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Windham Ed Board to Seek Public’s Advice on Reconfiguration
Windham Ed Board to Seek Public’s Advice on Reconfiguration

Greene-Hills School in Bristol State Champions in the Connecticut Odyssey of the Mind March Competition
Greene-Hills School in Bristol State Champions in the Connecticut Odyssey of the Mind March Competition

Norwich School Board Reverses Course, Lifts Mask Mandate Starting Monday
Norwich School Board Reverses Course, Lifts Mask Mandate Starting Monday

Fairfield to Move to Mask Choice, Ends Other COVID School Policies
Fairfield to Move to Mask Choice, Ends Other COVID School Policies

Gov. Ned Lamont Will Announce New Decision on Masks in Connecticut Schools ‘Very Soon,’ but Existing Requirement Is in Effect Until Sept. 30
Gov. Ned Lamont Will Announce New Decision on Masks in Connecticut Schools ‘Very Soon,’ but Existing Requirement Is in Effect Until Sept. 30

Helping Students Bounce Back From a Disrupted Year: Strategies for Schools
Helping Students Bounce Back From a Disrupted Year: Strategies for Schools

20 Glastonbury Students Under Quarantine for COVID-19
20 Glastonbury Students Under Quarantine for COVID-19

Glastonbury Seeking to Deal With Substitute Teacher Shortage
Glastonbury Seeking to Deal With Substitute Teacher Shortage

Several Schools Announce COVID-19-Related Closures Through the End of the Week
Several Schools Announce COVID-19-Related Closures Through the End of the Week

Member of Windsor Locks High School Community Quarantines After Testing Positive for COVID-19
Member of Windsor Locks High School Community Quarantines After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Stillmeadow School in Stamford Closed Friday Due to Coronavirus Case
Stillmeadow School in Stamford Closed Friday Due to Coronavirus Case

New Britain Schools to Delay Start of School Year
New Britain Schools to Delay Start of School Year

300 Norwalk Students Will Be Relocated to Avoid Overcrowding When Schools Reopen
300 Norwalk Students Will Be Relocated to Avoid Overcrowding When Schools Reopen

Baltimore Public Schools Delay In-Person Classes for Fall
Baltimore Public Schools Delay In-Person Classes for Fall

Milford Students Star in Palace Theater’s Virtual Talent Showcase
Milford Students Star in Palace Theater’s Virtual Talent Showcase

Cardona Expects School Closure Decision in 2-3 Weeks, Return To Be ‘Phased In’
Cardona Expects School Closure Decision in 2-3 Weeks, Return To Be ‘Phased In’

Connecticut Schools Reaching Out to Hundreds of Students Who Haven’t Logged In to Their Virtual Classrooms
Connecticut Schools Reaching Out to Hundreds of Students Who Haven’t Logged In to Their Virtual Classrooms

High School Activists Helping Community During Coronavirus Crisis
High School Activists Helping Community During Coronavirus Crisis

Local High School Athletes Participate in PSA
Local High School Athletes Participate in PSA

Closed for Coronavirus, Danbury Area Schools Try Virtual Learning
Closed for Coronavirus, Danbury Area Schools Try Virtual Learning

Story Hour Connects Kids Amid COVID-19
Story Hour Connects Kids Amid COVID-19

Stamford Schools Closed Through April 10, at Least, Due to Coronavirus
Stamford Schools Closed Through April 10, at Least, Due to Coronavirus

Greenwich Public School Students Continue to Receive Free, Reduced Lunch
Greenwich Public School Students Continue to Receive Free, Reduced Lunch

Day 1: 1,628 School Meals Distributed in New Haven
Day 1: 1,628 School Meals Distributed in New Haven

Waterbury Public Schools Continue Free Meal Service During Closures
Waterbury Public Schools Continue Free Meal Service During Closures

Coronavirus Outbreak: Keeping the Kids Productive and Busy While Schools Are Closed
Coronavirus Outbreak: Keeping the Kids Productive and Busy While Schools Are Closed

Gov. Lamont Issues Executive Order to Close All Schools After Monday
Gov. Lamont Issues Executive Order to Close All Schools After Monday

The Latest on School Closings
The Latest on CT School Closings

Local Families React to Sudden School Closings Due to Coronavirus
Local Families React to Sudden School Closings Due to Coronavirus

