CT Coronavirus News

‘I’m A Caretaker First; I’m Making Sure These Kids Are Safe:’ Connecticut Teachers Adapt To New Normal

Reopening Date For Danbury Schools Remains Unclear As Coronavirus Cases Rise

New Haven School Reopening Paused Amid COVID Spike

Connecticut Will Launch Dashboard Showing COVID-19 Cases in All Schools

As Connecticut’s COVID-19 Numbers Increase, Lamont Says It’s Not Time to Close Schools, Businesses

Coronavirus Concerns, Family Financial Woes Hurt Preschools Across Connecticut; Educators Fear Long-Term Effects

Staff Shortage Due to COVID Quarantine Closes Norwalk School

‘A Cowardly Way to Put Our Kids at Risk:’ Stratford School Re-Entry Plan Advances Despite Opposition

Trumbull Expands Reopening of Elementary Schools

Why the Late Decision? Danbury Officials Shed Light on the ‘Tipping Point’ for Delaying In-Person Schooling

Superintendent: Shelton High to Remain Open After Latest COVID Case

COVID-19 Case Reported in East Lyme High School Community

New Haven School Buses Grounded for 2 Days After Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

New Haven School Cleaning Plan ‘Not Feasible,’ Custodial Union Says

‘I Feel We’re Going in Circles’: Fairfield Parents Split On Delaying Full In-Person Learning

Suffield Schools’ Learning Format Depends on Number of Substitutes, Cases

More COVID Cases at Mansfield Schools

Glastonbury Cancels Mid-Year Exams Because of COVID-19

2 More COVID-19 Cases in Fairfield Public Schools

Weekly Saliva Tests Planned for New Haven Schools Reopening

Almost All K-12 Students in CT Now Have Internet Access. What’s the Plan for Seniors and Others Without School-Aged Families?

COVID Case Temporarily Closes Norwalk Elementary School

37% of Shepaug Valley’s Remote Students Failing Two-Plus Classes

New London Schools to Wait a Month Before Decision on Return to Full In-Person Classes

More COVID Cases Reported at Greenwich Schools

Remote New Haven High Students Double as “3rd Parents”

As New Haven Schools Move to Reopen, 37% of Parents Are Opting Out

Rise in Coronavirus Infections May Impact Winter Sports Plan

Middletown School District Pilots COVID-19 Testing Program for Students, Staff

‘Deeply Troubled’: Math Learning Gap Widens During COVID, Wilton School Officials Say

Cromwell High Goes Hybrid as Town’s COVD Cases Rise to ‘Orange’ Risk Level

7 Staff Members, 3 Students Test Positive for COVID-19 in Waterbury Schools

Norwich Schools Report More Student COVID-19 Cases, but Remain in Hybrid Learning

Windham Schools on Track to Reopen for Hybrid Learning

Danbury Parents ‘Furious’ as Students Stay on Distance Learning Due to COVID Spike

Watertown Schools Will Be Open After Positive Cases

Region 15 Schools Remain Open Despite Two New COVID-19 Cases

Cheshire Elementary School Reports COVID-19 Case

Parents Who Say ‘Hybrid Model Is Working’ Oppose Amity School Full In-Person Plan

Greenwich Schools Still Fine-Tuning Music Program Under COVID-19

‘Darkening Cloud’: Danbury Area Short on Substitute Teachers

2 Students in Weston Schools Test Positive for COVID-19

Bethel Schools Add Early Dismissal Days

Coronavirus Cases Reported at 3 Schools in Wallingford

Oxford Cancels High School Classes, Middle School Dedication After Athlete Tests COVID-Positive

Lunch Ladies Serve Up Jobs Petition to New Haven City Hall

‘A Better Education in Person’: 56 Percent of Students Prepare to Return to New Haven School Buildings

Two More Positive Cases, but New Canaan Officials Say School Mitigation Strategies Working

Positive COVID Test at Shelton High Will Not Impact School Schedule

Alcott School in Wolcott Switches to Distance Learning

All Montville Schools Close Because of the Coronavirus

Superintendent: Darien High to Reopen After COVID Cases Quarantine 54

Waterbury’s Crosby High School Closes Until Tuesday Due to COVID Cases

COVID Closes Two Classrooms at Ansonia Elementary School

‘It’s Important That Everyone Feels Safe’: New Haven Schools to Have COVID Test Sites

Parish Hill High School in Chaplin Confirms First COVID Case

Six COVID-19 Cases Trigger 36 Staff Quarantines, Staggered Closures at Two Suffield Schools

Windsor Locks Teachers, Schools Settle Safety Claims

COVID-19 Case Leads to Closure of New London High School for Two Days

44% of New Haven Students to Stay Remote

State Looks to Dismiss School Mask Lawsuit

Covid Cases Reported at East Rock, Mayo Schools in New Haven

Norwalk Schools: Nearly 600 Quarantined Since Classes Resumed

Coronavirus Infections Force Two Southington Schools to Close, One for a Week

2 in Redding Schools Test Positive for Coronavirus

‘We’re at Critical Mass’: COVID Cases Prevent Shelton Students From Returning Full-Time

