ICE Has No Place in Schools: Connecticut Educators Take Action and Support Minnesota
Teachers are standing strong in support of Education Minnesota and joining in a day of action to demand that ICE stay away from schools.
Serving Up Insight: Teachers Join WICC’s Melissa in the Morning for Breakfast and Big Topics
For the second year in a row, WICC Radio’s Melissa in the Morning is meeting members of the public in diners around Fairfield County to hear directly from people from all walks of life—including teachers.
Lawmakers Announce Education Will Be Top Priority This Legislative Session
At their first press conference of the legislative session, House and Senate Democrats today announced that education and housing will be their two central priorities this winter and spring.
Stonington High Finds Novel Ways to Recognize Seniors
The school year is drawing to a close and high school seniors are mourning the many events and rites of passage that they are missing out on. While there’s no…
Yes, Money Matters
As every teacher knows, the last thing students need is less education funding. Yet, as hard as it is to believe, the perception that education funding makes little or no…
Teachers spend $1.6 billion of their own money on back-to-school supplies
Some things never change: Teachers buying supplies out-of-pocket. How much do you spend on your students and classroom? This year, educators are spending between $500 and $1,500 for their students…
Educators Provide Recommendations for Teacher Evaluation System
Is Connecticut’s new teacher evaluation system being implemented effectively? Should there be regional efforts to boost the system’s chances of success? And are there improvements that need to be made…
Perspectives on Connecticut’s Achievement Gap: Stratford Teacher Gives Students Tools to Face Life’s Challenges
“I live the achievement gap. It’s my reality, every day.” That’s what Kristen Record, Connecticut’s 2011 Teacher of the Year, told a crowd of 100 people at the Hartford Public…
Teacher Morale Through the Roof: Exciting Progress in Bridgeport
Governor Malloy is all ears as he learns about plans and early progress being made in schools that are part of the new Commissioner’s Network — a key program enacted when…
State Funding of Local Public Schools: Change Shaping Up
The Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force yesterday reviewed a set of objectives that it will use to select a final formula or formulas to recommend to the legislature. The…