Cities Administer School Food Plan in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Cities Administer School Food Plan in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

Experts: Few Children Get Coronavirus and the Reason Is Unknown
Experts: Few Children Get Coronavirus and the Reason Is Unknown

Darien Board of Ed to Hold Emergency Meeting Monday Night Re: eLearning and Coronavirus
Darien Board of Ed to Hold Emergency Meeting Monday Night Re: eLearning and Coronavirus

School Closures for Coronavirus Could Extend to the End of School Year, Some Say
School Closures for Coronavirus Could Extend to the End of School Year, Some Say

Out for Weeks: Schools and Students Amid Coronavirus
Out for Weeks: Schools and Students Amid Coronavirus

Coronavirus Might Upend State Laws on School Year’s Length and Timing
Coronavirus Might Upend State Laws on School Year’s Length and Timing

Administration Offers Guidance to Schools as They Shut Down on Their Own
Administration Offers Guidance to Schools as They Shut Down on Their Own

Connecticut Waives 180-Day Rule for Schools Impacted by Virus Closures
Connecticut Waives 180-Day Rule for Schools Impacted by Virus Closures

School Has Been Closed for 295k Children in Connecticut. What Now?
School Has Been Closed for 295k Children in Connecticut. What Now?

More Than 120 CT Schools Announce Closures Due to Coronavirus
More Than 120 CT Schools Announce Closures Due to Coronavirus

CT Teachers Express Concerns About Distance Learning
CT Teachers Express Concerns About Distance Learning

Stamford Becomes Largest School District to Announce Closure Among Coronavirus Exposure Concerns
Stamford Becomes Largest School District to Announce Closure Among Coronavirus Exposure Concerns

Coronavirus Closures: Here Are the Connecticut Schools Closed or Impacted
Coronavirus Closures: Here Are the Connecticut Schools Closed or Impacted

Wilton Closes Public Schools Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Cancels SATs
Wilton Closes Public Schools Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Cancels SATs

Westport Schools, New Haven K-8 School Close Fearing Student, Staff Exposure to Coronavirus
Westport Schools, New Haven K-8 School Close Fearing Student, Staff Exposure to Coronavirus

Keigwin Middle School Closes Amid Coronavirus Concerns in Middletown
Keigwin Middle School Closes Amid Coronavirus Concerns in Middletown

Darien Schools Close for Two Weeks Beginning Thursday
Darien Schools Close for Two Weeks Beginning Thursday

Greenwich Public Schools Are Closed Through Next Week
Greenwich Public Schools Are Closed Through Next Week

With Coronavirus Spreading in Connecticut, When Is It Appropriate to Close Schools?
With Coronavirus Spreading in Connecticut, When Is It Appropriate to Close Schools?

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools to Remain Open for Now; if Closed Later, Will be for Two Weeks; Parents Should Start Preparing Now for Closure
Lyme-Old Lyme Schools to Remain Open for Now; if Closed Later, Will be for Two Weeks; Parents Should Start Preparing Now for Closure

Hundreds Protest CIAC’s Decision to Cancel Winter Postseason
Hundreds Protest CIAC’s Decision to Cancel Winter Postseason

As Coronavirus Shutters Schools, CT Lawmakers Press DeVos on Fate of Students
As Coronavirus Shutters Schools, CT Lawmakers Press DeVos on Fate of Students

Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools

Children and Coronavirus: 4 Questions Answered
Children and Coronavirus: 4 Questions Answered

How to Deploy School Nurses During Coronavirus (If You Have Them)
How to Deploy School Nurses During Coronavirus (If You Have Them)

Region 14 Schools Temporarily Close After Student Reportedly Exposed to Coronavirus from Diagnosed Family Member
Region 14 Schools Temporarily Close After Student Reportedly Exposed to Coronavirus from Diagnosed Family Member

Stratford Elementary School Closed for Three Days as Student Is Tested for Coronavirus
Stratford Elementary School Closed for Three Days as Student Is Tested for Coronavirus

Flaws in Plans for Distance Learning if Schools Close
Flaws in Plans for Distance Learning if Schools Close

Manchester Public Schools Turn Off Water Fountains Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Manchester Public Schools Turn Off Water Fountains Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Glastonbury Schools Plan for Coronavirus
Glastonbury Schools Plan for Coronavirus

Valley Schools Take Steps To Protect Against Coronavirus
Valley Schools Take Steps to Protect Against Coronavirus

Guilford Schools Making Preliminary Plans for Potential Coronavirus Closing
Guilford Schools Making Preliminary Plans for Potential Coronavirus Closing

New Haven BOE Cancels Out-of-State Field Trips, Will Decide on Sporting Events
New Haven BOE Cancels Out-of-State Field Trips, Will Decide on Sporting Events

Landslide Vote Favors South Windsor School Referendum
Landslide Vote Favors South Windsor School Referendum

States Scouring Landscape for New Pots of K-12 Revenue
States Scouring Landscape for New Pots of K-12 Revenue

Schools Announce Concert, Play Postponements, Games Without Fans and Field Trip Cancellations as Officials Grapple with Coronavirus Concerns
Schools Announce Concert, Play Postponements, Games Without Fans and Field Trip Cancellations as Officials Grapple with Coronavirus Concerns

Bill Focuses on Bringing Minority Teachers Into Classrooms
Bill Focuses on Bringing Minority Teachers Into Classrooms

State Education Officials Recommend Schools Limit Activities with More Than 100 Students as Superintendents Grapple with Coronavirus Concerns
State Education Officials Recommend Schools Limit Activities with More Than 100 Students as Superintendents Grapple with Coronavirus Concerns

Health Centers at Danbury Area Schools Could Combat Rising Mental Illness
Health Centers at Danbury Area Schools Could Combat Rising Mental Illness

Norwalk Schools Closed Thursday to Prepare for coronavirus
Norwalk Schools Closed Thursday to Prepare for Coronavirus

Lawmakers Debate Adding Native American Studies, Climate Change to Curriculum
Lawmakers Debate Adding Native American Studies, Climate Change to Curriculum

CT Schools Prep for Possible Coronavirus-Related Closures
CT Schools Prep for Possible Coronavirus-Related Closures

Schools in Weston, Westport Modify School Schedule Today to Prepare in Event of Coronavirus
Schools in Weston, Westport Modify School Schedule Today to Prepare in Event of Coronavirus

Cheshire Schools, Town Responding to Coronavirus Concerns
Cheshire Schools, Town Responding to Coronavirus Concerns

Danbury Area Schools Prepare for Coronavirus
Danbury Area Schools Prepare for Coronavirus

Local Bus Companies Sanitizing School Buses Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Local Bus Companies Sanitizing School Buses Amid Coronavirus Concerns

New London School Board Approves Budget, Awaits Mayor’s Opinion
New London School Board Approves Budget, Awaits Mayor’s Opinion

Shut Down by Coronavirus, Schools Scramble to Feed Students
Shut Down by Coronavirus, Schools Scramble to Feed Students

U.S. Map: Coronavirus and School Closures
U.S. Map: Coronavirus and School Closures

Stratford Teacher’s Song Goes from Syria to D.C., with Stop in Stratford
Stratford Teacher’s Song Goes from Syria to D.C.

State Education Officials Asked, Again, to Study Later School Start Times
State Education Officials Asked, Again, to Study Later School Start Times

New Canaan Public Schools Have 2-Hour Delay to Prepare for Coronavirus
New Canaan Public Schools Have 2-Hour Delay to Prepare for Coronavirus

Norwich Free Academy Students View Past Through Variety of Lenses
Norwich Free Academy Students View Past Through Variety of Lenses

Southington Eighth-Grader Wins Statewide Contest with Idea for Building Schools in Poor Countries
Southington Eighth-Grader Wins Statewide Contest with Idea for Building Schools in Poor Countries

Norwalk Continues Coronavirus Prep, Hopes to Avoid School Closure
Norwalk Continues Coronavirus Prep, Hopes to Avoid School Closure

Wallingford’s Cook School to Be Cleaned, Opened
Wallingford’s Cook School to Be Cleaned, Opened

Windsor Public Schools Announce Program to Help With School Lunch Debt
Windsor Public Schools Announce Program to Help With School Lunch Debt

Schools Reconsider Trips Abroad in Wake of Virus
Schools Reconsider Trips Abroad in Wake of Virus

What Could Happen if the Coronavirus Closed Schools for Days, Weeks, or Even Months
What Could Happen if the Coronavirus Closed Schools for Days, Weeks, or Even Months

Killingly school budget includes plan for armed officer
Killingly School Budget Includes Plan for Armed Officer

Dyslexia Is Not a Bad Word, Advocates Say. Schools Should Use It
Dyslexia Is Not a Bad Word, Advocates Say. Schools Should Use It

How States and Schools Are Working to Grow Young Voters
How States and Schools Are Working to Grow Young Voters

New Haven’s Declining Preschool Enrollment Probed
New Haven’s Declining Preschool Enrollment Probed

Bridge Academy Charter School Given One Year to Improve
Bridge Academy Charter School Given One Year to Improve

Mamma Mia! It’s High School Musical Season. Here’s What’s on Connecticut Stages
Mamma Mia! It’s High School Musical Season. Here’s What’s on Connecticut Stages

Public Health Committee Backs Requiring Feminine Hygiene Products in School Bathrooms
Public Health Committee Backs Requiring Feminine Hygiene Products in School Bathrooms

RHAM Starts Process to replace Its Sachem mascot
RHAM Starts Process to Replace Its Sachem Mascot

State Department of Education Hired New Chief Talent Officer
State Department of Education Hired New Chief Talent Officer

South Windsor Council Transfers Storm Relief Funds to School Projects
South Windsor Council Transfers Storm Relief Funds to School Projects

CSCU Regent Nominated to Hartford Board of Education to Fill Seat Vacated by Julio Flores
CSCU Regent Nominated to Hartford Board of Education to Fill Seat Vacated by Julio Flores

Many Districts Won’t Be Ready for Remote Learning If Coronavirus Closes Schools
Many Districts Won’t Be Ready for Remote Learning If Coronavirus Closes Schools

Senators Press DeVos for Specifics on How Schools Should Handle Coronavirus
Senators Press DeVos for Specifics on How Schools Should Handle Coronavirus

Connecticut Education Association Launches Statewide Initiative to Expand the Minority Teaching Force
Connecticut Education Association Launches Statewide Initiative to Expand the Minority Teaching Force

CT School Systems Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreak
CT School Systems Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreak

Students Press New Haven Mayor on Food, Learning
Students Press New Haven Mayor on Food, Learning

Focus Group Looking for Input on Black and Latino Studies Course
Focus Group Looking for Input on Black and Latino Studies Course

Wilton High School Holds Organic Garden Plant Sale
Wilton High School Holds Organic Garden Plant Sale

Read Across America Day Celebrated in West Haven
Read Across America Day Celebrated in West Haven

CT School-Justice Advocates Ready “March 4 Equity”
CT School-Justice Advocates Ready “March 4 Equity”

UConn’s Connecticut Environment Action Day Teaches Middle Schoolers About Effects of Climate Change
UConn’s Connecticut Environment Action Day Teaches Middle Schoolers About Effects of Climate Change

Bristol Central High School Does Push-Ups for Wounded Veterans
Bristol Central High School Does Push-Ups for Wounded Veterans

Closing Schools Saved Lives During the Spanish Flu. Can It Work for Coronavirus?
Closing Schools Saved Lives During the Spanish Flu. Can It Work for Coronavirus?

Where the Democratic Presidential Front-Runners Stand on Education
Where the Democratic Presidential Front-Runners Stand on Education

More Schools Are Adding Pre-K Classrooms. But Do Principals Know How to Support Them?
More Schools Are Adding Pre-K Classrooms. But Do Principals Know How to Support Them?

Naugatuck Students Testify in Favor of Bill That Would Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Kids Under 16
Naugatuck Students Testify in Favor of Bill That Would Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Kids Under 16

Dalios and Partnership for Connecticut Hold Town Hall Events to Solicit Ideas to Help At-Risk Youth
Dalios and Partnership for Connecticut Hold Town Hall Events to Solicit Ideas to Help At-Risk Youth

West Hartford, Simsbury Among School Districts Canceling Student Trips to Europe Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
West Hartford, Simsbury Among School Districts Canceling Student Trips to Europe Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Greenwich Teacher Publishes Children’s Book on Dancing Around the Globe
Greenwich Teacher Publishes Children’s Book on Dancing Around the Globe

Stamford Reps Again Nix Funds for Plan to Privatize School Buildings
Stamford Reps Again Nix Funds for Plan to Privatize School Buildings

