June 2022 – CT Ed Watch

Stamford Public Schools District Plans To Address Staffing Concerns

June 30, 2022 ctedwatch 0

‘Light At The End Of The Tunnel’: South Norwalk Prepares For First Neighborhood School In Over 40 Years

June 30, 2022 ctedwatch 0

What’s Right With Schools: Two Bristol schools recognized by Conn. Association of Schools

June 30, 2022 ctedwatch 0

New School Regionalization Plan Approved in Litchfield Hills

June 30, 2022 ctedwatch 0

The Latest Perk Schools Are Using to Attract Teachers: 4-Day Weeks

June 30, 2022 ctedwatch 0

How Can Parents Best Support Teachers? We Asked

June 30, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stefanowski and Lamont Campaigns Spar Over School Security; Governor Claims GOP Challenger ‘Continues Extreme Streak’

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

In The Wake of Uvalde Shooting, These Conn. Schools Consider Armed Guards. Will It Happen?

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Torrington Educators Create Pollinator Garden For Their Students

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Norwich Proposed $381 Million School Construction Project Takes First Step Forward

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Highsmith Named New Hamden Schools Chief

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

States Relax Teacher Certification Rules to Combat Shortages

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stratford Extends School Superintendent Contract on 4-3 Vote

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Newtown School Board Member Quits in Protest Over GOP Leadership

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

East Lyme School Board Reinstates Middle School Basketball Program

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

What Is the Right Age for a Kid to Get a Cellphone?

June 29, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Supreme Court Rules for Former Coach in Public School Prayer Case

June 28, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Want to Accelerate Students’ Learning? Don’t Forget About Wraparound Services

June 28, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Only 2 Stamford Elementary Schools Have Security Workers. For $784k More, the District Could Staff Them All.

June 28, 2022 ctedwatch 0

This Is What Happens to a Student’s Brain When Exposed to Gun Violence

June 28, 2022 ctedwatch 0

What Schools Really Learned From Remote Learning

June 28, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Ellington Schools Hire Director of Athletics and Wellness

June 28, 2022 ctedwatch 0

LGBTQ Students Most Affected By Lack Of Sex Education Requirement in CT Schools, Advocates Say

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

What the ‘Roe v. Wade’ Reversal Means for Educators, Schools, and Students

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

What Would Make Schools Safer? Here’s What Educators Say

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Officials Knew Redding Elementary’s Water Had High Iron Content, But A Photo Of ‘Discoloration’ Hit Home

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Naugatuck School Board Leader Calls For Member To Resign Over ‘Reprehensible’ Social Media Posts

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

On Danbury High School’s Summer Repair List: ‘Skate Park’ Humps On The Gym Floor From Flooding

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Push Is on to Grow and Nurture Latino Teacher Pipeline

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stamford Schools’ Head of College, Career Program Named State Administrator Of The year

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Inside New Middletown Schools Superintendent’s Contract

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Middletown High School Names Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Co-Salutatorians

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Shepaug Valley High Celebrates Students from Roxbury, Bridgewater, Washington in the Class of 2022

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

School Safety Issues Won’t Be Ignored, Enfield Officials Say

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Resilience Marks Road To Commencement

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Greenwich High: 2022 Graduation Tips Hats To ‘A Group of Young People Who Are Focused On All The Right Things’

June 27, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Senate Passes Bipartisan Gun Violence Bill, Marking Breakthrough

June 24, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Schools Prefer Cheaper Ventilation Options to Curb COVID: Why They Should Consider Upgrading

June 24, 2022 Lesia Day 0

‘The World Feels Less Stable’: Educators’ Sense of School Safety Right Now

June 24, 2022 Lesia Day 0

LGBTQ Students Would Get Explicit Protection Under Title IX Proposals

June 24, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Are Children Getting to Bed on Time? Here’s What New Data Show

June 24, 2022 Lesia Day 0

East Hartford Targets APRA Funds for Kids’ Summer Enrichment Program; Here’s Why

June 24, 2022 Lesia Day 0

School Meal Waivers Expire in 9 Days; After Axing Them, Congress May Try to Save Them

June 23, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Senate Gun Bill: What It Would Mean for Students’ Mental Health, School Safety

June 23, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Greenwich Schools Appoints New Coordinator of K-8 English and Language Arts; Vows to ‘Enhance Literacy Instruction’

June 23, 2022 Lesia Day 0

East Haven Students Raise Awareness of Drunk Driving Danger

June 23, 2022 Lesia Day 0

State Policies Set Up Incarcerated Students to Fail

June 23, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Move to Hinsdale School Has Begun

