Month: August 2017

Greater Hartford Schools Open Doors to Students on Wednesday

Stamford Teacher’s Aide: Budget Ax Swings Our Way

Simsbury High Students Greeted by Familiar Faces, New Technology on First Day

A Day of Firsts at East Hartford’s Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy

State High Court to Hear Controversial Education Case

Middletown Schools Open With Emphasis on Equity

Numbers High for All Day K Classes in Plainfield

First Day at Renovated Berlin High School

Gilbert’s International Students Settle into New Dorm, Prepare to Start New School Year

Wanted in New Haven: Schools Chief to Rebuild Trust

Bridgeport Snags Star Elm City Principal

Ed. Dept.’s Pitch to Scale Back Collection of AP Test Data Raises Eyebrows

New Britain Students Welcomed Back to School Amid Budget Uncertainties

New Haven Returns to School Smiling, Despite Budget Uncertainties

Meriden Students Head Back to Newly Renovated Classrooms

Practice Bus Ride in Preston

For Hartford Teachers, a Call for Perseverance in ‘Challenging Times’

Bloomfield School Employees Urged to Pursue Excellence

Groton Mulls Student Lunch Debt Policy

Farmington Schools Open With New Principal at Noah Wallace Elementary School

More Kids Entering Region 9 Schools Than Expected

Teacher Brings ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ Campaign to Westport

Sandy Hook Mother Brings Message of Love to Norwich Schools

Bridgeport School Staffers Asked to Stay Positive Despite Budget Unknowns

First Day of School Photos from Around Connecticut

More Americans Give Top Grades to Public Schools

Busy Capital Improvement Summer for Vernon Schools

Congress Under Deadline Pressure to Renew Health Plan for 17,000 CT Children

Teacher Shortages Affecting Every State as 2017-18 School Year Begins

Shoreline Towns Grapple with Education Funding Formula After Latest Budget Proposal

The State Can’t Afford 5 New Charters

Budget Woes Could Dissolve Eastern CT Town

Cuts in State Aid Poised to Devastate Local Schools

Connecticut Budget Impasse Looms Over First Day of School  

West Hartford School Superintendent Tom Moore: We Will Pay Big Price for Town, School Cuts

Connecticut School Districts Prepare to Reopen Doors Amid Uncertainty

New Britain Finds to Be a Trauma-Informed City Takes a Cultural Shift and Partnership

Scotland, CT Could Run Out of Money in February

Torrington High School Welcomes Freshman Class With Games, Pizza, During Orientation

Conn. Schools Open to Optimism, Despite Budget Woes

Bassick High in Bridgeport Gets New Principal

After Charlottesville, Connecticut Educators Prepare for Tough Questions

New Federal Rule Could Force States to Lower Graduation Rates

McHaelen: Despite Social Changes, LGBT Kids Continue to Have More Difficult Adolescence

Stamford Taking Strides to Respond to Student Mental Health Concerns

State Budget Woes Spell Gloom for Bridgeport Schools

Colchester School Recognized for Strong Arts Program

Slashing at Schools: Malloy Cuts ECS Funding from Monroe

Questions Linger on Budget Revision’s Impact for Newtown

The Urban-School Stigma

Bronin, State Leaders Want to Restore Cuts to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

Poll Shows the Top Health Concerns Parents Have for Their Kids

Wallingford Public Schools Using “Watson” Technology

ACES Procures Grant for Civil Rights Teacher Training Program in New Haven

Principal of the Year Ready for School to Start in Stratford

New Canaan School Board to Research Changing School Hours

State Budget Won’t Affect Hamden’s Free Lunch Program

Connecticut Leaders Speak Out Against Proposed School Funding Cuts at South Windsor Rally

See How Your Town Fares Under House Democrats’ Proposed Budget

Democrats Want to Restore Almost All School Funds Governor Cut

Advocates Call For Tax Increases on the Wealthy, Corporations

Construction Delays the Start at One Milford School

Legislators to Propose New Budget Plans to Break Gridlock

Poorest Districts Spared Some Ed Funding Cuts, Would Still Be Hit Hard by Others

Southington Superintendent Tells Lawmakers to ‘Stop Blaming’ and Pass Budget

School Libraries Where Kids Now Put Ideas Into Action: Makerspaces, Critical Thinking

New East Hartford Teachers Get Bus Tour of Town

Plainville Middle Schoolers Get a STEAM Lab

Message to New Britain Teachers: ‘Collectively We Have the Cure’

Breast-Feeding Teachers Lack Accommodations

Kindergarten Transition Programs Can Yield Dividends Later On

Middlesex County Officials React to Possible Loss of All School Funding from State

Could School Funding Case Eclipse State Budget Impasse?

