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Experts: Pandemic-Related Mental Health Issues Not Going Away

In Southington Student Survey, Troubling Numbers: 18% Sad or Depressed ‘Most of the Time,’ 17% Had Tried Suicide

Darien’s Teen Mental Health Survey Reveals Stark Differences Across Genders, Experts Say

Trinity College Students’ Analysis Finds State Far from Promises Made to Desegregate Hartford Schools

Danbury Schools to Examine ‘What Went Wrong and Why’ Amid Delays to Audit

Could Cell Phones Be Banned in Stamford Schools? Kids, School Board Members Examine Privacy vs Safety.

State Senator Talks About the Future of the Farmington High School Project

Milford, Stratford Students Enjoy One Special Prom

Naugatuck Public Schools Name 2022 Paraeducator of the Year

‘Leftover Funds’ Could Support South Norwalk School Incubation

Stamford Schools Ditch Pre-K Facility at Lockwood, Which Could Be Site of New K-8 School

New Haven Students Push for More Mental Health Counselors in School

Ganim Offers to Raise School Spending in Bridgeport Budget Fight

Two Connecticut Students Named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars

Teacher with ‘Track Record of Success’ Promoted to Elementary Principal in Roxbury, Bridgewater

Black Bear Visits Southington Elementary School

How Are Schools Spending ESSER Funds? 4 Takeaways From a New Report

DPH Survey Data Shows Decrease in Kids Getting Vaccinated

Stamford, Norwalk Gain Big in ‘Earth-Shattering’ Change to How CT Refunds New School Buildings

East Haven Public Schools to Adopt New Crisis Response Training

To Improve Engagement with Students and Parents, Norwalk Schools Open Family Center

Brookfield Students Hold Walkout in Protest of Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden Honors Healthcare Heroes With Interactive Clinic

Weston High to Keep Some Bathroom Doors Open ‘for Increased Monitoring,’ Official Says

Shepaug Valley School in Washington to Showcase Its Growing Agriscience Academy

Greenwich School Board Questions Size of New Central Middle School. Is Redistricting a Solution?

After COVID Hiatus, Community Events Return for Norwalk’s Marvin Elementary

Three Extensive Bills Targeting Children’s Mental Health Win Final Passage

Legislature OKs Medicaid for Undocumented Children 12 and Younger

New Haven Public Schools Tackles Teacher Shortage

Ansonia to Receive Federal Funds for Special Education

In West Hartford, a Schaghticoke Leader Makes a Pitch for Saving the ‘Warriors’ and ‘Chieftains’ Names

School Support Staffers Don’t Make a Living Wage. Here’s a Comparison by State

Budget for Woodbury, Bethlehem Schools Has a 2.4% Increase

New Milford Schools Aren’t the Only Ones with Turnover. ‘Exhausted’ Educators Across CT Are Leaving Jobs

Funding to Help Children in Connecticut Domestic Violence Cases in Bill Awaiting Governor’s Signature

Through Community Partnerships, Hartford Schools Meet Myriad Needs — from Food to Uniforms, Child Care, Martial Arts and Mindfulness

Middletown Schools Warn of Students Mimicking Netflix Series ‘Death Note’

Some Stamford Teachers Love ‘Equitable’ Grading, but Others Worry District Could ‘Impose’ It on Them

After Investigation That Cost $400K, Is Stamford’s School Board More ‘Respectful’?

Greenwich School Board Votes Unanimously to Adopt Title IX Policy After Delay

Hampton School Marks Arbor Day

Stonington Names Tim Smith as Assistant Superintendent of Schools

Weston Student Poet to Represent CT in National Competition

Region 12 Searches for New Superintendent as Bennett Plans to Step Down: ‘I Will Miss the Job’

How Norwalk Schools Will Revamp Communications Department

Woodbridge Superintendent Joins Greenwich Schools as HR Lead: District Is ‘Justifiably the Envy of Educators’

Inside Latino Parents’ Push for Healthy, Culturally Appropriate School Lunches

Senate Sends Sweeping Early Childhood and Student Mental Health Bill To House

West Hartford Celebrates 50 Years of Girls Sports and Title IX

‘Your Impact Will Be Felt for Generations’: Music Teacher Who Brought Strings Program to Farmington Schools Honored for 40-Year Career

Are Teachers Obliged to Tell Parents Their Child Might Be Trans? Courts May Soon Decide

Students from Waterbury Join Peers in Hamden to Celebrate Diversity

Lamont Visits Northwestern High School in Winsted to Highlight its Blue Ribbon School Award

Voters to Weigh in on RHAM Budget

House Approves the Lollipop as Connecticut’s State Candy. Here’s How a Group of Fourth-Graders Got Legislators to Vote for Their Proposal

Norwalk Schools Revisit Later Start Times with New Traffic Study

CT Educators Wear Red to Urge Legislators’ Support

House Passes Bill Expanding Access to Children’s Mental Health Services

Many Schools’ Air Quality is Poor, and They Need State Help

Connecticut Teacher of the Year, honored at White House, an Emotional Achievement ‘I Never Imagined’

Emotional Biden Says Teachers Helped Him Overcome Stutter

Killingly Board of Ed. Discusses Mental Health Support for Students

Norwalk Schools Honor Longtime Educators with Plaque, Courtyard Dedication

Middletown Forms Search Committee for New Schools Superintendent

What’s Next for Superintendent After Popular New Milford High School Principal Decides to Stay On

Torrington School Board Presents 2022-23 Budget That Attempts to Address Impact of Pandemic

Farmington Council Questions Planned Demolition of Its Old High School and Considers Tearing Down Town Hall

Amid Children’s Mental Health Crisis, Connecticut Children’s Hospital Plans New Medical Psychiatric Care Unit

Stamford School Board Returns to In-Person Meetings with Added Police Security: ‘It’s Better to Be Prepared’

Staff Changes Spark Protest at Common Ground High School in New Haven

Hundreds of Students Walk Out of New Milford High Over Principal’s Impending Departure

‘It Can Save Lives’: Students Testify to the Power of Poetry

U.S. Supreme Court Signals Support for Football Coach’s Public Prayers

Senate Passes Sweeping Children’s Mental Health Legislation

How to Help Teens Struggling With Mental Health

‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens

Westport to Discuss Disparities in Schools

Petition Calls for New Milford School Superintendent’s Resignation; Students Plan Monday Walkout

Stamford Schools to Spend $12M of COVID Relief Funds on 23 Air Quality Projects

How Bridgeport Middle Schoolers Won Recognition of an Important Islamic Holiday

Cell Phone Lockup Program Starting at Torrington Middle School Monday

3 Counterintuitive Findings About Motivation That Teachers Can Use

2022 National Teacher of the Year: ‘So Honored to Be a Part of This Profession’

Lawmakers Say Bills to Support Children’s Mental Health Are a Vital Investment

Students Honor CT Men Killed in Battle of Iwo Jima

Hartford Public Schools Take Safety Precautions Following Threats

More Pandemic Fallout: The Chronically Absent Student

West Haven Students Watch Mock Crash Ahead of Prom Season

CT Senate Passes Bill that Bans Single-Use Styrofoam and Trays in Schools and Restaurants

A Flood of Federal Cash and Then Layoffs. What Gives?

‘Will There Be World War III?’ How Teachers Are Handling Student Fears About Nuclear War

Three Stamford Schools Voted No Confidence in Superintendent Lucero. So What’s Next?

State Rolls Out New Math, Financial Literacy Curricula for Middle and High School

Stamford School Board to Add Police Presence to In-Person Meetings: ‘The Atmosphere … Has Changed.’

Bid to Improve Training for Teacher’s Aides Loses Out to Cost and Budgetary Concerns

Middle Schoolers Create Comics at Spring Break Workshop in East Lyme

Middletown Schools Chief Defends Proposed Budget Amid Criticism

New Fairfield Educator Moves from Elementary School to Become New Middle School Principal

Mansfield School Is Behind Schedule

Bridgeport Schools Chief: $2M Increase ‘Isn’t Gonna Cut It’

Torrington’s Forbes Flyers Could Return to School District by Fall

School Sports Are Back. Where Are the Athletes?

Several Plainville School Buses Inoperable After Catalytic Converters Were Stolen

West Hartford to Invite Tribal Nations to Discussion on School Mascots

New Britain Appoints New Schools Superintendent, an East Hartford Native Fluent in Spanish

Middletown Mayor, School Board Clash on Proposed Budget

Mismatched Shoes in Greenwich? 11-Year-Old’s Classmates Mimic His Style to Fund Raise for His Rare Disease

Branford’s Francis Walsh Intermediate School ​’Grand Opening’ Ceremony Thursday

‘Disrespected’ and ‘Dissatisfied’: 7 Takeaways From a New Survey of Teachers

Governor Proposes Grant Program for HVAC Upgrades at Schools

Putting the Teachers First, Danbury Students Win $40K for New Water Fountains, Faculty Furniture

Bethel Students to Showcase Projects in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

Milford Schools OK Use of Exclusionary Timeout in Some Situations

Stamford Board of Finance Takes Final Vote Tuesday on Cuts to City, School Budgets

Fellowship Will Allow Three Norwalk Teachers to Travel the Globe

Milford Schools Set Graduation Dates

Lyme-Old Lyme MS Principal Ambruso Named CT Middle School Principal of the Year

CT Physicians Call for Medicaid Expansion for Undocumented Children

Incidents of Misbehavior Have Increased 7 Percent in Norwalk Schools

Danbury Students Look to Tackle Ball Pond Trash Problem

More Connecticut School Districts Adding Hindu, Muslim Holidays to Calendars

By Providing Day Care, Danbury Students Prepare to Be Teachers: ‘A Big Heart to Shape Little Minds’

Greenwich Middle School Students Wrap Blankets with Kindness and Hope for Stamford Homeless Shelter

Legislation Could Direct Additional $2.6 Million to Middletown Schools

Winsted’s Oak Street School Visited by Vision Van

On the Job Shadowing at Willimatic High School

Here’s How Many Hours a Week Teachers Work

Amid State Investigation, Killingly School Board Considers Adding Mental Health Services

In West Hartford, Concerns Over Gender Curriculum Remain as Social and Emotional Learning Evolves

Hundreds of New Haven Students Rally to Boost Reading

Full Pre-Pandemic Recess Returning to Middletown Schools

Norwich School Board Adopts Transgender Protection Policy After Heated Debate