Month: February 2019

Legislature’s Bipartisan Working Group Keeps Spotlight on School Security

Hartford High Inspires Students to Make Connections With Local Leaders This Black History Month

Haddam-Killingworth Residents Blast School Closing, Lack of Transparency

Hamden Student Teaches Her School About Black History Month

Sandy Hook Program Tells Seymour Students to Look for Warning Signs

Ansonia and School Board Settle Their Suits

Betsy DeVos to Pitch New Tax Credit to Support School Choice Programs

Is Your School District Ready for the Next Recession?

Education Donors Shift Priorities, Survey Suggests

Lamont Pledges his School Regionalization Plan Is All About Carrots, Not Sticks

Lamont Economic Development Strategy: Teacher Recruitment, Retention “Most Important Thing”

Jahana Hayes on Her Improbable Road to Congress

Makerspace Offers Hands-On Lessons for Andover Elementary Students

Litchfield’s Wamogo Regional High School Installs Vaping Monitors

20 Employees Cut in $118M Westport Schools Budget

Bridgeport School Bus Company: Drivers Need Clean Records

Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money

The Ed. Dept.’s Been Pared Back. Here’s What That Means for States

Teacher Colleges Can Do More to Support Black and Hispanic Students, Brief Says

Bus Tour Promotes Reading in Northeastern Connecticut

New Haven School Board to Seek $30 Million Budget Boost

New Britain Schools Chief Links Performance to $39 Million Budget Gap

Bethel High School Aims to Add Arabic Class

School Lunch Debate Rages in Greenwich

Code of Conduct Drafted for Norwalk School Board

Consultant: Greenwich Schools Need More Project Oversight

Data Deal Divides New Haven Mayor, Superintendent

Norwalk High Governance Council Wants Apology From School Board Chair

Griswold School Board Approves $27.9M Spending Plan

We Must Restore Respect to the Teaching Profession, Nation’s Top Teachers Say

Classic Books Are Full of Problems. Why Can’t We Put Them Down?

Report Finds $23 Billion Racial Funding Gap for Schools

Chance at Iditarod a Dream Come True for Local Teacher

The Accountability Needle Inches Up in Connecticut Schools

Board Chair Switches out Regular Meeting with a Special One

Schools To Partner With Wilton Library For Wilton Reads

Hands Off Our Schools Rally Draws Big Crowd to Ridgefield

Kingswood Oxford Middle School Students Awarded Scholastic Gold Keys

Greenwich Public Schools Continues Academic Improvement

Kids from Other Countries Find Freedom on Ice

New Britain School Board President: ‘We’re at Our Last Dollars’

Bravissimo! Trumbull High Students Earn Top Honor for Foreign Languages

Oakland, Los Angeles and More to Come: Why Teachers Keep Going on Strike

How Grassroots Efforts Are Trying to Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis

The Gun Violence That’s a Bigger Threat to Kids Than School Shootings

New Ways to Identify Struggling Students

Lamont’s Plan for Education Calls for Regionalization, Promised State Aid

Governor to Small School Districts: Regionalize or Risk Penalty

See How Your Town Fares in the Governor’s Proposed Budget

Lawsuit Challenges Connecticut’s Racial Integration Efforts for Magnet Schools

The Growing Gender Divide Among U.S. Teachers

Oakland Teachers to Start Strike Thursday

Stark Choice for States: Bank Surpluses, or Spend Them on K-12

Higher Pay Leads to Smarter Teachers, Global Study Says

Teachers Are Still Striking, But Their Demands Have Changed. Here’s How

New Haven School Jobs on the Chopping Block as Budget Deficit Looms

Greenwich Schools to Test Privatizing Lunches

New Britain Parents Learn About Social Media Risks and How to Manage Their Children’s ‘Digital Footprint’

Winchester, Gilbert School Boards at Odds Over Proposed Budgets

Finishing Touches: New Lebanon School Receives Temporary Certificate of Occupancy

West Virginia Teachers Walk Out (Again) and Score a Win in Hours

As CT Faces Tech-Worker Shortages, Momentum Builds for K-12 Computer-Science Curriculum Mandate

Bill to Let Mayor Pick BOE Head Would Add ‘Oil to the Fire’ in Stamford, Some Say

Northwest CT Chamber: Little Free Libraries Coming to Torrington Schools

Madison Top School Administrators Reassigned Due to Downsizing

State Sen. Bradley Officially Resigns from Bridgeport School Board

Stamford Public Education Foundation Receives Mentorship Grant

W.Va. Teachers Go On Strike Over State Education Bill

New Evidence of the Benefits of Arts Education

Hundreds of Educators Hold ‘Teach-In’ to Protest Detention of Immigrant Children

New Britain School Staff Showing Gains in Diversity

Bridgeport School Board Replaces Bylaw Without Public Input

How Are Lockdown Drills Affecting American Kids?

