Month: November 2016

Harassment in Schools Skyrockets After Election, Teachers Report

Feds: East Hartford Schools Violated Rights of Non-English Speakers

Bridgeport Students Take on Library Design

Trump Once Called for the Department of Education to Be Eliminated — Here’s What the Federal Agency Actually Does

Berlin Board of Education Discusses Personnel Changes, Renovations

In Education, Greater Choice Doesn’t Always Mean Better Outcomes

Educators from Nearby States Learn About the CT K-3 Literacy Initiative

Hartford Charter School Removes Unconstitutional Religious Message

Vernon Schools Awarded $377,624 Grant for School-Family Partnership Plan

Fairfield County Students Honored by Center for Family Justice

Ecuadorian Children Keep Touch with Their Roots at New Haven’s Ecuadorian Consulate

New Haven Schools Face $4.6M Budget Hole

U.S. Students Still Lag Many Asian Peers on International Math and Science Exam

New Haven Elementary Students Helping to End Homelessness

The Push for Positive School Climate Bumps Up Against Trump Rhetoric

Bridgeport High School Students Prepare for Health Care Careers through Collaboration with College

Obama Administration to Release New Rules for Judging Schools

Millions Have Dyslexia, Few Understand It

Makerspace at Lyme-Old Lyme High School Inspires Future Engineers

Lawsuit Seeks to Grow More Charter and Magnet Schools in Connecticut

Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes Highlights Importance of Relationships with Students, Community Connection

New Canaan Schools Discuss Implementation of Sexual Abuse Education Program

Landmark Decision Sets up Battle Over Schools Funding in Connecticut

Reading Program in New Haven Putting Less Emphasis on Testing

Teacher Wanted to Help Waterbury Teen, Now She Wants to Help Family Who Lost Him

To Help Kids Succeed, This Rural School Gets Help from Unusual Sources. Dentists, for Example.

CT Technical High Schools Offer Unique Professional Experience

Trumbull Teacher Tells Students: ‘Stand Up, Move Around’

Newtown School Plans to Quietly Mark Massacre’s 4th Anniversary

CT Education Leaders Lack Enthusiasm for Trump’s Cabinet Choice

RHAM Middle School to Keep Letter Grades

Milford Fifth Grader Elected ‘Connecticut’s Kid Governor’

Ganim Appoints Another Bridgeport School Board Member

Trump Picks Billionaire Betsy DeVos, School Voucher Advocate, as Education Secretary

Pearson’s Bet on Common Core Fails to Pay Off

How to Talk to Kids About Thanksgiving

Landmark Decision Sets up Battle Over School Funding in Connecticut

Burr Named as New Receiver to Oversee Winchester Public Schools

Stratford Unified Sports a Satisfying Experience for All Involved

Newtown’s Erardi Named CT Superintendent of the Year

CT Department of Education Seeks Public Opinion about Education Priorities

Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Charter Schools… Shocked? No.

Education Secretary King Calls for End to Paddling Students

Hamden Mulls Regionalized Special Education School

Norwalk Public Schools Looks to Hire Additional Substitutes

Norwich Students Show Guests How they Use Federal Magnet School Funds

Berlin Students Collect Magazines for Local Hospitals

Connecticut Officials Seek Dismissal of School Choice Suit

Boosting Attendance in Preschool Can Start with a Knock on the Door

Across America, High School Seniors Ponder Life Under Trump

Few Women Run the Nation’s School Districts. Why?

4 Vets Share Thoughts, Fears with Portland High Schoolers

Torrington P.E. Teacher Chosen for Professional Award

‘Do Not Say Mean Things’: Kids Are Writing to Donald Trump, Asking him to Be a Kind President

Danbury Mayor Demands Apology After Wilton Students Chant ‘Build the Wall’

Connecticut Districts Working to Implement New Student Data Privacy Law

Groton Magnet Schools Gain a Following

Possibility of Redistricting Torrington Schools Raised Following New Enrollment Projections

West Haven High School Students Get Unique Acceptance Into College

For Minority Teacher Recruitment Panel, Relay Program ‘A Slap in the Face’

Enfield School Board Hears Pleas to Save Nathan Hale Elementary School

Donald Trump Has Little Power to Scrap Common Core

Bridgeport School Board Narrows Administrator Search

Trumbull High School Band Wins National Championship

Fairfield Board of Education Leadership Re-Elected to Roles

Cheshire Board of Education Seeks to Hire Shawn Parkhurst as New Assistant Superintendent

Racial Disparities Remain in Connecticut School Arrests as Overall Rate Declines

Push to Close Neighborhood Schools Halted Until Hartford Gets New Superintendent

Survey: Teachers Use Their Own Money to Fill in Equity Gaps

Election for “Kid Governor” of Connecticut Seeks to Spark Interest in Government and Civics

Sprague School Superintendent Resigns

Raising Test Scores Doesn’t Necessarily Improve Outcomes Later in Life

Why Kids Need Recess

Absenteeism Continues to Decline in CT Schools

Plainville High School to Increase Credits Required to Graduate

Madison School Board Commissions Study Amid Declining Enrollment

How Mindfulness Practices Are Changing an Inner-City School

Mansfield High School Students Hold “Love Trumps Hate” Rally

Newtown Public Schools Honor Veterans

New London Youth Group Competes for $50,000 Award

New State Overseer for Winchester Schools Says District in Good Shape Financially, Details Plans for Tenure

Waterbury Considers Using App That Tracks School Buses

Survey: Greenwich Parents, School Board, Students Want Trustworthy Leader

New Stamford Initiative Aims to Fill Student Achievement Gaps

Vets Give Plainville Middle Schoolers a Lesson in Patriotism

Greenwich High Students Devote Day to Anti-Bulling

Torrington Board of Education Hires New Schools Superintendent

SAT Prep Focus at  Wethersfield High School

Teaching in the Age of Trump

Economics Helped Groton School Referendum Pass

Torrington School Enrollment Projected to Decline Over Next Decade

Connecticut Parents, Teachers Try to Explain Trump Win to Kids

Defeat of Massachusetts Charter School Ballot – “An Important Victory for Traditional Public Schools”

As Information Landscape Changes, School Librarians in New Canaan Take on New Roles

Connecticut EdTech Leader Highlights State’s Networking and Data Protection Moves

New London Schools Submit Plans for Magnet School Campus

What Young People Want the Next President to Care About

Norwich Committee Endorses School Restructuring Plan

Start School Later: Ridgefield Petition Collects 609 Signatures

Mentoring is a New Venture for Wilton High School Students

Students Say Hillary Clinton Will Win Presidential Election

Westport School Board Gets Good News on Enrollment Trends

An Extraordinary Battle Over Charter Schools Is Consuming Mass.

Lack of Education Funding Pits Fairfield County Districts Against Each Other

Closing Opportunity Gaps with Research-Proven Practices (Not Test Scores)

Understanding Trauma’s Impact on Learning & Behavior Key to Helping Students Succeed

Greenwich BOE Debates New Chinese & Science Course Proposals

Minority Teacher Recruitment Remains a Problem Across CT

Would You Lie About Where You Live to Get Your Child into a Better School?