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Trumbull Students Raising Blue-Ribbon Animals

New Haven Student Detained by ICE

New Canaan School Board Speaks Out on Police Dogs

California Tells Schools to Start Later, Giving Teenagers More Sleep

Questioning Their Fairness, a Record Number of Colleges Stop Requiring the SAT and ACT

Black-White Achievement Gaps Go Hand in Hand With Discipline Disparities

Why 20-Minute Lunch Periods Aren’t Good for Students

Seeking to End Period Stigma, Teen Activists Push for Access to Free Menstrual Supplies

CT Lawmakers, Health Officials Urge New Approaches to Fight Teen Vaping

Healthy Meals Now on the Menu in Norwalk Schools

Norwalk Education Board to Vote on School Start Time

‘Unacceptable’ Arsenic Levels Found at Fairfield School Playscape

Cheshire Public Schools Warn of Donation Scam

Murphy Tours Grasso Tech, Says Career-Based Education Is Connecticut’s Future

Superintendent: ‘Immediate Action’ Needed for Influx of Migrant Students in Norwalk

Darien Foundation Donates $25,000 in Instruments to Norwalk Students

Cheshire Students Face Tough Decisions at Financial Fair

Alumni, Town Celebrate Newly Renovated Manchester School

 

Weston Students Victims of Phishing Emails

EPA Proposes Upping Lead Testing at Schools in Rule Overhaul

Ridgefield Middle Schools Given Green Light to Discipline Students at Recess

Glastonbury School Board to Recommend 2020-21 Capital Improvement Projects

 

Greenwich Schools’ COO Leaves for Abilis

Enfield JFK School Renovation Making Safety a Top Priority

New Member for Andover School Board

Who’s Doing the Teaching After School Lets Out?

Partnership for CT Opens First Meeting to Public, but Transparency Questions Persist

Redding Elementary School Educator Named 2020 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year

Killingly High School Students Vote to Drop Native American Mascot

Ten Seek Election to New London School Board

Five Seek Four Seats on New Canaan School Board

Sherman Considers School Construction Project

How Warren’s Year as a Young Teacher Could Factor in the 2020 Campaign

Middle Schoolers Get a Taste for Manufacturing at Goodwin College

 

Why Is Middle School So Hard for So Many People?

Darien Board of Ed Chairman Appointed to Advisory Council

The Things Parents Don’t Talk About With Their Kids … But Should

ACT to Change How Students Retake Exam, Add ‘Superscore’

Influx of Immigrant Students Strains Norwalk’s Resources

New Haven Parents Press School Brass on Bus Chaos

Norwalk High Teacher’s Improv Routine Brings Class to Life

West Hartford Pre-K Students Have a Day at the Farm

Bristol Students Harvest Rosemary From School Garden to Make All Natural Cleaner

Food Truck Fun at New Haven Back to School Night

Shelton Schools Seeking Chromebook Lease Deal

NBA Star Donny Marshall Holds Anti-Bullying Rally in East Hampton

Danbury Students Organize Fundraiser for Hurricane Dorian Relief

Haddam-Killingworth Schools Appoint Interim Schools Chief to Permanent Post

Ridgefield High School to Co-Host College Fair in Wilton

Early Childhood Programs Are More Segregated Than K-12 Schools

School Districts Vow to Sue Juul Over Student Vaping

Should CT Lawmakers Mandate a Later Start Time for Middle and High Schools? Some Legislators Are Weighing the Idea

The Education Department Is Only Slightly More Popular Than ICE, New Survey Finds

Stamford Could Privatize a Third of School Buildings Under Newly Floated Plan

New Haven Ed Board: Superintendent Is Done

Betsy DeVos’ Security Detail Could Cost $26 Million Over Four Years

Betsy DeVos Tests a Rhetorical Twist: ‘School Choice’ v. ‘Education Freedom’

Meriden Kids Demand Government Do More to Curb Vaping

New Haven Teacher Receives Surprise ‘Oscar of Teaching’

Over 500 US Schools Were Hit by Ransomware in 2019

New Haven Schools Chief Birks Blocks Reporters on Twitter

Middle School Students Invited to Make Christmas Ornaments for Governor’s Residence

Diane Pintavalle Named Glastonbury Teacher of the Year

Groton Awarded Federal Grant to Expand Farm-to-School Program

Weston High School Honored for Environmental Efforts

How Quality Rather Than Quantity Matters When Talking With Young Children

Education Could Help States Improve Educational Stability for Youth in Foster Care

Hearst Partners With Volunteer Square for 7th annual High School Essay Contest

Tolland’s Birch Grove School Project Moves Forward With Approval of Design

High Court Case Tests Religious Schools’ Use of Tax-Credit Scholarships

Ed-Tech Usage Levels Are Low: What Should Schools Do?

Kids in Poor Schools Show Same Academic Growth as Others, Study Finds

“Culturally Affirming” Teaching Explored in New Haven

Bloomfield Teacher of the Year Traveled a Less Traditional Road to the Profession

CT Data Launches High School Civic Data Program

Avon Teen Raises Awareness About Childhood Cancer

South Windsor Preparing Plans for New Pleasant Valley Elementary School

The Evolution of a Trauma-Informed School

Data: Breaking Down the Where and Why of K-12 Spending

‘Quality Counts’ Education Survey Ranks Connecticut Schools Among the Best in the Nation

Norwalk’s Tracey School Community Celebrates Accolades

Mansfield Residents Fight for New Elementary School

19-Year-Old Named to Manchester School Board

Suffield Schools Spraying for Mosquitoes Amid EEE Concerns

Education in the 2020 Presidential Race

Are Schools Prepared to Respond to Sex Abuse? Latest Probe Reveals Shortcomings

Census Finds Poverty Inched Up in Connecticut in 2018

New Britain Schools Superintendent Lays Out Why ‘Every Day Matters’

Take a Peek Inside Rocky Hill’s Brand New Moser School, a 21st Century Learning Space

West Haven High School Staff Receive Way to Go Award

Four CT Schools Win National Blue Ribbon Awards From Department of Education

BOE Talks Stratfield Contamination, Concerns Of ‘Just Leaving It’

New Haven School Board Delaying Release of Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation

RI Ed Commissioner Planning $1M Teacher Recruitment Campaign

Brookfield Names New Special Ed Supervisor

This Banned Books Week, Stories With LGBTQ Themes Dominate the Most-Challenged List

Math Teachers Take a Page From English/Language Arts: Comic Books!

Did the Recession Hurt Test Scores? A New Study Says Yes. By a Lot.

Concern Over Mosquito-Borne Disease EEE Prompts Some Connecticut Schools to Change Times of Athletic Events

High School Nation Concert Rocks Westhill High in Stamford

Plymouth Could Close a School: Board Presents Potential Options to Community

Plainville’s New Assistant Superintendent of Schools Aims to Make Sure Each Student Succeeds

AI Can Disrupt Racial Inequity in Schools, or Make It Much Worse

DonorsChoose: It’s Not Just For Teachers Anymore

Growing Numbers of CT Kids Face Mental, Behavioral Health Crises

Hartford One of Five U.S. Cities Launching Language Development Program for Young Children

Fighting Housing Segregation May Cost Law Firm Its Relationship with Board of Ed

Interview With Connecticut’s Education Commissioner

Male Career and Technical H.S. Grads Have More Initial Earning Power, Study Says

New Haven’s Clinton Ave. School Makes Time for Reading

Meyer Named Ridgefield’s Teacher of the Year

Some Warn Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Search Is off Course

Money Jitters Are Never Far Below the Surface for School Leaders

‘I See It Everywhere.’ In Round Table Discussion With Sen. Blumenthal, Newington High School Students Highlight Prevalence of Vaping

State Offers New Haven 700-Seat Magnet Compromise

Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools Awards More Than $100,000 in Grants

Some Skeptical of Bridgeport’s Plan to Cut Special Education Costs

West Hartford’s Webster Hill School Holds Annual Butterfly Release

An Analysis of Achievement Gaps in Every School in America Shows That Poverty Is the Biggest Hurdle

It’s Not About Sex: Teaching Young Children Where Babies Come From (and Other Stuff)

Which States Saw a Surge in Teenage Voters in 2018?

DeVos Seeks More Civil Rights Data on Sexual Violence, Religious Harassment

At Hartford Rally, Students Speak Out Against Climate Change, Joining Millions of Others Across the World

How to Keep Teachers From Leaving the Profession

State Denies Danbury’s Emergency Funding Request After Jump in Enrollment

17% of New Teacher Hires in Stamford Are Alum of the District

Danbury, Bethel School Enrollment Exceeds Projections

Sen. Murphy Visits Meriden School to Discuss Diversity

North Stonington to Join Sandy Hook Promise’s ‘Say Something’ Initiative

Torrington School Board Candidates Call for Unity, Hard Work

Nonprofit Launched to Aid East Hartford Public Schools

Bristol Board of Education Partners With Public Works to Build 3 Community Gardens at Schools

After Years of Planning, Middletown Officials Break Ground on New Middle School

Donation Will Enable Nonnewaug Freshman Class to Visit Museum of Jewish Heritage

New Fairfield Building Projects Draw Mixed Reactions

Input Sought Regarding Hebron School Chief

Could Testing Wreck Civics Education?

CT Child Poverty Stats Conflict; $ At Stake

Watch: New Sandy Hook Promise PSA Shows Children Using School Supplies to Survive Shooting

Student Artwork Featured on Bridgeport’s Digital Billboard

Stamford’s Cloonan Middle Named School of Distinction

New Haven Schools CFO Search Picks Up

Why Do Some People Become Readers?

Districts Try ‘Grow Your Own’ Programs to Get Teaching Force to Better Mirror the Student Body

Lack of Home Internet Access Is Educational Hardship, Report Suggests

High School Coursework Falls Short in Workforce Prep, Survey Suggests

Senate Education Spending Bill Would Increase Aid for School Safety, Charters

How Caring for Students in Distress Can Take a Steep Toll on Educators

Hayes Co-Sponsors School Crime Research Bill

How We Have Failed Our Teachers