“It’s called the Southington High School Wall of Honor, and it includes an incredible list of people who grew up in our town, graduated from our schools, and went on…
Passionate. That’s the word fellow teachers use to describe Blaise Messinger, a fifth-grade teacher at Cromwell’s Woodside Intermediate School and Connecticut’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. Educators, family, friends, and…
Countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development — 34 mostly high-income economies — average 21 students per teacher, but in the Central African Republic the ratio is…
During last night’s first presidential debate President Obama and Governor Romney mentioned education 20 times. Here’s some of what they had to say. President Obama I want to hire another…
With only three months remaining before it’s due to issue a final report, the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force met yesterday to discuss recommendations from its subcommittee examining new…
Teachers’ commitment and professionalism, along with the myriad issues they face every day in the classroom, was broadcast live to the nation yesterday during the NBCNews Education Nation Teacher Town…
The common pre-test instruction, “take out your #2 pencils,” may soon be a thing of the past. The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) released the first results of its computer-based…
The first three plans from Alliance Districts will be approved this week, Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor told the State Board of Education this morning. All 30 Alliance Districts, the…
Looking for examples of how to incorporate technology into your classroom? Teachers Linda Massucci, Cathy Binkowski, and Anne Grant, and their third and fourth grade students at Cornwall Consolidated School…
While we enjoy the day off this Monday, it’s important to remember that Labor Day means much more than a long weekend. Working men and women make this country what…