Month: October 2017

Educators Are More Stressed at Work Than Average People, Survey Finds

Oxford Voters to Decide Fate of Schools

Kindergarten-Readiness Gap Has Not Shrunk in a Generation

Did Betsy DeVos’ Husband Violate Her Pledge Not to Donate to Political Campaigns?

School Funding Court Decisions Continue to Have Political Ripple Effect

Bozrah, Franklin Call off School Merger

Shelton School Board Sets Policy for Online Fundraising

West Hartford, Simsbury Looking at Changing School Start Times

Stamford High Students Show School Spirit, Raise Cancer Awareness

Researchers Push Congress for Better Data Sharing in Education Partnerships

Betsy DeVos Is Giving Special Ed. Advocates a Big Headache

Districts Relieved by Passage of State Budget, but Some Damage Already Done

School Funding Trimmed for Most, Not All, Districts Under Legislative Budget

Girls at Norwich School Build Fitness and Confidence With Running Program

Norwalk ECS Funding Intact

Schools Superintendent Asks Redding and Easton for More Staff

Brookfield Board of Education Floats Changing School Start Times

South Windsor High School Students Exceed State, National Averages on SATs

Betsy DeVos’s Schedule Shows Focus on Religious and Nontraditional Schools

Learning How Bullying Happens in Order to Prevent It

In Waning Days Before Referendum, a Push to Revamp JFK School in Enfield

Charter Schools Aren’t Measuring Up to Their Promises

Responding to and Preventing Sexual Violence Must Be Higher Priority for K-12, Experts Tell Lawmakers

Education Aid: Here’s What Is in the Bipartisan CT Budget Plan

Municipal Aid: See How Your Town Fares in the Bipartisan Budget

Study Finds When Teachers Have a Leadership Role in Schools, Students Perform Better

Budget Woes Force Bridgeport to Cancel Hire of New Principal

The Lesson at New Britain High School: Kindness Counts

Shelton Cafeteria Workers Picket Food Services Company for Fair Pay, Sick Days

Will ESSA Reduce States’ Accountability in Special Education?

Cheshire Parents Concerned Over School Laptop Program

2 Years After ‘Opt Out,’ Are Students Taking Fewer Tests?

Teachers Report Stressed, Anxious Students in the ‘Age Of Trump’

Teacher at West Hartford’s Hall High School Surprised with Prestigious $25,000 Milken Award

African American or Latin American Studies Class Will Be Required to Graduate High School in Bridgeport

Innovative Changes to Teacher PD Improve Student Outcomes

Ed. Dept. Explains Special Education Guidance Cutbacks After Outcry

Can Teachers Shake Up State Elections?

Teachers’ Lower Expectations for Black Students May Become ‘Self-Fulfilling Prophecies,’ Study Finds

The Polarizing Pick to Be Betsy DeVos’ Right-Hand Man

Stratford Joins CEA Education Funding Lawsuit

Advocates Speak Out for Effective Budget for State’s Schools

How Betsy DeVos Became the Most Hated Cabinet Secretary

Glastonbury Superintendent Praised for Work, Given New Contract

Five West Hartford School Board Candidates Offer Solutions to District’s Problems

Ed. Dept. Sweeps Away Old Special Education Guidance and Regulations

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Ford Foundation to Support ‘Student-Centered’ Learning Systems

With Latest Education Investments, Gates Pivots Again

State Treasurer Warns Legislators on Bond Payments, Pension Funds

Hartford’s McDonough Students, Principal Dance-Off for Puerto Rico Relief

CT Women Organize Effort to Welcome Students From Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico

DeVos Rescinds 72 Guidance Documents Outlining Rights for Students With Disabilities

Conn. Teen Girls Get Hands-On Introduction to Careers in Surgery

ESSA Brings User-Friendly Makeover of State Report Cards

Budget Plan Would Require Teachers to Pay More for Pensions

Greenwich High Students Win Top Spot at Connecticut Debate Tournament

Stratford High Students to Prepare Meals for Vets

New Britain Survey to Help Schools Plan for New Arrivals in Wake of Hurricane Maria

Franklin and Bozrah Schools Exploring the Idea of Merging

Meriden Students Receive Free Eye Exams Through Lions Club

Hackers Are Targeting Schools, U.S. Department of Education Warns

Formerly Homeless Youth Lead Hartford Panel on Helping Their Own

Switching to Middle School Can Be Hard on Kids, but There Are Ways to Make It Better

Hartford’s Weaver High School Renovation Budget Grows to $133 Million

Bipartisan State Budget Would Tax Teachers  

Young Children Are Spending Much More Time in Front of Small Screens

Westport Teacher Recognized on State Level

Simsbury High School Acclaimed for Unified Sports Program

Teens Are Sleeping Less — But There’s a Surprisingly Easy Fix

Norwalk Teachers Evaluated Under New System

Schools Mount Fight Against Chronic Absenteeism

Possible Bond Rating Downgrade Leaves Municipalities Worried About Roads, Bridges, Schools

