Comes to the Playground

Teachers Told Me Their Stories of Sexual Assault and Harassment—and Why They Keep Silent

Free Tuition? Six Ways To Help More Students Graduate From State Universities

Education – and Betsy Devos – Are Issues in Key Political Races This November

Poll: Young Americans Say Online Bullying a Serious Problem

Connecticut Board Gives Initial OK to Two New Charter Schools

Ellington Students, Staff Seeing the Benefits of Mindfulness

West Hartford Schools To Address Mushrooms Growing In Bathroom At Hall High School

State Board May Approve Two New Charter Schools Wednesday

State To Partner With Nonprofit To Boost Diversity Of Teachers And Fill Shortages

Read to Grow in Branford to Run Early Childhood Literacy Program in New Haven

New Haven School District Coo Gives Update on Facilities Summer Projects, Savings

Aboard the Amistad Replica, Students Connect History to Experience

West Haven’s Forest School Among 4 CT 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Milford’s New Schools Chief Can Tweet, Do the Floss and Balance a Budget

Charter School Manages to Enroll Just Enough Students to Avoid Losing State Aid

Firms Sell School ‘Hardening’ as Mass Shooting Solution

Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life

Ed. Dept. Needs to Do a Better Job of Probing Charter Closures, Report Finds

See the New Federal Education Budget Signed Into Law by Donald Trump

How Do Districts Want to Spend Flexible ESSA Money? It Depends on Where They Are.

Tax Hikes to Fund Schools? Once Taboo, the Idea Is Gaining Momentum

$965K Boosts Trauma Help in New Haven Public Schools

Educators: Greenwich Schools Need More Social Workers

Miss Connecticut Sparkles Students With Science

Andover Elementary Adds Makerspace

Danbury High School English Department Head Named Master Teacher of Honor

Students Test the Waters of Marine Technology at ‘Makerfaire’

From ‘Rotten Apples’ to Martyrs: America Has Changed Its Tune on Teachers

Parent Engagement Program Shows Big Gains for Danbury Kindergarteners

After Flood Damage, Trumbull High School to Reopen Monday

Following Westport School Closure, Student Relocation Goes Smoothly

Norwalk Opens Specialized Learning Center

Chip Chip Hooray! Bristol’s Chippens Hill Middle School Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Stamford STEMfest Combining With US Day on Sunday

Torrington School Board Appoints New Members, Honors Educators, Staff

Mansfield School Celebrates Peace

Shelton BOE Goes With Cheapest Propane Bidder

Coventry Mulls Ed Budget Question Protocol

Should We Teach About Consent in K-12? Brett Kavanaugh’s Home State Says Yes

New Money and Energy to Help Schools Connect With Families

Tri-State Gets High Marks for Being Teacher Friendly

New Haven 8th Graders Press Judge on 4th Amendment

Trumbull High School Closed Again After Storms

New Haven Parents Push Alders to Set Ed Board Standards

Amity Chooses Ledyard Educator to Lead the District

No More “Interim” for Bridgeport’s Harding Principal

When Students Say #MeToo, Schools May Be Unprepared to Help

Can Schools Use Federal Funds to Arm Teachers?

Speaking Skills Top Employer Wish Lists. But Schools Don’t Teach Them

Jobs at All Levels Now Require Digital Literacy. Here’s Proof.

Flooding Causes School Delays, Cancellations

Good Samaritans Rescue Kids From a School Bus in a Flooded Stamford Neighborhood

Greenwich High Students Register to Vote for First Time

Reading Volunteers Wanted in Bridgeport

Bridgeport BOE Says It Can’t Afford to Drop Council of Great City Schools Membership

East Hampton School Board Rejects Proposed Solution to Budget Impasse

Teachers Aren’t Just Running for Office—They’re Winning

Barricade or Flee? Simulator Trains Educators and Police for School Shootings

Guns and Disadvantaged Students Take Center Stage at Senate ESSA Hearing

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Ambitious Pre-K Move Sparks Wary Reactions

What Literacy Skills Do Students Really Need for Work?

Psst! Did Ed Board Flunk FOI Class?

Plymouth School Board Meets Five New Staffers

State Election Cheat Sheet: Education Issues to Watch

Are Too Many Students Working Below Grade Level?

Administrator Costs Down for District 117

Bridgeport Schools Under Scrutiny for Special Ed Translation Services

Superintendent: Mold Prompts Relocation of Westport Students

Hartford Area Teens Continue Focus on Gun Violence Prevention

 

New Haven Looks Within Ranks to Groom Teachers of Color

Connecticut Lags in Providing School Breakfast

Psst! Did New Haven Ed Board Flunk FOI Class?

Bridgeport Schools Under Scrutiny for Special Ed Translation Services

Gender-Neutral Clothing Policy Recommended to Ansonia BOE

Addiction Counselors Embed in Schools Dealing With the Opioid Crisis

New Haven Daniels School Parents Plead With Superintendent on Staff Cuts

East Hartford High School Hosts Teacher from China

New Haven Students Walk Out; The Adults Follow

New Britain Mayor Sounds Alarm Over School Construction Monies