Policy Prescriptions: Clinton and Trump on Education
Policy Prescriptions: Clinton and Trump on Education
Month: October 2016
Odyssey School Places Principal On Leave
Odyssey School Places Principal on Leave
The Debate Over Bilingual Education In California
The Debate Over Bilingual Education in California
Quitting school: Turnover rises for urban superintendents
Quitting School: Turnover Rises for Urban Superintendents
New Haven’s once and future superintendent lauded at dedication of early learning school
New Haven’s Once and Future Superintendent Lauded at Dedication of Early Learning School
A Girl And Her Service Dog Head To The Supreme Court
A Girl and Her Service Dog Head to the Supreme Court
Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed
Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed
Matt Damon’s New Film Explores Real Cost of Privatizing Public Schools
Matt Damon’s New Film Explores Real Cost of Privatizing Public Schools
Engaging parents with school starts at work
Engaging Parents with School Starts at Work
Norwalk High will have classes at new public broadcasting facility
Norwalk High Will Have Classes at New Public Broadcasting Facility
Naugatuck Considers Changing School Start Times
Naugatuck Considers Changing School Start Times
Eastern CT High School Students Get Taste of Manufacturing Jobs
Eastern CT High School Students Get Taste of Manufacturing Jobs
Teachers Play Vital Role in Students’ Social & Emotional Development
Teachers Play Vital Role in Students’ Social & Emotional Development
School environment key to retaining teachers, promoting student achievement, study finds
School Climate Key to Retaining Teachers, Promoting Student Achievement, Study Finds
Just 20% of Superintendents Are Women, Proof of a Stubborn Gender Gap
Just 20% of Superintendents Are Women, Proof of a Stubborn Gender Gap
Naugatuck High School Teacher Receives National Honor
Naugatuck High School Teacher Receives National Honor
State Finds New Britain Failed To Provide Support To Developmentally Disabled Preschoolers
State Finds New Britain Failed to Provide Support to Developmentally Disabled Preschoolers
Young Enfield Resident Starts Petition to Save Elementary School
Young Enfield Resident Starts Petition to Save Elementary School
Teachers Who Improve Student Attendance Not Necessarily Same Teachers Who Improve Test Scores
Teachers Who Improve Student Attendance Not Necessarily Same Teachers Who Improve Test Scores
Tribute surprises veteran New Britain educator
Tribute Surprises Veteran New Britain Educator
Gender gap in math starts in kindergarten, study says
Gender Gap in Math Starts in Kindergarten, Study Says
Clinton proposes $500 million federal program to combat bullying
Clinton Proposes $500 Million Federal Program to Combat Bullying
New Campaign Encourages State Lawmakers to Promote Digital Citizenship in Schools
New Campaign Encourages State Lawmakers to Promote Digital Citizenship in Schools
New Haven Adding to Magnet School Curriculum with $11.7 Million Federal Grant
New Haven Adding to Magnet School Curriculum with $11.7 Million Federal Grant
Middletown Schools Making Effort To Recruit Black Teachers
Middletown Schools Making Effort to Recruit Black Teachers
Separate But Equal: It Wasn’t Then, It Isn’t Now
Separate But Equal: It Wasn’t Then, It Isn’t Now
Trump Said U.S. Inner Cities Are ‘A Disaster.’ National Teacher of the Year Begs to Differ.
Trump Said U.S. Inner Cities Are ‘A Disaster.’ National Teacher of the Year Begs to Differ.
