CT Ed Watch

Stamford Westhill High School Students Stage Walkout Over Growing Mold Concerns

Sandy Hook Promise Releases Powerful Short Film on Warning Signs of Gun Violence

Bridgeport Magnet School Signoff Delayed

Guilford’s Band Director Named Among Best in U.S.

Politicking Blamed for Bridgeport BOE Officer Shake-Up

A Special Education Student Speaks: I Navigate ‘Parallel Universes’

Wallingford Auditorium Filled for Meeting Regarding Potential School Consolidation Plans

New Haven Superintendent Sets School District Goals

Making Shakespeare Approachable in Stratford

Cotto Seeks Second Term on New Haven Ed Board

The Nation’s First Charter School Strike Has Ended With a Union Victory

Federal School Safety Commission Will Call for Scrapping Obama Discipline Guidance, Report Says

Teachers Came Together to Strike. What Will Happen Next?

More Than a Quarter of Schools Could Be Flagged as in Need of Improvement Under ESSA, Experts Say

Wallingford School Board to Look at Restructuring

Closing Looms; Hamden School “Family” Presses On

Ed Department to Erase Debts of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program

Ansonia and ACES Join Forces for a New Special Education Program

Torrington Students Provide Caring Closet for Classmates

Integrated Wellness Drops Bids for More New Haven School Business

Is Old High School Project a Good Idea for East Haven?

Haddam-Killingworth High School Honored at Award Ceremony

Winners of Danbury’s Westside Middle School Invention Convention Announced

Parents Wield Online Tools to Advocate for Children With Disabilities

Special Education a Growing Priority in Teacher-Training Circles

Five Top Technology Trends in Special Education

Naugatuck’s Teacher Of The Year Honored

‘That’s Not Going to Happen Overnight:’ Stamford Mold Task Force Says Westhill Needs New HVAC System

State Sets Formal Inquiry into Ansonia School Funding

Petition Against ‘Monster’ Middle School Makes Waves in Westport

Westbrook High Schoolers Lead on School ‘Climate’

Bridgeport’s Fairchild Wheeler Magnet School to Remain Three Schools

What It Takes to Make Co-Teaching Work

Staff Email Addresses Removed From District Websites to Improve Cybersecurity

State Calls for Formal Hearing Over Ansonia Funding Dispute

Parents Continue to Fight Decision to Close Haddam Elementary School

Teachers at Chicago Charter Schools Strike, in a First for Charter Movement

Best Buddies Expands to Norwalk Middle Schools

 

There’s a Reason Why Teachers Don’t Use the Software Provided by Their Districts

Westhill High School Drops Second Lip Dub Video

Playing Along in Groton

Shortage of Special Educators Adds to Classroom Pressures

School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction

Teachers Turn Lessons Into Instagram-Worthy Photos

West Haven High School Parents Air Health Concerns at City Hall Meeting

New Haven Ed Board Spars on Controversial Contracts

Bridgeport School Board Wants a New Bassick That Pays Homage to 1929 Design

Hartford Teacher and Rapper Expands Hip Hop for the Homeless Concerts to 8 Cities Over 11 Days

‘Learning Styles’ Aren’t a Reliable Way to Categorize Students, Study Says

Latino Growth Spurs New Haven Bilingual Ed Call

Murphy Visits Wallingford Middle School to Promote STEM Learning

Bypassed Generation: Grandparents Raising Children Born to Addicted Parents

Greenwich Teachers’ Union President to BOE: Why Is the Budget Process So Hard?

Transition Time at Branford’s Sliney School as Interim Principal Begins

When Doctors Say ‘Read,’ New Parents Listen

Businesses Say Students Aren’t Mastering Basic Workplace Skills. Are They Right?

Students Learn to Put the ‘Civil’ in Civil Discourse

Lingering Questions Remain About School Desegregation in Connecticut

Redistricting on the Table in Westport as Educators Deal With Mold-Infested School

Hamden Ed Board Approves School Closings; Parents Decry North-South Divide

Report: Trumbull High Grads Applying to More, Better Colleges

Bloomfield Students Have Christmas Ornaments Hung in Washington D.C.

Shelton Adds a Bonus to Superintendent’s Salary

Glastonbury Parents Get an App for Tracking School Buses

Shelton Schools Get a New Finance Chief

Study: Teachers Use Crowdfunding Sites to Make Up for Budget Shortfalls

Hartford Schools Get Almost $600K in State Funds to Cover Costs of Displaced Students From Puerto Rico

Youngest Children In a Class Are Most Likely to Get ADHD Diagnosis

Should Parents Be Banned From Visiting School Lunchrooms? This Connecticut Town Says Yes.

