CT Coronavirus News

Lamont to Allow Small, in-Person High School Graduations in July

Clash Causes Uncertainty for Norwalk Summer School Program

Stamford Reps Trim City Budget, Leave Schools Alone

School Staff Cuts Loom in Greenwich After Early Retirement Plan Fizzles

Stratford School Board Considers Cutting Math Coaches, Custodians to Match City Budget Total

Waterbury School Board to Review Plans to Reduce 2021 Budget to Match Shortfall

Summer School? Strict Guidelines Have Some Connecticut Districts Opting Out

Split Remains Over Greenwich School Budget as RTM Prepares to Vote

Teachers, Programs Potentially on Monroe School Budget Chopping Block

Westport School Reopening Committee Continues Planning for Uncertainties Next School Year

A Game of Virtual Dodgeball

Greenwich Superintendent: ‘We Have a Lot to Do’ to Reopen Schools

New Haven School Board Considering Cuts to Cover $9.8 Million Shortfall

NFA Foundation to Be Asked to Help Provide Budget Relief for Districts

On Average, 20% of Hartford Students Are Not Participating in Virtual Learning Week-to-Week. Now School Leaders Are Trying to Find a Solution

Here’s What Connecticut High Schools Are Doing to Celebrate the Graduation of the Class of 2020

New Haven Schools See Cut in Transportation Costs

Coaches hope and plan for ‘new normal’ in state high school fall sports

Norwalk Mayor Calls District’s Summer School Plans ‘Reckless’

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Summer School in Connecticut Could Include Strict Limits on Bus Capacity, Class Sizes

Shelton School Board President Asks Unions to Reconsider Furlough Days With 32 Positions on the Line

‘It Is Not Our Ideal Budget’: Danbury Schools $147M Plan Looks to Uncertain Future

West Haven High School Plans Memorable Graduation Lineup Despite Coronavirus

Expect Fall High School Sports to Be Played, but There Could Be Differences

State: Connecticut’s Class of 2019 Had Best On-Time Graduation Rate in a Decade

CT Distributing Pandemic Food Aid for Children to Some, But Not Yet All, Eligible Households

Derby School District Reviews Funding Request With Tax Board

How New Haven Plans to Honor High School Graduates

New Haven Summer School to Be Online-Only

School Funding Fight in Greenwich Will Return to the Representative Town Meeting

Stamford Parents, Students Asked to Vote on Graduation Ceremony Options

Greenwich High Explains How Graduation Will Work

Region 14 Confirms Last Day of School to Be June 16

Administrators Get Sneak Peek at Summer School Protocols

Greenwich Offers Early Retirement to Teachers in Effort to Save $1M

Ansonia School District Sends Unused Food to Valley Food Banks, Pantries

Amazon Donates 950 Tablets to West Haven Middle School

‘My Kids Are Struggling’: Norwalk Special Ed Teachers Try to Keep Students Engaged

COVID-19 Won’t Stop the Math Competition in Bridgeport

Torrington School Board Chairwoman Seeks Panel to Track District’s Coronavirus Costs

Proposed Norwich School Budget Cuts Go Deep

Windham Schools Apply for CARES Funding

Educators Predict What Schools Will Look Like After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dalio, Lamont Disband Partnership for Connecticut

SAT, ACT Scores Will Be Optional Part of UConn Applications, at Least for Awhile

New Britain Schools Receives First Batch of Dell Laptops for Students

School Boards Work with Public Health and Safety Officials on Graduation Plans

Westport School Board Discuss Re-Opening Schools Despite Some Uncertainty

Norwalk Plans Drive-in High School Graduation at Beach

New Haven Schools: Covid $ Not a Blank Check

Norwalk Students Take Virtual Tour of City’s Roots

Connecticut High Schools Plan Drive-Thru or Drive-In Movie Style Graduations to Honor Class of 2020

Lamont Prohibits Overnight Camps, Delays Summer School

CT Schools Juggle Coronavirus Costs Amid Budget Reductions

Shelton Teachers Raise Concerns Over Plans for Students to Pick Up Items

‘Adopt a (High School) Senior’ Aims to Make Shoreline Grads Feel Special

A Bond Built Through Chess: Fairfield Families Help Peers at Bridgeport’s Batalla School

Region 7 Debating How to Reopen Safely

Local School Districts to Receive Shares of $100 Million in COVID Response Grants

