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Fairfield BOE to Vote on Making Eid a School Holiday

CT Begins Uneasy Task of Teaching its Tribal History in Schools

The Cost of Building a New Central Middle School in Greenwich is Rising. The Finance Board Wants to Know Why.

Torrington High School Teacher Up For a Grammy

Food Insecurity Concerns Rise as Free School Lunches End This Week

Power Outages, Some School Delays After Storm Caused Damage Across Conn.

Pomperaug High School Students Build an Electric Car

State, Tribal Leaders to Announce Plans for Native American Studies Curriculum

Westport Schools Eye Three-Year Action Plan on Equity

Challenged Picture Book Is Appropriate, Says Darien Public Schools

Waterbury Schools Launch System for Students to Report Violence, Bullying

Daniel Hand High School’s New ‘Fab Lab’ Is One-Of-Its-Kind

Police: Teen Charged With Placing Noose in Locker Room at Hebron’s RHAM High School

Simsbury Finance Board To Receive Testimony On School Project Cash

Darien School Board Rejects Open Choice Again

West Haven School Encourages Careers in Science, Engineering

Face the Facts: Survey Shows Teacher Burnout Is a Dire Situation

Farmington’s Jewish and South Asian Parents Frustrated, Shocked by Decision on Religious Holidays: ‘We Didn’t Expect to Go Backward’

Wallingford Teachers’ Union Gets New Contract

Bridgeport School Board Weighs Student Pronoun Preference Policy

Global Lunch Program Exposes Norwalk Students to New Foods and Cultures

Wilton BOE Looks to Fill Vacancy Left by Chairwoman Retiring

Union, State Officials Sound Alarm as 74% of Their Teachers Look to Leave: ‘This Is an Emergency Situation’

NAACP Calls for Federal Involvement in Noose Investigation at RHAM High School

How a Penny War Raised Hundreds of Dollars to Feed 96 Families in Greenwich for Thanksgiving.

Middletown Schools Try to Address Bus Driver Shortages That Have Left Parents in the Lurch

State Schools See ‘Long-Term Burnout and Demoralization’ Among Teachers

Hebron Superintendent Decries Noose Found at School: ‘Words Cannot Express the Feeling of Disgust’

‘I Want to Do What’s Right:’ Longtime Bridgeport Educator Begins Tenure as Interim Superintendent

Teacher Vacancies Spark Student Transfers

Stamford Schools has Spent $20M on Ventilation Work Since 2020. The State Could Pick Up $12M of That.

Hamden Middle School Expansion Hits Snag Due to Cost Increase, Questions Over Redistricting

Connecticut Schools in Crisis amid ‘Long-Term Burnout and Demoralization’ Among Teachers

Trumbull School Board Approves More Diverse Books, Curriculum

Noose Discovered in RHAM High School Locker Room

Norwich School Construction Project Will Start With New Stanton, Greeneville Schools

Stamford Schools has 200 Ukrainian Students; Many are Refugees. A New Club Helps Them Feel at Home.

Middletown Schools Cancel 4 Bus Routes on Monday Due to Driver Shortage

Advocates, Parents Rally for Interpreter Service in Bridgeport Schools

Killingly Just Lost $94K in Revenue Over the Town’s School Mascot. Why, and What it Means.

Fairfield Families Request Muslim Holiday Be Day Off at School

Farmington Board of Education Eliminates Jewish Holidays, Rejects Diwali Despite Public’s Support

Greenwich’s School Board Deadlocked on Next Chair; ‘I Blame Our Current Political Environment,’ Nominee Says

Trumbull School Board Approves High School Schedule Revamp

Greenwich High Secure Entryway Project Over Budget Again — But School Board Hopeful Despite $500k Add

Facing Criticism, Bridgeport School Board Chair Resigns

Westport BOE Sparks Conversation About Banned Books, School Start Times

CT Takes Notice of New Haven Schools’ Chronic Absenteeism

Connecticut High School Students Learn About Becoming Educators at Quinnipiac University

A Connecticut Girl is Determined to Help Kids Heal Through Art. She’s Partnering With a Bloomfield School to Do It.