Stamford Parent Organizing Group Plans Event to Garner Support for Reading Achievement Program

Bridgeport Magnet School Policy Tweaked

The Lawsuit That’s Claiming a Constitutional Right to Education

Using Teacher-Leaders to Improve Schools

New Haven Suspensions Fall Most on Black Boys

Bridgeport’s Roosevelt School Gets Local Approval for Commissioner’s Network

To Save Money, the Hartford Public Schools Will Move Its Offices to Bulkeley High School

Bridgeport Wants a Brand New Bassick

Explained: Hamden’s Redistricting Mission

Bridgeport Schools Host Conversation on Budget

Educators Exhibiting in Group Show

What Has This Congress Actually Gotten Done on Education?

To Report Bullying and Concerning Student Behavior, Connecticut Schools Turn to Anonymous Reporting Apps

‘Diary Of A Wimpy Kid’ Author Visits Manchester School

New Haven School Board Seeks Answers on Contracts

Manchester School Board Chooses First African American Chairman

After the Holiday, a New Stratford High

New Haven Moms Complain About School Lunches

Same-Race Teachers Have Big Effect on Black Children

How Election Results Will Shake Up State Education Policy

Connecticut 5th Graders Elect East Hampton’s Ella Briggs ‘Kid Governor’

School-Based Health Centers Take Leading Role in Fighting Teen Suicide in CT

Capital Prep Students Fight Plan for Grocery Store Adjacent to Their Hartford School

Bridgeport’s Roosevelt School Hoping Commissioners Network Is the Push it Needs

Turnaround Schools in New Haven Make Targeted Adjustments

Bullard Havens Technical High School Tops in Automotive Technology

Meriden Looks to Restore School Resource Officers

Harwinton’s Har-Bur Middle School Holds Canned Food Drive

Hartford Foundation Executive Tapped to Lead NEA Foundation

State’s Share of a New Bridgeport Bassick High Called into Question

Report: Deportation Fear Grips Immigrant and Refugee Students in U.S. Schools

New Britain Schools Chief: ‘I’m Looking to My City to Do the Right Thing for Our Kids’

Fair Haven School Coat- & Food-Drives Into Thanksgiving

Buddy Benches at Connecticut Schools Promote Kindness and Inclusion

New Canaan Education Association Donates to NCHS Turkey Drive

West Hartford School Board Postpones Vote on Changing Start Times

Want a Contract? New Haven BOE Doesn’t Ask Questions

Trump Ed. Dept. Outlines Process for States Seeking to Change Their ESSA Plans

Is ‘Proficient’ Insufficient? A New Wrinkle in the Debate Over NAEP Achievement Levels

Anti-Semitism at Amity High School Leaves Many Wondering ‘How Could This Happen’ Here?

Danbury Schools Examine Policy to Help Truant, Chronically Absent Students

Can Scanning Social Media Help Prevent a Shooting? Bristol Schools Think So

Simsbury School Hosts Turkey Trot Fundraiser

Morley School Donates 3,000 Items to West Hartford Food Pantry

Danbury High Educator Named Conn. Technology Teacher of the Year

SHU in Partnership to Provide Computer Science Education to K-12 Students

State Capitol Ceremony Honors Connecticut Parent Leaders, Including Those From Cromwell, Middletown

Teacher Evaluations Have Dramatically Changed the Principal’s Job

New Haven Teacher Solves Schools’ Big Math Problem

Parents Sue Over State Directive to School Nurses on Insulin Dosing

WNPR Asking Students, Parents, Educators: Are High School Students Being Over-Pressured?

As More Students Vape, Schools Respond With Warnings at Talks and Roundtables

Greenwich Schools Consider Menu Overhaul After Complaints

A New Bassick High School Is the Option the State Will Fund for Bridgeport

New Canaan Public Schools Enrollment Is Dropping, District Says

Greenwich School District on Track to Find New Superintendent

Bridgeport State Education Aid Is off By $1.2 Million

Parents, New Britain Schools Agree: Better Communication Is Vital

Glastonbury High School Drama Presents ’12 Angry Jurors’

Wethersfield Study shows Steady School Enrollment, but Aging Buildings

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