New Haven’s Students Take the Stand in New Classroom to Learn about Judicial System
New Haven’s Students Take the Stand in New Classroom to Learn about Judicial System
Norwalk School Leaders Present Options to Deal with Overcrowding
Norwalk School Leaders Present Options to Deal with Overcrowding
Farmington School Provides Inclusive Environment for Student with Down Syndrome
Farmington School Provides Inclusive Environment for Student with Down Syndrome
Equal Opportunity for All Students Requires Supports in High-Poverty Schools, Investments in Poor Communities
Equal Opportunity for All Students Requires Supports in High-Poverty Schools, Investments in Poor Communities
Science Education Experts See Disconnect Between NAEP Test and New Science Standards
Science Education Experts See Disconnect Between NAEP Test and New Science Standards
The Legacy of Redlining in CT: Racial Gaps in Education, Economic Well-Being, Education, Health & More
The Legacy of Redlining in CT: Racial Gaps in Education, Economic Well-Being, Health & More
Transition to New Standards Causing Stagnation in CT Science Scores
Transition to New Standards Causing Stagnation in CT Science Scores
Senate President Says CT Should Explore School Regionalization
Senate President Says CT Should Explore School Regionalization
Sandy Hook Promise Builds on a “Culture of Awareness”
Sandy Hook Promise Builds on a “Culture of Awareness”
Grading teachers: Tempers flare over use of student test scores
Grading Teachers: Tempers Flare Over Use of Student Test Scores
How The Barber, And Other Caring Adults, Help Kids Succeed : NPR Ed : NPR
How The Barber, and Other Caring Adults, Help Kids Succeed
Cheshire High School students question Esty, Cope
Cheshire High School Students Question Esty, Cope
Union-Member Teachers Put Muscle Behind Clinton
Union-Member Teachers Put Muscle Behind Clinton
Education Groups Call for FCC Action on Huge Tech Resource
Education Groups Call for FCC Action on Huge Tech Resource
K-12 Education is Lucky to Be Shut Out of This Election, Some Experts Say
K-12 Education Is Lucky to Be Shut Out of This Election, Some Experts Say
Mayo To Tackle Morale, Tame Truancy
Mayo to Serve as Interim New Haven Superintendent
Hartford Leaders Launch Program to Help Students Through College, Into Workforce
Hartford Leaders Launch Program to Help Students Through College, Into Workforce
Enfield Superintendent Discusses Closing Nathan Hale Elementary
Enfield Superintendent Discusses Closing Nathan Hale Elementary
The big problems with the Obama administration’s new teacher-education regulations
Lowering Standards for Teacher Prep Programs Raises Important Questions about Effectiveness & Equity
CCSU, teachers’ union begin unique partnership
CCSU, Teachers’ Union Begin Unique Partnership
Groups sue to remove PARCC test as graduation requirement
Groups Suing NJ Say Test Disproportionately Harms Vulnerable Students
Rockville High School Creative Writing Students Win Major Hartford Stage Award – Vernon, CT Patch
Rockville High School Creative Writing Students Win Major Hartford Stage Award
For dyslexia, politics takes the day off in Hartford | The CT Mirror
For Dyslexia, Politics Takes the Day Off in Hartford
What Are The Main Reasons Teachers Call It Quits?
What Are the Main Reasons Teachers Call it Quits?
Teaching Trump vs. Clinton
Teaching Trump vs. Clinton in Stratford
East Lyme school cancels Halloween parade, many districts scale back activities
East Lyme School Cancels Halloween Parade, Many Districts Scale Back Activities
Newington student-athletes read with youngsters
Newington Student-Athletes Read with Youngsters
How educators are tackling 2016 politics in the classroom
How Greenwich Educators Are Tackling 2016 Politics in the Classroom
Board sets pay for next schools chief at $260K
Bridgeport Board of Education Sets Pay for Next Schools’ Chief at $260K
Winsted school receives national recognition
Winsted School Receives National Recognition
Trump surrogate: GOP candidate would dismantle ‘corrupted, incompetent urban school systems’
Trump Surrogate: GOP Candidate Would Dismantle ‘Corrupted, Incompetent Urban School Systems’
Student anxiety, absenteeism and mandates top Easton school board issues
Student Anxiety, Absenteeism and Mandates Top Easton School Board Issues
Southington Public Schools receive funds for meal program
Southington Public Schools Receive Funds for Meal Program
Bridgeport hopes to return school resource officers
Bridgeport Hopes to Return School Resource Officers
Can Teachers Unions Bargain for Better — or Fewer — Charter Schools?
Can Teachers Unions Bargain for Better — or Fewer — Charter Schools?
