Month: November 2019

Norwalk Schools Reaching ‘Tipping Point’ for Immigrant Students

Connecticut “Kid Governor” to Be Inaugurated in December

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Norwalk High School Student on Front Lines for Climate Change

This Teacher Is Suing Her District Over Working for Free, Buying School Supplies

Active Shooter Drills May Not Stop a School Shooting — But This Method Could

Math: The Most Powerful Civics Lesson You’ve Never Had

New Haven Students Seek Out Recycling Solutions for Schools

New Haven BOE Shifts Blame for Deficit

Chocolate Milk Back in New Haven High Schools, for Now

Amity Student Wins Second Place in Statewide Essay Contest

Parish Hill Middle/High School Honored by National PTA

Windham Acting Schools Chief Settles into Her New Role

$50K for Sherman School Designs Will Go to Town Vote

As Thanksgiving Approaches, ‘Unlearning’ History Continues

Up to 3.6 Million Students Should Be Labeled Gifted, but Aren’t

What Teenagers Think About the First Amendment

Debate to Eliminate Religious Exemption Begins With Airing From Both Sides

At Career Day, Plainville Students Ponder Work as Chefs, Nurses, Sports Commentators or Landscapers

In Connecticut and Across the Country, Minority Students Generally Taught by White Educators

Ganim Criticized for Second Look at Bridgeport Schools After Previous Input Ignored

Getting Kids Off The Vape: Blumenthal Says Trump ‘Succumbing to Industry Pressure’

Nazi Symbols and Racist Memes: Combating School Intolerance

In TV Interview, Connecticut Teachers Discuss Results of Eye-Opening Survey  

Connecticut Teachers Spend Hundreds of Their Own Money on Supplies  

High Stakes for Schools If 2020 Census Undercounts Latino Families

New Haven Students Demonstrate Outside Classmate’s Deportation Hearing  

Hamden Considers Free Meals for All Students  

Hartford Students on a Mission to Feed the Hungry  

Documentarian Ken Burns Launches Site with Free Resources for Middle, High School Teachers  

New Milford Tackles Vaping in Schools  

Naugatuck Public Schools Have Plans for Alliance Grant Increase  

Connecticut High School Instructor Roxanne Amiot Named 2019 SEMA-NACAT Award Winner  

Connecticut’s Next Kid Governor Elected

CT Teachers Say More Support Needed When It Comes to Mental Health

Stamford School Board Questions Viability of Facilities Plan

New Britain Coalition Targets Teen Alcohol Use, Drug Abuse and More

New Haven Students Head to Boston to Support Classmate Detained by ICE

Second-Graders Get Hands-on Science Experience

New Norwalk School Board Leader Calls for Civility Amid Turmoil

High School Students Learn About Unions by Forming One

More Than $1 Billion in K-12 Ed-Tech Licensing Fees Go to Waste

CT Teachers Concerned About Their Students’ and Their Own Safety  

In Connecticut, Fewer Education Reporters, More Missed Stories

Alternative High School in Danbury Preps Free Thanksgiving Feast

Bridgeport Education Advocates Want More Than Promises From a Re-Elected Ganim

New Haven Interim Superintendent Tackles Schools’ Central Office

Farmington Educator Named State Superintendent of the Year

Greenwich Board of Education to vote on Cardinal Stadium

Students Are Really, Really Bad at Spotting Fake News, Misleading Websites

Connecticut Teachers Share What’s Happening in Schools in New Survey

Moving the Needle on Reading in Greenwich

Immigration Spurs ‘Dramatic’ Enrollment Increase in Stamford Schools

Proposal to Shift a New Haven High School to ‘No Zero’ Grade Policy Stirs Internal Controversy

The New Britain School System Has Struggled for Years With Students Missing School. But a New Program Is Helping Them Show Up.

College-Acceptance Rate Highest Among Greenwich High AVID Students

Alumni Host Career Day for Thompson Students

Simsbury’s Tariffville Elementary School Would Close Under Proposed Renovation Plans

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren on Charter Schools

The Teacher Strikes That Could Hit Presidential Swing States in 2020

Should Older and Younger Kids Be Grouped Together?

The Real Story: Teachers Say Schools Are Making Them, And Their Students, Ill    

Hundreds Brainstorm for a Better City  

Should Schools Be Able to Detect Every Would-Be Shooter?  

Officials Weigh Massive Changes in Juvenile Justice System  

TikTok: Powerful Teaching Tool or Classroom Management Nightmare?  

Alumni Host Career Day for Thompson Students  

Glastonbury High Drama Club, From Dream to Stage

Wilton Kids Send Their Drones Flying

‘Real Kids Wear Pink’ at Aiken Elementary School in West Hartford  

Saxe Middle School in New Canaan Hosting Talk on Technology and Teens

The ‘Zero-Waste Classroom’: Teachers Share Tips for Going Green

Deval Patrick, Obama Education Ally, Announces Presidential Run

Danbury Technology Education Teacher Chosen for Statewide Honor

Norwalk High’s Culinary Lab Opening Offers Alternative Career Path for Students

New Haven Latina Student: What About Our History?

A Canton Elementary School’s Water Supply Is Being Tested After It Could Have Been Contaminated by Chemical Firefighting Foam

Hebron Official Pushes to Remove Lead in School’s Water

State Kills Hamden’s West Woods School Rebuilding Project

CT High Achieving Schools, High Stress Students

Too Few Parents Talk to Their Kids About Race and Identity, Report Finds

Greenwich Teachers Make the World their Classroom

Waterbury Area Schools to Offer Courses with African-American, Latino Focus

Stamford’s Westover Repairs Face ‘Unforeseen Condition’ — More Mold

Greenwich High Students Turning to Uber and Lyft for Rides

Norwich Schools Staff Take the Stage in Fundraiser Talent Show

Educators Will Soon Be Able to Sell Their Materials on Amazon

Teaching Young Children About Racism and Slavery Can Help Shrink Connecticut’s Achievement Gap

CT Public Schools Mark Demographic Shift

Norwalk High Marching Band Wins Fourth National Title in Six Years

Connecticut Symphony Uses Power of Music, Performance to Inspire Greenwich Students

Poll: Many Youths Say High School Diploma Is Enough

Norwich Free Academy Corporators Celebrate Student Achievement at Annual Meeting

Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills in Schools Could Be Traumatic for Students

Transgender Teachers Speak Out on What They Need From School Leaders

How Schools Are Using the Trump Impeachment Inquiry as a Teachable Moment

Screen Time Up as Reading Scores Drop. Is There a Link?

Supreme Court to Tackle DACA. What Does It Mean for Students, Teachers, and Schools?

Report Condemns Classroom Conditions in Connecticut Schools

Norwalk School Promotes Kindness

Danbury Students Advance to State-Level Science Competition

Sen. Kamala Harris Introduces Bill to Lengthen School Day by Three Hours

Math Looks the Same in the Brains of Boys and Girls, Study Finds

More Than 50,000 School Buses to Be Recalled for Safety Concerns

Most School Shooters Showed Many Warning Signs, Secret Service Report Finds

Danbury School Population Could Increase by as Much as 7.1% Over Next Decade

International Study Finds Major Inequities in Computer Literacy

Stamford’s Westhill High School Names New Assistant Principal

Democrats Maintain Control of Stamford School Board

Mansfield Voters OK New School Project

A New School Board Dynamic Is Coming to Bridgeport

A ‘Roadmap’ for Teaching Civics and History Is Coming. Will It Restart an Old Curriculum War?

The Power of a Wealthy PTA

Connecticut School Teachers Concerned About ‘Old, Sick Buildings’

Norwalk Schools Receive Promise of Loan to Address Influx of Students

Naugatuck Officer Speaks to Pomperaug High Class About Race, Bias and Other Societal Issues

West Hartford Teacher Starts Nonprofit to Help Students

Torrington’s Student Cell Phone Policy May Be Reviewed … Again

Pomperaug High School Unified Sports Program Honored

Stamford Students Set Goal to Collect 1 Million Bottle Caps

Referendum on New Mansfield Elementary School to Be Voted on Tuesday

Norwich Board of Education Candidates Seeking Seats

For 8 in 10 Teens, Vaping Is Part of Everyday Life, Poll Finds

Meet Connecticut’s New Teacher of the Year: Meghan Hatch-Geary from Beacon Falls

Region 10 Students Take Part in Korean Spirit, Culture Workshop

Matt Delaney Doing His Part as Manchester Teacher of the Year

Overcrowding in Danbury Sparks Charter School Debate

After 22 Years, Educating CT Incarcerated Youth Still a Challenge

Five CT High School Coaches to Receive Gold Keys

Connecticut Finds $500,000 for Census Outreach

Enfield School Board Candidates Focus on a Myriad of Issues

Greenwich Public Schools Hires New Chief Operating Officer

It’s a Smartphone Life: More Than Half of U.S. Children Now Have One