CT Ed Watch

How Many English-Learners Do Districts Serve? Data Are Inconsistent

Elicker Report: Declare 2020 the ‘Year of the Whole Child’ in New Haven

Killingly BOE Votes to Restore ‘Redmen’ Mascot Previously Rejected as Racist Symbol

Bridgeport BOE Leaders: Superintendent Pick Wasn’t Planned

Officials Outline Process for Replacing Hebron School’s Pipes

Proposed $47.1 Million Brookfield School Budget Goes to Public Forum

The Game That Can Spot Preschoolers at Risk for Reading Deficits

Good Sleep Habits Are Better Than a Good Night’s Sleep for Test Performance, Study Finds

New Haven Schools Rethink Job Training, for Dalio Proposal

Secretary of State and the State Department of Education Will Distribute Display on Women’s Suffrage to Each of the State’s Towns

Simsbury High Student Makes ‘Leather’ Out of Kombucha

Children Learn, Play at New Danbury Early Education Center

Tony Orlando Sings with Groton Students, Urges Them to Dream

Weston Robotics Team Makes It to Regional Championship Event

New Wing Signals Fresh Start for Norwalk’s Ponus Ridge Middle School

Former Commissioner of Education Ted Sergi Elected Chair of Hartford Foundation Board

U.S. Schools See Surge in Number of Arabic- and Chinese-Speaking English-Learners

Should There Be a Federal Right to Education?

10 Things to Know About California’s New Data Privacy Law

Toys and a Census Pitch at Bridgeport’s Three Kings Day Celebration

Jeopardy Host Responds After Pomfret Elementary Students Send 1,000 Paper Cranes

Behind Closed Doors and Without Public Input, Bridgeport BOE Gives Interim Superintendent Three More Years

Stamford High Lunch Fundraiser About More Than Just Food

Community Service Commitment by Farmington High School Musicians

RHAM Superintendent Gives School Board Advice on 2020-21 Budget

Hebron School Water Committee to Hear Update on Replacement

Windsor Schools Name New Athletic Director

When National Security Threats Influence Education Policy and Politics

Stamford Schools Still Face Teacher Shortages at Mid-Year

More Girls in Connecticut Than Ever Are Pursuing Wrestling, One of the Fastest Growing Female Sports in the Country

Greenwich School Board Seeks Input on Cardinal Stadium Renovations

Bridgeport School Board Gets Their Committee Marching Orders

Facial Recognition Tech Discriminates. Ten Questions to Ask About K-12 Use

Warren: ‘We Are Failing on Our Country’s Promise’ to Children With Disabilities

DCF Will Overhaul the Evaluation Process for School Abuse, Neglect Complaints

Labor Dept Says IEP Meetings Qualify for Family and Medical Leave

State Teacher of the Year Honor Affords Hatch-Geary Opportunity to Have Broader Impact on Education

Dalio Education Partnership Seeks Public Feedback

New Haven Reading Coach Preps Parents

New Facility at Groton Elementary School Provides Medical, Mental Health Care Where Students Are

Burlington Teacher Receives Grant for Personal Finance Course

Manchester High School Program Is a Door to Manufacturing Career

Judge Grants Asylum to Connecticut High Schooler Whose Teachers Were Sending Him Schoolwork While Detained by ICE

Forums Set on Resources for Students Learning English in Bridgeport

Concern Grows Over Roxbury-Cloonan Merger, Part of Stamford Schools’ Public-Private Partnership Plan

State Called to Wilbur Cross School on Anonymous Complaint of Mold and Leaks

Derby-Ansonia Regionalization Meeting Canceled After 2 Members Quit

Windham Schools Saw a Year of Upheaval

With Participation in Federal Program, Naugatuck Schools See Big Increase in Number of Meals Served This School Year

Susie Da Silva Named Ridgefield’s New Superintendent

New Fairfield Picks Project Manager for School Construction

Learn About Greenwich’s Magnet Schools at Open Houses

What School Could Be If It Were Designed for Kids With Autism

10 of the Most Popular Stories About Education Research in 2019

Chief Justice Warns That ‘Civic Education Has Fallen By the Wayside’

Education Spending: What Democratic Candidates Want vs. Reality, in Charts

Hartford Teachers Demand Testing for PCBs

Stamford School Laborers Protest Building Privatization

Composting Comes to Greenwich Public Schools

PJ Day for Children’s Hospital Aided Greatly by Enfield Schools

Wilton High School Student Wins Congressional App Challenge

Andover Official Sees Large Increase in RHAM Spending Ahead

Greenwich School Board Takes on Nearly $200M Budget Plan

About Half of CT Students Reach Grade Level or Better on New Science Test

School Security Guard Out to Warm Bridgeport Youth

Stamford Academy, the City’s Charter High School, Set to Close

Middletown to Dedicate Performing Arts Center to Beloved Music Teacher This Weekend

Elm City Charter in New Haven Consolidates

Students and Alumni Start Petition to Remove Native American Mascot Logo at Valley Regional High School

CT High School Girls Encouraged to Participate in Cybersecurity Competition

South Windsor School District Considering Home Learning to Make Up for Snow Days

North Haven Schools Asking for $2 Million in Security Upgrades

South Windsor 10-Year Schools Plan Includes Proposals for Preschool Program, New Elementary School

