Month: September 2018

Parent Engagement Program Shows Big Gains for Danbury Kindergarteners

After Flood Damage, Trumbull High School to Reopen Monday

Following Westport School Closure, Student Relocation Goes Smoothly

Norwalk Opens Specialized Learning Center

Chip Chip Hooray! Bristol’s Chippens Hill Middle School Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Stamford STEMfest Combining With US Day on Sunday

Torrington School Board Appoints New Members, Honors Educators, Staff

Mansfield School Celebrates Peace

Shelton BOE Goes With Cheapest Propane Bidder

Coventry Mulls Ed Budget Question Protocol

Should We Teach About Consent in K-12? Brett Kavanaugh’s Home State Says Yes

New Money and Energy to Help Schools Connect With Families

Tri-State Gets High Marks for Being Teacher Friendly

New Haven 8th Graders Press Judge on 4th Amendment

Trumbull High School Closed Again After Storms

New Haven Parents Push Alders to Set Ed Board Standards

Amity Chooses Ledyard Educator to Lead the District

No More “Interim” for Bridgeport’s Harding Principal

When Students Say #MeToo, Schools May Be Unprepared to Help

Can Schools Use Federal Funds to Arm Teachers?

Speaking Skills Top Employer Wish Lists. But Schools Don’t Teach Them

Jobs at All Levels Now Require Digital Literacy. Here’s Proof.

Flooding Causes School Delays, Cancellations

Good Samaritans Rescue Kids From a School Bus in a Flooded Stamford Neighborhood

Greenwich High Students Register to Vote for First Time

Reading Volunteers Wanted in Bridgeport

Bridgeport BOE Says It Can’t Afford to Drop Council of Great City Schools Membership

East Hampton School Board Rejects Proposed Solution to Budget Impasse

Teachers Aren’t Just Running for Office—They’re Winning

Barricade or Flee? Simulator Trains Educators and Police for School Shootings

Guns and Disadvantaged Students Take Center Stage at Senate ESSA Hearing

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Ambitious Pre-K Move Sparks Wary Reactions

What Literacy Skills Do Students Really Need for Work?

Psst! Did Ed Board Flunk FOI Class?

Plymouth School Board Meets Five New Staffers

State Election Cheat Sheet: Education Issues to Watch

Are Too Many Students Working Below Grade Level?

Administrator Costs Down for District 117

Bridgeport Schools Under Scrutiny for Special Ed Translation Services

Superintendent: Mold Prompts Relocation of Westport Students

Hartford Area Teens Continue Focus on Gun Violence Prevention  

New Haven Looks Within Ranks to Groom Teachers of Color

Connecticut Lags in Providing School Breakfast

Psst! Did New Haven Ed Board Flunk FOI Class?

Bridgeport Schools Under Scrutiny for Special Ed Translation Services

Gender-Neutral Clothing Policy Recommended to Ansonia BOE

Addiction Counselors Embed in Schools Dealing With the Opioid Crisis

New Haven Daniels School Parents Plead With Superintendent on Staff Cuts

East Hartford High School Hosts Teacher from China

New Haven Students Walk Out; The Adults Follow

New Britain Mayor Sounds Alarm Over School Construction Monies

Ansonia Board of Ed. Discusses Possible Dress Code Changes

Region 14 Names New Schools Superintendent

Jeff Bezos Cites a Big Number, but Few Details, in Plan for Low-Income Montessori Preschools

Cash-Strapped Teachers Are Getting Up Early to Tutor Students in China

Considering Grades, Not Just Tests, in College Course Placement Pays Off

Connecticut Gets Almost $300,000 More to Cover Costs of Educating Hurricane Victims

Bridgeport Teacher Among State Teacher of the Year Finalists

Bus Driver Collapses, 11-Year-Old Tolland Middle School Student Rushes to Help

Andover Elementary School Celebrates Outdoor Learning

Northwest Regional 7 High School Students Learn from NASA Scientist

The Curse of America’s Illogical School-Day Schedule

A Test to Assess Creativity? It’s in the Works

Westport Middle School Closed for the Week Due to Health Concerns

Students, Teachers Worried About Mold in East Hartford High School

Stamford Educator Semifinalist for Statewide Teacher’s Award

Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools Awards Over $100,000 in Grants

New Milford Adds Second-Grade Class

Winchester Students Show Improvement in Test Scores

Plans For Air Conditioning Advance at Glastonbury’s Gideon Welles School

After Recent School Shootings, Teachers Ask Public for Help Buying Safety Supplies

Bridgeport Charter School Not Meeting Enrollment Expectations

New Haven Board of Education to Consider New Intervention Program for At-Risk Girls at Hillhouse High

Danbury Science Student Develops A.I. Project to Identify Lyme

Bristol Schools Adopt New Policy Requiring Students to Hand in Phones at Start of Class

Opioid Epidemic Raising Special Education Concerns

Spelling Bees Are Trendier Than Science Fairs

More Connecticut Low-Income, Hispanic Students Taking AP Classes, Narrowing Disparities

