Education News

Memorial for Sandy Hook Massacre Victims Nears Construction

Finishing Touches Put on Tolland’s Birch Grove School

Greenwich Schools Reassigns Assistant Principal Kathleen Smith-Ramirez to North Mianus

New Assistant Principal Named for Norton, Chapman Schools in Cheshire

New London Launches Year-Round School Program for Kindergarteners, First Graders

New London Announces Teacher, Paraprofessional of the Year

How Can Teachers Better Understand Students? A New Breed of Assessment Will Try to Help

Easton-Redding-Region 9 School District to Host Community Forums Ahead of Superintendent Hiring Process

SCSU Program Aims to Expose High-Schoolers to Nursing Field, Increase Diversity

Grant Helps Four Stamford Schools Offer Smoothies in the Fall

Norwalk Principal to Join Central Office in New Data Analytics Role

Previewing the Black and Latino Studies Elective in Connecticut Public Schools

Facing Growth ‘Phenomenon,’ Danbury Starts to Add Classrooms to Crowded Ellsworth Avenue Elementary School

Bugs, Brains and Flowers: Plainfield Central Middle School Reinvents Summer Learning

For Kids, Greenwich Library’s Innovation Lab Is About Learning, ‘but the Fun Aspect Definitely Takes Over’

A New Haven Teacher Wasn’t Out for Awards. Now She Might Get a National One.

Hamden Mayor Adds Voice to Calls to Save Church Street School

Bolton Budget Fails for Third Time

Wamogo High Likely to Remove Native American Art in Gym

What the House Education Spending Bill Would Do for Schools, in One Chart

Teachers Share What They Will—and Won’t—Do Differently Under Critical Race Theory Law

Connecticut Educators Defend Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Being Attacked as ‘Critical Race Theory’ by Conservative Groups

Misinformation About Critical Race Theory Is ‘Dividing Us,’ Easton Selectman Says

North Haven School Board Drops Indians Mascot

New Haven Parents, Kids Meet a Fitness & Reading “Challenge”

Stafford Superintendent Finds $556K Surplus

How Will Bans on ‘Divisive’ Classroom Topics Be Enforced? Here’s What 10 States Plan to Do

Half of Schools Have Urgent Cooling and Heating Concerns, Survey Shows

Windsor High Looks at Changing Logo: School Board Will Continue Talking About Warriors Mascot

Critical Race Theory Battles Are Driving Frustrated, Exhausted Educators Out of Their Jobs

The New Child Tax Credit Could Lift More Than 5 Million Kids Out of Poverty. Can It Help Them Learn, Too?

Virtual Charters in Hot Water Again. Accusations of Fraud Prompt $150M Lawsuit

Clinton Schools Invest in Vocational Classes for Middle and High School Students

Accessible Parking Is Offered at All Greenwich Schools, but 13 Buildings Lack Accessible Entrances

Tears, Politics and Money: Local School Boards Around US Become Battle Zones

Kindergarten Teacher’s Aides in Stamford Cut in Half from Pre-Pandemic Number

Schools Pay a High Price for Low Teacher Salaries

In New Haven, Rally Target Shows Up, Talks It Out

Norwich Free Academy’s Restructured Administration Is in Place

Appellate Court Upholds Right of CT Students with Disabilities

New London’s Soto Settles in to D.C. Education Post, Rejoining Meriden’s Cardona

Middletown Superintendent Selected For National Committee

New Superintendent Starts in Andover

Torrington Police Activities League Collecting Supplies, Donations for Back to School

Greenwich Parents Say ‘Time to Act Is Now’ After Audit Calls for Fixes in Special Education Services

Ridgefield Fifth-Grader’s Invention Qualifies for Global Competition

Consultant Reports on Haddam-Killingworth Schools Superintendent Search

Teachers’ Union President: Say ‘No to Censorship, and Yes to Teaching the Truth’

Assistant Superintendent of Schools Hired in Ellington

School Projects Highlight Bond Issue in Tolland

Union Will Defend Teachers in ‘Critical Race Theory’ Fights

Library Media Department in Greenwich Schools Feels Unsung and Understaffed

Parents Discuss How Greenwich Schools Will Respond to Audit of Special Education Program

What Did Title IX Changes Just Do for Trans Students?

