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Stamford Sets Dates for Proms, Graduations

April 12, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Sheff Desegregation Settlement Offers More Money to Suburban Districts to Accept More Hartford Students. But Will They?

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

1 in 4 Chronically Absent: Stamford Schools Data During COVID Shows Reading, Math Scores Also Dipped

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

End Of Expanded Free or Low-Cost School Meals Program Brings Uncertainty to Connecticut Districts, Barring Extension

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Stamford Schools’ Program for At-Risk Kids up for Renewal

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Stamford Is Changing Up Its Summer School Program

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Bridgeport Students Advocate for Eid’s Adoption as School Holiday

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

State Names Voice4Change Winners

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Judge Jackson Confirmation Highlights Importance of Representation for Students at CREC Magnet School

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

New Haven After-School Program Aims to Talk Openly About Drug Use, Other Topics with Students

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Save the Prom! After 2 Years of COVID, Meriden Steps Up to Ensure Students Can Make Memories

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

With Passion for Architecture, Norwalk Student Receives $100K Kevin Eidt Scholarship

April 11, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Preston Parents Urge School Board to Keep Preschool as Budget Deliberations Begin

March 25, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Growing Food, Growing Outreach: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center Expands on Crop Donations and Teacher Training

March 25, 2022 Lesia Day 0

West Haven’s Carrigan Students Read Their Way to National Competition Bronze

March 25, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Police Respond to Fight at Hamden High School

March 25, 2022 Lesia Day 0

How the War in Ukraine Could Affect Teacher Pensions

March 25, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Louisiana’s History Standards Got a Closed-Door Rewrite. What’s In and What’s Out

March 25, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Opening Night at Ledyard High School

March 25, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Lamont: Lifting CT School Mask Mandate Soon ‘A Real Possibility’

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Bridgeport School Board Restarts Diversity Committee

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Wilton Schools Staff Raises Make Up Majority Of $2.5M Budget Increase

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Westport School Board Approves $130.3 Million Budget

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Fairfield School Board Trims Budget Request, Seeks $202.5 Million

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Hamden Schools Seek 2.9% Budget Increase

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

In Split Vote, West Hartford Board Retires ‘Warriors’ and ‘Chieftains’

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Child Obesity Grew During the Pandemic. How Schools Can Help Reverse the Trend

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

Mansfield Elementary School Project Coming Along

February 2, 2022 Lesia Day 0

CEA President, Panel of Officials Discuss Recent Threats of School Violence

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

State’s Education Commissioner Addresses School Threats

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Lamont Hears of STEM Learning, Teacher Shortage at Bridgeport School Visit

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Ellington School Board Pushing Back Against State Mask Requirements for Unvaccinated Student Athletes

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

COVID Outbreak Forces Close to 100 New Haven Students to Quarantine

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Educators See Parent Support for Social-Emotional Learning Rising Despite Some Pushback

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Kids Have Grown Up with Active Shooter Drills in CT Schools: ‘They Haven’t Known Anything Different’

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Greenwich Students Talk to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in Virtual Q&A

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

‘Unauthorized Person’ Prompts Added Police Presence at Groton School, Official Says

December 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

New CT Program Empowers Students to Decide How Relief Funds Are Spent

November 12, 2021 Lesia Day 0

With U.S. Aid Money, Schools Put Bigger Focus on Mental Health

November 12, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative Continues to Add Participating Schools

November 12, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Just How Widespread Are Threats to Educators Over COVID Policies?

November 12, 2021 Lesia Day 0

English Teachers Must Be Anti-Racist, National Group Says

November 12, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Schools in Most States Are Shielded from COVID Lawsuits; It May Not Help

November 12, 2021 Lesia Day 0

A Town-by-Town Guide to Upcoming Vaccine Clinics for 5- To 11-Year-Olds in Connecticut

November 12, 2021 Lesia Day 0

How Schools Are Getting Kids the COVID Shot, And Why Some Aren’t

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

For Bridgeport Schools, Federal Pre-K Bill Would Still Fall Short

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

A ‘War on Books’: Push for Audits of School Libraries

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

‘I Don’t Want to Die for It’: School Board Members Face Rising Threats

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Brookfield’s New School Pushes Start Date After Supply Chain, Material Delays

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Stamford All-School Musical Returns This Year Despite Possible Financial Loss: ‘Something We All Need’

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Program Pairing Students with Seniors in Need of Help Returns in Naugatuck

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Costa Rica Requires All Children to Get a Coronavirus Vaccine

November 9, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Violence in Schools Seems to Be Increasing. Why?

