Month: May 2017

East Hartford Responds to DeVos’s Criticism: ‘She’s Wrong’

East Hartford Students Protest After Betsy DeVos Comments

New Haven Board of Education Questions Effectiveness of School Choice System

DeVos Challenged to Visit East Hartford After Disparaging Comments

Science Experiment Sent to Space Teaches East Lyme Students About Exploring Ideas

Norwich Students’ Excellence Honored at Freedom Fund Banquet

Lyme-Old Lyme Senior Merges Love of Physics With Journalism

Churchill Paper Vaults Mystic Student Into National History Competition

When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

Is Your Child Showing Grit? School Report Cards Rate Students’ Soft Skills

DeLauro’s Passion on Education Cuts Goes Viral

New Assistant Principal Joining Brooklyn Middle School

Analysis: This Is What Betsy DeVos Thinks About People Who Oppose Her School-Choice Vision

East Hartford School Community Rallies Against DeVos Message

East Hartford Responds to DeVos’ Criticism: ‘She’s Wrong’

Next-Generation Science Tests Slowly Take Shape

At East Lyme’s Flanders School the Poppies Go to Soldiers Standing in a Row

Citing East Hartford Student’s Story, Betsy DeVos Blasts Public Schools

Bethel Kids Learn to Navigate Maps for World Orienteering Day

Why Expanding Access to Childcare Isn’t Enough

Huntington School Principal the Latest to Announce Departure From Norwich School System

Middlebury Elementary School Participates in Youth Uplift Challenge

Wilton Public Schools Hires New Assistant Superintendent for Special Services

New Canaan High School Names New Assistant Principal

DeVos, Democrats Wage War Over Budget Cuts, Students’ Rights Under Vouchers

Report: CT High School Bullying, Alcohol, Marijuana Use Decrease

More Testing Is Forecast for Nation’s ELL Students

Next-Generation Science Tests Slowly Take Shape

New Britain School Lunches Hit the Road for Summer Delivery to Children

Betsy DeVos Refuses to Rule Out Giving Funds to Schools That Discriminate

How Much Math Anxiety Is Too Much?

Accusations Fly at New Haven Board of Education Meeting Over Alleged Hidden Agendas

Trump Spending Plan Triggers Many Negative Reactions From K-12 World

CREC Middle School Sports Saved by $100,000 Donation From Energy Company

Magnet and Middle School Proposed for Hartford’s MLK School

Preschool, a State-by-State Update

What Happens When Students Design Their Own Assessments?

DeVos Promises ‘The Most Ambitious Expansion of Education Choice in Our Nation’s History’ — but Offers no Details

Will More Minority Teachers Close Connecticut’s Achievement Gap?

President Trump’s Budget Proposal Calls for Deep Cuts to Education

Madison High School Honored for Anti-Drug Efforts

English Learners: Struggling CT Schools Ignore a Proven Path

Eyeing Budget, Fairfield Superintendent Restructures School District Leadership

Bernie Williams Goes to Bat for Bridgeport Arts

Southington High School Hosts State-Wide Olympic Event

Should School Buses Have Seat Belts?

Should You Reschedule That SAT? As Pollen Counts Rise, Test Scores Can Fall

New Winsted Superintendent to Be Announced This Week

It Was Hard This Year to Keep Politics Out of High School Yearbooks

Legislators: No More Tax Relief for Retired Teachers

New London Schools Fighting for Restoration of Funding

DeVos Expected to Unveil School Choice Plans Monday

Sunshine Improves Test Scores

Bulkeley Principal to Retire After 37-Year Career in Hartford Schools

Montville Middle Schoolers Get Song Custom Made by Film Composer

Children Must Be Taught to Collaborate, Studies Say

Government Accountability Office Faults U.S. Education Department’s Oversight of Grants

New Haven Looks for Funding to Become “the City That Reads”

Superbowl Champ Reads to Bridgeport Students

70,000 Students With Disabilities Secluded, Restrained in School

Norwich Students Tackle Stresses, Social Issues

Seymour Names New Superintendent of Schools

First Candidate Announces Bid for Stamford School Board Seat

CT Families Push for Changes in How Kids With Dyslexia Are Taught

Bowled Over: Norwalk Students Join Mentors for Fun Spring Outing

Norwich School Receives Green Ribbon Honors From U.S. Department of Education

For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Don’t Bring Any Guarantees

Inside a High School Training Future Teachers

New Charter Schools Debate: Are They Widening Racial Divides in Public Education?

