CT Coronavirus News

Hartford Public Schools to Vaccinate Students Ages 16+ at COVID-19 Clinic Today

Norwich Superintendent Discusses School Budget, COVID-19 Grants with City Council

Greenwich Schools Eclipse 600 Cases Since Start of School

Child Neglect Reports Increase as Schools Reopen

Schools Plan for Safe Proms and Graduations

Stratford Schools Coronavirus Update: One Class to Quarantine

15 Connecticut School Districts Receive $10.7M to Address Absenteeism, Engagement Issues Exacerbated by COVID-19

‘We Didn’t Forget About Them’: Mural Honors Danbury High School Seniors

Students Head To School During Vacation — For Vaccines

Madison Public Schools Announce Updates, Changes in Reopen Plan

CT Department of Education Issues COVID Guidance

Heading into Spring Break, Greenwich Schools See Biggest COVID Spike of the Year

Game On!: High School Spring Sports Ready to Return After a Year Away

No More Working From Home: Stamford Teachers With Health Concerns Must Return to School

Bolton Schools Plan for In-Person Return in Early May

Connecticut OKs High School Proms, Graduations. Here Are the COVID-19 Rules Students and Schools Have to Follow.

Stonington School Board Approves $1.2 Million COVID Recovery Plan

As Cases and Quarantines Increase, More Fairfield Students Want to Learn from Home

Darien Schools Will Go Remote Thanks to Post-Spring Break Quarantines, Superintendent Says

Some Danbury Area Schools Are Concerned About COVID Risks During Spring Break. Here’s How They Are Preparing.

Vernon Students to Increase In-Person Class Time

Mini Proms: Greenwich High Considers Splitting Up Juniors and Seniors to Ensure Social Distancing

Norwich Free Academy to Receive COVID-19 Recovery Grant

Connecticut Is Receiving $1.1B in COVID-19 Stimulus for K-12 Schools. Here’s How the State Plans to Distribute It.

Tolland Students Offered Extended School Year This Summer

Nine New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Greenwich Schools

Stamford High Schools to Move Proms Outside, with Plans for Dancing, Food Trucks and Social Distancing

Most Glastonbury Secondary Students Plan to Return to School Buildings After April Break

Stamford to Require Live-Streaming from High School Classrooms, but Teachers Say It’s Not in Their Contract

New Haven High School Students Return to the Classroom for In-Person Learning

‘You Can Vount on That’: Lamont Expects Outdoor Graduations, Parades This Spring

Schools Adjust as Teachers Call Out Sick with COVID Vaccine Side Effects

Greenwich Board to Debate Repairs at Julian Curtiss School, Use of COVID Relief Funds

As Some Greenwich High Students Prepare to Get Vaccinated, COVID-19 Cases Increase in the School District

‘As if I Have No Option’: Stamford Parents Torn Over Sending Teens Back to School Full-Time

Connecticut High Schools Plan for Pandemic Proms, with Outdoor Options Considered in Many Towns

Manchester Schools Go All Remote Due to Staff Shortages Caused by Temporary Side Effects from Weekend Vaccine Clinic

Superintendent: ‘Staff Illnesses’ Cancel Classes at Darien Schools

As COVID Cases Rise in New Milford, Schools Set to Hold Forum

What Prom and Graduation Could Look Like for CT’s Class of ’21

COVID Cases Rising Among CT School-Aged Children

Uptick in COVID Cases Seen in Local Schools

Darien Parents Split Over Vaccinating Teens Against COVID-19

Some New Haven Schools to Go Remote on Thursday as Staff Members Get Second COVID-19 Vaccine Shot

Getting Some Normalcy: Shepaug Valley Seniors Get a ‘Free’ Prom in May

‘Back to Basics’: Trumbull Schools Note Rise in COVID Cases

Greenwich Schools Report 99 Cases of COVID-19 in March

COVID Hospitalizations Rise at Yale; Younger People Account for More Cases

New Milford Gets ‘Windfall of Freezers,’ Plans COVID Vaccine Clinics for Students, Essential Workers

Planning Is Underway for Students to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine. Here’s How It Will Work in the Danbury Area.