‘It’s So Rewarding’: New Milford Woman Named Teacher of the Year for Region 12 Schools

What’s Right With Schools: Windham High School Students Get Hands-On Experience Producing DMV Videos

‘We Are One Team’ Mural Created by Newtown Educator

Bysiewicz Talks Kindergarten, Teens Entering Workforce Through Bristol Schools

Naugatuck Public Schools Appoints 3 New Administrators

Ellington Elementary Principal Departing for Killingly

The US Education Department Overhaul Makes It Easier for Aspiring Teachers to Get Grants to Pay for College

CT School District Looks to Fire Superintendent Over Vaccine Rollout

‘Impactful’ Principal Named at Clinton’s Jared Eliot Middle School

New Region 4 Assistant Superintendent Believes in Teaching Kids to be Critical Thinkers and Collaborators

Federal Lawsuits Say Antiracism and Critical Race Theory in Schools Violate Constitution

The Supreme Court and Education: What Happened in the 2020-21 Term

Bridgeport School Board Begins Superintendent Evaluation

Nothing Radical About Curriculum or Reforms, Says Guilford Superintendent

Nearly 100 New Laws Take Effect in Connecticut on July 1, Including One About School Curriculum

Hamden Leaders, Legislators, and Advocates Hop Aboard the Electric School Bus

New Schools Superintendent Named in Wallingford

Veteran Ellington Teacher Hired As Stafford Assistant Principal

Civil Rights Agency Says Native American Mascots Are Offensive

Danbury Public Schools Wins Award for Top Music Community

Danbury Superintendent Retires After 50 Years as an Educator

Former School Superintendents Question Shutdown of Bridgeport Volunteer Association

Schools Weigh Discipline After Supreme Court Ruling on Student Speech

Shelton Settles Magnet School Lawsuit With Bridgeport

Redding, Easton School Boards Say COVID, Diversity Debate Contributed to Superintendent’s Departure

Monroe School Board Discusses Potential Policy for Transgender Youth

Mansfield Breaks Ground on Groundbreaking School

Greenwich School Board Extends Contract to Begin ‘Moving Forward’ on Special Ed Recommendations

Southeastern CT Schools Bolster Summer Program Offerings

Dozens of CT School Bus Incidents Leave Trail of Injuries – Many of Them to Children, Court Records Show

Retiring Greenwich Educator Reflects on 30-Year Career: ‘I Really Found My Passion’

Waterford Schools to Open Two School Health Clinics in September

Easton-Redding-Region 9 Superintendent Resigns Just Days After Agreeing to New Contract

West Hartford Vaping Panel: Parents Are Still Key to Keeping Youth Away from E-Cigarettes

East Hartford’s Free Shoes and Coats Program Accepting Applications

CCSU Taking Lead on Training Teachers to Support Inclusive Curriculums in Public Schools

“Summer Daez” Offers New Haven Area High-Schoolers Digital Workshops

‘Volatile’ Special Education Outplacement Costs Continue to Rise in Greenwich, Stamford

Parents Clash Over ‘Critical Race Theory’ at Forum in Guilford. National Conflict Over Teaching About Systemic Racism Surfaces in Connecticut.

East Lyme Capital Spending Talk Turns into Argument Against Critical Race Theory

Greenwich School Board: ‘We Need to Take Responsibility and Ownership’ of Special Education Audit

Hamden’s American Lit Syllabus Gets a Rewrite

What a Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement Between Biden, Senators Would Mean for Schools

Shout of ‘Racist’ Heard as Miguel Cardona, GOP Clash on Critical Race Theory

A Parkland Shooting Victim’s Parents Tricked a Former NRA President into Giving a Graduation Speech for a Gun Violence Prevention Video

Ellington Sophomore Honored In Lt. Governor’s Computer Challenge

Why More Schools Are Excusing Student Absences for Mental Health

New London’s Chris Soto Headed to U.S. Department of Education

‘Right to Read’ Legislation Passes as Part of Budget Implementer

Supreme Court Rules for Student in Case Involving School Rules, Free Speech on Social Media

Bridgeport Schools Will Now Mark Juneteenth Holiday

Board of Education Votes to Rescind Woodbury-Bethlehem Superintendent’s Future Contract

Bridgeport’s School Volunteer Association Ends After 54 Years

West Hartford Student Wins National History Day Top Prize

Greenwich Finds Alternative Site for North Mianus Students in Stamford While Repairs Are Done

‘Truly a Class Act:’ Bunnell High School Principal Retiring After 37-Year Career

11-2 Vote Supports Student Resource Officers in Middletown Schools

More Families Have Internet Access. So Why Hasn’t the Digital Divide Begun to Close?

Newtown Teacher of the Year Says Decision to ‘Confront My Pain’ Was a Turning Point in Her Classroom

Connecticut Plans Statewide Online School for K-12

Report: Greenwich special education needs urgent reform

DeLauro Promotes Child Tax Credit Plan in Milford

Norwich Tech Grads Win Nuclear Scholarships

East Lyme Puts $2.55 Million in Bonding up for Vote

Effect of School Lockdown Drills on Students Under Scrutiny

Greenwich Educator with ‘Passion for Pedagogy’ Selected for Teacher of the Year Program