‘We Could Not Accommodate Those Students’: NCPS Projected To Welcome Largest-Ever Kindergarten Class in 2026

New Haven Teachers Contract Calls for Big Pay Increases for Educators

Second-Grade Lessons on Gender and Acceptance Spark Parent Questions in Darien

Amid Calls for Colin Hosten’s Removal, Norwalk School Board Picks New Leader

Bridgeport School Board Seeks Consulting Firm for Superintendent Search

‘Waterbury U’ Program Helps School Staff, Allows Teachers to Advance Careers

Meet the Stratford Public Schools’ New School Safety Director

More Students, Companies are Pursuing Apprenticeships in CT

New Fairfield School Enrollment Projected to Increase After Decade of Decline

Rocky Hill Students Wanted Respect Shown for the Hindu Celebration of Diwali. The School District Agreed.

Stamford Schools Says Administrators Deserve 10.5% Pay Raise. Finance Board Says Other Districts Pay Less.

Two New Schools to be Built in Cheshire

70 Darien School Staff Left in 2021. In Response, the District Approved a Contract Raising Wages by $6M.

Native American History, Voices to be Heard in Schools

New Bridgeport Arts Program Aims to Boost Skills for Students with Special Needs

Windsor School District Celebrates Veterans Day Through Education, Festivities

Norwich School Advocates Ready to Start Work on $385 Million Reconstruction Project

Lyme-Old Lyme Voters Approve $57.5 Million in Borrowing for School Renovations

Bridgeport School Board Members Clash, Accusations Fly Over Superintendent Search

Connecticut Ranked Among the Most Educated States in the U.S.

Naugatuck High School Placed in Lockdown After Report of Student with Gun in Backpack

Westport Schools Face Substitute and Paraprofessional Shortages

Versha Munshi-South, Michael Hyman, Lisa Butler Elected to Stamford Board of Education

Kadiatu Lublin, D. Jill McCammon, John Sini Elected to Darien Board of Education

Cheshire Voters Pass Referendum to Modernize Schools

High School Students Learn About Manufacturing Careers at QVCC

For Greenwich High’s New Entryway, Building Committee Studies Possible Cuts to Get Project on Track

Canterbury School Using Virtual Reality to Teach Students

Some Connecticut School Districts Begin Charging for Lunches Again

Teachers’ Union: Remember Impact of Teachers Amid ‘Attacks on Education’

Greenwich Schools Look to Cut Staff Under Budget Plan that Superintendent Calls ‘Incredibly, Incredibly Tight’

$1.5 Billion School Construction Plan Has Board of Finance, Board of Ed at Odds in Stamford

EPA’s Clean Bus Program Awards $8.8 Million to Four Connecticut School Districts 

BOE Extending Free/Reduced School Lunch Program

Killingly School Board Chair Claims CT Official Lied; Demands Apology

State Okays Fairfield Schools Timeline Toward Redistricting, Addressing Racial Balance

Darien Wants to Renovate Three Elementary Schools for $68M. See What They’re Proposing.

Mental Health Impact of Swatting Calls on CT Students and Police

Milford Schools: Snow Days Won’t Be Remote Days

State Board of Ed Orders an Inquiry into Killingly Schools for Lack of Social-Emotional Learning, Mental Health Programs

City Of Stamford, Public Safety Officials Highlight School Security

Danbury Students’ Math, Reading Test Scores Drop Due to COVID, Amid ‘Massive Decline’ Nationwide

Students Get Close Look at Aerospace Industry

Report: Killingly ‘Failed’ to Address Students’ Mental Health Needs

Ridgefield Environment Task Force Pushes Schools to Switch to Electric Buses

Shot In Dark Spreads Light For Special Southington HS Photographers

Bridgeport School Board Appoints Dunbar Principal as Interim Superintendent

Danbury’s West Side School of the Future Requires a Return to the Zoning of 40 Years Ago

Swatting Incidents Plaguing CT Schools Have Heavy Emotional, Monetary Costs

State Board to Vote on if Killingly Needs a School-Based Mental Health Clinic

Another Round of Funding Boosts Education Equity in Fairfield County

Students Take on Research Projects at Amity High School

Vernon Schools Offer Squash for Halloween to Promote Healthy Eating