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State audit says Hartford School District has surplus of $2.5M in budget
Leadership
How a Connecticut district gave its high school a career-connected revamp
Danbury Public Schools Superintendent Kara Casimiro shares how the state’s largest high school adopted 21 career pathways across eight “academies.”
Teaching & learning
Opinion: Why a Connecticut Career Academy Could Become a Nationwide Model
In high school, students are often pushed onto one of two paths: the college track paved with Advanced Placement and dual-credit classes or the career and technical education route built around hands-on training and...
Teaching & learning
More Early Childhood Programs Are Providing Free Housing to Teaching Staff
This story was co-published with Mother Jones.  A few years ago, Eric Gil was living at his uncle’s place in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he shared a bedroom with his brother and cousin. With eight people in the...
Policy & legislation
Connecticut Sues, Again, Over Withheld School Mental Health Grants
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is again joining a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education as it continues trying to end federal grants for school-based mental health services. If this sounds...
Teaching & learning
Connecticut Schools Double Down on Early Detection to Help Reading Scores
The first step to solving a reading delay is knowing it exists. Decades of research have found that all children learn to read by developing the same core skills. This applies to children with dyslexia, English language...
Policy & legislation
Opinion: Connecticut Charters Break Through in Historic Legislative Session
Connecticut has long had among the most burdensome charter approval processes in the country, requiring both State Board of Education authorization and a separate legislative appropriation just to open a school....
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- Hartford School District1 story
- Danbury School District1 story