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  • Students from the first cohort are dismissed to make way to the second cohort at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.
    Coronavirus in Connecticut
    Encouraging COVID trend continues in Greenwich schools
    The school district reported just 16 new cases in the past week, the lowest coronavirus numbers seen since November.
    By Justin Papp
  • A room that used to be a music room at Harding High School has been switched to a regular classroom because more rooms were needed as students attend class in a smaller size.
    Coronavirus in Connecticut
    School leaders: Lamont’s funding not enough to help after COVID
  • A sign is posted declaring the building dangerous and unsafe for human occupancy at North Mianus School in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. The ceiling collapsed in part of the building and caused a flood, damaging the building extensively.
    News
    Greenwich students to return to the classroom at four...
  • Bus monitors including Tanesha Joyner help students board buses at Fox Run Elementary School Thursday, September 16, 2020.
    Coronavirus in Connecticut
    Which school & child care workers are eligible for COVID vaccine?
  • A member of the Connecticut National Guard checks in patients before they receive the Pfizer vaccince shot during Community Health Center's mass drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic held at the parking lot of Lord & Taylor in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.
    Coronavirus in Connecticut
    Stamford schools to begin COVID vaccinations for teachers next week
  • An HVAC truck pulls away as damaged items are piled into a dumpster outside North Mianus School in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
    News
    Report: Falling ceiling caused burst pipe at North Mianus School
  • Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn., photographed on Wednesday, March 26, 2019.
    Coronavirus in Connecticut
    Greenwich High to return to in-person learning on Wednesdays
Education Resource Center
  • 5 tips for college students to use final exam stress to their advantage
    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer Wegmann, Binghamton University, State University of New...
    By Jennifer Wegmann
  • Cropped view of a multiracial group of young men and women sitting in a row at a table, writing with pencils on paper. They are taking a test or filling out an application. Focus is on the hand of the young man in the middle in the gray shirt.
    The SAT's new 'adversity score' is a poor fix for a problematic test
    By Leigh Patel
    This commencement speech had nothing but questions
    By James Glaser
    The Brown v. Board of Education case didn't start how you think it did
    By Charise Cheney
    Are yoga and mindfulness in schools religious?
    By Candy Gunther Brown
National Education Stories
  • Edwards proposes $36B Louisiana budget, education increases
  • Officials say many Vermont students are struggling
  • Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
  • Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over transgender athletes
  • UNCSA considers online learning due to COVID-19 spread
  • Bonding, legacy fund, pot loom in Legislature's second half
  • University of Missouri to hold in-person graduations
  • NYC schools chancellor exits, citing virus' personal toll
  • Education officials seek flexibility on student testing
  • 17-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of UArizona student
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut
    Stamford parents beg officials to ‘set a date’ for full reopening of schools
    Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Many parents expressed frustration that there are no plans are in place to allow more students in school buildings five days a week By Ignacio Laguarda
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut
    New cases of COVID-19 remain low in Greenwich schools
    A classroom set up for social distancing in Old Greenwich School. The public school district is reporting just seven new cases of the coronavirus in a span of four days, according to its tracker. By Justin Papp
  • News
    Greenwich teachers: Vax plan is ‘best news we’ve heard all year’
    Greenwich schools have been in session all year since September and teachers have been concerned about potential health risks. On Monday it was announced that in March there would be dedicated clinics for teachers seeking COVID vaccinations. The new plan to have dedicated vaccination clinics for Connecticut teachers was met with joy by Greenwich educators. By Ken Borsuk
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut
    Stamford school officials mull full student return to classrooms
    Buses depart after dropping off students at Rippowam Middle School on September 14, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. A Monday meeting was just the beginning of the conversation, as officials look to phase in more students to five-day-a-week in-class learning. By Ignacio Laguarda
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut
    Stamford teachers ‘been waiting a long time’ for COVID vaccines
    Diane Phanos, president of Stamford teachers union, holds a sign in front of the Stamford Government Center on May 21, 2020, urging city officials to fund Stamford schools. Still, teachers in the district were quick to say the vaccine is not exactly a panacea and safety guidelines need to be followed to ensure teachers stay healthy. By Ignacio Laguarda
  • News
    Report: More CT high schoolers in danger of staying back
    A classroom is set up for the fall semester at Middletown High School. There will be an empty desk between two students. High school students will have to carry their desk shield assigned to them when moving to another class and submit it at the end of the day for sanitization. The RISE Network tracked about 12,000 students to find out how many could stay back after failing at least two classes in first marking period. By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
  • News
    Greenwich parents applaud efforts to keep kids in school...
