CT Coronavirus News

Lamont Doubled Down on Opening Schools – but Says the State Won’t Enforce It

Who Decides when Schools Close if Students, Staff Contract Coronavirus or Cases Spike Locally? Superintendents Seek Guidance from State

‘Not Worth the Risk:’ Teachers in Greenwich Caravan Demand COVID Safety Measures

‘It Will Be Much Safer’: Danbury to Start School With Hybrid Model as Teachers Demand State Funding

State Refocuses Day Care Hotline to Help Teachers Find Child Care as Schools Reopen

CIAC Has Plans for a Fall Sports Season

Lamont Again Singles Out Younger People as Cases Rise in That Age Group

Stamford Student Creates ‘Website to Cure Boredom’ During Quarantine

Masks, Testing Top New Haven School Reopening Concerns

Educators to Hold ‘School Safety First’ Caravan Rallies Across Conn.

School Superintendents Remain Unsure of Ability to Direct School Reopenings

Lamont: Full-Time School for All Unlikely This Fall

Stamford Schools Headed Into Reopening With Less Cleaning Staff

Stratford Teachers Concerned About School District’s Reopening Plan

Watertown Fall Reopening Requires Students to Wear Masks While Inside

Greenwich Vows to Enforce Regulations as COVID-19 Cases Rise Among Youth

Stafford School Officials Outline Reopening Options

Few Teachers Support a Full Opening of School in the Fall

Danbury Teachers to Hold ‘School Safety First’ Car Caravan Rally

Many Teachers, Students Say They Won’t Be in Classrooms This Fall

Connecticut Launches $43.5M Initiative to Boost Access to Internet and Technology as Schools Prepare for Possibility of Continued Online Learning

Hebron Board Unanimously Approves School Reopening Plan

Additional Cost to Reopen CT Schools During a Pandemic: $420 Million

School Districts to Have More Say in Reopening

Norwalk Official: It’s Unknown How Sick Person Entered School

A Quarter of CT Students Went MIA When COVID Closed Schools. Could Holding Live, Online Classes Lure Them Back?

Ridgefield Moms Petition Against Full In-Class School Attendance

Bagged Lunch, Face Masks, Staggered Schedules: Brookfield Unveils Reopening Plan

Dalio Education, CCM Announce Joint Effort to Bridge Digital Divide in Connecticut

How Newtown’s Educator of the Year Transformed a ‘Really Difficult’ Crisis into a Teachable Moment

Ridgefield Teachers Express Concerns With Reopening Plan

More Questions than Answers for Fall School Reopening Across Connecticut

West Hartford Superintendent Presents ‘Reopening Schools’ Plan to Board

Learning a Casualty of COVID for Students With Disabilities

Watertown Educators to Discuss How to Reopen Schools

Back-to-School Plans in CT: Lamont to Make Final Decision

Schools Chief: ‘Well-Being of Students’ Focus of Norwalk’s Reopening Plan

Parent Surveys Suggest Most Want Their Children in School This Fall, but Many Families Remain Uncertain

Schools Have Reopening Plans. Now It’s Wait-and-See Time

Darien Sees Uptick in COVID-19 Cases Among Children

New Haven Kept Schools Open During the 1918 Pandemic. Experts Say 2020 Is Different.

Region 6 Prepares Students, Staff for Daily Tests in Fall

Danbury Mayor Has Concerns: ‘I Would Not Send My Kids to School in the Fall’

CT Officials: Whether or Not Students Show Up, Districts Must Include a Full In-School Option

Connecticut School Districts to Submit Reopening Plans by Friday

Tolland Prepares Schools for Students’ Return to Classroom

Bridgeport’s School Volunteers Association Finds a Way to Survive

Southington School Officials Surveying Families for Fall Reopening Preferences

Cheshire’s Return to School Strategy in Final Planning Stage

Hartford Schools Plan for Full-Time Return, With Options for Remote Learning for Families Concerned About COVID-19

Greenwich Looks to State for Flexibility in School Reopening

Danbury Doctor: It’s ‘Wise’ to Start School in Hybrid Model

New Milford’s School Reopening Plan Draws Criticism

New Haven Teachers, Paras Ask to Opt Out of In-Person Teaching

Torrington Prepares for Those Who Do, Do Not Want to Return to Class

Classroom or Remote Learning? Choice for Connecticut Parents

Doctors Urge Parents To Get Kids Vaccinated Before First Day of School

Hamden Approves Revised School Reopening Plan

Wallingford Summer School Program Suspended After Person Experiences COVID-19 Symptoms

School Reopening: Here’s What CT Districts Have Planned for Fall

The Stresses and Successes of Distance Learning in Connecticut

Only Half of New Haven Parents Surveyed Want In-Person Learning

Stonington Schools to Fully Reopen With Students 3 Feet Apart

Hebron School Board to Discuss Reopening Plans for Fall

New Haven Teachers Weigh in on Back to School: ‘Do Not Gamble My Life on Compliance’

Pandemic Puts Pressure on Region 12 Schools with Enrollment Boost

Connecticut Education Association Releases Its Own Plan for School Opening

CT Schools Reopening: Mask, SAT, Cost Questions Answered

Bethel Unveils $1.9M Plan To Reopen Schools

Uncharted Territory: Districts Face Challenges Preparing To Reopen Schools Amid The Pandemic

