Education News

3 Projects Aim to Make Torrington Middle School Safer, Sustainable

New Haven to Participate in National School Integration, Diversity Project

West Haven Students Create Campaign to Encourage Flu Shots at High School

Windham Schools Will Distribute Winter Coats

Greenwich High Students Plunge Into Politics

Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown Students to Vote for President in Mock Election

Big Projects Slated for Two Schools in Greenwich

Investigation: Connecticut Law Requires HS Sports Coaches to Be Certified. More Than 100 in Southern CT Were Not.

When School Boards Diversify, Spending Priorities Shift. Here’s How

State Rep. Candidates Disagree on Danbury Prospect Charter School

Is a New Day for Special Education on the Horizon in Greenwich?

Influential Literacy Expert Lucy Calkins Is Changing Her Views

Three Projects Planned for Torrington Middle School

5 Ways Principals Can Establish a Strong School Climate

Hamden BOE Eyes Scaled-Back Construction Goals

Sexual Assault Reports Sharply Increased at K-12 Schools, Numbering Nearly 14,000, Education Department Data Shows

Bridgeport Officials Reconsider Stopping Transfers into Popular City Schools

To Root Out Racism in Schools, Start With Who You Hire

‘Mock the Vote’ Gears Up to Teach Kids Across Connecticut

‘You Got to Bring It to Life’: Fairfield History Teacher Wins Educator Award

New Bethel School-Based Health Center Provides ‘Key’ Access to Mental Health Care

The Essential Traits of a Positive School Climate

Transfers Into Some Bridgeport Schools May Be Harder to Come By

Regional Panel Recommends Shuttering Derby High, Moving Its Programs to Ansonia

Middletown’s $1.08M Alliance Grant to Support Critical School Projects

Greenwich School Board Weighs in on Audit of Special Education Services

Number of Educators of Color Increases in CT K-12 Schools

‘Having Teachers That Look Like You Is Really Important’ — Lamont Announces Program Expansion

Greenwich School Board to Receive Audit Update on Special Education

Mold Found in Eight Classrooms at Newly Renovated Westover School

House Republican Attack on $189 M Norwalk High School Plan Vanishes in Senate

Manchester Schools to Seek Grant for Antiracism Work

State Approves $1.08M Funding For Danbury Schools

$1.08M Approved For Hamden Schools In State Bond Package

Stratford Superintendent Who Led Newtown Schools During Sandy Hook Massacre Announces Retirement

Teachers React to the Debate: ‘If the President Was in My Class, He Would Not Pass’

State Bond Commission Approves $2 Million for Waterbury Schools

$500 Million in School Construction Grants Expected to be Approved in Special Session

Expanding State Special Ed Requirements Could Mean Added Costs for School Districts

Hacker Releases Information on Las Vegas-Area Students After Officials Don’t Pay Ransom

Compromise Reached Over Magnet School Funding for Groton, Norwich and LEARN

Trump, the Peaceful Transition of Power, and How to Explain It to Students

Greenwich High Receives National Special Olympics Distinction

It’s Notoriously Hard to Evaluate PD. A New System Aims to Change That

Connecticut Education Association Releases ‘Report Card’ for State Legislators

Are You on the Right Path? New Program Helps Students at The Gilbert School Find Direction

Expansion of Civic Studies Being Explored in Torrington Schools

DeVos Under Investigation for Potentially Violating Hatch Act Because of Fox News Interview

New Haven Schools Prep for Legal Battle Over Transgender Athletes

A Decade of Data: CT School Arrests Are Dropping, but Racial Disparities Remain

History Educators Respond to Trump: It Matters How We Tell the National Story

Torrington High Science Students Team With Community College to Study Bacteriophages

DeVos Vows to Withhold Desegregation Aid to Connecticut Schools Over Transgender Athletes

Murphy Says Dalio Partnership Showed the Risk of Trading Influence for Philanthropy

Trump Announces ‘Patriotic Education’ Commission, A Largely Political Move

$1 Billion for Civics Education? Bipartisan Bill Eyes Dramatic Federal Investment

Bethlehem Elementary School Students Plant Seeds for Co-op Garden

Committee Formed to Decide Future of Watertown Indians

Stratford Students Had Rosh Hashanah as a Day Off. Then, the School Board Changed its Mind.

Norwalk’s Columbus School One Step Closer to Name Change

Trumbull High Alumni Demand Fix to ‘Racial Injustice’ at School

Bethel Elementary Renovations ‘Beautiful,’ Despite Some Delays

School Starts in New London, Mold Issue Discovered

Vernon Does a Little Better on School Race Gaps

Waterbury School Superintendent Says Police Will Remain in Schools

Torrington Voters Face Tough Choices in Middle/High School Building Project Referendum

What a Trump Directive on ‘Anti-American Propaganda’ Means for the Ed. Dept.

Advocacy Groups Plan Rally for Removal of Police Officers from Waterbury Schools

E.O. Smith Officers to Work as Security for Now

Greenwich Teens Award $10K Grant to Help Homeless Children

Stratford Veterans Present New Flag to High School

Could President Trump Really Penalize Schools for Teaching the 1619 Project?

Ransomware Attack Forces Hartford To Postpone First Day Of School

Report: Connecticut Schools Ranked Top Three In The Nation

Office Of Child Advocate Releases New Report For Waterbury Public Schools

Event To Provide Ansonia, Derby Students With Free School Supplies This Weekend

Architect: Building New Torrington School Would Save Taxpayers Money

Foundation Awards Scholarships To 309 Local Students

Second Circuit Sides With Special Ed Students

‘Today We Demand That Our Voices Be Heard.’ — Trumbull Students Rally for Inclusive Curriculum

‘Charismatic, Empathetic, Approachable’: Shelton School Board Seeks Next Superintendent

East Hartford Residents Call for More Diversity Among Teachers

Stamford School Board Grills Officials Over Mold Discovery at Westover

NFA Names English Teacher Holdridge Teacher of the Year

Trump Targets History Class as Well as School Choice in Bid for Second Term

Proposed Regional HS Could Provide 21 New Courses for Ansonia and Derby Students

Connecticut’s First ‘Net-Zero’ Schools, Tapping Solar and Geothermal Energy, to Be Built in Manchester and Mansfield

Stamford’s Westover School to Reopen Two Years After Closing Due to Mold

First in Country: Bethel Elementary, Middle and High Schools Recognized by Special Olympics

U.S. Schools Revamp Curricula in Response to Black Lives Matter

Columbus Day Weekend Now ‘Fall Break’ for Some School Districts

Glastonbury BOE Votes to Replace Tomahawk Logo

Easton, Redding, R9 School Districts Name New Superintendent

Race and Schools Are at the Core of Trump’s ‘Suburban Lifestyle Dream’

New Report Finds High Closure Rates For Charter Schools Over Time

New Haven Students Win First Step Towards More Climate Education

Plymouth Superintendent Leaves Role, Accepts Same One in Trumbull

What Educators Really Need to Know About TikTok

Education Dept.’s Civil Rights Chief Steps Down Amid Controversy

Dismantle Racism? Start in the Classroom, Teachers Say

New Britain Elementary Students Highlight Books About Children of Color

Which Connecticut High Schools Have Retained Native American Mascots? Here’s an Updated List

Litchfield Approves Plan to Install Solar Panels at Schools

Torrington BOE Approves 2020-21 School Calendar

Siblings Raising Money To Put Children’s Books With Black Characters In All New Britain Schools

Anti-Racism Group Seeking Changes In Suffield Schools

How Districts Can Show They Are Committed to Building a More Racially Diverse Workforce

Glastonbury Schools Pushes Forward a Measure to Move Away From Tomahawk Logo, Nickname

State Will Appeal Federal Court Decision to Educate Special Ed Students Up to Age 22

New Canaan Schools Work to Be More Inclusive About Diversity

Stamford Charter School Allowed to Add Grade but Not Increase Enrollment

New Principal, Asst. Principals Appointed in New Haven

If In-Person School Happens, Bridgeport High School Students Will Get to Build a Plane

How Joe Biden’s Policy Proposals Would Impact the Education Industry

Watertown High Senior’s Inspirational Video Wins PBS Competition

New Haven School System Gets Grants to Tackle Diversity, Bias

Future Teachers Mistake Black Students as ‘Angry’ More Than White Students, Study Shows

Coalition Asks Schools to Broaden Approach to African American Studies

Middletown Will Vote on Naming New Middle School After a Family of Prominent Black Abolitionists, but Alumni Are Pushing to Keep the Woodrow Wilson Name

How Charter Schools Double Dip

As Fiscal Year Resets, Superintendent Reflects on First Year Leading Darien Schools

Killingly to Expand School Meals Program Next Year

Joe Biden: I Will Have a ‘Teacher-Oriented Department of Education’

New Bassick High School to Be Located at University of Bridgeport

Teachers Pay Teachers Has a New Anti-Racist Initiative. But There’s Still Racist Content on the Site

Bridgeport Selects Location for New Bassick High, but Where?

Waterbury School District to Distribute Thousands of Culturally Relevant Books to Students

Several Connecticut High Schools Are Beginning to Move Away From Native American Mascots

Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Teachers: Why It Matters, Ways to Do It

Supreme Court Rules That State Aid to Private Schools Must Include Religious Schools

Derby Mayor Suggests Vouchering Students, Exploring Regionalization with Shelton

More School Districts Sever Ties With Police. Will Others Follow?

Watertown School District’s Teacher of the Year

Region 15 Elementary School Book Bowl for 2020

Newington Public Schools to Change Mascot From Indians

Bridgeport School Board to Explore Changing the Name of Columbus School

3 Principals Named As New Haven Superintendent Assembles Executive Team

Grassroots Momentum Builds for Anti-Racist K-12 Instruction

Do School Police Make Black Students Feel More or Less Safe?

Torrington Superintendent Proposes Distance Learning in Lieu of Snow Days