CT Ed Watch

GHS Seniors to Hold Art Silent Auction to Raise Funds for Neighbor to Neighbor

High School Dancers Invited to Annual Festival at CCSU

Bethel Schools Redo Plans, Costs OK’d

Assistant Principal at Somers High School Is Leaving for Watertown Job

Why Are Teachers in Europe Paid So Much Better Than Teachers in the United States?

In Bridgeport, New Curriculum Widens Students’ Perspectives

Homeless Families Urged to Seek Help Without Fear of Losing Children

Murphy, Other Senate Democrats Express Concern Over Proposal to Arm Teachers

Disputing the Budgetary Bottom Line in Bridgeport

Columbus Day? In West Hartford, Schools to Honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day

New London School Leaders Head to China as Part of Pilot Program

Teacher Named to New Fairfield School Board

A $1 Billion Gates Foundation-Backed Education Initiative Failed to Help Students — Here’s How the Foundation’s Next $450 Million Project Will Look

Time to Change How We Think About Early Education, International Study Finds

Most States Failing to Meet English-Learner Academic Targets, Report Finds

Betsy DeVos Has Approved Every ESSA Plan. Read What’s in Them

Connecticut Teachers Joining the March to Political Office

In Hartford, a Few Blocks Can Make All the Difference for Children Growing Out of Poverty

Connecticut Launches Teacher Recruitment Effort

Advocates Challenge Norwalk Special Education

Police-Grade Surveillance Technology Comes to the Playground

Teachers Told Me Their Stories of Sexual Assault and Harassment—and Why They Keep Silent

Free Tuition? Six Ways To Help More Students Graduate From State Universities

Education – and Betsy Devos – Are Issues in Key Political Races This November

Poll: Young Americans Say Online Bullying a Serious Problem

Connecticut Board Gives Initial OK to Two New Charter Schools

Ellington Students, Staff Seeing the Benefits of Mindfulness

West Hartford Schools To Address Mushrooms Growing In Bathroom At Hall High School

State Board May Approve Two New Charter Schools Wednesday

State To Partner With Nonprofit To Boost Diversity Of Teachers And Fill Shortages

Read to Grow in Branford to Run Early Childhood Literacy Program in New Haven

New Haven School District Coo Gives Update on Facilities Summer Projects, Savings

Aboard the Amistad Replica, Students Connect History to Experience

West Haven’s Forest School Among 4 CT 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Milford’s New Schools Chief Can Tweet, Do the Floss and Balance a Budget

Charter School Manages to Enroll Just Enough Students to Avoid Losing State Aid

Firms Sell School ‘Hardening’ as Mass Shooting Solution

Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life

Ed. Dept. Needs to Do a Better Job of Probing Charter Closures, Report Finds

See the New Federal Education Budget Signed Into Law by Donald Trump

How Do Districts Want to Spend Flexible ESSA Money? It Depends on Where They Are.

Tax Hikes to Fund Schools? Once Taboo, the Idea Is Gaining Momentum

$965K Boosts Trauma Help in New Haven Public Schools

Educators: Greenwich Schools Need More Social Workers

Miss Connecticut Sparkles Students With Science

Andover Elementary Adds Makerspace

Danbury High School English Department Head Named Master Teacher of Honor

Students Test the Waters of Marine Technology at ‘Makerfaire’

From ‘Rotten Apples’ to Martyrs: America Has Changed Its Tune on Teachers

Parent Engagement Program Shows Big Gains for Danbury Kindergarteners

After Flood Damage, Trumbull High School to Reopen Monday

Following Westport School Closure, Student Relocation Goes Smoothly

Norwalk Opens Specialized Learning Center

Chip Chip Hooray! Bristol’s Chippens Hill Middle School Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Stamford STEMfest Combining With US Day on Sunday

Torrington School Board Appoints New Members, Honors Educators, Staff

Mansfield School Celebrates Peace

Shelton BOE Goes With Cheapest Propane Bidder

Coventry Mulls Ed Budget Question Protocol

Should We Teach About Consent in K-12? Brett Kavanaugh’s Home State Says Yes

New Money and Energy to Help Schools Connect With Families

Tri-State Gets High Marks for Being Teacher Friendly

New Haven 8th Graders Press Judge on 4th Amendment

Trumbull High School Closed Again After Storms

New Haven Parents Push Alders to Set Ed Board Standards

Amity Chooses Ledyard Educator to Lead the District

No More “Interim” for Bridgeport’s Harding Principal

When Students Say #MeToo, Schools May Be Unprepared to Help

Can Schools Use Federal Funds to Arm Teachers?

Speaking Skills Top Employer Wish Lists. But Schools Don’t Teach Them

Jobs at All Levels Now Require Digital Literacy. Here’s Proof.