Indiana’s School Choice Program Often Underserves Special Needs Students

East Lyme Middle School Assembly Teaches Tolerance, Acceptance

Stamford School Board Considers Cutting Positions

New Fairfield ‘Senior Buddies’ Volunteer With Students

Experts Discuss Controversial CCJEF Court Ruling’s Repurcussions for Students With Severe Disabilities

Bridgeport Charter Lotteries Lack State Oversight

Most Americans Unfamiliar With School Choice, Poll Finds

Fairfield County School Leaders Warn Parents About ‘13 Reasons Why’

Schools Brace for Impact if Congress Cuts Medicaid Spending

How Google Took Over the Classroom

Latest Craze Spins Its Way Through Eastern Connecticut

Two Duffy Elementrary School Students Participate in Invention Convention

New Principal Appointed For Avon High School

Sixteen ESSA Plans Have Been Turned In; Fewer Than Half Are Ready for Review

Connecticut School District Cuts Extracurriculars, Sports

Connecticut School District Cuts Extracurriculars, Sports

Do Parents See Math as ‘Less Useful’ Than Reading?

Wilton Community Raises Money for Schools in India

Judge Tosses Magnet School Tuition Challenge

4th Graders Are Getting ‘Thin’ Diet of Science Instruction, Analysis Shows

Torrington Teacher Wins Elementary School Science Teacher of the Year Award

Connecticut Open Hosts Free Tennis Clinic for New Haven Students

Education Reform Group Folds into CT’s Chief Business Lobby

Legislature Poised to Loosen High School Graduation Requirements

Can Coaching Truly Boost SAT Scores? For Years, the College Board Said No. Now It Says Yes.

New Haven Ed Board Votes to Publicize Plan for Immigration Raids

Linking Professional Development to Teacher Evaluations

New Bridgeport Superintendent to Become City Resident

Wallingford School Principal Tapped to Serve on National Group’s Board

Blue Whale Challenge: Danbury Superintendent Warns of Dangerous Social Media Trend

Windsor Locks Middle School History Club to Host Second Annual Heritage Day

West Hartford Elementary School Celebrates International Night

In Connecticut School Lottery, What’s Luck Got to Do With It?

Stonington Student’s Fear of Public Speaking Turns to Award and Plea for More Such Classes

Inside a Multiage Classroom

Stamford Charter School Faces Challenges, Mixed Reviews

Danbury Students Tour the Superior Court During Law Day Celebration

Torrington Students Enjoy Wonders of Science and Technology With Annual STEAM Festival

Fidget Spinners: Good or Bad for Kids’ Concentration?

Classical Magnet Senior Accepted to 6 Ivy Leagues

Dress Code Crackdown Suspends 150 Students in Waterbury, Brings Criticism

Chronic Absenteeism Drops Statewide; Greenwich Schools Focus on Outliers

State Auditors: Rogue Magnet School Lacked State Oversight  

North Branford’s Danner Named CT Secondary Science Teacher of the Year

Health Care Bill’s Changes to Medicaid Alarm School Advocacy Groups

Brookfield Implements New Special Education Model

Colchester Students Participate in World’s Largest Exercise Class

Darien High School Students Attend SADD Safety Fair

Four Greenwich Assistant Principal Appointments – All Promoted from Within

State Urges Confidence in School Lottery Despite Problems at Capital Prep

Norwich School Board Refuses to Make Requested Cuts

Young Conn. Students Still Being Suspended

Pre-K: Decades Worth of Studies, One Strong Message

Bridgeport’s Dunbar School Gets Another Year in State Network

Trump Pushes School Choice, Making Good on Campaign Promise

What Research Says About Student-on-Student Sex Assault

Bill Requiring Dyslexia Training Moves to Governor’s Desk

Students Win at Connecticut History Day State Contest

Acclaimed Capital Prep Magnet School Bypassed Normal Lottery Process for Athletes, Other Students

Preschool Teachers Get a Boost in Teaching Early Math