Friends, Classmates and Family Bid Enfield Student Goodbye With Balloon Launch

Speakers Tell New Britain Seventh-Graders to Value Respect, Work

100 Best Public Elementary Schools in Connecticut for 2019

In Some Cities, Closing Achievement Gaps Is Not for Schools to Fix Alone

Winners and Losers From Capitol Hill’s School Spending Agreement

Dual-Language Learning: 6 Key Insights for Schools

Climate Change Is a Thing. You Should Teach It, Science Teachers Group Says

Why Generation Z Learners Prefer YouTube Lessons Over Printed Books

Federal Court Rules Against Devos in For-Profit Fraud Case

Stamford Teacher Among CT Teacher Of The Year Semifinalists

School Board Celebrates NHS Unified Theater Program

Parents, Staff Fight Decentralization of Childhood Center

‘I Work 3 Jobs And Donate Blood Plasma to Pay the Bills.’ This Is What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in America

New Haven Pastor Sparks Racial Furor Over Schools

Mayor Offers Compromise to End Ansonia Education Dispute

Bridgeport Teacher Receives Yale Educator Award

As Hurricane Flo Attacks the Coast, Seymour Provides Students With Emergency Preparedness Tips

The Keys to Student Success Include Starting Early and Following Through

Teen Vaping Has Hit ‘Epidemic Proportions,’ FDA Leader Says in Enforcement Call

West Hartford, Wethersfield Teachers to Star in A&E Pilot ‘Deaf Out Loud’

Greenwich High School Students Hold Food Drive in Memory of 9/11

How States, Including Connecticut, Try to Combat Attendance Gaming and Errors as ESSA Ratchets Up the Stakes

Region 10 District Votes to Have Armed Security Guards

Renovated Manchester School Opens With Technology, Slide Between Floors

Guilford Partners with Sandy Hook Promise on School Safety Plan

New Haven Student School Board Member Looks to Help the Community

Ridgefield Schools to Hold Focus Groups in Superintendent Search

New AC, Heat Unit at Brookfield High School Could Cost $160,000

Is It Time for the American Approach to Assessment to Change?

Yale Scientists Use New Haven Students’ DNA to Seek Answers for Reading Problems

DeLauro: Federal Education Funds Should Not Be Used to Arm Teachers

Superintendent: New Haven School Viability Should Be Determined by Committee

The 20 School Districts in Connecticut With the Highest Smarter Balanced Test Scores

Shelton Parents Cry Foul Over Free Pre-K Program That Now Charges

Kari Peschel-Luise Is Southington Teacher of the Year

100 Percent Increase in Brookfield Students Reading This Summer

If Democrats Take the House, Here’s What Awaits Betsy DeVos, Civil Rights, and ESSA

Do You Miss the Drama of Betsy DeVos’s Confirmation Hearing? You Can Catch It on Stage.

Teen Social Media Use Is Skyrocketing. But Don’t Panic, New Research Says

Senator Murphy Demands Hearing on Proposals to Arm Teachers

Report: Connecticut Among Top States for Student Performance, School Safety

Cleanup at Old GE Site, Now Home to Bridgeport’s Harding High, Finished

New Britain Ponders Putting AC in Schools

Test Scores Up in Meriden Schools, Down in Wallingford; Steady in Cheshire, Southington

Norwich Student Test Scores Well Below Statewide Averages

Regional District 14 Starts School Late Due to Construction

High School in Monroe Uses Body Cameras to Keep Students Safe

For Educators Vying for State Office, Teachers’ Union Offers ‘Soup to Nuts’ Campaign Training

Teacher Strikes, Unrest Hit West Coast as Unions Flex Muscle

DeVos’ Trip to South America Focuses on Workforce Prep

High Needs, Minority Students Show Better Gains in Test Scores Than State Averages

More School Closures Loom in New Haven

Ansonia Mayor Pushes Back Against Ed Costs

New Haven’s State Test Scores Show Progress, Math Results Still Lag

As Enrollment Grows, Space at Rocky Hill Elementary Schools Shrinks

Meriden Superintendent Discusses School Violence on Statewide Cable TV Show

Library’s Bookmobile Another Victim of Budget Cuts in Meriden

As Other Professionals See Growth, Teachers’ Pay Stagnates, New Report Finds  

Burlington High School Launches New One-on-One Computer Program

West Hartford Sees Dip in Enrollment on First Day Of School

Here’s What’s Behind the Nation’s ‘C’ Grade on Student Achievement

The Controversial Couple Heading Trump’s Hispanic Education Efforts

Many Students Displaced by Hurricane Maria Remain in Connecticut Schools

State Continues to Struggle to Recruit Teachers of English Learners

Lamont Gives “SteFanowski” an “F” on Education

Here Are the Schools Dismissing Early Wednesday Amid Continued Heat

In Danbury, Cursive Writing Is Looping Back Into Our Hearts

Racial Justice Educator Speaks to Windsor Residents, Teachers

New Milford’s Band Director Named Teacher of the Year

Sterling Students Start School on Positive (Sticky) Note

Officers Begin New Role at Wallingford Schools

Hearing Thursday on Future of Berlin’s Elementary Schools