June 23, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Trip to Iceland an ‘Eye-Opening’ Experience for Norwalk Students

June 23, 2022 Lesia Day 0

District, Teachers at Odds Over Fairfield’s Grading Rules

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Is Your School District Racially Segregated? These Are The Schools That Have Violated CT’s Balance Law

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Looping: Here’s What Happens When Students Have the Same Teacher More Than Once

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Watertown Residents Pass Town, School Budgets in 2nd Referendum

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

ARP School Funds Questioned in Waterbury

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

91 Connecticut Providers Register for Vaccine Supply for Kids Under 5; Hartford Healthcare Expecting Shipment Within Next Week

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Mecozzi Selected to Represent Greenwich Schools for 2023 CT Teacher of the Year

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Varanelli Named Top Teacher in Naugatuck

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Bristol Teacher Of The Year Named

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Greenwich High Seniors Dive into Internships at SoundWaters, Teaching 1,900 kids About the Environment

June 22, 2022 ctedwatch 0

New Contract Would Hike Salaries for Stamford Special Education Paraeducators By $4K Yearly

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

A CT Law Requires Racial Balance in Public Schools. Why Are Some Suburban Districts Segregated Anyway?

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Connecticut Schools Incorporate Black History Into the Curriculum

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

As COVID Funds Expire, Norwalk Schools Face Tough Budget Decisions

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Vaccination Rates Among CT Schoolchildren Drop Amid COVID-19

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Thousands of Students Will Face Long COVID. Schools Need to Plan Now

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Title IX’s Next Battle: The Rights of Transgender Athletes

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

A Stamford School Went into Lockdown. Officials and Staff Disagree on Choice to Let Students Enter Building.

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Inside Active Shooter Drills at a Connecticut school: ‘Very close to a Real-Life Scenario’

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Greenwich Schools Appoint Assistant Principal at North Mianus to Complete New Leadership Team

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Haddam-Killingworth Student Awarded for ‘Exceptional’ Service to District

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Norwalk Student’s Invention of The Huski Wins National Award

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Torrington Student Wins Award for Stock Market Savviness

June 21, 2022 ctedwatch 0

To Fight Absenteeism, This School Sorted Its Students Into Hogwarts Houses

June 17, 2022 ctedwatch 0

School Districts, Parents Upset Over Free Breakfast and Lunch Program Ending

June 17, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Survey Reveals 2/3 of Responding Connecticut Schools Have Security Officers, But Most Are Not Armed

June 17, 2022 ctedwatch 0

How CT Communities Respond to Soaring Interest in Juneteenth Holiday

June 17, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Shelton High School Takes Top Honor at Stephen Sondheim Awards

June 17, 2022 ctedwatch 0

High School Graduate in Wallingford Receives Emotional Surprise

June 17, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Lyme-Old Lyme to Arm School Security Guards

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

After Uvalde ‘Heightened’ Concerns About Security, Ridgefield Schools Explore ‘Formal’ Audit

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Parents Push Hartford Public Schools for More Language Equity

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

How School Staffing Shortages Are Hurting Students

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stratford Students Hold Candlelight Vigil for Uvalde School Shooting Victims

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Mansfield Middle School Students Unveil Witness Stone

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Windham High Seniors Paint Murals on Main Street

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Weston Residents Challenge Proposed Safety Access Road to Schools

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Region 16 Voters OK Borrowing for Woodland Athletics

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Schools Warned to Expect Wage Pressures for the Foreseeable Future

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

New Milford Board of Education Names Three Assistant Principals

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Unofficial Results: Cromwell to Build New Middle School After Vote

June 16, 2022 ctedwatch 0

‘We Don’t Want to Die at School’: Torrington Students Join March for Our Lives With Local Demonstration

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stress, Burnout, Depression: Teachers and Principals Are Not Doing Well, New Data Confirm

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

School Security in Senate Gun Safety Agreement, What Should and Shouldn’t Be Included?

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Some Connecticut School Districts Tell State They’ll Keep Native American Mascots, Forgo Funding

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Ashford Teachers, Staff Calling for Removal of Superintendent

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Architects: Overhauling Norwich Schools Would Cost $378 Million

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

New Haven Uses Grant Funds to Get Schools Budget on Track

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Two More Districts, in California and Connecticut, Say Their Students’ Data Included in Illuminate Education Breach

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Valedictorians in Florida and California Speak Truth to Power

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Region 14 Taps Murphy for New Super

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

The Ed. Dept.’s New Parent Council: What Will It Do?

