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How Connecticut’s School Funding Is ‘Fully Funded’ but Still Falls Short of What Districts Need

Former US Education Sec. Cardona to Lead CT Workforce Effort

State Calls for ‘Rigorous, Independent Financial Audit’ Amid Hartford Public Schools Budget Discrepancy

Hartford May Have Violated Sheff Settlement with Student Recruiting, CT Says

Two Education Secretaries from CT Show Political Divide Over Schools 

CT Schools Are Changing Active-Shooter Response Drills. Here’s Why

Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School Named Connecticut’s Middle School of the Year

Bridgeport Schools May Seek New Firms to Provide Substitute and Paraprofessional Staffing

Portland Proposes $109M School Renovation Plan; Voters to Decide in May Referendum

CT Public Education Spending Hits $12.2B, Kindergarten Enrollment Down 12%, State Report Says

CT Educators Alarmed as Lawmakers Advance Budget Without Key Boost for Schools

‘Block These Transfers’: Stamford Teachers, Parents Blast District for Possible Principal Moves

Bridgeport Faces Deadline to Begin Superintendent Search After State Rejects Delay

Wallingford Sets Last Day of School for Students, but Teachers’ Last Day Sparks Debate

North Haven to Begin Issuing $250 Fines for Passing Stopped School Buses

Norwalk Students Learning ‘the Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ of AI in Specially Designed Lessons

First Student Bus Company, Teamsters Union Reach Deal to Avoid Connecticut Strike, Officials Say

Norwalk Parents Raise Concerns About Silvermine Principal

Connecticut Lawmakers Are Tackling a Variety of Education Issues in Legislative Session

CT Sent Hundreds of Special Education Students Out of State with Little Oversight, Report Says

A New Bridgeport Committee Is Working to Advocate for More State Funding for Schools

Here’s Why Hartford Public Schools Faces a $22M Budget Deficit — and How Officials Want CT to Help

Lamont Proposes Creating Connecticut Loan Program for Graduate Students

Advocates Call to End School Suspensions for Nonviolent Behavior

CSCU Launches Teacher Residency Project to Tackle Shortages

Parents, Advocates Bring Concerns About Dept of Ed’s Dyslexia Work to CT Board of Education

Manchester High School Heightens Security After Student Brought Gun to School, Officials Say

School Students in Hartford Stage Walkout to Protest ICE

Hundreds of Warnings Issued to Drivers Less Than 2 Weeks After New Haven School Bus Camera Installation

‘Parking Debacle’: Greenwich Residents Complain of School Bus Fumes, Noise as District Seeks Answer

Berlin High School Students’ Inventions Could Save the Bat Population

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Greenwich Board of Education Approves $207.2M School Budget with Teacher Job Cuts

New Haven Students Won’t Have to Come to School Jan. 2

Hartford High Schools Switch to New Scheduling Software to Save Time, Help Students Get into Class

Some CT Community Schools Programs Lose Federal Funding: ‘Beyond a Disservice’

Alarming Data Released About Multilingual Learners in Connecticut School Districts

A Gun Went Off Inside a Connecticut Elementary School, Raising New Questions About Armed Guards

AI Is Slowly Killing CT Jobs, but Shortages in Some Areas Persist

New Britain’s Teacher Residency Program Builds Diverse Pipeline of Local Educators

Waterbury Superintendent Focuses on Improving School System: ‘What Matters Most’

Report Urges Lawmakers to Commit to Early Childhood Education

Easton BoE Deadlocks on Chair Vote, Approves Social Studies Curriculum and Math Review

Newtown BOE Celebrates Unified Program, Listens to Strategic Goals at Meeting

Norwalk Schools Saw Exodus of Over 200 Staff Members Last School Year

1,000 Early Childcare Spots Come Online Under New State Endowment

Trumbull School Board Approves New Teachers Contract, Which Moves to the Town Council

Newtown Teachers Contract OK’d with Pay Raises Over 3 Years

Hartford Elementary School Pantry Receives 2,000 Pounds of Food

How Are Connecticut Schools Using Fuel Cells ‘to Promote Energy Efficiency?’

Connecticut Expands Speed Camera Use for Safer School Zones

Cheshire Weighs Redistricting Plans Ahead of New Barnum and Norton Schools

CT Private Special Education Programs Put Children at Risk, Audit Shows

Still Work to Do on Chronic Absenteeism, Connecticut Education Commissioner Says

Over Half of Connecticut Parents Struggle to Afford Basic Needs, Survey Finds

American Federation of Teachers President Visits Truman School in New Haven

Controversy Continues in Killingly Over Sign Near School

Trumbull Schools Dealing with 900 Forms Submitted About School Bus Concerns, Superintendent Says

New Canaan Board Of Ed Hears Proposal For New ‘North Elementary School’

Norwalk Public Schools Appoints Preparedness And Safety Supervisor: ‘Passion For Student Safety’

Connecticut Science Teacher Makes Guinness Book Of World Records For Nearly 55-Year Career

More Than 20,000 Tickets Issued For illegally Passing Bridgeport School Buses

A Sandy Hook Survivor Looks Back And Ahead As She Graduates College

How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Impact CT Education, Its Students And Schools: Local Experts

No Budget In Thompson Means Cuts to Schools, Town Services

CT Teachers, One Who Lost Unborn Baby In Fatal Crash, ‘Touched Countless Lives’ At The Same School

Norwalk, New Haven Teachers And Advocates Complain About Cuts to Public Schools

Stamford Education Association Files Complaint Against Superintendent Lucero

CT City Turns To Making Homeownership More Affordable to Recruit For Open Municipal And School Jobs

CT Sues Trump Admin. To Restore $53.6M In Frozen Funds For Education

Five Years In Making, New Haven Finalizes Substitute Teacher Contract With Raises And Benefits

In Danbury Schools, Where Classroom Support Is Needed, Paraeducators Receive Pay Bump

Teacher Training Partnership Between Bridgeport, Stamford and SHU Continues Despite Funding Cuts

11 Assistant Principals For Special Education Appointed In Stamford Public Schools

State Leaders, Officials Push for Clean Air Quality for Connecticut Schools

CT Gov. Lamont Pushing Forward with Early Childhood Endowment Plan with GOP Skeptical

CT Education Official Tells Schools They Have More Time to Comply with Trump DEI Order

CT Residents’ Thoughts on Removing All DEI Programs from Schools

Bridgeport Interim School Superintendent Asks Public for Help Securing $57M in State Funding

Greenwich Superintendent ‘Very Concerned’ About What a $4.1M Cut to Budget Will Mean for Schools

Norwalk Schools ‘Awaiting Additional Guidance’ After Losing $60K in Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds

Fairfield Schools Recover Over 75% of Millions Cut in First Selectman’s Budget

Early College Program Expands at WestConn, Adding Additional Local Districts

CT’s Youth Mental Health Crisis Is Impacting Schools and Workforce, Teachers and Business Leaders Say

Greenwich Schools 91 Kids Short of Projection; District Says New Kindergarten Cutoff Rule to Blame

New Haven Students See Improvements in State Testing Results

Connecticut School Districts See Threats of Violence at Alarming Rate as Academic Year Begins

Advice for Parents Dealing with School Threats

Youth Suicides Are Up in CT, and Officials Are Broadening Response

CT After-School and Summer Camp Providers Say Funding Doesn’t Match the Need

Manchester High School Begins Phone-Free Classroom Policies Before Yondr Pouches Arrive

Milford Schools Graded for Conditions; Millions Needed in Upgrades, Consultant Concludes

Bridgeport Teachers Admonish Administration They Say Allowed School Year to Start ‘in Chaos’

CT Schools Struggle with Vacancies, English Scores Despite Some Gains

Extra Police Presence at Multiple CT Schools Amid Social Media Posts Referencing School Shootings

‘An Unending Loop of Disruption’: Cellphone Use Should Be Limited in School, CT Educators Say

A Community Approach to Helping Students

New Campaign Launched to Support Public Education

‘Suspicious’ Message Sent to Platt Tech in Milford Prompts Extra Security Measures, Police Say

Parents, Students Voice Concerns Over Racial, Economic Inequities They See in Hartford Public Schools View Post

New Survey of CT Teachers Details Burden of Growing Youth Mental Health Crisis

Parents, Teachers Urge CT Families to Lock Up Firearms in Wake of Georgia School Shooting

Connecticut School Districts Face Crisis as ESSER Funds Will Soon Expire

While Student Enrollment in Most Towns Has Decreased in Past Decade, a Handful of Outliers See Growth

Mold Remediation and Repair Underway at High School in New Haven

Activists Alleging Link Between Cancer, PCB Exposure in Hartford Schools Seek Litigants

Water Main Break Closes Rockville High School in Vernon on Monday, Officials Say

CT’s Right to Read Law Faces Criticism. The State Is Pushing Back

Stamford School Staff Members Stage ‘Walk-Ins’ in Response to Potential Budget Impacts

Wallingford Education Budget Would Increase Spending by More Than 6.5%

New Haven Teachers: Please Keep Us Safe

West Hartford to Recognize Diwali with School Holiday

Hartford Students Gain Exposure to AAPI History And Experiences

New Haven Students Grade Board of Ed on Climate Efforts

East Granby Schools Closed Friday After Drugs Found on School Bus: State Police

Hartford Names Melanie Zamorski Teacher of the Year

‘Best Fire Drill Ever’ Surprises Vernon’s Teacher Of The Year

Danbury Charter School Vote Catches Some CT Lawmakers by Surprise

Connecticut Proposal Would Set Minimum Teacher Salary at $60K