CT Ed Watch

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Greenwich Board of Education Approves $207.2M School Budget with Teacher Job Cuts

New Haven Students Won’t Have to Come to School Jan. 2

Hartford High Schools Switch to New Scheduling Software to Save Time, Help Students Get into Class

Some CT Community Schools Programs Lose Federal Funding: ‘Beyond a Disservice’

Alarming Data Released About Multilingual Learners in Connecticut School Districts

A Gun Went Off Inside a Connecticut Elementary School, Raising New Questions About Armed Guards

AI Is Slowly Killing CT Jobs, but Shortages in Some Areas Persist

New Britain’s Teacher Residency Program Builds Diverse Pipeline of Local Educators

Waterbury Superintendent Focuses on Improving School System: ‘What Matters Most’

Norwalk School Board Approves $263M Budget Request Meant to ‘Stabilize a System Still Recovering’

Cheshire Board of Education Unanimously Approves Elementary Redistricting Plan Ahead of New Schools

CT Doesn’t Pay All Student Teachers. Education Leaders Say it’s Time to Change That.

Cheshire School Board to Vote Thursday on Elementary School Redistricting Plan

Norwalk City Council Adopts Ordinance to Use School Bus Cameras

As Student Population Dips at Greenwich’s Central Middle School, Officials Consider Open Enrollment

Middletown Charter School Files Lawsuit Against State Board of Education, Department of Education Over Lack of Funding

New Haven Teachers’ Contract Heading Toward Arbitration, Union President Says: ‘We Will Be Ready’

East Windsor To Host Public Q&A Tuesday On School Building Improvements

After ‘Challenging’ Budget Season, Norwalk Superintendent Asks for 6.5% Spending Increase

What Surveys Revealed This Year About Educators and Immigration

50 Years of IDEA: 4 Things to Know About the Landmark Special Education Law

Elon Musk’s Ambitions to Remake Education Have Faltered at His Texas Elementary School

Rural Schools Hit by Trump’s Grant Cuts Have Few Options for Making Up for the Lost Money

ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families

Oklahoma Must Rework Social Studies Standards After Court Ruling

California Approves New $10,000 Stipend for Student Teachers Beginning in 2026–27

Utah Repeals Ban on Collective Bargaining for Teachers and Other Workers

Kids Missed School Across the Country Because of Fears of ICE Activity, School Principals Say in Survey

FAFSA to Include Post-Graduate Earnings Data as New Tool for Prospective College Applicants

States Consider District Consolidations as Student Enrollment Drops

Texas Gov. Abbott Wants ‘Disciplinary Action’ for Schools That Resist Turning Point USA

Supreme Court Orders New Review of Religious Exemptions to School Vaccines

Supreme Court to Weigh Birthright Citizenship. Why It Matters to Schools

Education Department Workers Targeted in Layoffs are Returning to Tackle Civil Rights Backlog

50 Years After the Birth of Special Education, Some Fear for Its Future Under Trump

US Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Halt Grants for School Mental Health Workers

Many Teens Lack Basic Reading Skills. These Teachers Are Trying to Change That

Program Gives High Schoolers Hands-On Teaching Experience, with Hopes They Stay in Nevada

West Virginia Again Bans Religious Reasons for School Vaccine Exemptions