Month: March 2018

Norwalk ACTS Tackles ‘Summer Slide’

Montville Officials Pushing for Added Security at Schools

Killingly Teachers Receive Friends of Learning Grants

Cryptocurrency Startup Ripple Funds All 35,000 DonorsChoose Classroom Projects with $29 Million Donation

Lyme-Old Lyme High School Recognized for Art

Study: Armed Security Officers Are on the Rise in US Schools

Hall Students Participate in Hartford Stage’s Write on Program

Here’s How Changes to the U.S. Census Could Impact Education Funding

Students at Norwich School ‘Choose Love’ to Resolve Conflicts

Patriots’ Malcom Mitchell Scores With New Haven Elementary School Readers

Stamford School Board Appoints Two New Associate Superintendents

In 20th Annual Fundraiser, West Hartford’s Cookin’ Raises $50,000 for Foundation for West Hartford Schools

Ridgefield Residents Disagree on Levels of School Spending

Massachusetts Board of Education Says No to Arming Teachers

Heating Systems, Handicap Accessibility Problems at Brookfield Schools

Dept. Of Education Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced to Repay Thousands in Loans

For Teenagers, Praising ‘Effort’ May Not Promote a Growth Mindset

Schools Struggle to Use Data to Spark Improvement

Teachers Ask Legislators for More Protection Against Unruly Students

A Windfall of Federal Aid for Child Care for Needy Connecticut Families

Schools That Silence, and Schools That Collaborate, Can Hurt Student Activism

High School in Winchester Facing Layoffs Next Year Due to 2 Factors

New Superintendent for New Haven Lays Out Transition Plan

Group Protests Decision to Not Increase New Milford School Funding

Next Goal for Student Gun-Control Activists: Win at the Polls

Text Chosen for Bridgeport’s African American History Course Stirs Controversy

Linda Brown, Who Was at Center of Brown v. Board Of Education, Dies

East Lyme Gets Update on Planetarium Proposal

Groton to Apply for Grants for Career Exploration, Manufacturing Programs at High School

Thousands In Connecticut, Fired Up By Gun Violence, Rally For Stricter Laws

Sandy Hook Elementary Survivors Join Thousands Of Others At March for Our Lives

Martinez School Phases Out Suspensions

Local Leaders Join Forces on School Safety

CT Students Gear Up for ‘March for Our Lives’ in Washington

Malloy, Newtown Educator Deride Proposal to Arm Teachers

Fairfield County Leaders Join Forces on School Safety

Student’s Advice: Listen to Young People, Watch for Warnings Signs on Social Media

New Milford Schools Expecting Less State Money for Special Ed

Brookfield Elementary School Gets New Principal

Ridgefield’s Acting Superintendent Approved by State

New Milford Tweaks Kindergarten Registration

Advice for Student Activists: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Report: To Help Young ELLs Thrive, Cultivate Home Languages and Cultures

Federal Spending Bill Would Boost Education Aid, Reject Trump Choice Push

Connecticut Residents Prepare for ‘March For Our Lives’ in Hartford and Washington, D.C.

In Aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Hartford Educators Say They Need More Help

Towns Told They Will Be Fined If They Don’t Make Up for State Education Cuts

The Extraordinary Number of Kids Who Have Endured School Shootings Since Columbine

Poll: Most U.S. Teachers Want Gun Control, Not Guns To Carry

Shelton Schools to Join Regionalization Study

Montville Education Officials Seek Savings in Transportation Costs

Martin Luther King’s Vision for Education Was Grander Than Desegregation Alone

‘You Have to Redefine Normal’: Leading Schools in the Aftermath of a Shooting

What Does Trump’s Volatile Relationship With His Cabinet Mean for Betsy DeVos?

Education Commissioner Wentzell Tells U.S. House Democrats: The NRA’s Hold Has to End

Stamford Students to Lead March For Our Lives at Mill River Park

Unionville Museum Features Work of Local Students

Betsy DeVos Fights Dems on Vouchers, Safety, Civil Rights in Budget Hearing

Want More Girls in Science Fields? Check the Images on Your Classroom Walls

Betsy DeVos Still Challenged in Delivering Policy Message

Want Cameras and Bullet-Resistant Glass at Your School? They Aren’t Cheap

Branford High Students Find Their Voice

Esty Urges Cheshire Students to Remain Active on School Safety Issues

Danbury Charter School Plan Provokes Sharp Debate

Ridgefield Students Feel Supported, but Are Stressed by Homework

Redding Debates School Security, Health Insurance in Budget Hearing

Danbury Students Bring STEM, With an Artistic Twist, to Broadview Middle School

Residents, Officials Discuss School Security in New Fairfield

Norwich Council Forms Committee to Evaluate School Consolidation

How Safe Are CT Students at School?