Are Detroit’s Most Terrible Schools Unconstitutional?
Are Detroit’s Poorest Schools Unconstitutional?
Norwich student immigrant population keeps rising
Norwich Student Immigrant Population Keeps Rising
New Haven Schools Help Students With College Applications
New Haven Schools Help Students With College Applications
See New Details on ESSA Funding for Healthy, Safe, Well-Rounded Students
New Details on ESSA Funding for Healthy, Safe, Well-Rounded Students
New Haven school district vows more strategic minority teacher recruitment, partners with NAACP
New Haven School District Announces New Minority Teacher Recruitment Effort
Middletown ad-hoc committee: Don’t close any elementary school
Middletown Ad-Hoc Committee: Don’t Close Any Elementary School
Five Schools a Possibility for Madison’s Future | Zip06.com
Madison to Study Closing One Elementary School
School Surveillance: The Consequences for Equity and Privacy
Report on School Surveillance Finds New Policies Needed
Lyman Hall High School celebrates 100 years
Wallingford’s Lyman Hall High School Celebrates 100 Years
K-12 Gets Scant Attention in Final Debate: What Education Issues Got Ignored? – Politics K-12 – Education Week
K-12 Gets Scant Attention in Final Debate: What Education Issues Got Ignored?
Education Secretary says civics education should encourage activism
Education Secretary Says Schools Should Educate for Citizenship, Not Just College and Career
Neag School announced to participate in a $47 million initiative
UConn to Lead Multi-Million Dollar Initiative to Boost Principal Training
New Britain Teacher Awarded $25,000 Milken Educator Award
New Britain Teacher Awarded $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Fractured school board starts search for new member
Fractured Bridgeport School Board Starts Search for New Member
Uncertainty looms over proposed grading system at RHAM Middle School
Uncertainty Looms Over Proposed Grading System at RHAM Middle School
Question 2, the charter school expansion measure, remains behind in polls
New Poll Finds Opposition Growing to Mass. Ballot Question Expanding Charters
Big Racial, Gender Gaps Seen in Computer Science Education
Big Racial, Gender Gaps Seen in Computer Science Education
National School Spending Inches Up to $623 Billion, Says Recent Federal Data
National School Spending Inches Up to $623 Billion
Hartford School Board Faces Outcry Over Closings Report
Hartford School Board Faces Outcry Over Closings Report
Why don’t the common-core standards include cursive writing?
Why Don’t the Common Core Standards Include Cursive Writing?
State grad rates in line with nation’s, but gaps persist
State Grad Rates in Line with Nation’s, but Gaps Persist
GLSEN Study Shows LGBT Youth Disproportionately Bullied
GLSEN Study Shows LGBT Youth Disproportionately Bullied
NAACP: Closing Schools In Hartford’s North End Would Violate Civil Rights
NAACP: Closing Schools In Hartford’s North End Would Violate Civil Rights
Steffenson Named Teacher Of The Year
Steffenson Named Glastonbury Teacher Of The Year
Torrington school board considers new marketing strategy for city schools
Torrington School Board Considers New Marketing Strategy for City Schools
NAACP ratifies controversial resolution for a moratorium on charter schools – The Washington Post
NAACP Ratifies Charter School Moratorium Resolution: Calls for Transparency & Accountability
The High School Graduation Reaches A Record High
The High School Graduation Rate Reaches A Record High — Again
Maine voters to decide tax on wealthy to support schools
Maine Ballot Initiative Could Raise More Than $150 Million for State’s Schools
OP-ED | There’s Something To Be Said For Local School Districts
Closing Achievement Gap Requires Confronting Poverty, Not Abolishing Local Control
State On Sideline As Bridgeport Superintendent Quits
State On Sideline As Bridgeport Superintendent Quits
CT stepping up efforts to treat trauma in the very young
Treating Infants & Toddlers with Trauma Important for Preventing Future Health & Behavior Problems
E Is For Empathy: Sesame Workshop Takes A Crack At Kindness
Parents and Teachers Say Kindness More Important than Good Grades
A profane election poses problems for educators