Two Special Education Teachers to Share Stamford Teacher of the Year Award

Hartford Public Schools Proposes $427M Budget, as Superintendent Plans for ‘Unknown Implications’ of Coronavirus Pandemic

Back Pay Withheld From Bus Drivers

Amid Pandemic, Groton Plans ‘Drive-in Movie Theater’ Graduation for Class of 2020 to Remember

Family Privacy Concerns Addressed in Norwalk Distance Learning Policy

States All Over the Map on Remote Learning Rigor, Detail

New Connecticut Cases of COVID-19 Related Child Inflammatory Disease

Norwich Free Academy Graduation to Be held Drive-in Style at Dodd Stadium

Stamford Students Can Grab a Book to Go With Their Lunch on Friday

Fairfield High Schools to Have Graduation Parade Instead of Ceremony

Enfield to Hold Virtual Graduation Ceremony

Vernon School Officials Unveil New Grading System

Online AP Testing Glitches Snare Connecticut Students

Shelton Educators Focus on Keeping Students Engaged, Enthused

Waterbury to Host ‘Mind Over Matter’ Virtual Session for Students

Shelton Schools Offer Students Chance to Pickup Personal Items Next Week

New Haven Math Teachers Adjust to Distance Learning

Litchfield High School Seniors Oppose Virtual Graduation

New Britain Eyes Long-Term Plan to Provide Low-Income Students Wi-Fi if Online Learning Continues This Fall

School and State Leaders Address How to Reopen Schools

Potentially Deadly Coronavirus-Linked Child Illness Confirmed in CT

Students, How Can Connecticut Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus?

Disconnected From Distance Learning: Thousands of Waterbury Students Aren’t Being Educated During Pandemic

Pass/No Grade Policy Now Official

Fall Coronavirus Flare-up Could Impact Schools; Committee Advised to Plan for Multiple Scenarios

Seymour School Board Member Pitches Earlier Start to 2020-21 School Year

Connecticut Education Officials Unsure About Fall Classes

Education Commissioner Says Reopening CT Schools ‘a Marathon, Not a Sprint’

Quarter of Stamford High School Students Not Engaged With Distance Learning

Darien High Clubs Keep the Virtual Bonds Going During Schools Shutdown

Norwalk Considers Options for Summer School, Graduation Ceremonies

Bridgeport High Schools Plan to Hold July Graduations

Grant Application: Test New Haven Teachers for Coronavirus as Essential Workers

For Fitch High School Nurse, Helping Is in Her Nature

Experts: Judging Educational Equity in the Midst of a Pandemic Isn’t Easy

East Windsor Schools Adapt to Virtual Education

School Officials Start Planning Alternate Graduation

Pomperaug Principal Delivers ‘Moments’ to Middlebury, Southbury Seniors

Time Blurs for New Haven High Schoolers

Many Questions Remain on Reopening Connecticut and Its Schools

CT Educators Grapple With Keeping Kids Safe in the Fall

Free Book Giveaways Starting Soon at 12 New Haven Free-Meal Sites

Health Care Workers and Teachers Unions Donate to New London Food Bank

Higher Heights Throws Virtual Block Party for New Haven Class of 2020

Norwalk Teachers Use Creative Ways to Virtually Connect With Students

Portland Educators Set Parade to Connect With Students

In Hope That Distancing Rules Will Ease, Berlin High School Schedules Commencement for August

Distance Learning Will Continue but Gov. Ned Lamont Closes Connecticut Schools for Rest of Academic Year Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Schools in Connecticut Could Look Very Different When They Reopen. Here Are Some Measures the State Is Considering

Education Experts Say Work Needed to Prevent ‘COVID-19 Slide’

State Schools Plan for Future Filled With Unknowns

Windsor Locks Events Honor School Staff

New Canaan Proposes Reverse Snow Days: School Closed for Good Weather

With No Lifting of Ban on Large Gatherings in Sight, Schools Plan for Virtual Graduations, Diploma Delivery Parades and More

Here’s How Norwalk’s Children in Need Are Getting Food During Coronavirus Crisis

New Haven School Officials Pitch ‘No Fail’ for Fourth Marking Period

Trumbull Superintendent Iassogna Presents Budget Cut List; Includes Freshman Sports

Stamford School Superintendent and Cabinet to Forego Raises

Decision on When to Reopen Schools in CT Expected This Week

School Superintendents Warn Against a May 20 Reopening of Schools

New Report: What CT Students Really Think of Distance Learning

New Haven Superintendent Offers Assurance That Students Will Be Promoted