An influx of students showed up in crisis at school in recent months, and the trend continued into the school year.
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Homeless students missing twice as many school days this year
There has also been a 3% drop in K-12 enrollment this year, largely due to the pandemic.
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Lamont: in-person school depends on CT’s coronavirus status, as COVID numbers inch upward
Whether students return to the classroom this fall depends on the course of the virus, which inched up Thursday.
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State releases plan to return students to school
Gov. Ned Lamont flanked by (from left) Fran Rabinowitz, the leader of the state’s superintendent’s association, and Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona in March as they announced the closure of Connecticut schools. Also pictured is Josh Geballe, his chief executive officer, and wife Ann Lamont. Gov. Ned Lamont flanked by (from left) Fran Rabinowitz, the leader […]
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Achievement gaps for English learners linger, troubling CT’s first Hispanic education chief
Miguel Cardona, the state’s first Hispanic education commissioner, says the state isn’t doing a good enough job educating English learners.
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Connecticut public schools are out, but their kitchens are busier than ever
More children are likely to qualify for free or reduced-price meals as pandemic-induced food insecurity spreads.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations jump after two week decline as state reports 77 additional deaths
The number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus jumped by three dozen people to a total of 1,500 on Tuesday.
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Lamont to keep schools closed another month despite ‘glimmer of hope’ that social distancing is working
The state reported 46 new hospitalizations Thursday — the lowest daily increase Connecticut has seen in two weeks.
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Public schools receive report cards from state
The majority of the state’s public schools earned a better grade on the Next Generation rating system than last year.
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Small gains on state test, but troubling achievement gap persists
White children are still twice as likely to hit the proficiency benchmarks on the test as their black and Hispanic peers.
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State board names education bureau chief as new interim commissioner
State officials are preparing to name a second interim Department of Education commissioner Friday as the search for a permanent leader heads into its seventh month.
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State reports the number of students sanctioned for vaping is way up
While suspensions and expulsions in Connecticut schools are on the decline, the incidence of such disciplinary action in connection with vaping is increasing.
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The winding road to the next education commissioner
Lamont needs the board’s recommendation before he can appoint a new leader
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Feds give Connecticut $10.6 million for districts with displaced students
The United States Department of Education has announced it will allocate Connecticut $10.6 million for school districts that took in displaced students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria wreaked widespread devastation last fall.
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Feds providing CT schools with money for new students from Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — After months of fighting over aid to last summer’s hurricane-hit communities, Congress finally approved a compromise budget bill earlier this month that will provide millions of dollars to help schools care for displaced students.