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Manchester school board chairman talks about progress and goals for the new school year and his role as the board’s first African American leader

Manchester School Board Chair Talks About Progress and Goals for the New School Year and His Role as the Board’s First African American Leader

Naugatuck Public Schools Welcomes New Staff

Greenwich High Health Teacher Kim Gillick Dies at 59

Ridgefield Teams Take Proactive Approach to Prevent Hazing

Donated Backpacks, Supplies to Help Norwalk Students Begin School Year

Reminder to Parents: Back-to-School Dental Health Requirement

Connecticut Shoppers Gear up for Back-to-School During Sales Tax Free Week

Some FAQs for Educators on Children’s Trauma

With New Anti-Plagiarism Tool, Google Enters Familiar Debates About Teaching Writing

Cardona Urges Superintendents to Avoid ‘Normalization of Failure’

CT Estimates Tens of Thousands of Children Could Lose Health Insurance, Free Meals Under Trump Immigration Change

In Hartford’s Youth Leadership Academy, Teens From the North End Offer Stories, Solutions to Urban Gun Violence

Among CT Schools, Shooter Preparedness a Sobering Reality

Haddam-Killingworth School District Appoints New Middle School Principal

New Milford Hires New Schaghticoke Assistant Principal

Greenwich Administrator for Gifted Students Earns National Award

$1,500-A-Day New Haven Early Childhood Education Consultant Questioned

Windham County School That Serves Students With Special Needs to Open

‘Nobody Learns It in a Day’: Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools

Why Slavery Is Mistaught — and Worse — in American Schools

What If You Could Change Your Child’s Future In One Hour Every Week?

How to Help Your Child Study

Online Simulation Preps Schools for Emotional Toll of Disasters

At Dunkin’ Donuts Park Celebration, the Hartford Public Schools Helped to Prepare Families for Next Week’s First Day of School

Stamford Sees Spike in Students Registering for Free, Reduced Lunch

In Drive to Increase Manufacturing Workforce, Sikorsky and Teamsters Partner to Reach High School Students

Board of Ed Panel Grills Superintendent on Problems With New Haven Schools Curriculum Audit

Social Justice Inspires Hamden Woman’s School Board Quest

A Glastonbury High Grad Has Talent and Artistic Passion. Now He’s Headed to a Prestigious Art School Thanks to the Local Community

West Hartford Teen Publishes Second Novel

States Increasingly Extend Charter-like Flexibility to District Schools

How Do We Teach With Primary Sources When So Many Voices Are Missing?

Connecticut’s New Education Commissioner Focuses on Students

CT Teachers’ Perspectives on Common Core

Norwich History Teacher a Finalist for National Award

New Haven Magnets Seek $2,250 Tuition From Suburbs

Bridgeport Mayor Pushes Budget Transfer to Restore School Busing Cuts

New Haven Officials: Schools Deficit Decreasing, Budgeting Improving

The Hartford’s Back-to-School Giving Program Stuffs Over 1,000 Backpacks for Hartford-Area Youth

Keeler Tavern & History Center Honors Ridgefield Teacher

Region 10 Names New Superintendent of Schools

New Studies Challenge the Claim That Black Students Are Sent to Special Ed Too Much

Tong: State Officials in Dalio Partnership Must Share Public Records

ERfC, ShopRite ‘Stuff the Bus’ With School Supplies for Enfield Students

Shelton High School Student Starts Non-Profit to Help Out Fellow Students

Good News for Teacher-Led Effort that Raised $130K for Accessible Playground in Danbury

Bridgeport Faith Group Wants Per-School Budget Details

Plymouth Schools Accepting Applications for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch

Cheshire School Board Hires Curriculum Coordinator

Could California’s Big Investment in Children and Families Be a Model for the Country?

National Study Shows How a Simple ‘Growth Mindset’ Exercise Lifted Students’ GPAs

Teachers Prepare for Tough Classroom Conversations on the Civil War

At Wesleyan’s Girls in Science Camp, Women Are the Scientists of the Future

Lamont, Lawmakers Dodged Spending Cap to Pump $20M into Public-Private School Partnership

Connecticut SAT Numbers Barely Move

Here Are the Connecticut School Districts With the Top Scores on the SAT

Year-Round Norwalk School Plan Has Some Faculty, Families Leaving Elementary School

In Nationwide Survey Teachers Express Frustration, Say They Would Strike Over Funding

Plenty of Jobs Open in East Haven Schools If You’re Looking

New Haven Students: Give Us Chocolate Milk

Ellington Superintendent Earns Raise, Contract Extension After Positive Evaluation

ESSA Puts Pressure on Schools to Reduce Student Absences. Here’s How They Might Do It

Why a Fight Over Trump’s Housing Policy Matters to School Segregation

Incoming Kindergarten Enrollment for Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Bucks Statewide Decline

Stamford Kids Gather School Supplies for Students in Need

New Haven Picks New Principals, Leaving Two Schools Behind

East Windsor Students and Parents Start Fundraiser to ‘Take Back JV’

High School Naps May Boost Learning for Sleep-Deprived Teenagers

Teacher Collaboration Program May Reduce Class Failures

100 Graduate from New Haven Summer Program Supporting At-Risk Students

Connecticut Launches Investigation into Juul’s Marketing Tactics

Young People Learn How to Help Their Peers Stay Drug Free

2 Stamford Students Work With NASA on Astronomy Research

Board of Ed Votes to Hire Attorney to Investigate Complaint Against New Haven Superintendent

Greenwich Schools Seek to Fill Openings as First Day of Classes Nears

New Haven School Principal Transfers Draw Criticism

Ryan Chaney Named New Principal at Northeast Academy in Groton

An Innovative School Leader Rethinks Education for Kids of Color in Indianapolis

Ways to Better Serve Often-Misunderstood English-Learners With Disabilities

New Haven Teacher Wins Discrimination Suit

Program Helps Special Education Students Find Work After Graduation

Bristol Student Among Students Honored by Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation

Torrington Changing School Hours for Upcoming Year

Michael Cummings Named Next Schools Superintendent in Fairfield

Stafford Opens Applications for Back-to-School Supplies

Vernon Schools Release Free, Reduced Meal Guidelines

Need Extra Time on Tests? It Helps to Have Cash

Baltimore Schools’ Mission: Help Students Cope With Trauma

Bennet Steals the Moment From Harris and Biden on School Segregation

30 Years Later, More Connecticut Kids Are Living in Poverty

Bloomfield Schools Face Teacher, Paraprofessional Layoffs in the Wake of Budget Reduction

City of Bridgeport’s Tiger Gift Has Some School Supporters Roaring

New Haven Shoulders Multimillion-Dollar BOE Deficit for Third Year

Glastonbury Alternate School Program Sees $2 Million in Savings After First Year at New Location

Hebron School Board Chairwoman Outlines Vision for Future

Backpack Drive Announced in Brookfield

Survey: Teachers Are Conflicted About the Role of Suspensions

It’s Time for Students to Get Their Fall Sports Physical

Falls Village School Board to Discuss Idea of Hiring Its Own Superintendent

Civil Rights Enforcement for LGBTQ Students Scaled Back Under Trump, Analysis Finds

Teacher-Preparation Programs Again Have a Choice of Accreditors. But Should They?

Why the Increase in Sexual Assaults Reported by Schools?

Segregation of Latino Students From White Peers Increased Over a Generation, Study Finds

Students Are Playing Games in New Haven (and Educators Are Delighted)

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Bridgeport Magnet School Tuition Lawsuit

State’s Head Teacher Started With 20 Inner City Kids

Norwalk Names Paraeducator of the Year

How Segregation Keeps Poor Students of Color Out of Whiter, Richer Nearby Districts

Acting Bridgeport Superintendent’s Central Office to Be Streamlined

Girls Report More Harassment Amid Rise in US Cyberbullying

In the ‘Juul Room’: E-Cigarettes Spawn a Form of Teen Addiction That Worries Doctors, Parents and Schools

What Every Educator Needs to Know About Artificial Intelligence

Federal Officials Plan School Safety Clearinghouse After Push From Parkland Parents

How Different Racial Groups Think Schools Should Prepare Students for the Future of Work

New Haven Public Schools Hit by Ransomware Attack

More Schools Are Reporting Serious Violence and Hiring Police

E-Reading, Screen Time for Young Children Draw Scrutiny

State Finds Norwalk Schools Violated Federal Special Education Law

Norwalk High Science Teacher Glenn Couture Wins District Teacher of the Year

This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines a Tool for Segregation

East Haven Schools Chief Gets Contract Extension

6 Back-to-School Tips Every Parent of Kids With Allergies Should Know

Personalized Learning Can Be a Tool for Equity or a Barrier to It

Beto O’Rourke’s Education Plan: A Surge in Federal Funds, With Equity Strings Attached

‘Nation’s Report Card’ to Get Trimmed, Four Subjects Dropped

Should Blue Light Glasses Be on Your Back-to-School Shopping List?

Thousands of CT Children Could Lose Free School Meals Under Trump’s Proposed Changes to SNAP

Report: New Haven School Official Claims Superintendent Creates Hostile Work Environment

Teacher in New Haven Summer Enrichment Program Wins Award

Wolcott Tech Students Shine in Statewide Engineering Competition

Amid a Debate Over Culture and Respect, Manchester Agrees to Allow High School Students to Wear Hats, Durags in School

Gilbert School Corp. Votes to Accept Winsted Students Despite Contract Impasse

Inside One School’s Efforts to Train Teachers on Culturally Responsive Practices

Civil Rights Panel: Disabled Students of Color Punished More

Hartford, Tolland Get Extra Help in School Construction Bill

New Haven School Official Resigns, Continuing Central Office Staff Exodus

Recent Bridgeport High School Grads Win Adversity to Prosperity Scholarships

Solar Panels to Be Installed on New Canaan’s South School Roof This Summer

Connecticut Families: Why Hosting an International Student Is Beneficial for the Whole Family

AXA Investment Managers Volunteer at Stamford High School

Six Keys to Safer 21st Century Schools

School Construction Advances While Bond Package Stalls

New Haven Summer Reading Challenge Launched

As a Unique $300 Million Partnership Between Connecticut and Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio Takes Shape, Questions About Transparency Remain

Atkinson Named Shelton’s Top Teacher

Planetarium Might Not Be in the Stars for New Bridgeport High School

New Milford’s New Superintendent Looks to Build Relationships