Eastern CT Teachers on Difficulties with Teaching the Presidential Election
Report: Elementary Teachers Warming to Common Core but Still Have Concerns – Teaching Now – Education Week Teacher
Elementary Teachers Warming to Common Core but Still Have Concerns, Especially in Early Grades
Obama administration releases long-delayed regulations for teacher-preparation programs
Obama Administration Releases Long-Delayed Regulations for Teacher-Preparation Programs
Middletown School Could Close | NBC Connecticut
Middletown School Could Close
Organization draws focus to poverty, struggling Conn. cities
CCM Draws Focus to Poverty, Struggling Conn. Cities
Comparatively serene school board meeting in Bridgeport – StamfordAdvocate
Comparatively Serene School Board Meeting in Bridgeport
Norwalk Teacher Uses Experience to Start Conservation Club
Norwalk Teacher Uses Experience to Start Conservation Club
March against violence set for Saturday
Bridgeport Students Will March Against Violence Saturday
States & Performance Assessments: New Opportunity Under ESSA
States and Performance Assessments: New Opportunity Under ESSA
What High School Education Looks Like for the Nation’s English-Learners
What High School Education Looks Like for the Nation’s English-Learners
Audit more evidence charter schools are the new subprime mortgages – Business Insider
More Evidence Charter Schools Are the New Subprime Mortgages
Derby school board considers changes to cellphone policy – GreenwichTime
Derby School Board Considers Changes to Cellphone Policy
Greenwich High School Students Hear Democratic Principles
Greenwich High School Students Hear Democratic Principles
MPS board candidates find much to agree on during second forum
Milford Board of Education Candidates Find Much to Agree on During Second Forum
New Canaan School expands Walk to School Day
New Canaan School Expands Walk to School Day
Greenwich science teacher to discuss secrets of success
Greenwich Science Teacher to Discuss Secrets of Success
Team Targets Absentees, With Success
Team of New Haven Educators Targets Absentees, With Success
Testing, Common Core Place Additional Stress on Teachers
The Disproportionate Stress Plaguing American Teachers
School-Disturbance Laws Have Outlawed Being a Teenager in America
Disturbance Laws Have Outlawed Being a Teenager in America
West Hartford Students Get A Lesson In Water – Courant Community
West Hartford Students Get A Lesson In Water
Race, School Ratings, and Real Estate: A ‘Legal Gray Area’
Race, School Ratings and Real Estate: A ‘Legal Gray Area’
How Racism Contributes to the Achievement Gap
How the Stress of Racism Contributes to the Achievement Gap
New Teachers’ Quest for Added Support Goes Online
New Teachers’ Quest for Added Support Goes Online
How Tennessee might drastically change testing, and other potential changes to the state’s schools
Tennessee Considers Using New Federal Education Law to Drastically Change State Testing
Mold found at Coleytown Middle School, facility to remain open
Mold found at Westport Middle School, Facility to Remain Open
Lawmakers Hold Recovery School Forum To Build Momentum
Lawmakers Hold Recovery School Forum to Build Momentum
In CCJEF v. Rell, a troubling outlook on funding students with disabilities
UConn Dean: In CCJEF v. Rell, a Troubling Outlook on Funding Students with Disabilities
Sharp differences between Clinton and Trump on education
Sharp Differences Between Clinton and Trump on Education
Search schedule announced for interim New Haven schools chief
Search Schedule Announced for Interim New Haven Schools Chief
High School Threats No Joke for Teachers, Parents
Experts Remind Parents and Teachers to Take All Threats Seriously
Why bankers got fined for wrongdoing — but teachers went to jail
Why Bankers Got Fined for Wrongdoing — but Teachers Went to Jail
Latino Students: A Portrait In Numbers
Latino Students: A Portrait In Numbers
Connecticut Middle Schoolers’ Film Honored at White House | WNPR News
Shepaug Valley Middle Schoolers’ Film Honored at White House
New CT law requires breast health education to be taught in public schools; Milford senator cheers
Milford Sen. Gayle Slossberg Celebrates New CT Breast Health Education Law