Month: May 2019

Senate Endorses Plan Requiring Connecticut Schools to Teach African American, Latino History  

Bus Stops May Be as Good a Place as Any for a STEM Lesson  

53 Teacher Positions Cut in New Haven  

Public, Private? Where the Presidential Candidates Went to School  

Goals for Equity in New London Shared at Partnership for Student Success Meeting  

One-Fifth of Children Experience Cyberbullying  

House Unanimously Passes Bill on Bullying and School Climate  

Males of Color Forum to Focus on Teachers

Bill Mandates School Emergency Plans for Students with Hearing Loss  

Despite Transient Childhood, East Lyme Senior Finds Roots in Math, Science  

Joe Biden’s Education Plan: Triple Title I to Boost Teacher Pay and Student Supports  

10th Annual iCreate Exhibition of High School Student Art  

Adult Ed Graduates 35, Celebrates Half Century  

Bridgeport School Turns to Yoga to Help Calm Students

After Lengthy Debate, Climate Change Curriculum Bill Passes House

Two Connecticut Students Make Next Round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Ruling: New Haven Ed Board Twice Violated FOI Law

New London Teen to Become First in Her Family to Attend College

Shelton BOE: School Budget Deficit Disappears

Ellington School Board Hires New Principal for Windermere School

Biden Unveils Education Plan, His First Major Policy Proposal as 2020 Candidate

How States Handle Arts Education in Charter and Magnet Schools Varies Widely

Inside Stanford Scholars’ Clash Over 50 Years of Achievement Gaps

An Edison School Salute to Memorial Day in Bridgeport

Who Are the Connecticut Students Participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee? Meet Janelle, Charles and Rod

SAND School’s Narciso Moquete Named 2019 Hartford Teacher of the Year

New Haven Students Rally for Climate

Proposal to Require That Climate Change Is Taught May Return

Schools in Connecticut, Nationwide Rethinking Approach to E-cigarettes

Old Saybrook Students Host ‘Eats & Beats’ for Wildfire Relief Fund

Can “Playful Assessments” Tell Us Whether Maker Education Works?

Should School Boards Take Up Abortion, Immigration, and Other Social Issues?

Itinerant English-Learners Pose Challenges for School Systems

Southington Students Showcased at Scholarship Night

Ellington Public Schools Recognized for Its Music Program

Teachers Remember Camaraderie, Persistence at Reunion for Closing Manchester School

Design of New Tolland School on Hold Until State Budget Passes

New Milford Names New Superintendent

New Milford Elementary Schools Get New Principals

Montville Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto, Keeps School Budget Cuts

Study Finds Bias Leads to Lower Evaluation Ratings for Teachers of Color

Ditching Detention for Yoga: Schools Embrace Mindfulness to Curb Discipline Problems

How Cities Are Convincing Voters to Pay Higher Taxes for Public Preschool

How Should Districts Plan for Future Students? New Federal Data Offer Insights

Danbury Teachers Protest Lack of School Funding

Hartford Board of Education Approves $429M Budget for 2020 Under New Funding Formula for City Schools

House Endorses Bill Requiring Courses on Black, Latino History

New Haven BOE Proposed Building Shuffles Draw Ire, Few Answers

Bernie Sanders’s Education Plan Laments Rise of Charter Schools

Next Step in Diversity Training: Teachers Learn to Face Their Unconscious Biases

Bethel Middle School Reopens After Fire

The Problem With the SAT’s Idea of Objectivity

Many More Students, Especially the Affluent, Get Extra Time to Take the SAT

Norwich Food Services Director Earns Rising Star Award  

Manchester Students Gather Signatures to Change ‘Indians’ Mascot

New Haven Board of Education Questions Data Portal Services Duplication

Stratford School Named State’s Middle School of the Year

What the Education Department Inspector General Discovered About Betsy DeVos’ Emails

Counselors Blast College Board’s Plan to Assign Students a ‘Disadvantage’ Score

A New Site for Bassick Is Floated

Waterbury Students Learn Lessons in Philanthropy Raising Hundreds for Charities

Governor Lamont Launches 2019 Summer Reading Challenge

‘Inspiration Awards’ Recognize Bridgeport’s Best Teachers

Stamford’s Students With Disabilities Help Beautify Local Firehouses

Seymour High School Honored for Preparing Students for Success

Mayor, School Officials Tour New Britain School Renovation Project

West Hartford Teacher Named CT Association for the Gifted Educator of the Year

Somers Educator Wins Statewide Recognition as Outstanding First-Year Principal

Thomaston Board of Education: Students and Faculty Recognized, CT Data Findings Discussed

Watertown Board of Education: Students, Teachers and Nurses Honored

Canterbury School Board Struggles With Budget Cuts

School Enrollment to Spike as Families Flock to South Windsor

Joel Barlow Students Succeed in Helicopter Design Challenge

Manchester’s Verplanck School Fills New Time Capsule to Represent 2019

What Do Teachers Really Want From Professional Development? Respect

Survey Finds Student Behavior One of Principals’ Top Concerns

Superintendent Search Begins in Bridgeport

Manchester Republicans Split on School Renovations

School Board Names New Vernon Center Middle School Principal

Plainville Residents Vote to Pass Board of Education Budget by a Wide Margin

Georgetown Study: Wealth, Not Ability, Biggest Predictor of Students’ Future Success