November 2, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Local Voters Say Masks in Schools, Climate Change Are Important

November 2, 2021 Lesia Day 0

COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Could Be Available Next Week; Here’s What to Know

November 2, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Participation in School COVID Testing Low as Vaccine Rollout Nears

November 2, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Waterbury School Board Committee Members Back Extra Support for Transgender, Gender Non-conforming Youth

November 2, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Bethel Teen Wins National Songwriting Challenge

November 2, 2021 Lesia Day 0

‘Rather Unprecedented’: Bridgeport Schools Face Staffing Crisis

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Facebook, Twitter, TikTok Make Teachers’ Jobs More Difficult and Dangerous, Union Says

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

How Bad Are School Staffing Shortages?

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Free COVID Testing in CT Schools off to a Slow Start

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Middle and High School Students Need Social-Emotional Learning, Too. Are They Getting It?

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Will New Canaan Teachers Get $431,000 Slice of ARPA Funds?

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Norwalk Schools Open Diversity and Equity Conversation to Public

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Unable to Get Vaccines, Doctors’ Appointments, Some Danbury Children Can’t Get into School

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Norwich Parents Lash Out Remotely During Virtual School Board Meeting

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Schools Are in Desperate Need of Tutors. But Qualified Ones Are Hard to Find

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Parents Voice Frustration with Wilton Schools’ Visitor Vaccination Rules

October 13, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Teachers’ Union Head on School Covid Safety

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Vaccinated? Connecticut Schools Now Asking Teachers for Proof

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Backed by New CDC Report, Lamont Stands Firm on School Mask Mandate

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Schools Report No Troubles With Mask Policy as Schools Open in Hartford, Bristol, Farmington, Avon, and Elsewhere

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Where Teachers Are Required to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Schools Had Plans for Federal Relief Aid; The Delta Variant Upended Them

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Westport Mandates Vaccines for School Visitors

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

HVAC Breaks Spread Mold, Leaks in Schools

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Darien Schools to Offer COVID Testing to Students, Staff

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

As Students Return, Norwalk Schools Expect No Issues With Mask Compliance

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Stratford Schools Opening This Week After ‘A Very Busy Summer’

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

New Haven School Helping Students Put COVID Behind Them

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Oakdale Elementary Students Start School With Sensory Path Surprise

August 31, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Reaction to COVID Vaccine Mandate for Connecticut Teachers

August 20, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Charlene Russell-Tucker Nominated as Next Education Commissioner

August 20, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Face Masks and Kids: Separating Fact from Fiction

August 20, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Preston Adds Preschool, Kindergarten Teachers in Response to Jump in Registrations

August 20, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Tempers Flare on Mask Wearing at New Canaan School Board Meeting

August 20, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Arizona Governor Blocks Relief Funds from Schools Mandating Masks

August 20, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Greenwich Officials: Mask Mandate in Schools Done ‘In the Best Interests of All the Children’

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Many States Have Left Schools Hanging About How to Reopen Safely, Analysis Finds

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Survey: Even with Delta Worries, Vast Majority of Parents Plan for In-Person Learning

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Masks, Remote Learning and Vaccines: What You Need to Know About Going Back to School This Year in Connecticut

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Norwich Schools End 2020-2021 Academic Year with Nearly $3.6 Million Surplus

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Lack of New Principal at Tracey Magnet School Has Norwalk Parents Frustrated

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Waterbury Offers Vaccines at Back-to-School Rally

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Hartford Schools Offer Covid Vaccines Amidst Increased Infection Rates

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Full Remote Learning in CT Not an Option This School Year; Waterbury Working to Accommodate Students in Certain Circumstances

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

CIAC Officials, Coaches, Players Call On Others to Get Vaccinated

August 19, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Connecticut Students Must Wear Masks in School Through September, Gov. Lamont Confirms

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

School Districts in Connecticut Releasing Back-to-School Plans

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Mask Disputes, Outbreaks Make for Rocky Start of School Year Around U.S.

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Rally Readies Return to School, In Person

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Vaccination Rates Among Youths in Connecticut Cities Dramatically Lower Than Suburban Peers, Leaving Some Concerned

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Biden Calls School Chiefs, Lauds Defiance of Anti-Mask Rules

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Cardona Presses Florida, Texas on Masks in Schools, Pledges Support for Defiant Districts

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Stonington School Board Reverses Columbus Day Name Change

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Doctor Discusses COVID Cases in Children

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

New Partnership Between Meriden Public Schools and Quinnipiac Aims to Increase College and Community Awareness

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Many Stamford Students Struggled with Absenteeism During COVID; The District Wants to Bring Them Back

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Salem Schools to Destroy Old Special Education Records

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

More Than 70% of Norwalk’s Eligible School-Age Population Vaccinated

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Redding Elementary and PTA Recognized as National School of Excellence

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Bridgeport Students Seek Mentors for Plane-Building Program

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

School Board Appoints Redding Elementary Interim Principal

August 18, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Biden Calls on Schools to Host COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics for Kids 12 and Up

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

School Infrastructure Funding in Flux as Senators Advance Package Funding Electric Buses

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Could the Norwich Board of Education Be a Role Model as the City Tackles Racism?

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Superintendent Shares Branford Back to School Update

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

YouTube Reverses Removal of Brookfield School Board Meeting Video Over ‘Medical Misinformation’

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Retired Teacher, Union President Tapped as Old Lyme First Selectman Candidate

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Why School Boards Are Now Hot Spots for Nasty Politics

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

‘Keep Following Your Dreams:’ DACA Recipient Celebrates Becoming a Police Officer

July 30, 2021 Lesia Day 0

CT Teachers’ Union Applauds CDC’s Move to Encourage Masks for All in Schools

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Connecticut Reviewing CDC Mask Guidance for K-12 Schools

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Fighting the Delta Variant: School Reopening Just Got a Lot More Complicated

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Local Residents Give General Support for Masks in School

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

How Do Connecticut Students Feel About the Possibility of Masking Up Again in the Fall?

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

CDC: Everyone in New London County May Soon Need to Wear Masks to Prevent COVID Spread

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Masks to Be Required on School Buses

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Rhode Island Recommending Universal Mask Wearing in Schools

July 29, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Bridgeport-Area Families React to CDC Guidance On Masks In Schools

July 28, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Middlesex County Schools Uncertain of Fall Masking Under New CDC Advice

July 28, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Masks Likely Back In, Remote Learning Out: Stamford Schools Prep for the Fall Amid Changing Guidance

July 28, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Norwalk Schools Plan to Follow State Guidelines on Mask-Wearing

July 28, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Remington Offers $33 Million to Sandy Hook Elementary School Families to Settle Lawsuit Over 2012 Massacre in Newtown

July 28, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Norwalk Schools Aim to Address Inequity, Future Readiness in Five-Year Plan

July 28, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Easton, Redding School Boards Re-Thinking Tri-Board Structure That Can ‘Crush Leadership’ in Wake Of Superintendent Resignation

July 28, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Teacher of the Year ‘Takes Off’ at Space Camp for Educators

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Will Shoreline Youth COVID Vaccination Rates Impact School Mask Mandates?

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

CIAC, Health Officials Urge Student-Athletes to Get Vaccinated

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Educators of Color: Schools Need to Better Support Racial Justice Efforts

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Accelerating Learning: Tech Advice to Make It Happen

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Stamford Students Thrilled to Get Backpacks, School Supplies

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

State Bond Commission Approves $1.2 Million for Greenwich High Entryway Project

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

After Ousting Incumbents, GOP Challengers Seek Control of New Canaan’s Curriculum

July 26, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Wide Gulf Exists in Connecticut Youth Vaccination Rate as School Nears

July 22, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Standardized Tests Could Be in Jeopardy in Wake of Biden Decisions, Experts Say

July 22, 2021 Lesia Day 0

What Critical Race Theory Founders Say About Conservative Attacks

July 22, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Stamford Public Schools to Give Out Grab-And-Go Meal Boxes for Rest of Summer

July 22, 2021 Lesia Day 0

Virginia Depts. of Health, Education Urge Masks in Schools

July 22, 2021 Lesia Day 0