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Story Hour Connects Kids Amid COVID-19

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

Greenwich Public School Students Continue to Receive Free, Reduced Lunch

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

Waterbury Public Schools Continue Free Meal Service During Closures

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

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

The Latest on CT School Closings

Local Families React to Sudden School Closings Due to Coronavirus

Cities Administer School Food Plan in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

Experts: Few Children Get Coronavirus and the Reason Is Unknown

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

Out for Weeks: Schools and Students Amid Coronavirus

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

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

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

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

More Than 120 CT Schools Announce Closures Due to Coronavirus

CT Teachers Express Concerns About Distance Learning

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

Coronavirus Closures: Here Are the Connecticut Schools Closed or Impacted

Wilton Closes Public Schools Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Cancels SATs

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

Keigwin Middle School Closes Amid Coronavirus Concerns in Middletown

Darien Schools Close for Two Weeks Beginning Thursday

Greenwich Public Schools Are Closed Through Next Week

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

Hundreds Protest CIAC’s Decision to Cancel Winter Postseason

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

Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools

Children and Coronavirus: 4 Questions Answered

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

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

Flaws in Plans for Distance Learning if Schools Close

Manchester Public Schools Turn Off Water Fountains Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Glastonbury Schools Plan for Coronavirus

Valley Schools Take Steps to Protect Against Coronavirus

Guilford Schools Making Preliminary Plans for Potential Coronavirus Closing

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

Landslide Vote Favors South Windsor School Referendum

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

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

Health Centers at Danbury Area Schools Could Combat Rising Mental Illness

Norwalk Schools Closed Thursday to Prepare for Coronavirus

Lawmakers Debate Adding Native American Studies, Climate Change to Curriculum

CT Schools Prep for Possible Coronavirus-Related Closures

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

Cheshire Schools, Town Responding to Coronavirus Concerns

Danbury Area Schools Prepare for Coronavirus

Local Bus Companies Sanitizing School Buses Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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

Shut Down by Coronavirus, Schools Scramble to Feed Students

U.S. Map: Coronavirus and School Closures

Stratford Teacher’s Song Goes from Syria to D.C.

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

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

Norwich Free Academy Students View Past Through Variety of Lenses

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

Norwalk Continues Coronavirus Prep, Hopes to Avoid School Closure

Wallingford’s Cook School to Be Cleaned, Opened

Windsor Public Schools Announce Program to Help With School Lunch Debt

Schools Reconsider Trips Abroad in Wake of Virus

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

Killingly School Budget Includes Plan for Armed Officer

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

How States and Schools Are Working to Grow Young Voters

New Haven’s Declining Preschool Enrollment Probed

Bridge Academy Charter School Given One Year to Improve

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

RHAM Starts Process to Replace Its Sachem Mascot

State Department of Education Hired New Chief Talent Officer

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

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

Senators Press DeVos for Specifics on How Schools Should Handle Coronavirus

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

CT School Systems Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreak

Students Press New Haven Mayor on Food, Learning

Focus Group Looking for Input on Black and Latino Studies Course

Wilton High School Holds Organic Garden Plant Sale

Read Across America Day Celebrated in West Haven

CT School-Justice Advocates Ready “March 4 Equity”

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

Bristol Central High School Does Push-Ups for Wounded Veterans

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

Where the Democratic Presidential Front-Runners Stand on Education

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

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

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

Stamford Reps Again Nix Funds for Plan to Privatize School Buildings

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

Torrington Improves in Special Ed, but Outplacement Costs Increase

Brookfield Considers $72.9 Million Budget with School Cut

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

Data Reveal Deep Inequities in Schools

How Teachers Are Talking to Students About the Coronavirus

Doubling Recess Time to Put Play Back in the School Day

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

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

How to Respond to Coronavirus: 6 Steps for Schools

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

Fund Helps Danbury Area Kids Participate in Extracurricular Activities

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

Cyber Attacks on Schools Tripled in 2019, Report Finds

Bridgeport School Leverages State Education Money to Jump-Start Transformation

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

Montville Superintendent Recommends $40-Million-Plus Education Budget

Study: Boosting Soft Skills Is Better Than Raising Test Scores

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?

Proposal Would Eliminate Requirement to Report School Bullying Incidents to State

US Schools Start Planning for Possible Spread of Coronavirus

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

Kent Students Allowed to Join Some Middle School Sports

West Haven Schools Shut Down Apps Amid IT System Difficulties

School Board Shaves $103,000 From Budget

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

Greenwich School Board Reaches Compromise on Turf War at Central Middle

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

Study Finds as Racial Segregation Between Schools Goes Down, Racial Isolation Within Classrooms Goes Up

Teachers: Stamford’s Toquam Magnet School in Need of Immediate Repairs

Miguel Cardona Formally Approved as State Education Commissioner

New Haven Schools Seek Help on Teacher Diversity

Students Speak Out Against Shelton Interim Schools Chief

Departing Shelton Schools Chief Has New Job With the State Dept. of Ed.

Veterans Day, Yom Kippur to Become Class Days Under New Bridgeport School Calendar

Norwich School Budget Increase Projected at 11% Next Year; $1.1 Million Deficit This year

Are Schools Ready for Coronavirus? Trump Says They Should Be

Torrington School Superintendent Seeks $2.8 Million Bump for 2020-21

Kent School Board Proposes 1.6% Hike Over Current Budget

Proposal Would Increase Region 15 School Budget by 3.6%

New Hartford School Board Asks for $8.5 Million for 20-21

Bridgeport School Board Chair Says Effort to Remove Her Is Political

In Debate, Bloomberg Not Sure Charter Schools Are ‘Appropriate’ Everywhere

Bernie Sanders’ Record on Testing and No Child Left Behind: A Brief History

ADHD, Other Developmental Disabilities More Common in Rural Areas

Students Testify in Favor of Bill Requiring Middle and High School Bathrooms to Carry Free Menstrual Products

Initial Costs Drop if Ansonia and Derby Combine More Schools, Close 3

Architect of Stamford School Privatization Plan Leaves Post

Stratford School Board Dodges Residents’ Demands for Member to Resign