Brookfield Schools Switch to Remote After 2 Coronavirus Cases

Two Students, Four Staff Members Test Positive for COVID in Waterbury

Woodland High Student, Teacher Test Positive for Virus

Region 1 Teacher Tests Positive for COVID-19

Group of Medically-Fragile Stamford Teachers Denied Work-From-Home Requests

Statewide, 14,000 Fewer Students Are Enrolled and Officials Don’t Know Why

High-risk Connecticut Municipalities Deciding What to Do About Schools

New Fairfield Schools Remain Closed Due to COVID-19 Concerns

Two More COVID Cases Reported in Greenwich Schools

School Enrollment on the Decline in Mansfield

Doing a ‘Happy’ Dance: Torrington Elementary School Students Return to Full In-Person Learning

Bethel High School Students Get One More Day in Classroom

Some Shelton School Bus Routes Suspended Due to Quarantined Drivers

New Haven City Learning Hub Improves Grades

More Than 5,000 Connecticut Students Who Chose Online-Only Learning Haven’t Logged on for a Single Day of Class

Some Norwalk Schools Temporarily Halt In-Person Classes Due to COVID Cases

Superintendent: COVID Exposures Quarantine About 35 at Ridgefield High

COVID-19: 11 New Cases Lead to Quarantines for 60 at Norwalk Public Schools

Windham to Roll Back to Phase 2, Schools Go Fully Virtual

The School Year in Waterbury Began in Early September. A Tinker Elementary School Kindergarten Student Is Still Waiting for a Chromebook

‘We Want Parental Choice’: Some Families Seek Reprieve From Kids Wearing Masks in School

Middletown Parents Increasingly Object to Schools Continued Hybrid Learning

Municipalities on COVID-19 ‘Red Alert’ List Resist Reopening Rollback, As Some Shift to Remote Classes

‘We Felt Totally Safe:’ In Meriden, Full-Contact High School Football Is Being Played, Despite State, DPH Recommendations

Air Filters Are In, Lockers Locked in New Haven School

Early battle lines drawn over funding for Greenwich schools

Educators Thrown Social-Emotional Pandemic Lifeline

Groton, Ledyard Schools Seek to Use Last Year’s Student Count for Federal Aid

Bristol School District Halts Use of School-Issued Tablets After One Student’s Catches Fire

Officials: 29 Students in Quarantine from Greenwich High After COVID Cases

Member of Wolcott High School Community Tests Positive for COVID-19

Bridgeport Has 800 Fewer Students This Fall. Here’s How Much That Could Cost.

New Haven Student Learning Hubs to Triple Sites for Remote Learning

Woodbury Middle School Students to Return Full-Time on Nov. 2

Bridgeport Elementary Schools Go Hybrid After Thanksgiving

Norwich Public Schools and Norwich Free Academy to Remain in Remote Learning Another Week

Two Waterbury Public School Staff Members Test Positive for COVID-19

Waterford High School to Fully Distance Learn Thursday and Friday

Elementary School Students in Manchester Will Be Able to Return to Full In-Person Learning Nov. 2

Fairfield Elementary School Closes Amid COVID Case

Students, Teachers At 2 Meriden Schools In Quarantine

‘Buzzing With Joy:’ Shelton K-4 Students Back in Class

‘No Easy Answers:’ Trumbull Plans Increased School Reopening

Federal, State Coronavirus Funding to Greenwich Schools Has Totaled Roughly $2 million

Differing Responses After COVID Cases at Fairfield, Derby, Weston, Shelton Schools

How Much CT School Districts Spent to Reopen Amid COVID-19

Derby Middle School Reports Positive Coronavirus Case

Fairfield Elementary Schools Will Fully Reopen In November

Norwich Schools, NFA Report Increased Numbers of COVID-19 Cases

Two Additional COVID-19 Infections in Waterbury Schools

New Haven Schools to Start Hybrid on Nov. 9

Windsor Locks Teachers Refute Board of Education’s Claim That Schools Are Safe

Five New COVID-19 Infections Reported by Waterbury Schools

Hartford Schools to Continue In-Person Learning Full Time; Mayor Bronin Says There’s Still a ‘Strong Likelihood’ COVID-19 Will Cause a Future Shift to Hybrid Model

5 Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed at 5 Norwalk Schools

Class at Bethel School Quarantining After Positive Coronavirus Case

Schools in Ledyard and East Lyme Report New COVID-19 Cases

East Windsor Schools Report COVID-19 Case

RHAM Middle School Teacher Tests Positive for COVID-19

Vernon School Officials Confirm 2nd Positive Coronavirus Test

Shelton HS, Intermediate School on Full Distance Learning Through Oct. 22

Westport Public Schools Delays Decision On In-Person Instruction

Windsor Locks Teachers Raise COVID Safety Concerns At Board Of Ed Meeting

Ed Commissioner Continues To Encourage In-Person Learning; 421 Connecticut Students, 143 School Staff Test Positive For COVID

South Windsor Middle School Staffer Tests Positive For COVID

Two New COVID-19 Infections In Waterbury Schools

Lawsuit Challenges Connecticut School Mask Rules

Connecticut Education Association Report: State’s Schools Doing Inadequate Job Protecting Teachers, Students

No More Snow Days? Connecticut Education Officials Consider Online Learning in Event of Inclement Weather

Westhill High Soccer Team in Quarantine After Two COVID Cases

New London Elementary School Reports Case of COVID-19

Governor Takes a Bow for Students Logging on. Data Doesn’t Back It Up