Plainville School Administrators to Spend Night on High School Roof as Part of Hurricane Relief Fundraiser

Mold Displaces Some Stamford Elementary School Students

More Schools Are Including Students in Parent-Teacher Conferences

New Haven Superintendent Finalists Don’t “Blow Away” Mayor

Betsy DeVos: All ESSA Plans Are in, Complete, and Ready for Review

Effect on Municipalities Still Severe Under Governor’s Latest Budget

Teacher Jobs at Stake With Potential Budget Cuts in the Classroom

Malloy’s Budget Plan Shuffles School Funding

Colchester Teacher Named Paraeducator of the Year

The ‘Elephant in the Classroom’: Q&A on Substitute Teaching

How Far Behind Is Trump in Staffing the Ed. Dept. Compared to Obama?

Caring for a Steady Influx of Homeless, Uprooted Students in Hartford

Stamford Schools Cope With State Budget Crisis

Teachers Union Takes Governor to Court

Southington Schools in ‘Soft Freeze’ on Spending in Response to Looming Cuts in State Aid

Ridgefield Program Schools Girls in Civic Engagement

Full STEAM Ahead as Berlin Middle School Launches New Technology Program

Southington Community Welcomes Family from Puerto Rico

Inside the Data: Parent Notifications Have Become the Norm in K-12 Market

Yet Another Group Sets Out to Accredit Teacher-Prep Programs

Connecticut Teachers Spend Out of Pocket tor Classroom Supplies

Torrington Mayor Wishes Town and State Could Be Partners in Education

Teachers Union, Towns Mobilize to Legally Block Budget Cuts

Bridgeport 7th Grader Preps for His 6th Annual Food Drive

Wilton School District Integrates Technology, 21st Century Skills into Classrooms

DeVos Touts School Choice, STEM for $4 Billion in Grants

Teachers Union Seeks Injunction to Block Education Cuts Ordered by Malloy

Teachers Say Cuts to Education Will Cause Massive Disruption and Harm to Students

Stratford Joins Lawsuit to Stop Malloy Executive Order

Bridgeport Board of Education Rents Out School Roof Over Parent, Teacher Objections

Bristol School Board Moves to Replace Superintendent

Kindergarten Assessments Begin to Shape Instruction

Union Filing Lawsuit to Block Governor’s Executive Order

Education Being Sacrificed Under Governor’s Executive Order

Burlington Schools Layoff Educators Due to Budget Cuts

Hartford Superintendent Warns School Principals of Looming Budget Cuts

Science Teaching in New Haven Undergoes a Shift

New Haven Board of Ed Meeting Called “An Embarrassment”

The Next Generation of Science Education Means More Doing

Betsy DeVos Finds ‘Bully Pulpit’ No Easy Perch

Will Trump Get His K-12 Budget Cuts? Washington Edu-Insiders Say No.

Three Ways Betsy DeVos Could Push School Choice Without Congress

Special Education Concerns Rise As School Districts Grapple With State Cuts

Aid in Flux for Region 16 as Budget Stalemate Drags On

Stamford High Students Participate in Prestigious Science Competition

Simsbury High School Named Special Olympics Unified Champion School

Stonington High School Has Accreditation Continued

The Power of One Small Gesture Can Dramatically Boost AP Enrollment

Federal Funding Cuts Force “Grandmas” From Bridgeport Classrooms

Puerto Rican Students Welcomed to Bridgeport

No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

Growing Number of States Embrace Career Education

Old Saybrook Teacher Brings STEM Skills to Art Class

Trump Administration Set to Publish Flood of Obama-Era ESEA Waivers

Walk to School Day Teaches Important Life Lessons

Get to Know…Laura Poidomani, a New Canaan Sixth-Grade Science Teacher

Is Governor’s Executive Order legal?

Layoff Notices Going Out to Teachers in Plymouth

How Teachers and Schools Can Help When Bad Stuff Happens

Students at Derby School Celebrate “National Walk to School Day”

More Wilton Students Are Taking AP Tests

School Bus Routes Confound New Haven Parents

Warm Temps Heat Up Cool School Talk in Glastonbury

Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. 2 Post at Ed. Dept.

Torrington to Sue State for Restoration of Education Funding

Connecticut Education Association Suing Governor Malloy

Teacher of the Year Says Children Need to Learn to Make Own Learning Decisions

Wallingford Teacher Wins Connecticut Teacher of the Year

Norwich Schools Welcome Students From Puerto Rico

New Britain Schools Accepting Students from Puerto Rico

Hamden Moms Form Special Education PTA

Security for Betsy DeVos Could Cost Up to $6.54 Million Over the Next Year

Want Change in Education? Look Beyond the Usual Suspects (Like Finland)

Teachers Union Seeks Injunction to Stop Gov. Malloy’s $557 Million in Education Cuts

Torrington to Join Lawsuit Over Cuts to School Aid

Plainfield Begins ‘Doomsday’ Spending Plan

Bridgeport Prepares to Accept Students from Puerto Rico

Local Schools Prepare for Influx of Students from Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico