Month: February 2020

Proposal Would Eliminate Requirement to Report School Bullying Incidents to State

US Schools Start Planning for Possible Spread of Coronavirus

Pomperaug Health Director Meets With Town, School Officials to Discuss Virus Response

Kent Students Allowed to Join Some Middle School Sports

West Haven Schools Shut Down Apps Amid IT System Difficulties

School Board Shaves $103,000 From Budget

Stafford Ed Board Adopts Budget, Trimming Proposal to $28.8M

Greenwich School Board Reaches Compromise on Turf War at Central Middle

Schools Are Embracing Mindfulness, But Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect

Study Finds as Racial Segregation Between Schools Goes Down, Racial Isolation Within Classrooms Goes Up

Teachers: Stamford’s Toquam Magnet School in Need of Immediate Repairs

Miguel Cardona Formally Approved as State Education Commissioner

New Haven Schools Seek Help on Teacher Diversity

Students Speak Out Against Shelton Interim Schools Chief

Departing Shelton Schools Chief Has New Job With the State Dept. of Ed.

Veterans Day, Yom Kippur to Become Class Days Under New Bridgeport School Calendar

Norwich School Budget Increase Projected at 11% Next Year; $1.1 Million Deficit This year

Are Schools Ready for Coronavirus? Trump Says They Should Be

Torrington School Superintendent Seeks $2.8 Million Bump for 2020-21

Kent School Board Proposes 1.6% Hike Over Current Budget

Proposal Would Increase Region 15 School Budget by 3.6%

New Hartford School Board Asks for $8.5 Million for 20-21

Bridgeport School Board Chair Says Effort to Remove Her Is Political

In Debate, Bloomberg Not Sure Charter Schools Are ‘Appropriate’ Everywhere

Bernie Sanders’ Record on Testing and No Child Left Behind: A Brief History

ADHD, Other Developmental Disabilities More Common in Rural Areas

Students Testify in Favor of Bill Requiring Middle and High School Bathrooms to Carry Free Menstrual Products

Initial Costs Drop if Ansonia and Derby Combine More Schools, Close 3

Architect of Stamford School Privatization Plan Leaves Post

Stratford School Board Dodges Residents’ Demands for Member to Resign

After Cheating, Darien Schools Taking Steps to Enhance Security

Bridgeport School Board Starts Process to Remove Chairwoman

Bloomfield School Superintendent Seeks Nearly 10% Budget Increase

Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Some CT Students Stay Home After Class Trip to Italy

Norwalk School District Agrees to Performance Audit

East Lyme Board of Education Approves Budget With 4.98% Increase

Stratford School Budget Heads Back to the Drawing Board

Weston Selectmen Vent Frustration With Schools Budget

Schools Should Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreaks, CDC Officials Warn

Lawmakers Advanced a Bill Barring New Religious Exemptions to Vaccines. Here’s What It Would Do.

Danbury Schools Work at Combating Chronic Absenteeism

Travelers Employees Surprise Students and Teachers at M.D. Fox Elementary School in Hartford With Donation

Norwalk Parents Rally for School Money as Vote on Budget Cap Looms Tuesday

Thomaston School Board Rejects Regionalization With Plymouth

New Haven BOE Asks for $199M Budget

Stamford’s Wright Tech Names Accreditation Steering Committee

The Nation’s Top Teachers on Self-Care, Student Voice, and What They Would Say to Trump

Sanders Details Pitch for Free, Universal Prekindergarten in New Plan

CT Teachers Say They Need More Support, Training in Dealing With Students’ Emotional Needs

Bridgeport School Officials Want Audience With Gov. Lamont Over Budget Crisis

Hartford Board of Education Elects New Leadership, Former Chairman Resigns From Body

New Haven Schools Transportation Director Resigns After 2 Weeks on Job

4 Redistricting Options Presented to Fairfield School Board

In Hartford, Finishing Touches Underway at Doc Hurley Field House, Plus Renovation Updates at MLK School, Burns and Bulkeley

Teachers Describe Classroom Conditions, Saying They’re Falling Apart  

Greenwich Teachers Decry Special Education Understaffing  

New Haven Board of Ed Explores Opt-Out Policy for High-Stakes Testing  

Four Redistricting Options Presented to Fairfield School Board  

How Norwalk Schools Will Use State Funding  

Connecticut Selected to Participate in College in High School Workshop  

Challenges to School Integration Persist  

How Schools Can Be More Effective at Growing Young Voters  

Consultants Recommend Sidewalk, Crosswalk, Ride-Sharing Zone at Greenwich High  

CT Teachers Explain How Standardized Testing Causes Unnecessary Stress for Students

West Hartford Education Board Urges Later School Start Times Across Connecticut

Teacher Survey Looks at Impacts of Standardized Testing on Vocational Training

New Haven School Budget Could Include Cutting Teacher Positions, Buses

Broad Brook Elementary in East Windsor Begins Annual “One School One Book”

Rising Enrollment Fuels Bethel to Increase Proposed School Budget to $48.6 Million

Shelton School Board Names Smith Interim Superintendent

Educators Experiment With Making Course Materials More Relevant Across Cultures and Communities

The #MeToo Balancing Act in High School

How Could Michael Bloomberg’s Education Record Play on the Democratic Debate Stage?

New Haven Parents Explore “Breaking Up” With Standardized Tests

Hartford High School Clinic to Be Named for Former Hartford Administrator Leah O’Neill Fichtner, Who Championed School-Based Health Services

Grant to Danbury Science Teacher to Jumpstart Student Projects

Connecticut Lawmakers Want to Eliminate the State’s Religious Exemption to Vaccines. Here’s How That Would Work.

New Haven School-Funding Road Show Rolls Into Westville

Connecticut Invited to Workshop to Help High School Students Earn College Credentials

Middletown Holds Community Conversation After Black History Month Assembly Controversy

New Haven Schools Land State Grant to Keep Running After-School Program for At-Risk Youth

School Board Approves Draft Plans for New Norwalk High

Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch

The Nation’s English-Learner Population Has Surged: 3 Things to Know

Teachers Weigh in on How Technology Helps, Hurts in the Classroom

Greenwich Board to Hear More About Low Teacher Morale

New Students Mean More Special Education Costs for Danbury Area

Bridgeport Superintendent Warns of High-Impact School Cuts

Connecticut Bill Prohibits Discipline for Unpaid Lunch Bills

State Teachers Union Calls for Change in School Lockdown and Active Shooter Drills

‘A Major Shift’: New Camp Helps Greenwich Hamilton Avenue Students Meet Common Core Demands

Salary Battle Prompts New Questions About Privacy Rules for Education Partnership

Helicopter Rescues, Robots, Chicken Embryos — Bridgeport Science Expo Has It All

Monroe First-Graders Raise Money to Help Build New Playground in Town

Westport Parent’s Petition Against Later School Start Times Picks Up Steam

Brookfield Needs $989,000 for New Special Education Costs

16 Connecticut Schools Awarded RecycleCT School Grants

Parish Hill Now a School of Choice for Canterbury

Schools Are the Main Source of Student Mental Health Care. Are They Ready?

Principals Say They Need Help to Support Students With Disabilities

Air Filters: A Potential Tool to Boost Learning

Black Inventors Get Their Due at New Haven School

‘Dire Situation’ Drives Up Proposed Danbury School Budget

Naugatuck Students Celebrate 100th Day in School

North Branford Teacher Is Ambassador for ‘Love Teaching’ Campaign, Which Kicks Off Friday

How Play Is Making a Comeback in Kindergarten

Opening Doors and Minds: Hartford Nonprofit Inspires Girls to Pursue Careers in Tech

$108 Million New London High School Construction Project Nears Start

Lyme-Old Lyme School Board Approves Budget That Shows Small Decrease

$5M Approved for School Upgrades in Milford

With Students’ Media Illiteracy in Mind, State Legislatures Taking Action

Q&A With Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer: ‘Trump Doesn’t Believe in Education’

New Haven Students Help Schools Adapt to Changing Demographics

Bridgeport Sets School Budget Forums

Magnet Desks Open for New Haveners

Flu Season Keeps Shelton School District on Alert

Shelton BOE Sends Off School Budget with 2.98% Hike

IT Security Investigation Affects Vernon Schools, Departments

More Teens Coming Out as LGBQ, but Suicide Attempts Still High: BU Study

Cases of Lead-Poisoned Children Drop 17% in CT

6 Districts Invested in Principals and Saw Dramatic Gains. Dozens More Will Try to Do the Same

Interest in Civics Education ‘Will Not Last Forever,’ an Insider Warns

Fewer Math Teachers Equals More Challenges for CT

2 Big Teachers Unions Call for Rethinking Student Involvement in Lockdown Drills

Some Bridgeport Schools Overcrowded, Others Underutilized

CT, New Haven See Late Uptick in Puerto Rican Students Following Quakes

Danbury Schools to Host Information Session for Future Teachers

Newtown Students Leading Gun Safety Summit

Lawmakers Consider Banning Unvaccinated Children From CT Schools

Westport School Board Approves Later Start Times

Treasurer Wooden Calls on Connecticut Kids to Dream Big

Dual Language School Says East Hartford Location Not an Option

North Stonington Pitches Its High School as a Choice for Preston Students

West Hartford Student Wins Trinity ‘Brain Bee’

New Haven BOE in No Rush to Launch Search for New Superintendent

New Fairfield School Board Adopts $44 Million Budget

The Invisible Burden Some Bilingual Teachers Face

What Do Teachers Need? Nearly 2 Million DonorsChoose Requests Shed Some Light

Trump Seeks to Slash Education Budget, Combine 29 Programs Into Block Grant

Trump Admin. Unveils School Safety ‘Clearinghouse.’ Here’s What You Need to Know

State Aid: See How Your Town Fares in the Governor’s Budget

CT Places Charter Schools on Probation

Students: Amistad Faked Suspension Stats

New London Area Municipalities Examine What State Budget Proposal Brings Home

New Haven Education Officials Take School Funding Presentation on the Road

BOE Approves Lowering Grade Threshold for Graduating Watertown High School Students

Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer’s Education Plan: Triple Title I, Tackle Dropout Rate

Graduation Ultimatum: Learn Economics and Personal Finance, More States Say

‘Government Schools’ or Public Schools? Trump, DeVos, and the Language of School Choice

White Parents Say They Value Integrated Schools. Their Actions Speak Differently