New Haven-area Teens May Have to Wait for Vaccine Clinics

Stamford Schools to Vaccinate High School Seniors in April

‘A Pandemic Nightmare Waiting to Happen’: Many Westhill Teachers Unhappy with Plan to Re-open High Schools

Saying Online Learning Is ‘Here to Stay,’ Connecticut Lawmakers Want State Standards for Remote Classes

State Error Gives Shelton Schools More Relief Funding

3 Conn. School Districts Go Remote Monday Due to Staffing Shortage, Vaccine Side Effects

Glastonbury Police Webinar to Focus on Excessive Screen Time, Internet Safety for Kids

‘Some Sense of Normalcy’: Joel Barlow High School Looks to Hold Graduation, Prom

CDC Issues Warning for Potential COVID Surge as Positivity Rate Tips Over 7% Nationally, CT School Districts in Flux for Safety Measures

Harris Praises Connecticut for Spending Virus Relief Aid on Kids

Connecticut Parents Eager to Get Teens COVID-19 Vaccines as Eligibility Expands; School-Based Clinics for Older Students Could Be an Option

Hartford Schools Re-Opening for In-Person Learning Without Teachers Union Buy-In

Greenwich’s Eastern Middle School Moves to Remote Learning After Administrator Tests Positive for COVID

Schools Across Greater New Haven Planning Proms, Graduations – for Now

Principal: Distance Learners Not Invited to Shelton High Proms

‘Overwhelming’ Response Generates Thousands for Trumbull High Senior Class

To Fight Absenteeism, Hartford Schools Are Getting More Creative, and Fun. Teachers Pie-ed in the Face, Taped to Walls and More to Reward Attendance.

Education Secretary Cardona to join VP Harris in New Haven Friday

Connecticut School Officials Review New 3-Foot Social Distance Guideline

Remote Students in Hartford Returning to School Monday

Stratford School Temporarily Switches to Remote Learning

$2M in Pandemic Relief to Help Vernon Students Regain Lost Academic Ground

3 Fixes Weighed for Maintenance Woes

Wallingford Middle, High Schools Returning to 5 Days a Week

In Surprise Move, Officials Voted to Re-Open High Schools. But Stamford’s Superintendent Has the Final Say.

Stratford Teachers Say They Were Shut Out of Re-Opening Discussions

Greenwich School District Surpasses 500 Cases of COVID Since Start of Classes

Bridgeport School Goes Remote Due to Staffing Issues

Manchester Plans for School Reopening in April — with Lunch

Norwalk Public Schools Preps for More Students in Classrooms

Wilby High School in Waterbury Closed to In-Person Learning Due to Virus Issues

In Poor Conn. Districts, COVID-19 Pandemic Overwhelms School Counselors

Stamford Schools Reopened with 3 Feet Between Desks. CDC Now Says That’s OK.

State Considers Not Using Student Test Results to Judge Teachers’ Work for 3 Years

‘The Fire Alarm Should Be Ringing’: ‘COVID-Slide’ in Stamford Leaves Many Students Behind

Greenwich Schools Near 500 Cases of COVID-19 Since Start of Classes

State Creates Education Task Force to Help With Pandemic-Caused Learning Loss

In Remote School, New Haven Students Earning Fs Quadrupled

Connecticut Middle, High Schools Shifting to Full-Time In-Person Learning as CDC Weighs Whether 6 Feet Is Needed Between Desks

Hackers Subject Waterbury Students to ‘Extremely Inappropriate’ Content While Learning Online

Here’s How Stamford Schools Plan to Spend Their COVID Relief Funds

West Hartford Students ‘Happy to Be Back Together’ as Schools Resume In-Person Classes Across All Grades

US Dept. of Education Provides Connecticut Schools Over $1 Billion to Reopen

All Stonington Students to Return to More In-Person Learning by April 5

Layoff of 3 School Security Officers in Orange ‘In the Middle of a Global Pandemic’ Sparks Union Complaint

Danbury Parents, Educators to Rally for More State Funding for Schools

Virtual Learning Likely to Continue in Connecticut Next School Year Even as Officials Push for Return to In-Person Classes

New Covid Cases in Region 4 Schools Impact 73 Individuals

Manchester Schools Reducing Social Distancing to 3 Feet as Officials Nationwide Consider Lessening 6 Feet Requirement

‘COVID-slide’ Is a National Trend. But What About Greenwich Students?

New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Greenwich Schools Back in Single Digits After Small Blip

Danbury-Area Schools Would ‘Love’ to Vaccinate Older Students. But It Might Be Tough.

Back to School 2.0: Middletown Students Full of Smiles, Giggles as Full In-Person Classes Resume

New Haven Schools Prep to Double In-Person Classroom Time for Some Students

CT Tax Fairness Debate Heats Up with New Pandemic Relief on the Way

Gov., School Leaders Outline Progress Made Regarding In-Person Learning

Waterbury Schools Move to Full Day Schedule

Bolton Students Set to Return to In-Person Classes Monday

Innovative Performances Connect the Elderly with Farmington Schools

Thousands of Students Didn’t Show Up for School This Year. Where Are the Children?

New Haven Vaccinates All School Staff Who Wanted the COVID-19 Vaccine Within 10 Days: Mayor

Plan to Reopen Stamford High Schools Draws Mixed Reactions

A Plea for Equity: Greenwich Special Education Student, Parent Push for Greater Digital Accessibility

Waterford Schools Begin Move Toward Full In-Person Learning This Week

One Year Later, Beecher School in New Haven Emerges Strong

Despite Dire Fears, Nonnewaug Agriscience Program Flourishes with Influx of Students

‘It’s All About That Connection:’ Thousands of Greenwich Parents Give Thanks to Teachers, School Staff

Bridgeport Schools to Return to Full In-Person Learning for First Time Since COVID Pandemic Began

Branford Schools Change Course; All Students to Return Sooner to In-Person Learning

Danbury Schools Aim to Fully Reopen in April, but Some Students May Not Be Allowed Back

Stonington School Board: Get Students Back Faster

Lamont Requests Extension to Mask Requirement in Schools

Middletown Schools to Send All Students Back to Facilities by Mid-April

Glastonbury Secondary Schools Look at Full Reopening

‘It Felt More Normal’: Stamford Elementary Students Return to Classrooms Full-Time

Tolland Students to Move to Classroom Full-Time March 29

Stamford High School Students Could Return to Classrooms Five Days a Week Next Month

As Vaccination Efforts Push Ahead, 19 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Greenwich Schools

‘I’m More Secure Coming Back’: New Haven Vaccinates at Least 2,000 Teachers and School Staff

Stamford Schools ‘Good to Go’ After Teachers Suffer COVID Vaccine Side Effects

West Hartford Middle and High Schools to Start Full In-Person Learning Next Week as Teachers Get COVID-19 Vaccines and Cases Decline in Schools

Students Are ‘Done’ with Distance Learning. Danbury-Area Schools Want Children Back in the Classroom

As COVID Rules Ease, Danbury Area Schools Plan Graduations to Give Seniors ‘Best Send-Off We Can’

New Haven Schools Maintenance Deal In Limbo

Preston Schools to Return to Five Days In-Person Next Week

How COVID-19 Forced the Canton High School Girls Basketball Team to End Its 2020 Season Mid-Game

‘A Weight Has Been Lifted’: More Than 500 Shelton School Workers Receive COVID Vaccine

Pandemic Relief Promises CT Temporary Aid and Hope of Permanent Change

Stamford Teachers Suffer COVID Vaccine Side Effects, Delaying School Reopenings

Colchester Elementary Closed Monday After Staff Experience Side Effects from COVID-19 Vaccine

Branford School Board Looks at New Timeline for Returning Kids to Class Full-Time

Hartford Judge Deals Setback for Parents Seeking to Overturn School Mask Rule but Case Will Continue

Vaccinating Connecticut’s Teachers Continues Through the Weekend

Three-Day Mass COVID Vaccine Clinic for Educators at Xfinity Theater in Hartford Underway

CT Schools Will Get $1.2 Billion in Federal Relief Bill, Raising Fears of a Future ‘Cliff’

Norwich Free Academy Teachers, Staff Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

Groton Superintendent Announces Plans to Shift Students to More In-Person Learning

Meriden Schools Hoping to Have In-Person Graduation Ceremonies

New Haven High Schools to Reopen on April 5