Today marks the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education — the Supreme Court case that overturned legal segregation in our public schools. Much has changed over the last 60 years,…
“Time has been the most significant challenge,” Litchfield Superintendent Deborah Wheeler, told the State Common Core Implementation Task Force. “It’s been a lot of decision making in a short amount of…
Teachers and others who are marathon runners are buzzing about today’s announcement that Northeast Utilities (NU) is the new title sponsor of the Hartford Marathon. But we’re hoping you’ll help…
How do you help your kids — your own children and/or your students — learn to love reading? In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, columnist David Bruni bemoaned the results…
Teachers have a renewed spring in their step this week at Uncas Elementary School in Norwich thanks to the thoughtful efforts of the school’s PTO. Parents honored educators during Teacher…
Waterbury Teachers Association Vice President Ray Santovasi has an impressive resume to share with his students. The music educator, who is based at Wilby High and North End Middle Schools,…
While self-proclaimed education reformers have been huddling, trying to hoist more change than ever before on our public schools, students and teachers have been plugging along doing the hard work…
The State Board of Education early this afternoon approved changes to Connecticut’s Guidelines for Educator Evaluation. The State Board acted on…
“If you have no family and community engagement strategy, there will be no school improvement,” Karen Mapp, Ed.D., a community engagement expert, told a room crowded with over 120 people at the…
Governor Dannel P. Malloy is expected to sign several bills that improve early childhood education. This past weekend, the state legislature approved the Office of Early Childhood, the School Readiness Expansion, and Smart Start…