    A school bus picks up students during dismissal at Old Greenwich School in Old Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. In Greenwich, Superintendent Toni Jones has advocated early and often for in-school learning during the pandemic, earning her both devotees and detractors. By Justin Papp
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut
    500+ parents signed a petition. They want full in-person school.
    STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - OCTOBER 21: Kindergarten students race outside for a "mask break" from class at Rogers International School on October 21, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford Public Schools is continuing the fall semester with a hybrid model, occasionally quarantining individual classes when a student or faculty member tests positive for COVID-19. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) The potential for returning to a full schedule has not been broached much in Stamford, but a meeting of the ad-hoc Reopening Committee is expected to address the issue. By Ignacio Laguarda
  • News
    ‘Durable details of the past:’ Greenwich’s older schools are...
    A clean up crew is on site at North Mianus Elementary School following this weekend's flooding caused by a collapsed ceiling in Greenwich, Conn. on Sunday, February 14, 2021. All four Greenwich schools recently closed after a ceiling collapse were built before the 1940s. By Justin Papp
  • News
    Program for at-risk students gets new home in old charter school
    The former Stamford Academy will be the new home of the Stamford Public Schools' Anchor program, designed to help struggling middle and high school students. The site of the former Stamford Academy will soon house a program for students struggling with problems like depression, school phobia or anxiety. By Ignacio Laguarda
  • News
    Every student in Greenwich Public Schools is issued a laptop or tablet. But do they use them?
    A second-grader at the Riverside School, works on the computer code for his website about snakes at the Riverside School in Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The vast majority of local students polled this month said they use a personal device for learning instead of their school-issued computer. By Justin Papp
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut
    27 new COVID cases in Greenwich schools in first week back...
    The Greenwich Board of Education Building in Greenwich, Conn., photographed on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. There have been 15 new cases reported since Tuesday. By Justin Papp
  • News
    School official: Burst pipe likely not the cause of North Mianus ceiling collapse
    A clean up crew is on site at North Mianus Elementary School following this weekend's flooding caused by a collapsed ceiling in Greenwich, Conn. on Sunday, February 14, 2021. According to district facilities staff, the damage at the elementary school could have been the result of an overburdened plaster ceiling. By Justin Papp
  • News
    Three more Greenwich schools will close after North Mianus flood
    Riverside School in Greenwich, Conn., photographed on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. "We are not making this decision lightly,” the superintendent said. By Justin Papp
  • News
    52 new positions: Stamford school board OKs $303M budget
    Students enter school on the first day of the 2020-2021 school year at Stamford High School in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. The proposed increase of 6.34 percent over the current budget will now go before the city’s Board of Finance and Board of Representatives for a final vote By Ignacio Laguarda
  • News
    Greenwich students adjust to remote learning again after North...
    Fans dry a flooded classroom as seen through a window at North Mianus School in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. The school flooded Saturday and students are learning remotely through at least the end of the week as the District assesses damage. The town’s largest elementary school is closed for at least this week, and likely longer, as the district assesses the damage from a burst pipe. By Justin Papp
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut
    12 new cases of COVID reported in Greenwich schools
    Students from the first cohort are dismissed to make way to the second cohort at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. A small increase in the number of cases of the coronavirus was reported as students and teachers returned from a weeklong winter recess. By Justin Papp
  • News
    What you need to know about new CDC school guidelines
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines, which state teachers should be considered a "high priority" for receiving COVID vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines, which say teachers should be considered a “high priority” for receiving the COVID vaccine. By Shayla Colon
  • News
    ‘These are our children’: Gov’s education funding plans under...
    Fran Rabinowitz, executive director for the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, shown here in Bridgeport, Conn. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. As Gov. Ned Lamont rolls out his budget proposals for the coming biennium, education funding seems poised to become a battleground. By Frankie Graziano and Ahjane Forbes
  • News
    Cos Cob School flooded in 2018. How’s North Mianus different?
    Dehumidifiers and fans dry out North Mianus Elementary School after a pipe burst and flooded the school in Greenwich, Conn. on Sunday, February 14, 2021. The ensuing flood has temporarily closed North Mianus School in Greenwich and remains under investigation. By Justin Papp
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