Sons of Rich Black Families Fare No Better Than Sons of Working-Class Whites

National Walkout Just the Beginning for Connecticut Student Activists

As Lead in Children Persists, State Lawmakers Look to Tackle Risks

School Choice Lets Wealthy Families Gentrify Neighborhoods, Avoid Local Schools

Ridgefield Teen Unafraid of ‘Speaking Truth to Power’

Transgender Teachers: In Their Own Voices

East Hartford Council Adopted Budget Hikes Taxes, Avoids School Layoffs

The Fight Over Teacher Salaries: A Look at the Numbers

Norwich to Try Again to Form School Facilities Plan

Connecticut Officials Concerned About Push to Arm Teachers

‘This Is Not a Drill’: 11 Students on the Terror of Lockdowns

Stamford Students Walk Out of Class

Plainville Adds Money to Budget for Police Officer in High School

Bridgeport School Board Kindles Relationship With Casino Hopeful

Danbury Education Foundation Awards $10,000 in Teacher Grants

Foster Care, Prison, Homelessness: A Hard Look at Teaching Vulnerable Students

Norwich Education Board OKs 9% Hike

Joining National Effort, Thousands of Connecticut Students Walk Out in Protest of Gun Violence in Schools

A Student-Led Show of Solidarity for School Safety at Schools in Fairfield County

New Haven Students’ Walkout Cry: “Enough Is Enough!”

Scenes From the Walkout: Thousands of Connecticut Students Say ‘Enough’

CT Students Join Nationwide Protest, Demand End to Gun Violence

Middletown Students Express Fears Over School Safety

What Will the Nationwide School Walkouts Accomplish?

When Older Americans Outnumber Students (Which Is Soon), How Will Schools Connect?

Bethel Residents to Discuss $75.2 Million Budget Proposal

Connecticut High Schoolers To Participate In National Walkout Protesting Gun Violence

Most Teachers Oppose Arming Educators and Fear a School Shooting, Says NEA Poll

Fairfield County Students Heed Call for Nationwide March 14 Walkout

America’s Teachers Have a Good Reason to Be Angry

Glastonbury School Board Approves Ordering Six School Buses

Shelton ‘School of Innovation’ Lets Students Get Comfortable

Charters Try ‘Expeditions’ to Help Students Reinvent Themselves

11 New Haven School Maintenance Contracts Sent Out to Bid

BRAVE Girls Leadership Hosting Conference March 24

How School Walkouts Test Student Rights and School Responsibilities

Don’t Use SAT and ACT as Your High School Tests, Study Urges

Teachers Rally Around Undocumented Students

Connecticut Students, School Leaders Work Together on National Walkout Day Plans

Connecticut Has Given Private Schools Over $3M in Public Cash for Security Upgrades

Norwich School Board Considers Suing City Over Budget

Danbury-Area Student Activists, Administrators Work Together on Walkout Plan

Branford Students, Parents Voice School Security Concerns

New Bridgeport High Could House Day Care for Teen Parents

Retailer Provides $10,000 to New Britain School

This Week’s Nationwide Student Walkout: 6 Things to Know

Shelton High Seniors Petition to Keep Graduation in Their City

Betsy DeVos on Guns, School Choice and Why People Don’t Like Her

With ‘Inevitability,’ Rocky Hill 5th Grader Wins Connecticut Spelling Bee

Rethinking How Students With Dyslexia Are Taught to Read

White House to Push School Safety Bill, Form Task Force, Help States Train Armed School Staff

Region 12’s Proposed Budget Represents Sharp Increase Over Current Year

Trump’s Plan to Secure Schools Calls for Arming Teachers, Improving Background Checks

Schools Teach ‘Cyber Hygiene’ to Combat Phishing, Identity Theft

Hundreds of Asians Turn Out to Support Bill That Would Prohibit Disaggregation of Some Ethnic Data in Schools

More Than Half of Transgender Teachers Surveyed Tell NPR They Are Harassed at Work

The Ripple Effect of the West Virginia Teachers’ Victory

New Haven Magnet School Might Become Obama School

Joel Barlow High School to Hire School Security Officer

Contractor Grilled About New Haven School Disrepair

Teachers Push Back Against Betsy DeVos’ Claim That Schools Are in the ‘Industrial Era’

Brookfield Selectmen Propose Significant Budget Increase

Bethel Board of Finance Proposes $75.2 Million Budget

New Fairfield Finance Board to Review Budget Request

Redding School Board Approves Increased Budget

Hartford Public Schools Back Next Week’s National School Walkout, With Limits

State Cuts Off a Funding Stream for ACES’s Educational Center for the Arts

Region 15’s Superintendent Presents 2018-19 Budget Plan

Here’s How to Prevent the Next School Shooting, Experts Say

Pre-K, Plus a Little Extra, Can Help Close Math Gaps for Children in Poverty

Will Teachers’ Strikes Happen More Often in a Post-Janus World?

Survey Finds Girls’ Isolation, Vulnerability Rise With Heavy Social Media Use

Snow Days Making Mess of School Schedules

Officials From Across Eastern Connecticut Gather to Discuss School Safety Solutions

School Protocol Coming Into Focus in Connecticut in the Wake of Parkland Shooting

Making Elementary School a Lot More Fun: Like Preschool!

Betsy DeVos Rips State ESSA Plans in ‘Tough Love’ Speech to Chiefs

Stamford Schools Adopt Biliteracy Certification Program

Three Norwalk Students Headed to State Geography Bee

North Haven Students Help Disabled Peers Through Sports Program