When Schools Try to Tweak Winter Break, Families Fight Back

“Kids Who Have Less, Need More”: The Fight Over School Funding

Special Education: Definition, Statistics, and Trends

Low-Income Districts Find Ways to Help Students Make Music

The School Shootings of 2019: What’s Behind the Numbers

Number of High School Seniors ‘Hooked’ on Vaping More Than Doubled in the Last Year

2010 to Now: A Turbulent Decade for Schools

Congress Mostly Snubs DeVos Agenda in Deal Increasing Education Spending

Parents’ Erratic Work Schedules Put Children at Risk

Several Norwich Schools to Switch to Metal Forks and Spoons

Court Delay Keeps New Haven Student in ICE Lockup

Architect Picked for New Fairfield School Construction

Education Partnership Discusses Budget, Hires and Plans — All in Open Session

Westhill Marching Band Brings Home Gold

New Norwalk High Could Become ‘Model for Other Communities’

Stonington to Study Changing School Start Times

In the Halls: Immigrants Experience Thanksgiving at Stamford High

Key Takeaways from Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Public Education Forum

 

Stamford Eyes Long-term Goal: New School in the South End

 

New Schools Already Have Repair Backlog

 

Open Enrollment Has Drained One District; It’s Looking to Dissolve

 

School PJ Day Raises Funds for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

 

Court Delay Keeps Connecticut Student in ICE Lockup

 

Should Schools Still Play Dodgeball?

 

Is Phonics Boring? These Teachers Say It Doesn’t Have to Be

 

Westport School Board to Hold Off Redistricting

 

Local Schools, Community Members Support Arctic Splash to Send Vernon Kids To Camp

 

East Haven Board of Education Honors District’s Teacher of the Year

 

Screens in the Classroom: Tool or Temptation?

 

Most Principals Have No Say in Choosing Police for Their Schools

 

Schools Allege Negligence, Fraud and Breach of Contract in Mold Crisis Lawsuit

 

Killingly Community Torn on Name of High School Mascot

 

Sandy Hook Families to Get Day in Court Against Gunmaker

 

Bridgeport School Volunteers: Their Last Stand?

 

What the Youth Vaping Epidemic Costs Schools

 

Connecticut Grads Have Highest Average Student Loan Debt; Meet Those Affected and Legislators Hoping to Help

Amity Regional Public Schools Hiring for Several Jobs

 

Andover School Board Discusses Regionalization, Class Size Limits

 

As Newtown Students Grow Up, Some Turn to Activism

Untold Black & Latinx History Surfaces in New Haven

Are GreatSchools Ratings Making Segregation Worse?

ICE Detained a New Haven Student. His Teachers Tried to Send Him Homework So He Wouldn’t Fall Behind

IMTI Offers Construction Career Training Programs in Waterbury Schools

Accidental Shootings Raise Questions About Arming Teachers

Screens in the Classroom: Tool or Temptation?

Teaching in 2020 vs. 2010: A Look Back at the Decade

Stamford Teachers’ Voices Left Out of Schedule Overhaul

New Union Prez Vows New Day for New Haven Teacher’s Aides

Building a New Norwalk High School: 5 Things to Know

Stamford’s Dolan Middle School Open Today After Water Leak

Greenwich School Board Seeks a Way to Pay for Cleanup of Western’s Field

In US Schools, Resource Officers Woven into Daily Life

Poor-Quality Materials Abound on Lesson-Sharing Websites, Report Says

ESSA Voices: The Every Student Succeeds Act, Four Years Later

Trump Says He’s Fighting for the ‘Forgotten Child,’ Touts Education Choice Bill

Tunxis Hosts Technology Program for Hartford High School Students

Chris Soto Accepts Job With State Department of Education

One in three U.S. high schools have no athletic trainers

Pro-Charter Billionaire Gives Yale School of Management $100M to Train Public School Leaders

Three CT School Districts Receive Grant to Address Students’ Trauma and Mental Health Needs

Columbia School Finds Math Solution

Amity Middle School Teacher in Space Initiative

Norwalk’s Ponus School Project Nears Completion

Cheshire High School Students, Staff Face off in Supermarket Challenge

Does ‘the Achievement Gap’ Evoke a Negative Stereotype? What the Research Says

Partisan Politics or Efficiency? Lamont’s Plans for School Building Program Spark Debate

Norwich Free Academy Students Ask, ‘What’s Next for Me?’

Federal Judge to Hear Arguments Thursday in School Racial Quota Case

A Dreaded Part of Teachers’ Jobs: Restraining and Secluding Students

Norwich Education Foundation Awards Grants

‘Genius Hour’ Lets Kids Take Charge: Would Einstein Have Liked This?

CT Treasurer Roles Out Policy to Stop Investing Pension Money in Gun Manufacturers

Enrollment in Teacher-Preparation Programs Is Declining Fast

CT Lawmakers Slam Trump Administration’s Food Stamp Cuts

U.S. Students Gain Ground Against Global Peers. But That’s Not Saying Much

States Gear Up to Overhaul K-12 Funding in 2020

Black, Latino Children Do Better With Evidence-Based Therapy Than Talk Therapy