Month: October 2019

New Interim Superintendent Sketches Schools Vision for New Haven

Stamford High “Pink Out” Raises $9,000 for Cancer Charities

Vernon’s Rockville High School Gets $6,000 in Supplies From 3M

Vaccination Numbers Low at Chester Elementary School

First Phase of Demolition of Tolland School Is on Schedule

Southbury’s Region 15 School Board Candidates Focus on Student Growth, Transparency

National Test Results Released; CT Math Scores Up

In Some States, the Census Is an Investment. Not Connecticut.

After Nearly Six Years and $20 Million, Hartford’s ‘Teachers Village’ Apartments Are Open  

Somers Superintendent Presents Goals to Improve Student Achievement

Delay Contributes to Rising Cost for Norwalk’s Columbus School Project

Board of Education Candidates Debate Lyme – Old Lyme Schools

23 Senators Demand Investigation into Mismanagement of Student Loan Program

Regional Social Justice Coalition Launches in Greater Hartford With Education, Housing Campaigns

New Haven Latinos Push on 2 Fronts for Ed Equity

Hamden’s Female-Focused Dress Code Under Scrutiny

Environmental Cleanup Needed on Potential Bassick High School Property

New Haven Early Childhood Leader Recognized

ARTEful Saturdays Land in Fair Haven

New Haven Superintendent Gets $175,000 Pay Out in Severance Agreement

Giving Schools — and Students — the Tools They Need in the Fight to Save the Planet

If States Are Missing Their Own ESSA Goals, What Comes Next?

Four New Haven Schools Try Play-Based Learning

Nearly $26 Million in Federal Funds Slated to Support Connecticut Students

South Windsor Schools Using Power of the Sun to Save Money

Danbury Brainstorms Using Brookfield School to Alleviate Overcrowding

Michelle Obama Wants to Train Teachers to Help Students Vote

The Challenging, Often Isolating Work of School District Chief Equity Officers

Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court in Loan Forgiveness Dispute

Hartford’s Weaver Forging a New Identity at Campus Shared by Public, Magnet Students

New Security Measures in West Hartford Schools Will Scan Visitors Through Sex Offender Registry

Ansonia Educators Take a Pie — or Three — in the Face for Breast Cancer

Bridgeport’s Prized Inter-District Magnet Sees Enrollment Drop

West Hartford Schools Growing Fresh Produce in Their Own Cafeterias

Mountain View Elementary School Students in Bristol Enjoy New Playscape Won in Online Contest

$500,000 School Safety Grant Goes to Stamford

Lewis Mills Athletes Play for More Than Just Points

Student Mural to Be Unveiled at Stratford Wildlife Refuge

Candidates Say It’s Time for a New Superintendent in Stratford

Popular Waterbury Elementary School Principal Resigns to Take Job in Wolcott

It’s More Than Pay: Striking Teachers Demand Counselors and Nurses

Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt for Violating Court Order on Student Loan Collection

A School District Wades Through a Deluge of Social-Emotional Curricula to Find One That Works

What Knowledge Do Principals Need?

Shoreline High Schools Look to Foreign Students to Meet Enrollment, Diversity Goals

Stratford Program Needs Help Providing Food for Kids on Weekends

Morley School Red Wagon Food Drive: 25 Years of Supporting West Hartford Food Pantry

Six Months Into the Job, Stamford Superintendent Embedded in the School Community

Branford Schools, Yale & Lawmakers Hold Vaping Forum Thursday

A Future Without Summative State Tests? NWEA Touts New Product

Nearly All American Classrooms Can Now Connect to High-Speed Internet, Effectively closing the “Connectivity Divide”

‘English-Only’ Laws in Education on Verge of Extinction

Officials Disagree on How Much Transparency Is Needed in Education Partnership

CT Education Agencies Respond to Racial Incidents

Glastonbury Teacher of the Year Also Garners Presidential Award for Scientific Excellence

Danbury Mayor Floats Leasing Brookfield School to Ease Overcrowding

Plainfield Students Fill Shelves at Food Pantry

Norwich School Board Candidates Address Issues During Forum

Culturally Supportive Program for Black Boys Boosts On-Time Graduation Rates

Putting the ‘Professional’ Back in Teacher Professional Development

Julián Castro on Educational Opportunity, Segregation, and Nationwide Pre-K

40 More CT Schools Reported Immunization Rates Below CDC’s MMR Guidelines in 2018-19

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Shares Words of Wisdom With Meriden Children

Bridgeport Students Jive to New Orleans Jazz

NFA, Norwich Tech Cook Up a Tasty Curriculum

Stamford Finance Board Candidates Weigh in on School Privatization Plan

Windham School Board Tackles Teacher Retention

50,000 School Buses Recalled Nationwide for Unsafe Seats

New Haven BOE President Blames School Deficit on State, City

Warren Vows to Ban Federal Funding for New Charter Schools

Starting High School at 8:30? California’s Doing It. Should Everyone?

A Major Test for Would-Be Teachers Will De-Emphasize the More Difficult Math Sections

Connecticut Partnership Spends Most of Its First Meeting in Executive Session

4 CT Teachers Earn Presidential Excellence Awards

School-by-School Vaccine Data Vital to Moms of Kids With Compromised Immune Systems

Norwalk Schools Seek More Minority Teachers to Reflect Diverse Student Population

State Recommends Changes to Greenwich Special Education Processes

Bridgeport SROs, School Security Guards Recognized

Accessible Playground to Be Installed at Pitkin School in East Hartford

Seymour Schools Hire 2 More Armed Security Officers

Elizabeth Warren Education Plan Pushes Huge Funding Boost, More Union Power

Key Changes Would Alter the Government’s Massive Survey on Schools and Civil Rights

Top Special Education Official Leaving His Post at Education Department

Southeast Connecticut Turns to Co-ops for High School Sports

What is CT’s Religious Exemption From Vaccines? Here Are Five Things to Know About the Controversial Provision

Old Saybrook Public Schools a Model for Statewide Farm to School Initiatives

Local Superintendents Join National Pledge to Prioritize Student Attendance

New Haven Schools CFO Hired

Senators Press CFPB To Dig Into Problems With Public Service Student Loan Program

Principals, Here’s How Teachers View You

Nearly 1 Million Children May Lose Automatic Free School Lunch Eligibility Under Trump Food Stamp Rule

Educating Influx of English Learners Will Cost Norwalk Schools Nearly $2M

Toxic PCBs Linger in Schools; EPA, Lawmakers Fail to Act

School Privatization Pulled From Stamford Education Board Agenda

Fist Selectman Celebrates Blue Ribbon Award at Greenwich’s North Mianus School

Connecticut is Teaching Robots to Teach Autistic Children

Debate to Be Held Tuesday for Norwich School Board, City Council Candidates

Plymouth’s Terryville High School to Undergo Accreditation Visit

Candidates for Lyme – Old Lyme Board of Education Explain Priorities

Chicago Teachers Will Go on Strike, Capping Years of Social Justice Activism

4 Things Principals Can Do (and 4 Things They Shouldn’t) to Build Relationships With Teachers

5 Strategies to Stop the School Lunch Time Crunch

Congressional Study: CT Among the Leaders in Funding Public Schools Through the Local Property Tax

Department of Education Blocked Consumer Protection Bureau From Helping Fix Student Loan Forgiveness Program

New London Schools to Address Trauma With Music

CT Schools Look to Serve More Local Food

Trumbull Students Raising Blue-Ribbon Animals

New Haven Student Detained by ICE

New Canaan School Board Speaks Out on Police Dogs

California Tells Schools to Start Later, Giving Teenagers More Sleep

Questioning Their Fairness, a Record Number of Colleges Stop Requiring the SAT and ACT

Black-White Achievement Gaps Go Hand in Hand With Discipline Disparities

Why 20-Minute Lunch Periods Aren’t Good for Students

Seeking to End Period Stigma, Teen Activists Push for Access to Free Menstrual Supplies

CT Lawmakers, Health Officials Urge New Approaches to Fight Teen Vaping

Healthy Meals Now on the Menu in Norwalk Schools

Norwalk Education Board to Vote on School Start Time

‘Unacceptable’ Arsenic Levels Found at Fairfield School Playscape

Cheshire Public Schools Warn of Donation Scam

Murphy Tours Grasso Tech, Says Career-Based Education Is Connecticut’s Future

Superintendent: ‘Immediate Action’ Needed for Influx of Migrant Students in Norwalk

Darien Foundation Donates $25,000 in Instruments to Norwalk Students

Cheshire Students Face Tough Decisions at Financial Fair

Alumni, Town Celebrate Newly Renovated Manchester School  

Weston Students Victims of Phishing Emails

EPA Proposes Upping Lead Testing at Schools in Rule Overhaul

Ridgefield Middle Schools Given Green Light to Discipline Students at Recess

Glastonbury School Board to Recommend 2020-21 Capital Improvement Projects  

Greenwich Schools’ COO Leaves for Abilis

Enfield JFK School Renovation Making Safety a Top Priority

New Member for Andover School Board

Who’s Doing the Teaching After School Lets Out?

Partnership for CT Opens First Meeting to Public, but Transparency Questions Persist

Redding Elementary School Educator Named 2020 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year

Killingly High School Students Vote to Drop Native American Mascot

Ten Seek Election to New London School Board

Five Seek Four Seats on New Canaan School Board

Sherman Considers School Construction Project

How Warren’s Year as a Young Teacher Could Factor in the 2020 Campaign

Middle Schoolers Get a Taste for Manufacturing at Goodwin College  

Why Is Middle School So Hard for So Many People?

Darien Board of Ed Chairman Appointed to Advisory Council

The Things Parents Don’t Talk About With Their Kids … But Should

ACT to Change How Students Retake Exam, Add ‘Superscore’

Influx of Immigrant Students Strains Norwalk’s Resources

New Haven Parents Press School Brass on Bus Chaos

Norwalk High Teacher’s Improv Routine Brings Class to Life

West Hartford Pre-K Students Have a Day at the Farm

Bristol Students Harvest Rosemary From School Garden to Make All Natural Cleaner

Food Truck Fun at New Haven Back to School Night