New Haven BOE Stalls Votes on $65,000 Radon Test Contract

Many Online Climate Change Lessons Are Actually Junk

Heated Debate About Minority Rights Can Increase Bullying of LGBTQ Students, Study Finds

How CT Educators Are Handling the Growing Requirements for PD on Non-Academic Issues

Music Wing at Bridgeport’s Harding High Named After 2019 Connecticut Teacher of the Year

New Haven LGBTQ+ Policy Isn’t Enough

Manchester High Students Campaigning to Change School’s ‘Indians’ Nickname

New Haven Science Fair Projects Turn Toward Stewardship

Bridgeport’s Old Harding High to Be Temporary Home for Bassick Students

65 Years After ‘Brown v. Board,’ Where Are All the Black Educators?

Unused Educational Software Is Major Source of Wasted K-12 Spending, New Analysis Finds

Norwich Residents Rally for Education

Speakers Ask Norwich Council to Increase School Spending

Teachers Union Says Connecticut’s Charter Laws Need Improvement

Bridgeport’s Hall School Saved From Closing

Danbury Teacher Wins National Award

Thompson Students Express Ideas Through Art

How Schools Can Spend Time More Wisely: 4 Big Tips From Daniel Pink

Sending Your Boy to Preschool Is Great for Your Grandson, New Research Shows

As More States Adopt Bilingualism Seal, Equity Concerns Arise

Raise Teacher Pay, Fight Segregation, Rebuild Schools: One 2020 Candidate’s Big Education Plan

Warren Says She’d Appoint Former Teacher to Education Post

‘Disgusting’ Budget Cuts Begin in Bridgeport Schools

DPH Update: 109 Schools Below CDC Standard for Measles Vaccine; Hearing Set for Monday

Bridgeport Schools Team Up to Fight Merger

North Haven School Opens ‘Truly Inclusive Playground’

New Haven BOE Must Decide How to Spend $735K in Controversial Funding

School Violence Prevention Program Gets 25k Donation

Housatonic Valley Regional High School World Language Students Earn Recognition

To Help Schools Make Better Decisions About Safety, Johns Hopkins University Launches New Center

Kamala Harris’s Long-Shot Bid to Fix School Funding

New Documentary Details Attempt to Change School Lunch

Districts Still Have Money to Spend at End of the 2018-19 School Year

‘Run, Hide, Fight’ Mindset Making Way into US Schools

Can a State Just Refuse to Follow the Every Student Succeeds Act?

Emotional Intelligence Efforts of Bridgeport Public Schools Get International Spotlight

1st Connecticut LGBTQ Educators’ Conference Coming to Wesleyan University

Canterbury Schools Facing Major Cuts

When Was the Last Time American Children Were So Afraid?

Democrats in Congress Hate Arming Teachers. Did They Miss a Chance to Curtail It?

Norwalk School District Bank Account Hacked

New Haven School Budget Critics, Library Supporters Share Feedback at Workshop

Program Helps South Windsor Students With Mental Health Issues

East Hartford Students to Walk in Honor of Former Principal

Tolland Voters Approve Budget, Bonding to Build a New School Due to Its Crumbling Foundation

New Haven Teachers Union Pushing District for Buyout for 100 Teachers

Tolland Superintendent Addresses Birch Grove Questions

Suffield School Board Mulls Pay-to-Play, Fees

Voters Approve Lyme-Old Lyme School Budget

During Teacher Appreciation Week, Strike Organizers Reflect on Meaning of Thanks

Oregon Teachers Are Walking Out, Forcing 600 Schools to Close. But They’re Not Demanding Raises

Project-Based Learning Boosts Student Engagement, Understanding

What Educators Need to Know About the Latest School Shooting

What Are Students’ Constitutional Rights?

Schools Teach Civics. Do They Model It?

Whites, Blacks Divided on Value of Neighborhood Schools and Diversity, Survey Finds

Students’ Art Displayed at Bristol Board of Education

Parents Complain of Spam Emails From Norwalk Public School Accounts

New Haven Educator to Be New Principal at Sliney School in Branford

Norwich School Officials Explain School Budget in Public Forum

Democrats Seek to Cut $40 Million From Federal Aid to Charter Schools

Tong Says Legislature and Governor Can End Religious Exemption for School Vaccine Requirements

Stamford Schools Deficit Tops $2M

New Haven Schools Announce Plan to Reallocate Grant Funding

Bridgeport Council Passes Budget, Ganim Considers Veto

Glastonbury Wants to Expand Food Recycling Program to Schools

Deadline Looms for Torrington Schools to Fix Special Ed Programs

Norwich Council Rejects School Spending Hike, Splits Along Party Lines on Budget

Groton Voters Again Support Elementary Schools’ Plan