Student Journalism Classes Going Strong, Poll Finds

A Year After Parkland, Connecticut Students Reflect on Their Work, Look to Future

Bill Would Let Some Municipal Leaders Pick School Board Heads

Newtown Youth Show Solidarity With Parkland Peers on Solemn Anniversary

Peggy Moore Enlisted to Helm New Haven Magnet School

Denver Teachers End Strike After Reaching Deal

A High-Crime Neighborhood Makes It Harder to Show Up for School

Are Today’s Young Civic Activists in It for the Long Haul?

The Next Parkland Could Happen Anywhere

One Year After Parkland, What’s Changed?

Danbury High Students Participate in First Yale Model U.N. Conference

Bridgeport School Budget Forums Are Still Off

New Britain Schools: It’s Time for a $5 Million Budget Increase

Bristol School Board Talks Fixed Graduation Date, Other Pending Education Bills in the State

Bridgeport School Board Picks Up Tab for Stolen Car Part

Striking Denver Teachers to Resume Talks Wednesday, Strike Enters Third Day

School Shooters: What’s Their Path to Violence?

Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It.

Trump Jr.: Don’t Be Indoctrinated by ‘Loser Teachers … Trying to Sell You on Socialism’

Exploring Ways to Say So Long to Traditional Letter Grades

Teachers Are Turning to Podcasts as an Instructional Tool

New Haven Schools Appoint COO, $30.7M Deficit Looms

A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking Connecticut School-Desegregation Case

West Hartford King Philip Middle School Students Participate in Identity Symposium

Norwalk Teacher Wins Grant for Photojournalism Project

Ansonia Schools Host Community Conversation

Bethel Teachers Awarded More Than $43,000 in Grants

Stafford School Officials to Seek Student Input on Graduation Gown Colors

Wentzell to Serve as Interim Commissioner Until Replacement Picked

LGBT Students Plan ‘Rainbow Rave’ at Stamford School

Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Breaking Point

Berlin Schools Considering Changing Graduation Requirements

Active-Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided

Wallingford School Board Seeks Spending Increase, Two New Positions

To Encourage Girls in Science, Talk Action, Not Identity

How to Assess Group Projects: It’s About Content and Teamwork

State Reports the Number of Students Sanctioned for Vaping Is Way Up

Search for New Education Commissioner Begins

State BOE Urged to Review Ansonia City-Schools Agreement

Norwalk Elementary School Parents Have Mixed Opinions on School Start Time Changes

Greenwich Educators Explain How Learning Has Changed Over the Decades

2009 Report Impacts Stamford School Budget Debate

Norwalk High Traffic Spilling Over at Naramake Elementary

Branford Schools Chief Proposes $57.88 Million Budget

Trump in State of the Union Speech: ‘Pass School Choice,’ Fund Family Leave

Students From Educated Families More Likely to Take Dual-Credit Courses

Cromwell School Board Meeting Leaves School Official’s Status Unresolved

Plymouth Students Win Fire Poster Contest

State Tech Students Compete in Automotive Competition at Crowley Ford in Plainville

Performance Assessment: 4 Best Practices

Threat Brings Increased Police Presence at Wallingford Schools

School Board Cancels Community Forums on Budget

School Officials to Review Student-Teacher Texting Policy

Connecticut’s Top Youth Volunteers Of 2019 Selected By National Program

Stamford’s Westover School Extending School Year Due to Mold

Two New London Magnet Schools Honored With National Award

Cheney Tech Students Win App Contest By Teaching Driving Skills

Norwalk’s Tracey Elementary Named ‘School of Character’

West Hartford Unified Business Club Is Creating Future Work for Students With Disabilities

New Britain School Board Discusses Curriculum Changes

Health Educator Teaches West Hartford Students to Move, Breathe, Smile

North Haven Middle School Building Committee Seeks to Replace Gym Floor

Five Things to Watch for in Trump’s State of the Union Speech

Social-Emotional Learning Data May Identify Problems, But Can Schools Fix Them?

What’s a More Important Parent Investment: Money or Time?

New Haven 4th Graders Connect on World Read Aloud Day

‘Not Scared, Prepared’: Learning From School Lockdowns After Sandy Hook

Bridgeport Middle School Students Learn to Put Words into Action

Team From STEM High School in New London Wins Quiz-Bowl Academic Competition

Somers Teacher Works to Improve Middle School Education

Bristol’s 2019 Teacher of the Year Wears Many Hats

School Regionalization Debate Hijacks Norwalk Gun Violence Forum

New Haven Superintendent Dives Into the Nitty-Gritty

Stamford School Budget Request Drops, Maintenance Allocation Questioned After Mold Problems

Ansonia Schools to Host Conversation About Diversity

Brookfield Boards to Meet on $44.4 Million School Budget Proposal

‘Physical Computing’ Connects Computer Science With Hands-On Learning