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CT invests $3.8M to expand college-level courses in high schools

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay September 26, 2023 @ 2:22 pmSeptember 26, 2023 @ 4:58 pm

Connecticut officials said 89 school districts will split nearly $4 million to offer more dual credit classes, which offer students college credit.

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CT schools stress innovation amid student engagement concerns

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay September 1, 2023 @ 5:00 amAugust 31, 2023 @ 3:59 pm

CT school staff are looking for innovative ways to engage students and measure achievements.

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CT education leaders embrace ‘infinite possibilities’ for school year

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay August 17, 2023 @ 1:32 pmAugust 17, 2023 @ 1:32 pm

The story of mathematician George Dantzig illustrated CT education commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker’s vision for the new school year.

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CT’s first school for LGBTQ+ students could open this fall

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 21, 2023 @ 11:13 amAugust 9, 2023 @ 1:35 pm

PROUD Academy, a private school in Ansonia for LGBTQ+ students and allies, will begin teaching seventh- and eighth-graders in the fall.

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CT high schoolers now need a financial literacy course to graduate

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 20, 2023 @ 2:06 pmJuly 20, 2023 @ 3:20 pm

Students will learn banking, investing, saving, and the impact of credit cards. The requirement will become effective for freshman this fall.

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CT school districts using summer programs to reengage students

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay July 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pmJuly 7, 2023 @ 9:55 am

CT school districts have come up with creative ways to use summer school programs to combat learning loss and refocus struggling students.

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CT will expand Farm to School program to teach kids about food

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay June 12, 2023 @ 3:06 pmJune 13, 2023 @ 9:21 am

The Farm to School program aims to help CT students learn about fresh foods through hands-on experience in school gardens and field trips to farms.

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Two of four proposed CT charter schools left out of state budget

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay June 8, 2023 @ 2:49 pmJune 8, 2023 @ 3:46 pm

Proposed charter schools in Norwalk and New Haven got funding in the final CT budget — but proposed schools in Middletown and Danbury did not.

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CT education bill tackling dozens of issues passes both chambers

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay June 7, 2023 @ 4:53 pmJune 7, 2023 @ 11:41 pm

A wide-ranging bill addressing some of CT’s major educational concerns received final passage on Wednesday. Here’s what it would do.

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Newtown school board votes 5-0 to keep books after challenges

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay June 1, 2023 @ 10:14 pmJune 2, 2023 @ 9:23 am

The Newtown board’s decision to keep the books ‘Flamer’ and ‘Blankets’ at the high school’s library comes one day after two members resigned.

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Newtown is weighing a book ban. It’s not the only CT town to do so

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay June 1, 2023 @ 3:56 pmJune 1, 2023 @ 10:15 pm

A debate in Newtown over whether to remove two largely-unread books from the high school library took an abrupt turn this week.

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CT students experiencing homelessness could increase, data show

Avatar photo by Jessika Harkay February 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pmFebruary 13, 2023 @ 10:53 am

The number of students experiencing homelessness in Connecticut this year could be the highest it’s been since 2017-18, an official said.

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To fight absenteeism, this school sorted its students into Hogwarts Houses

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Adria Watson and Ginny Monk June 17, 2022 @ 5:00 amJune 17, 2022 @ 4:07 pm

With chronic absenteeism still a challenge in school districts across CT, some schools are finding creative ways to keep students engaged.

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Paraeducators to get much-needed training under bill now headed to House

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pmApril 8, 2022 @ 3:29 pm

The bill would require local school districts to develop at least 18 hours of professional development for paraeducators.

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Education Committee approves Sheff v. O’Neill settlement

Avatar photo by Adria Watson March 7, 2022 @ 5:55 pmMarch 7, 2022 @ 10:17 pm

Facing pressure, members of the Education Committee reluctantly approved measures addressing the Sheff v. O’Neill settlement agreement.

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