CT Ed Watch

Greenwich Teachers Learn Lessons About Diversity

Are Urban and Suburban School Districts Working Together for Hurricane Evacuees?

Heat to Cause New Milford’s First Day of School to Release Early

Donors Choose Projects Help Students Displaced by Hurricane Maria

Police, School Staff Participate in Emergency Training at Southington High School

Montville Ramps up Recruitment of School Bus Drivers

New Principals Bring Fresh Air to Glastonbury Schools

Milford School Board Explores Ditching Styrofoam Lunch Trays

Goodwin College Cuts Ribbon for Riverside Magnet School Expansion

Manchester Leaders Meet on School Modernization Plan

Report Finds School Shootings Far Rarer Than Previously Thought

One Way to Increase College Access: Encourage Students to Retake the SAT

Making the Preschool Magic Last as Children Get Older

New Britain Schools to Go Full Steam Ahead with New Curriculums

Many Connecticut Students Are Heading Back To Schools Without Air Conditioning. How Does The Heat Affect Learning?

Hartford Superintendent Welcomes 1,500 Teachers And Staff At Dunkin Donuts Park Ceremony

First Day of School in Greenwich — for the Teachers

2 in 3 Americans Say Public School Teachers Are Underpaid

School Bus Tracker App Available for Connecticut Students

Superintendent of Schools Leslie Torres-Rodriguez Hits The Streets With A Message For Hartford: School Starts Tuesday

Coventry Schools Are All Set and Ready to Go

Putnam Schools to Prioritize Behavioral Health in New School Year

New School Year to Bring Major Changes to Groton Public Schools

Newington Human Services Collects 206 Backpacks For Students In Need

Emboldened by Parkland, Newtown Students Find Their Voice

School Districts Battle Budget Woes

Wallingford Student Invents Bulletproof Shield for Classroooms

Fewer Kids Are Playing High School Football — Even in Texas

Schools Receiving Federal Funding for Free Breakfast, Lunches

Danbury Names Teacher of the Year

Former Killingly High School to House Plainfield Memorial School Students Following Fire

Bristol ‘Back To School Pencil Hunt’ Is a Hit With 500 City Youngsters

Bridgeport School Board Grades Its Superintendent

Seymour BOE Looks for Volunteers to Mentor Students

Meriden’s Back-to-School Expo Kicks Off

O’Rourke Starts School Year as Principal of North Branford Intermediate School

Greenwich High School Special Education Administrator Departs for Norwalk

Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns

If Students Aren’t Trying on International Tests, Can We Still Compare Countries’ Results?

New Haven School Board Lays off 24 Educators; Mostly Counselors, Library Media Specialists

A Ribbon Cutting for the New Bridgeport Harding High School Is Set

Manchester Panel: Renovate, Enlarge 3 Elementary Schools; Convert Another to Preschool

Glastonbury School Officials Monitoring Elementary Enrollment Closely

Funds Move From stalled Jefferson School Project to Norwalk High

New Teachers, New Website Ahead of Clinton Schools Opening on Aug. 29

Your Guide to Recent Leadership Changes at Greenwich Schools

Preston Approves School Budget on Third Try

Public Hearing Wednesday on Windham School Budget

Officials Finishing Installation of New Haven School Security Technology

New Britain Schools Choose Seven New Principals and Assistant Principals

Changes in Store for Scotland Students

Great Expectations at Hampton Elementary

Stamford High to Hold Second Annual Color Run

Schools Add Laundromats to Battle Student Absenteeism

Which Teachers Are Most Likely to Leave School Mid-Year?

‘Calling All Brothers’ Looking for 200 Men to Greet Teachers, Students in Hartford

New Bridgeport Bassick High Principal Is 11th to Hold Title Since 2010

Plainfield BOE Will Review, Strengthen Attendance Policy

Chief Academic Officer Leaving Norwalk Schools for Ridgefield

Not Just Classroom Teachers, School Librarians Spend Their Own Money on Supplies

One in 10 Airbnb Hosts in the U.S. Is a Teacher, New Report Shows

Norwich Schools Keeping Bellies Full All Year – for Free

Milford Principal Says Juuling ‘Epidemic’ in Schools

Teachers Turning to Free Supply Shops to Outfit Their Classrooms

School Safety Requires Prevention, Not Just Physical Security, Federal Commission Told

What the DeVos-Led School Safety Commission Did This Summer

More Than 300 Students Displaced After Fire in Plainfield School

Feds Give Connecticut $10.6 Million for Districts With Displaced Students

State’s Superintendents Schooled on Emotional Intelligence at Annual Back-to-School Meeting

Meriden Teacher Raises Funds for Fire-Damaged Classroom

Misset Named New Principal at Derby’s Irving School

How Tech Companies Are Transforming Classrooms

Bills and Bulletproof Backpacks: Safety Measures for a New School Year

Should High Schoolers Learn to Stop Traumatic Bleeding? The Feds Think So.

Officials Search for Temporary Student Facility After ‘Accidental’ Plainfield School Fire

Poised To Make History, Jahana Hayes Wins 5th District Democratic Primary

Connecticut Schools To Receive Federal Money For Evacuee Students

Manchester School District Contracts With New Substitute Teacher Provider

Local Company Holding School Supply Drive

New Haven School Layoffs Tabled; Uncertainty Reigns

High School in Hebron Launches Program to Combat Student Anxiety

This Former ‘Teacher of the Year’ Wants to Be Connecticut’s First Black Democrat in Congress

Second Special Education Forum in Norwich Highlights Issues Facing Towns

Windham School Board Mulls Next Budget Move

Teacher Candidacies Surge in Wake of Spring Walkouts

Parkland Students Meet Newtown Students

New Haven School Officials Discuss Budget Amid Layoffs

Students Pick Up Free School Supplies at Back-to-School Rally in New Haven

Shelton School Board Tackles Bullying

Tracey Elementary Educator Wins Norwalk Teacher of the Year

Newtown Science Teachers Learn NGSS Practices in the District’s Summer Institute

Bloomfield School Officials: SAT Scores a Sign of a Coming Turnaround

Principal of Thompson Brook School in Avon Named New Principal of Avon High School

A Familiar Face Is the New Principal at Derby Middle School

CT Parents Begin Back-to-School Shopping

Study: Students’ Math Scores Drop After Using Private School Voucher

Bad Teaching for Preschoolers? There Are Lots of Apps for That

Summer Is a Hungry Time for Struggling Families in Connecticut

Laid-Off New Haven Educator Makes a Final Request

Bridgeport Names New School Principals

Shelton BOE Set to Drop Pay-for-Play

New Assistant Schools Superintendent’s Milford Roots Run Deep

Scotland Hires William Santarsiero as Interim Principal

Norwalk Health Department Offering Affordable School Physicals

The Secret Network of Black Teachers Behind the Fight for Desegregation

Enrollment Is Down at Teacher Colleges. So They’re Trying to Change

What Is ESSA’s New School-Spending Transparency Requirement, and How Will It Work?

State Tells Ansonia to Pay Its Schools More

New Haven School Counselor Cuts Questioned

School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings

Windham Public Schools Receives a $10,000 Grant From Liberty Bank Foundation

How Retailers Are Making You Spend More on School Supplies

New Britain’s Summer Enrichment Program Is an Interactive, Innovative Experience

Music Teacher Maureen Zahara Named Derby Teacher of the Year

Swastikas. The N-word. ‘Go Back to Mexico.’ What Hate Looks Like in Schools

Is Trump’s School Safety Commission Muzzling Gun-Control Debate?

Few High School Students Are Interested in Teaching. But Better Pay Could Help

DeVos May Bypass Congress to Get Rid of the Office for English-Learners. Can She?

Stamford Reps Question School Bus Operations

Teacher’s Union Supports Turner for State Senate Seat

Preschool Development Grants Boosted Access to High-Quality Care, Report Says

Inclusivity Key for New Playground

Students in Stamford Receive High School Diplomas Through Summer Program

 

Westport SAT Scores the Highest in State

Region 15 Appoints Humanities Academic Chairperson at High School

New Canaan SAT Scores Tumble Along With the Rest of the State

Greenwich High School Educator Gets New Post

Fairfield SAT Scores Show Mixed Results

What Happens to Academic Gender Gaps When Students Grow Up?

Stratford Teacher Returns From Helping Syrian Refugees in Jordan

New Britain School Summer Programs Have ‘Positive Effects’

Torrington Schools Receive Technology Funding

Amity Middle School in Bethany Students Honored

Stamford Public Schools Name New School and District Leaders

Preston School Board Cuts Education Budget

Study: LGB Youth More Likely to Be Obese, at Risk for Diabetes

DeVos Family Money Is All Over the News Right Now

Bridgeport Students to Get Second Shot at SATs

Educators Endorse Former National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes for Congress

Bracing for Change, New Britain Schools Reorganize Top Jobs

New Three-Year Vision in Place for Middletown Schools

West Hartford High School Seniors Look To Revamp ‘GirlProv’ Group for Middle School Students

New Milford Starts Superintendent Transition Process

Hampton School Budget Is on Hold

President Trump Signs Bipartisan Technical-Education Bill into Law

‘Juuling’ in Class? Yes, It’s Happening. Here’s What You Need to Know

Here’s How Sen. Tim Kaine Wants to Fix Teacher Shortages, and Why It’s Tricky

23 Students Removed From Milford Schools Over Residency Issues

Report: Connecticut Ranks Third for Best Public School System

Wallethub: Connecticut Has One of the Best School Systems in the U.S.