Connecticut Budget Gridlock Leaves School Funding in Limbo

Concert Series Raises $13,000 for Stonington Music Programs, PNC

Ed. Dept. Steps Up Pace of States’ ESSA Plan Reviews

No State Budget? Schools, Town Carry On

Malloy to Release New Plan for State Education Aid

Manchester Schools Freeze Some Spending in Case State Cuts Aid

Without Connecticut State Budget Windsor Schools Forced to Keep Positions Open

Students Head Back to Unfunded Schools in Conn. and Two Other States

New Principal Named for Milford School

Former Hamden Principal Is Ansonia’s New Assistant Schools Chief

How Free Eyeglasses Are Boosting Test Scores in Baltimore

Partnership Pledges More Help for Hartford Community Schools

Betsy DeVos Rebukes ‘Racist Bigots’ After Recent Violence, But Not Trump’s Rhetoric

Groton School Officials Anxious About Possible Education Cuts

How Do Teachers Talk About Hate Speech?

More Students to Take SAT Online

Feds Give Nod to CT’s Plan for Education Accountability

Parents, Educators Call for a State Budget That Invests in Children and Education

Facing Staff Reductions, Connecticut School Districts Call on Legislators to Pass Budget

Feds Approve State’s School Improvement Plan

Before College, ‘Hartford Promise’ Scholars Get Lesson on Asking for Help

How Does the ‘Trump Effect’ Change the Public’s View of Education?

The Nation’s Teaching Force Is Still Mostly White and Female

Budget Impasse Forces Districts to Cut Staff, Put Positions On Hold

Poll: Support for Charters Drops Markedly over past Year

State to Continue Funding Pre-K Expansion Despite Lack of Budget

Killingly Superintendent Among People Taking New Jobs in Local Schools

Brooklyn’s New Superintendent Wants to Bring out Students’ Potential

Malloy: Towns Will Find Out This Month if State Education Aid Is Cut

Schools Anxious Over State Budget  

Trumbull Adjusts to New Budget Realities

Ethnic Studies: A Movement Born of a Ban

East Lyme Resident Proposes Upgrading High School Planetarium as ‘Community Resource’

Summer School for Norwalk Special Education Students Focuses on Individualized Learning

Many Hands in the Soil for Mystic Middle School Gardening Project

Backpack Giveaway to Be Held in New Haven

Connecticut Consumers Hitting Stores for Back-to-School Shopping

Pediatricians Urged to Get Involved With Early-Childhood Education

Budget Cuts May Erode Gains in School Mental Health Services

Torrington Schools Hold ‘Meet-and-Greet’ Ahead of Coming School Year

The Younger Victims of Sexual Violence in School

A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry

Risky Practices With Students’ Data Security Are Common, Survey Suggests

Teaching Materials for English-Learners Are in Short Supply. That Could Soon Change

Building a Modern Marshmallow Test: New Ways to Measure Social-Emotional Learning

State Considers Weakening Teacher Certification Requirements Even as Expectations for Students Rise

Judge Alarmed State Has No Plan to Further Desegregate Schools

Fight to Save Southington Middle School Sports Continues

Meet Norwalk’s Teacher of the Year: Robert Seferian

New London School Board to Interview Interim Superintendent Candidates

Torrington Council, School Board Vote to Explore Back-Office Consolidation

Watch Betsy DeVos’ First Six Months as Secretary in Under Two Minutes

State Board of Ed Looks to Lower Standards for Teachers, Hurt Students

Budget Impasse Could Mean $4.4 Million Loss for Norwalk Schools

Mayor Harp Picks Cotto for New Haven Board of Education Seat

Bridgeport Students’ Experiment Heads to Space

Minority Students Missing Out on Speech and Language Services, Study Finds

Democrats Blast Betsy DeVos for Her Department’s ‘Hostility’ to Civil Rights

State Budget Impasse Prompts School Delays, Layoffs and Cutbacks

Bridgeport Sports Teams, Coaches Turn to Crowdfunding for Survival

Connecticut Towns Mull Shrinking Fiscal Options as They Wait for State Budget

2018 Niche.com Ranking Of Connecticut’s Best School Districts Released

Branford Students’ Test Scores Inch Up

Many Teachers Have ‘No Say’ in Decisions About Their Own PD, Survey Finds

What Should America Do About its Worst Public Schools? States Still Don’t Seem to Know.

Connecticut School Districts in Limbo as State Budget Stalls

Danbury-Area School Officials Alarmed by Increase in Vaping

Middletown Students Win Silver in International Reading Competition

Norwalk Students Showcase Achievements at IBM Internship Expo

Arrest Made in Connection With Scheme That Stole Connecticut School Employees’ W-2 Forms

Principal to Be Remembered in East Hampton

How the Wallingford Library Got Kids to Engage in Science This Summer