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Meriden Schools Teach The Community About The District’s Summer Food Service Program

June 15, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Free School Meal Program Ends this Month. Here’s What It Means for CT Students.

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stamford Public Schools To Address School Safety

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Farmington High LGBTQ Students Protest School’s Denial to Raise a Pride Flag On Campus

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

As Terms Like ‘SEL’ Draw Fire, Organizations Supporting Schools Sharpen Their Message

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Madison Schools’ Teacher, Paraprofessional Of The Year, Name, Honored

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Manchester Music Teacher Takes Final Bow

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

What Educators Need to Know About Senators’ Bipartisan Deal on Guns, School Safety

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Should Redistricting Factor Into Plans for New Central Middle School? Greenwich School Board Wants More Details

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Extra Security Measures Near Greenwich High School Entrance? It’s a Matter of Staying Under Budget.

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Unable to Find a Spot for One K-8 South Stamford School, Officials Now Looking at 2 Buildings a Mile Apart

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

From Caps to Racks: How Stamford Students Turned Four Tons of Discarded Plastic Into a Household Product

June 14, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Senate Negotiators Announce Framework Deal on Bipartisan Gun Package

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

In Classrooms Across Connecticut, Students Practice for an Active Shooter, But Some Say The Practice Itself Holds Risks

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

CT School Superintendents Need More Funding for Mental Health, Security

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Junior Newtown Action Alliance Activists Continue to Use their Voices to Make a Change in the Fight to Prevent Gun Violence in Schools

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Conn. Police Union: Mandatory School Beats ‘Exhausting’ Officers

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Data: CT School COVID Cases Drop 45% in Past Week

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Hartford Students — Fluent in American Sign Language and Ukranian — Among Those Honored with Bilingual Certification

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

More Than 1,000 Students Participated in First Year of CT’s Black and Latino Curriculum, ‘ It Really Does Open Your Eyes’

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Curriculum for CT Schools Being Developed

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Middletown Teacher Wins CT Association of Schools Exemplary Educator Award

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Teacher Of The Year Named By Naugatuck Public Schools

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Danbury Parents, Teachers ‘Disgusted’ After Interim Principal at Magnet School Loses Out on Top Job

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Behind Connecticut’s Move to Allow High School Athletes to Profit Off Name, Image and Likeness

June 13, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Connecticut Parents Rejoice in the U.S. House Passing ‘Ethan’s Law’ As Part of Gun Control Legislation. The Senate May Not Be So Easy to Convince.

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

More Religious Holidays Added for Some Greater Hartford Schools. Will More Towns Do the Same?

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Norwalk Schools Offer Up to $30K More to Attract Better Candidates for Special Education Role

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stamford Middle Schoolers Buried a Time Capsule in 1997 and Now No One Can Find It

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Marine Science Magnet High School students work toward gun buyback initiative

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Education Secretary: ‘Let’s Transform Our Appreciation of Teachers to Action’

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

School Shooter Drills: Is There a Right Way to Do Them?

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

‘Diversity and Equity’ Debated as Amity Regional Schools Send 3rd Budget to a Vote

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

CT Families Seek to Block School Vaccine Mandate Enforcement

June 10, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Curriculum for CT Schools Being Developed

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Connecticut School Districts Discussing Arming Security Guards After Recent Shootings

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

As Residents Challenge Actions, Killingly School Board Poised to Limit Public Comment

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Stamford Schools Ditch Hybrid Block Schedule, to Implement AITE’s Model at All High Schools

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

After Uvalde Shooting and Ghost Gun Incident, New Milford Audits School Safety, Security

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Redding to Spend $35K to Improve School Security in Region’s Latest Efforts to Make Schools ‘safe’

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

The Risks and Benefits of School Police: Black and Latino Parents Weigh In

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

School Enrollment Crashed in Fall 2020, the Steepest Drop Since 1943

June 9, 2022 ctedwatch 0

“We Are Having an Attendance Crisis as a Country”: Chronic Absences Double Nationwide since COVID-19 Pandemic

June 8, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Connecticut Teachers Say They Need More Time and Space to Process Traumatic Events

June 8, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Danbury Voters Approve $208M Educational Bond Package

June 8, 2022 ctedwatch 0

CT Students Join Nationwide Walkout to Demand Stricter Gun Control Measures

June 8, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Westport to Finish School Year with ‘Heightened’ Police Presence

June 8, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Tensions Rise in Brookfield Over Armed Officers in Schools: ‘You Both Don’t Have Children in School’

June 8, 2022 ctedwatch 0

Alternative Certification Programs Are Booming. But Candidates Aren’t Finishing

June 8, 2022 ctedwatch 0