A rift has opened between educators and superintendents over the implementation of K-3 reading curriculum models outlined in the “Right to Read” legislation. The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) issued a strongly worded […]
Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bryce Chinault 860-426-6343 [email protected] Like so many others across Connecticut, we were horrified to learn of the alarming comments from the assistant principal in Cos Cob, stating that teachers were hired […]
Almost 370 people signed up to testify at yesterday’s legislative forum about Governor Lamont’s executive orders, and less than half of the would-be speakers got their three minutes after being picked in “randomized order.” Kate Dias […]
Michael Costanza, a sixth-grade teacher at North Stonington Elementary School and former reporter for The Day, never wanted to be part of a union, but for most of his sixteen year teaching career he was […]
Connecticut’s largest teachers’ union is encouraging educators to wear black to class on Wednesday to raise awareness over the lack of COVID safety measures in schools as the Omicron variant has sent state positivity rates […]
Gov. Ned Lamont and Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani announced that Connecticut is changing policy regarding COVID protections in schools during a press conference at Newington High School Starting today, schools will have […]
Three Republican Board of Education candidates claimed victory in Newtown after accusations of online and public harassment and intimidation forced the Republican Town Committee to withdraw those candidates from a town hall event in late […]
The Newtown Republican Town Committee has pulled three Republican board of education candidates from participating in a scheduled candidate event with their fellow Democrat candidates due to public hostility both online and in town. “Here […]
Under a law passed in the General Assembly, Connecticut will study and then implement a statewide virtual school program under the control of the State Board of Education, possibly emulating the virtual school program in […]
The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approved a bill that would allow $46 million in state bonding for the University of Connecticut to hire more research faculty. The bill comes as UConn and UConn Health […]