East Haven to Unveil New School Lockdown Protocols in Series of Meetings
East Haven to Unveil New School Lockdown Protocols in Series of Meetings

Torrington Improves in Special Ed, but Outplacement Costs Increase
Torrington Improves in Special Ed, but Outplacement Costs Increase

Brookfield Considers $72.9 Million Budget with School Cut
Brookfield Considers $72.9 Million Budget with School Cut

State Commissioner of Education to Speak on Racial Equity in Waterbury Schools
State Commissioner of Education to Speak on Racial Equity in Waterbury Schools

Data Reveal Deep Inequities in Schools
Data Reveal Deep Inequities in Schools

How Teachers Are Talking to Students About the Coronavirus
How Teachers Are Talking to Students About the Coronavirus

Doubling Recess Time to Put Play Back in the School Day
Doubling Recess Time to Put Play Back in the School Day

State’s Largest Teachers Union Amplifies Call to Diversify the Teaching Profession
State’s Largest Teachers Union Amplifies Call to Diversify the Teaching Profession

East Hartford Students Celebrate Read Across America Day Thanks to Support from Connecticut Education Foundation
East Hartford Students Enjoy Unique Read Across America Day Celebration Thanks to Support from Connecticut Education Foundation

New Haven Puts Plans in Place on Keeping Students Safe from Coronavirus
New Haven Puts Plans in Place on Keeping Students Safe from Coronavirus

How to Respond to Coronavirus: 6 Steps for Schools
How to Respond to Coronavirus: 6 Steps for Schools

Elementary School, Special Guests in Woodbury Take Part in Read Across America Day
Elementary School, Special Guests in Woodbury Take Part in Read Across America Day

Fund Helps Danbury Area Kids Participate in Extracurricular Activities
Fund Helps Danbury Area Kids Participate in Extracurricular Activities

New Reading Specialist at Black Rock School Requested in Thomaston Schools Proposed Budget
New Reading Specialist at Black Rock School Requested in Thomaston Schools Proposed Budget

Cyber Attacks on Schools Tripled in 2019, Report Finds
Cyber Attacks on Schools Tripled in 2019, Report Finds

Bridgeport School Leverages State Education Money to Jump-Start Transformation
Bridgeport School Leverages State Education Money to Jump-Start Transformation

Up Through the Atmosphere: Stonington High School Drama Sends Students Flying in ‘Mary Poppins’
Up Through the Atmosphere: Stonington High School Drama Sends Students Flying in ‘Mary Poppins’

Montville Superintendent Recommends $40-Million-Plus Education Budget
Montville Superintendent Recommends $40-Million-Plus Education Budget

Study: Boosting Soft Skills Is Better Than Raising Test Scores
Study: Boosting Soft Skills Is Better Than Raising Test Scores

Coronavirus and School Closures: What Are the Legal, Logistical Issues?
Coronavirus and School Closures: What Are the Legal, Logistical Issues?

There Are Smart Ways to Use Time to Aid Learning, Research Shows. Why Do So Many Schools Ignore Them?
There Are Smart Ways to Use Time to Aid Learning, Research Shows. Why Do So Many Schools Ignore Them?

Proposal Would Eliminate Requirement to Report School Bullying Incidents to State
Proposal Would Eliminate Requirement to Report School Bullying Incidents to State

US Schools Start Planning for Possible Spread of Coronavirus
US Schools Start Planning for Possible Spread of Coronavirus

Pomperaug Health Director Meets With Town, School Officials to Discuss Virus Response
Pomperaug Health Director Meets With Town, School Officials to Discuss Virus Response

Kent Students Allowed to Join Some Middle School Sports
Kent Students Allowed to Join Some Middle School Sports

West Haven Schools Shut Down Apps Amid IT System Difficulties
West Haven Schools Shut Down Apps Amid IT System Difficulties

School Board Shaves $103,000 From Budget
School Board Shaves $103,000 From Budget

Stafford Ed Board Adopts Budget, Trimming Proposal to $28.8M
Stafford Ed Board Adopts Budget, Trimming Proposal to $28.8M

Greenwich School Board Reaches Compromise on Turf War at Central Middle
Greenwich School Board Reaches Compromise on Turf War at Central Middle

Schools Are Embracing Mindfulness, But Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect
Schools Are Embracing Mindfulness, But Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect