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Initiative Aims to Strengthen Connecticut Teacher Recruitment, Retention Efforts

New Haven School Board OKs $207M Budget Request

Gov. Ned Lamont Announces Statewide Math Tutoring Program to Address COVID-19 Learning Loss

Hamden Schools to Start Earlier Due to Bus Driver Shortage

Redistricting Might Not Be Enough for Westport School Overcrowding, Study Shows

Stamford Schools Make a Case for a 4.2% Budget Hike

Three Finalists Chosen for New Haven Public Schools Superintendent

Greenwich High’s Long-Debated $3.3 Million Entryway Vestibule Project OKed by School Board

Woodbridge BOE Open Choice Vote Stirs Backlash, Calls For Change

Community Forum Focused on Education in New Haven

2 Older Greenwich Schools Need to Be More Accessible. The School Board is Pushing For Fixes.

Just 15% of Stamford Middle School Classes Use a Written Curriculum, 20% for High School

Educators Lobby For A Raise

Bridgeport Lays Out Requirements For Next Superintendent

Darien School Board Considers Changing Budget Approval Process

Stratford Voters May Settle School Board Term Limit Debate

Norwich School Board Sends $92.8M Budget to City Council

As Grants End, Winsted School Spending Goes Up

Connecticut Proposal Would Set Minimum Teacher Salary at $60K

Educators Propose Possible Solutions to Tackle Connecticut’s Teacher Shortage

Why a Group of Public CT Schools Bought a Super Bowl Commercial

Students Gear Up for ‘Track-Meet’ of Science

Greenwich High School Senior Wins Sixth Place in National Science Competition, Taking Home $82K

City Officials Call Hartford Schools Funding Unsustainable

Stamford Classrooms to Get Relief From 90 Degree Heat as Board of Finance OKs 200 Air Conditioners

Bill Would Cover Tuition for Paraprofessionals on Their Way to Teaching

Community Leader Pushing for Eid to Become a School Holiday in Waterbury

Shelton Parents Call for Fully Funded School Budget: ‘Enough is Enough’

New Milford Schools Brings Mental Health Services ‘Where The Students Are’ Through On-Campus Centers

A Tiny CT Town and a City are Sparring Over an Open Choice Education Payment. Here’s What That Means for The Students.

Woodbridge Shuts Out New Haven Students

Proposal Would Ban Seclusion, Change Restraint Rules in CT Schools

Should CT Require a High School Financial Literacy Class?

Naugatuck Students ‘Dig in’ for National School Breakfast Week

Here’s What to Know About West Hartford’s Proposed School Budget

Hartford School Board Approves $429 Million Budget With Anticipated 6 Percent Staff Vacancy Rate

Stratford School Board Approves $127.9M Budget With No Cuts

Another Bridgeport School Board Member Abruptly Quits, ‘Done With Politics’

Danbury Students Mobilize Peers to Call for More Classroom Money: ‘Lowest-Funded School District In the State’

Increased Costs, Decreasing Revenue Contribute to Hartford Public School Budget Woes

Greenwich’s New Central Middle School Plans Lack Space for Stairs and Bathrooms, Architects Say

Wallingford High School Merger Plan Draws Concern from Residents, Councilors

Groton School Board Approves 2.97% School Budget Hike

Shortage of Special Education Teachers Affects Students Across State

State, Schools Battle Over Control of Reading Curriculum

More Than 1 in 3 Stamford Teachers Oppose Renewing Superintendent Lucero’s Contract, Survey Finds

Suburb Shuts Out City Students

Connecticut Could Use Grant Money to Buy School Safety Technology

South Windsor School Board OKs $88M Budget, 7.95% Hike 

Number of CT Students Eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch Rises Again

Educating Connecticut: The Town Hall

School Counselors Could Take on CT Law Enforcement Duties Under Proposal: ‘This Is Absurd’

Norwalk Council Hears Concerns on School Spending, Delays Budget Cap: ‘This Is Unacceptable’

Educators, Lawmakers Push for Financial Literacy for High School Graduates

Hartford Schools Officials Eye Staffing Levels to Address Projected $24 Million Budget Deficit

Plan for Permanent Free School Meals Moves Forward

Bridgeport School Board Turns to Nebraska Firm for Superintendent Search

Lyman Hall, Sheehan Consolidation Gets Board Of Education Approval

Milford School Brings Galaxy to Classroom with Planetarium

Bethel School Board Adds Two Positions to Support Literacy, Math Instruction to 2023-24 Budget Plan

Stamford Board of Ed Approves Sizable Budget Increase, Cuts Expected From City Boards

West Hartford BoE Commits To Garden Education Lessons

School Lunch Creates Tons of Food Waste. A Proposed Bill Would Require CT Schools To Compost It

Stamford Board of Ed Approves Sizable Budget Increase, Cuts Expected From City Boards

Bridgeport School Board May Change Rules to Streamline Meetings, Boost Participation

These 3 Hartford Schools Are Getting More Than $200 Million in Upgrades

East Haven Schools Battling Chronic Absenteeism, Low Graduation Rates

Hundreds Testify on Several Education Proposals

Should West Hartford Add Diwali to School Holidays?

New Haven Ratifies Contract With Teachers, Adds Raises

Stratford School Board Members Seek End to ‘Restrictive’ Term Limits

Fairfield Schools Adjust to Bus Driver Shortage

Stratford School’s ‘Living Wax Museum’ Highlights Historic Black Figures

Educating Connecticut: Teachers, Students Struggling Emotionally

Federal Funding Will Help Hire Mental Health Professionals for Northwestern Conn. Schools

Retired Parole Officers Could Become Armed School Guards

Students and Educators Consider the Role Black History Month Has in CT Public School Classrooms

Wilton Schools Drop Plan for 80-Minute Block Schedules at Middlebrook, but Teacher Layoffs Remain On the Table

New Connecticut Special Education System Riddled With Flaws, Threatens Compliance and Services, Teachers Say

Bridgeport’s Bassick and Barnum Schools Seek Extra State Funding Amid Poor Test Scores

In Some CT suburbs, Students Aren’t Interested in Mandated Black & Latino Course

Program Helps Get More Teachers in the Classroom With a Focus on Diversity

Community Members Give Input in New Haven School Superintendent Search

Madison Schools Budget Proposal: Here’s What You Need To Know

Norwalk Middle Schoolers to Use Artificial Intelligence, Virtual and Augmented Reality in New Labs

2023 Connecticut Teacher of the Year Says Educators are Overburdened

Bridgeport School Board May Scrap Rule Limiting Contact Between Members and Staff

Darien School Board Approves $114.5M Budget For FY24

CT’s First School for LGBTQ+ Youth is Set to Open in September

Connecticut Students Vote on How to Use COVID Money to Make Their Schools Better

East Lyme Board Of Ed Challenges District Cuts, Proposes Higher Budget to Keep Staff

CT Governor Signs Legislation Extending State’s Free School Lunch Program

Manchester Parents Demand Solutions to Uptick in Weapons and Fights at Schools

CT Officials Expect 25 Percent Increase in Students Experiencing Homelessness

Educating Connecticut: Slipping Behind in Hiring Teachers of Color

As More Weapons are Brought to Schools, Parents and Administrators Seek a Safe Path Forward

New Haven Teacher Leads the Way in Self-Paced Learning Model

Education Funding in Lamont’s Budget Proposal Draws Some Disappointment, Frustration

Connecticut Children to Get Free School Meals for Remainder of Year After Legislative Vote

Bethel Schools to Use State Grant to Offer More Students Access to Mental Health Supports

Connecticut School Districts Concerned About Budgets as Federal COVID Grants Ending

Air Quality, Security Upgrades Included in West Hartford’s Schools Capital Improvement Plan

10 Groups Tapped To Counter Absenteeism

West Haven School Adding Security After Threats Found in Bathroom

Educating Connecticut: What’s Being Done to Keep Kids, Staff Safe at Schools

Health Insurance Hikes Drive School Budget Spending Across Connecticut

Revised Darien School Budget Features $1.2M In Cuts

Stratford Superintendent Budget Plan Includes Added School Nurse, No Staff Cuts

New Canaan Schools Face Substitute Shortage as More Teachers Call Out Sick, Superintendent Says

East Lyme Debates 9% Budget Hike as Parents, Teachers, Unions Turn Out Against Staff Cuts for Schools

At Groundbreaking for Danbury’s New Career Academy, a Pledge for Students to ‘Take Control of Their Learning’

Branford Students Write Spanish Books for Refugee Families

Southington School Board Dems Miffed Over GOP Budgetary Snub

Trumbull OKs 3-Year Teacher Contract That Raises Salaries 11%

Fight Over School Spending Begins With Lengthy Public Hearing

New Teachers Quadruple 7th, 8th Grade Staff at Bridgeport Elementary School

Amid Falling Test Scores, Here’s What Hamden Schools Say They Are Doing to Help Students

Hundreds of Petitioners Seek Trumbull School Holiday for Eid

Educating Connecticut: Teachers Facing Stress and Burnout

‘Children Are Not Criminals’: Group Urges Lawmakers to Keep Officers Out of Connecticut Classrooms

Stamford’s Proposed Teaching Budget Up $1.2M, In Part to Fix a Lack of a Written Curriculum

Wilton Schools Seek Waiver from CT Mandated Reading Program. Why the District Wants to Keep Its Own

‘Kids Are Not Winning’: Senate Dems’ ‘Flagship Bill’ for 2023 Is a Plan to Overhaul School Funding

Advocates, Legislators Call for School Resource Officers to Be Replaced With Trained Counselors

Bridgeport Schools Aim to Diversify Largely White Teaching Staff

Stamford Schools Need More Teachers for a Growing Special Ed population, Worry 2023-24 Will Be ‘Nightmare’

Teachers Call For Improvements to HVAC Systems

School Spending to Come Under Scrutiny, Democrats Say

Connecticut Introduces Black and Hispanic Studies Class to High School Curriculums

Newtown Superintendent Proposes 4.7% School Budget Hike, While Cutting Teachers, Paraprofessionals

Shelton Superintendent Seeks Funds for More Staff, Programs

Conn.’s First School for LGBTQ+ Students Coming to New Haven 

Only 1 School District is Willing to Accept Danbury Students in CT’s Open Choice Program

Darien Schools Struggle to Hire for Special Education as Officials Worry Existing Staff Will ‘Burn Out’

Bridgeport Ditches Plan to Move Dozens of Students from Wilbur Cross to Thomas Hooker

Chronic Absenteeism Continues to Rise in CT

Fairfield School Board Approves $210 Million Budget Plan

‘Help Them Understand the Reason Behind Why’: 2 CT Teachers Fight Hate with Holocaust Education

Democrats to Lamont: Ease Fiscal Restraints for CT Schools’ Sake

On-Campus Food Pantry Opens at Hartford Public High School

Darien School Board Receives Update On Safety & Security Program

Bristol Teacher Is a Finalist for National Teacher of the Year

Connecticut Legislature Postpones Emergency Vote to Extend Free School Lunches for School Year

Yale Study Shows Black Boys Are More Likely to Be Disciplined Than Their White Classmates

Petition Calls for Removal of Brookfield’s Special Education Director as District Reviews Department

Required 30-Minute Lunch Break for CT Teachers Would End Under Proposal

Bridgeport School Board Approves Plan to Move Dozens of Students from Wilbur Cross to Thomas Hooker

New Haven Board of Education Hosts Zoom to Discuss Search for New Superintendent