Flooding Causes School Delays, Cancellations

Good Samaritans Rescue Kids From a School Bus in a Flooded Stamford Neighborhood

Greenwich High Students Register to Vote for First Time

Reading Volunteers Wanted in Bridgeport

Bridgeport BOE Says It Can’t Afford to Drop Council of Great City Schools Membership

East Hampton School Board Rejects Proposed Solution to Budget Impasse

Teachers Aren’t Just Running for Office—They’re Winning

Barricade or Flee? Simulator Trains Educators and Police for School Shootings

Guns and Disadvantaged Students Take Center Stage at Senate ESSA Hearing

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Ambitious Pre-K Move Sparks Wary Reactions

What Literacy Skills Do Students Really Need for Work?

Psst! Did Ed Board Flunk FOI Class?

Plymouth School Board Meets Five New Staffers

State Election Cheat Sheet: Education Issues to Watch

Are Too Many Students Working Below Grade Level?

Administrator Costs Down for District 117

Bridgeport Schools Under Scrutiny for Special Ed Translation Services

Superintendent: Mold Prompts Relocation of Westport Students

Hartford Area Teens Continue Focus on Gun Violence Prevention

 

New Haven Looks Within Ranks to Groom Teachers of Color

Connecticut Lags in Providing School Breakfast

Psst! Did New Haven Ed Board Flunk FOI Class?

Bridgeport Schools Under Scrutiny for Special Ed Translation Services

Gender-Neutral Clothing Policy Recommended to Ansonia BOE

Addiction Counselors Embed in Schools Dealing With the Opioid Crisis

New Haven Daniels School Parents Plead With Superintendent on Staff Cuts

East Hartford High School Hosts Teacher from China

New Haven Students Walk Out; The Adults Follow

New Britain Mayor Sounds Alarm Over School Construction Monies

Ansonia Board of Ed. Discusses Possible Dress Code Changes

Region 14 Names New Schools Superintendent

Jeff Bezos Cites a Big Number, but Few Details, in Plan for Low-Income Montessori Preschools

Cash-Strapped Teachers Are Getting Up Early to Tutor Students in China

Considering Grades, Not Just Tests, in College Course Placement Pays Off

Connecticut Gets Almost $300,000 More to Cover Costs of Educating Hurricane Victims

Bridgeport Teacher Among State Teacher of the Year Finalists

Bus Driver Collapses, 11-Year-Old Tolland Middle School Student Rushes to Help

Andover Elementary School Celebrates Outdoor Learning

Northwest Regional 7 High School Students Learn from NASA Scientist

The Curse of America’s Illogical School-Day Schedule

A Test to Assess Creativity? It’s in the Works

Westport Middle School Closed for the Week Due to Health Concerns

Students, Teachers Worried About Mold in East Hartford High School

Stamford Educator Semifinalist for Statewide Teacher’s Award

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

New Milford Adds Second-Grade Class

Winchester Students Show Improvement in Test Scores

Plans For Air Conditioning Advance at Glastonbury’s Gideon Welles School

After Recent School Shootings, Teachers Ask Public for Help Buying Safety Supplies

Bridgeport Charter School Not Meeting Enrollment Expectations

New Haven Board of Education to Consider New Intervention Program for At-Risk Girls at Hillhouse High

Danbury Science Student Develops A.I. Project to Identify Lyme

Bristol Schools Adopt New Policy Requiring Students to Hand in Phones at Start of Class

Opioid Epidemic Raising Special Education Concerns

Spelling Bees Are Trendier Than Science Fairs

More Connecticut Low-Income, Hispanic Students Taking AP Classes, Narrowing Disparities

Friends, Classmates and Family Bid Enfield Student Goodbye With Balloon Launch

Speakers Tell New Britain Seventh-Graders to Value Respect, Work

100 Best Public Elementary Schools in Connecticut for 2019

In Some Cities, Closing Achievement Gaps Is Not for Schools to Fix Alone

Winners and Losers From Capitol Hill’s School Spending Agreement

Dual-Language Learning: 6 Key Insights for Schools

Climate Change Is a Thing. You Should Teach It, Science Teachers Group Says

Why Generation Z Learners Prefer YouTube Lessons Over Printed Books

Federal Court Rules Against Devos in For-Profit Fraud Case

Stamford Teacher Among CT Teacher Of The Year Semifinalists

School Board Celebrates NHS Unified Theater Program

Parents, Staff Fight Decentralization of Childhood Center

‘I Work 3 Jobs And Donate Blood Plasma to Pay the Bills.’ This Is What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in America

New Haven Pastor Sparks Racial Furor Over Schools

Mayor Offers Compromise to End Ansonia Education Dispute

Bridgeport Teacher Receives Yale Educator Award

As Hurricane Flo Attacks the Coast, Seymour Provides Students With Emergency Preparedness Tips

The Keys to Student Success Include Starting Early and Following Through

Teen Vaping Has Hit ‘Epidemic Proportions,’ FDA Leader Says in Enforcement Call

West Hartford, Wethersfield Teachers to Star in A&E Pilot ‘Deaf Out Loud’

Greenwich High School Students Hold Food Drive in Memory of 9/11

How States, Including Connecticut, Try to Combat Attendance Gaming and Errors as ESSA Ratchets Up the Stakes

Region 10 District Votes to Have Armed Security Guards