Month: October 2018

Stamford’s Westover School Closing for a Week Due to Mold

The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected

A Jump Start on School Budget Conversations in Bridgeport

Why Millions of Teens Can’t Finish Their Homework

‘How Can You Fight Hate?’: Schools Mourn, and Act, Following Synagogue Massacre

School Board Reviewing Plans for Glastonbury High School Field House Expansion, Kitchen Renovation

Betsy DeVos Shifts School Choice, Privacy Offices at Education Department

A Greenwich Science Teacher’s Simple Approach Racked Up $140,000 in National Prizes

Sandy Hook Activists Say It’s Time to Target Gun Violence

Armed School Security Officers Begin Work at Derby Schools

Terryville High School Is Proud of Its AP Program

Hartford Schools Superintendent’s Contract Extended By One Year

Oxford Parents’ Group Unsatisfied With Special Education Programs

University of Bridgeport STEM Bus Set to Roll to Area Schools

There’s a Downside to Attending an Academically Selective High School, Study Says

Why Students Need More ‘Math Talk’

Oxford Parents’ Group Unsatisfied with Special Education Programs

Stamford School District Closes Down Newfield Portable Classrooms After Parental Outrage

Jahana Hayes to Host Forum Sunday at CCSU

An Orange Wave Confronts Bullying in Bridgeport

Hartford Parents Outraged, Disappointed at Decision to Replace School Leader

Stamford Parents Demand Solutions in Classroom Mold Problem

The Fight for Physical Literacy

Hartford Magnet School Challenge Awaiting Court Go-Ahead

Author Visits West Hartford School to Inspire Young Children

Robotics Season Opens Saturday at CREC Academy of Science and Innovation

Terryville High School Students’ SAT Scores on Par With State Average

City Council is Bridgeport School Board’s Backup Plan on Funding Dispute

Bridgeport’s New Harding High Springs a Leak, Lacks Outdoor Sound System

With Building New Elementary Schools a Less Costly Plan, Groton Town Council Supports Revised Proposal

East Hampton’s $14.9 Million Budget Passes on Fourth Try

Heating System Breaks Down at Ansonia Middle School

Teachers Criticize Their Colleges of Ed. for Not Preparing Them to Teach Reading

Midterms Could Mean Big Changes for State ESSA Plans: Which Races to Watch

State Teachers Union Opposed to Arming Educators in School

Ashford Students Talk With ISS Astronauts

Greenwich Enrollment Rises, Along With Student Need

Financial Reality Fair Educates Manchester Students

Volunteers Step Forward to Help During Ansonia School Board Budget Woes

Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Is It the Best Role Model?

Former Principal Returns to New Haven from ‘Burbs

Consultant to Study Possible Merger for Ansonia, Derby School Districts

The Comer Method Turns 50

Danbury Teachers Bring Back Lessons from Hawaiian Historic, Geological Sites

Bullet Hits Window at Bridgeport’s Dunbar Elementary School

Greenwich Art Teacher and His Young Artists Create “The House that Jack Built”

Greenwich’s Western Middle School to Drop IB Magnet Theme

STEM Labs in Meriden Schools Offer Students Hands-On Learning Experience

Oxford Schools Chief to Step Down in June

New Britain Schools, City Hall in Dispute Over $10.9 Million

How High Schools Shaped American Cities and “School Choice” Could Put That Legacy at Risk

One Day in the Life of Two Principals

Billionaire Philanthropist Barbara Dalio Is Investing Millions in Connecticut Public Schools

New Haven Homeless Student Says She Needed Laundry, Not Lectures

Consent Is Part of the Curriculum at Greenwich Schools

Bridgeport’s Bassick High School Gets Its Turn at a Makeover

Two West Hartford Girls Raise Money, Sponsor Students in Haiti

Masonic Lodge Helps Keep Ansonia School Program Going

Boughton: Matrix Apartments Would Overburden Danbury Schools

New Rockville High Principal Eager to Learn, Join Community

New Assistant Principal Tapped for Somers High School

Ansonia Educators Rally Against City, Call for Return of $600,000

Five Teachers Celebrated for Their Work With Engaging Connecticut Students

Twelve Students Honored With MLK Scholarships at 50th Anniversary Dinner

WVIT Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan Teaches West Bristol Students About Hurricanes and How to Survive Them

Andover Elementary Adds Security Cameras, Drills

Seeds Planted for a ‘Grow Your Own’ Teaching Program in Bridgeport

ISAAC Students Try Walking in a Water-Fetcher’s Shoes

Five Connecticut Teachers to Be Awarded $10,000 Grants Thursday

West Hartford High School Students Could Start Class 45 Minutes Later Next Year

Parents Banned From Eating Lunch With Children at Darien Schools

New Principal Named at East Hartford Elementary School

New Britain School Board Gives Good Marks to Superintendent

Bridgeport Music Teacher Wins Top State Teaching Award

Fate of State’s School Integration Efforts Rests With Federal Judge

Westport School to Remain Closed All Year After Mold Problems Grow

Danbury School Leaders Concerned About Lagging Math Scores

New Haven Board of Education Committee Lauds Expanded Tech Growth in High Schools

Greenwich Cos Cob Students Return to Class

Students Gathered in Southington for the Red Ribbon Rally and Vowed to Stay Drug-Free

New Britain Board of Education May Sue City Over Self-Insurance Funds

Groton Plan to Build New Elementary Schools Will Require Voter Approval

Roxbury School in Stamford Declared Safe After Door Complaints

Federal Judge to Hear Connecticut Magnet School Case Tuesday

Referrals Rise, Shortage Remains for Speech-Language Pathologists in Connecticut

Webster Hill School in West Hartford Releases 150 Monarch Butterflies

Bullying Concerns Get Bridgeport Council and School Officials Talking

East Haven Asks for State Help in Digging Into School Finances

Groton School to Host Distracted Driving Program

How Does Science Testing Work Under ESSA?

Greenwich Officials: Cos Cob School Repairs and Relocation Plan Will Cost $2 Million

Artist Builds Dreams, LEGO Mural With West Hartford Students

Longtime K-9 Handler Is Waterford’s Newest School Resource Officer

New Haven School “Renamed”; Columbus Piñata Whacked

Teachers Crowdfund Millions for Classroom Supplies

The Five Most Common Native Languages of English-Learners

Danbury Schools to Add LGBTQ Training for Teachers, Staff

Mom, 45, Named Student of the Month

Greenwich Says Cos Cob School Won’t Fully Reopen Til End of December

Norwich Students, Families Walk to School

Number of CT High Schoolers Vaping Doubled Over Two Years

Walk to School Day Held in Westport

Southington Students to Build Farm Stand on Town Property

Student Rep Advises Bristol School Board on Safety, Availability of ACTs

New London High School Project to Get $10 Million Boost

What Happens When States Un-Standardize Tests?

Free Coats for All at Norwich Elementary School

Wintergreen Parents Lobby Hamden Board of Education as Redistricting Continues

Bridgeport School Board Demands City Contribution in Cash

New Strategies Pay off at New Haven Magnet School

Danbury School Leaders Raise Specter of Need for New School

It’s Full STEAM Ahead on Winham High School Renovation Plan

Winsted School Committee Interviewing Architects to Renovate Hinsdale School

Greenwich School Closed for at Least a Week Due to Flooding; Some Students to Relocate

Feds Toss Out Challenge of Connecticut Choice Law

Spreading Kindness at Glastonbury’s Hopewell Elementary School One Rock at a Time

GHS Seniors to Hold Art Silent Auction to Raise Funds for Neighbor to Neighbor

High School Dancers Invited to Annual Festival at CCSU

Bethel Schools Redo Plans, Costs OK’d

Assistant Principal at Somers High School Is Leaving for Watertown Job

Why Are Teachers in Europe Paid So Much Better Than Teachers in the United States?

In Bridgeport, New Curriculum Widens Students’ Perspectives

Homeless Families Urged to Seek Help Without Fear of Losing Children

Murphy, Other Senate Democrats Express Concern Over Proposal to Arm Teachers

Disputing the Budgetary Bottom Line in Bridgeport

Columbus Day? In West Hartford, Schools to Honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day

New London School Leaders Head to China as Part of Pilot Program

Teacher Named to New Fairfield School Board

A $1 Billion Gates Foundation-Backed Education Initiative Failed to Help Students — Here’s How the Foundation’s Next $450 Million Project Will Look

Time to Change How We Think About Early Education, International Study Finds

Most States Failing to Meet English-Learner Academic Targets, Report Finds

Betsy DeVos Has Approved Every ESSA Plan. Read What’s in Them

Connecticut Teachers Joining the March to Political Office

In Hartford, a Few Blocks Can Make All the Difference for Children Growing Out of Poverty

Connecticut Launches Teacher Recruitment Effort

Advocates Challenge Norwalk Special Education

Police-Grade Surveillance Technology Comes to the Playground

Teachers Told Me Their Stories of Sexual Assault and Harassment—and Why They Keep Silent

Free Tuition? Six Ways To Help More Students Graduate From State Universities

Education – and Betsy Devos – Are Issues in Key Political Races This November

Poll: Young Americans Say Online Bullying a Serious Problem

Connecticut Board Gives Initial OK to Two New Charter Schools

Ellington Students, Staff Seeing the Benefits of Mindfulness

West Hartford Schools To Address Mushrooms Growing In Bathroom At Hall High School

State Board May Approve Two New Charter Schools Wednesday

State To Partner With Nonprofit To Boost Diversity Of Teachers And Fill Shortages

Read to Grow in Branford to Run Early Childhood Literacy Program in New Haven

New Haven School District Coo Gives Update on Facilities Summer Projects, Savings

Aboard the Amistad Replica, Students Connect History to Experience

West Haven’s Forest School Among 4 CT 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools