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Windsor Board of Education Says It’s Not to Blame for Mold Issue at School, But is Working to Fix It

Norwich School Board to Hire New Firm to Investigate Complaints Against Stringfellow

CT to Hold Hearing on Killingly’s ‘Reluctance’ to Address Student Mental Health

Bridgeport Schools Explore Starting Some Schools Later

Greenwich Schools Need Repairs. A $118M Plan Would Upgrade 4 Buildings, Cardinal Field Track in 2025.

CT High Schools’ SAT Scores Show Link Between Performance and Income

Norwich School Board Places Superintendent Stringfellow on Paid Leave

Hamden Public Schools Struggle With Racial Imbalance Battle

Norwalk Common Council OKs $4.9 Million for Proposed South Norwalk Elementary School

Stamford Commits $222K To Finish Schools Air Conditioning Project

Norwich School Board to Consider Placing Superintendent Stringfellow On Leave

Are K-12 Class Sizes Growing in CT? Amid Teacher Shortage, Some Worry About Packed Rooms

Westport to Focus on Student Voices, Feedback This School Year

Bridgeport Schools to Merge as Part of $80M Renovation Plan

Darien Board Of Education Votes On New Superintendent Contract

Enfield School Board Meetings No Longer Begin With Prayer Following Complaint

Fairfield Says Redistricting Options Might Not Solve Racial Imbalance

Middletown Parents Double Down on Opposition to Math Curriculum Changes

Wilton Schools Receive $300,000 to Support Hiring, Retention of Mental Health Specialists

Unlike Elsewhere, Farmington Teachers Say They Endured ‘Unsafe’ Heat as Students Went Home

Norwich School Board Launches Investigation of ‘Personnel Complaints’ Amid Teachers’ Concerns

Region 13 School Board Considers Shuffling Grade Levels

Mold Found in Four Classrooms at Middlebrook School in Wilton, Forcing 2 Rooms to Temporarily Close

CT is Among The Wealthiest states in U.S., but Teachers Still Rely on Donations for Their Classrooms

Coventry Bus Driver Strike Is Over, Bus Routes to Resume Tuesday

Gov. Ned Lamont Releases New School HVAC Funding After Criticism of First Round

New Westport School Security Officers to Begin Patrols This Week

Coventry School Bus Drivers Reject “Final Offer,” Strike Continues

Missing Legal Step May Delay Rebuild of Central Middle School in Greenwich

New Canaan Schools Science Test Scores Highest Ever, Data Shows. Here’s How They Did On the Rest.

Many Connecticut Schools Don’t Have Air Conditioning. During Heatwave, Some Say ‘It’s Unacceptable’

Madison Approves Early Purchases for Elementary School Construction to Beat Supply Chain Delays

Some CT Schools are Using Artificial Intelligence for Student Tutoring

Who’s Minding the Class When the Teacher’s Out? Are There Enough Substitute Teachers?

Westport Adds Security Officers, Parents Warn of “Near Mishaps” for Students Walking to School

Vernon Students’ Mental Health Will Be Supported By $323,000 in Federal Grants

School Bus Driver Strike in Meriden Ends, Begins in Coventry

Stamford Opts for Early Dismissal Amid Hot Temperatures Causing ‘Oppressive’ Heat in Some Schools

Norwich Board of Ed Candidates Explain Support for Superintendent, Teacher Turnover, Closing Bishop

Fairfield To Receive New School Redistricting Scenario

Connecticut School Districts Scramble to Find Teachers

Bridgeport Schools Still Short 67 Teachers as Classes Begin, Superintendent Says

CT Schools Stress Innovation Amid Student Engagement Concerns

Meriden School Bus Driver Strike Continues Tuesday as Coventry Drivers Join Picket Line

Some CT Schools Letting Students Out Early Due to Hot Weather

CT Education Group Considers Remedies for Ongoing Teacher Shortage

Madison Officials Urged Not to Delay School Bidding While Resolving $2.4M Funding Gap

Norwalk’s New Cranbury Elementary School Welcomes Students, Staff: ‘It’s So Beautiful’

Fairfield Board of Ed Warned to Narrow Priorities for School Redistricting

Windsor Leaders Meet About Photos of Mold in School

Hartford Kicks Off School Year With Message of Hope Amid Teacher Shortages and ‘Bigger Challenges’

CT Students, Teachers Begin the 2023-24 School Year

Coventry Bus Drivers Plan to Strike Just After School Year Begins

Brookfield Public Schools Hires Sherman Resident as New Director of Business and Operations

Report Shows More Connecticut Students Attending School Regularly

There’s a Lot of New Curriculum in CT Schools for 2023. What You Need to Know Now and What’s Ahead.

Windsor Parents Concerned Over Mold Found in Oliver Ellsworth School

Stamford Schools Set to Reopen with New Curriculum, Open High School Campuses, Return of Remote Learning

Torrington Parents, Teachers Meet and Greet New Superintendent of Schools: ‘A New Energy’

Hampden Teachers Prepare for New School Year Despite the Price of Learning

Waterbury Works to Solve Teacher Shortage

Connecticut Educators Prepare for Change in Kindergarten Age Requirements

Danbury Teachers Earn $45K in Grants for Makerspace, STEM Programs and More

Teachers Union Threatens ‘Unfair Labor Practice Charge’ After Stamford Board of Ed OKs Private Contractor

New Bridgeport Superintendent Lays Out Vision for School System

Possible School Bus Driver Strike Looms in Meriden

$1.7M Shortfall Remains After Cuts to Madison Elementary Construction

A Half Century Later, a Law Takes a Bite Out of Teacher Social Security Benefits

Stamford High School Kids are Leaving Campus Without a Formal OK. They Might Soon Get One.

Bus Driver Shortage Impacts Connecticut Ahead of School Year

New Brookfield School Start Times This Year Mean High School Students Get 45 Minutes of Extra Sleep

Teaching Positions in Connecticut Remain Vacant Amid Upcoming School Year

Stamford Schools Have Struggled to Hire Special Education Teachers. Solution? A Private Provider.

Teachers Voice Concerns Amid Statewide Teacher Shortage

Connecticut Town Plagued by Anti-LGBTQ+ Incidents is Creating its Own Transgender Student Policy

Report: Shelton Schools Ran $2.8M Budget Deficit for 2022-23

Fairfield Elementary School Earns Federal Green Ribbon Distinction for Sustainability Efforts

Shortage of Teachers, Paraprofessionals Will Be A Challenge for Schools This Year

Back to School Drive in Danbury Highlights City’s Economic Divide

Hartford Public Schools Commissions $240,000 Ad Campaign as District Loses Students, Teachers

Hartford Schools Work to Address Staffing Shortages and Chronic Absenteeism

Griswold School District Has New Daycare Program That Helps Kids Learn Before and After School

Proposals Aim to Bolster State’s Teacher Ranks Amid Shortage

Hartford Public Schools Hold Back-to-School Celebration at XL Center

Stamford Public Schools Offers Remote Learning Program For Grades 9-12

After New Haven Loses $6M in Cyberattack, School Board Member Questions District’s Financial Safeguards

When Do Greenwich Teachers Prepare for the Upcoming School Year? For Many, it Starts in June.

CT State Department of Education Launches Statewide Math Tutoring Program

CT Teachers Crowdfunding Out-of-Pocket Costs as They Head Back to School

Educators, Blumenthal Push for Additional Supports Amid Teacher Shortage

Stratford BOE Extends Contract for Superintendent in Split Vote

Connecticut Public Schools Scramble to Recruit Hundreds of Teachers for New Academic Year

Hackers Steal $6M Meant For School Bus Contract

Colchester Voters OK Higher Town, School Budgets

USJ Offers New Education Programs to Tackle Statewide Teacher Shortages

Committee Considers Cuts to Madison School Project to Bridge $2.4M Shortfall

Former Bridgeport Teacher, Social Worker to Fill School Board Vacancy

A Teacher’s Advice On How To Prepare Students for The New School Year

Brookfield’s New Special Ed Leader Spells Out Improvements, with ‘Open-Door Style,’ Classroom Visits

Connecticut Lawmakers, Education Leaders Announce Expansion of Free School Meals Program

Donate School Supplies In Southington, Watch A Backflip

Danbury Schools’ Plan to Lay Off Staff ‘Very Upsetting’ to City Council Leader Reviewing Budget Gap

Two Greenwich Board of Education Leaders Aren’t Running for Reelection. Why?

New York Giants Make $10K Equipment Donation to Windsor High School

Connecticut Schools Receive $15M for Mental Health Specialists

Stratford’s New Assistant Superintendent Aims to Update Code of Conduct, Revise Curriculum

From Bathrooms to Pronouns and Parents’ Rights, CT Schools Lack Policies on Transgender and Nonbinary Students

Committee Delays $86M Darien Elementary School Renovations by a Year

75 Greenwich Kids are Headed to a Back-to-School Shopping Spree with $150 Each. Here’s Why.

Another Book is Challenged in Brookfield Schools, as Parents There And in Newtown Continue Fight