Over 100 Wilton School Staff Members Might Not Return Due To COVID Concerns

COVID Case Raises Back-To-School Questions In Norwalk

South Windsor Delays School Reopening By One Week, No Six-Foot Distance Guaranteed

School Board Moves Back First Day Of Classes In Greenwich

Schools Scramble to Fill Full-Time Teaching Jobs as Demand for Subs Grows

Teachers Don’t Feel Gov. Lamont Has Their Backs

Lamont Defends Back-to-School Plan as Expert Predicts Likely COVID-19 Surge in the Fall

School Reopening Plan in Meriden Will Cost $2.3 Million, Calls for More Teachers, Thousands of Masks

Sen. Murphy, Waterbury Mayor O’Leary Hold Community Discussion on School Reopenings

Re-Opening Plans for Lyme-Old Lyme Schools in Fall Include Mandatory Mask-Wearing, Physical Distancing, Cohorting

Budget Surprise: Greenwich Schools End Up With a Surplus

Coventry School Chief Worries COVID-19 Money Not Enough

Stonington School Reopening May Feature Mix of Virtual and In-Person Classes

Bridgeport Provides Free Thermometers to Families of Bridgeport Public Schools

Danbury Petitions State to Start School With Hybrid Model

In-Person School? Half of Fairfield Parents Say Yes, 18 Percent No, Rest Unsure

Waterbury Schools Release Preliminary Reopening Plan

Pastors Offer School-Reopening Help

‘The Right Thing to Do’: State to Allow Slightly Shorter 2020-21 School Year

Region 12 BOE Urges Board to Place Themselves in Students’ Shoes Before Reopening

Is a Teacher Shortage Looming? Asks New Canaan Schools

Teachers and Superintendents React to State’s Schools Reopening Plan

Most Manchester Parents Opt for In-School Instruction, Survey Says

New London District Unveils School Reopening Plans, Costs

Reopening Plan: Westport Schools Stock Up With About 40,000 Gloves, 80,000 Masks

97 Percent of Tolland Teachers Returning to Classrooms; 8 Percent of Parents to Keep Children Home

Glastonbury School Reopening Starting to Take Shape

CT Will Make Final Decision in Early August on How Education Will Look in the Fall. Districts Preparing Three Different Scenarios.

State to Allow Slightly Shorter 2020-21 School Year

Greenwich Considers Delaying the Start of the School Year

Waterbury Superintendent to Release ‘Preliminary’ School Reopening Plan on Wednesday

Norwalk Summer School COVID-19 Case Could Be ‘Strong Warning’ for Fall

‘A Lot of Moving Parts’: School Nurses Grapple With Role in New Normal

Despite Community Efforts, Some Students Are Still Offline

Survey: Greenwich Families Found Distance Learning ‘Challenging’

Gift-Card Donors Sought in Kent for Virus-Adjusted School-Supply Drive

Lego to Pay for Chromebooks for Students in 6 Towns

Officials Try to Convince Parents to Send Kids to School

Childhood Immunizations Dropped Sharply During Pandemic

Some Worry Summer School Closure in Norwalk After Positive COVID-19 Test Bodes Ill for Fall

What Will School Look Like This Fall in CT? ‘We’re Going to Have to Rethink.’

Changes Coming to New Fairfield Schools as They Prepare for Reopening

$1 Million in Grants Will Fund Computers and Internet Connections for Students in Six Connecticut School Districts

Lamont, Teachers Unions React to Trump’s Threat to Cut Federal Aid to Schools if They Don’t Reopen

Hamden Schools Will Open 4 Days a Week

How Special Needs Education May Be Affected by Back-to-School Plans

Parents, Teachers Weigh in on How Schools Should Look Come Fall

COVID Case Suspends In-Person Summer School at Norwalk High

Survey: Many teachers in Greenwich ‘Not at All’ Comfortable With Returning

Watertown BOE Makes Cuts to 2021 School Year Spending Plan

A Billion in Federal Funds Flies Out the Door … and More Is Needed

Greenwich Schools Face Deadline for Reopening Plan

‘It Was 50 Pages of Fluff’: From Wearing Masks to No Temperature Checks Some CT Educators Concerned About School Reopening in the Fall Amid Coronavirus

More Than 10 Connecticut Children Suffered From Life-Threatening Syndrome Linked to COVID-19

Face Masks in School a Hot-Button Issue for CT Parents, Teachers

Thousands of Connecticut Students Did Not Have Access to a Device or Reliable WiFi During Coronavirus School Closures

Reopening Newtown Schools Demands Communication And Planning

Here’s How Much Education Students Lost When Schools Closed

School Systems Face July 24 Deadline to Submit Detailed Plans for Reopening

State School Reopening Plan Means Plenty of Homework for Norwich Staff

CT Moves Forward on School Reopening as Virus Surge Prompts Other States to Step Back

Danbury-Area Officials Expect Challenges When Schools Reopen

Hundreds of CT Students Take Part in ‘Covid-19 Computing Challenge’ to Adjust to New Normal

Westport School Reopening Committee Presents Early Plans for Fall

Stonington Establishes Task Force to Create School Reopening Plans