Back To School – NBC Connecticut

back to school Sep 6, 2021

Psychologist Offers Tips on What to Look for as Children Return to School

Children could be dealing with anxiety as they return to school. Dr. Melissa Santos, the division chief of pediatric psychology of Connecticut Children’s, offers some tips on what people should be wat...

mental health Sep 3, 2021

New Britain Schools Focus on Mental Health In Welcoming Back Students
supporting our schools Sep 28, 2021

Supporting Our Schools 2021: How To Donate To Support Local Teachers or Submit a Project To Be Funded

Education Sep 1, 2021

Teachers Get Ready To Close Learning Gap

The results are in and state data shows students who attended school in-person did better academically than those who were remote or hybrid. The results won’t be held against school districts, but tea...
New Britain Sep 1, 2021

Students Return to School in New Britain

Students in New Britain schools return for the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.
UConn Aug 27, 2021

UConn Freshman Check-In for 2021-2022 School Year with New Covid Protocols

As first-year UConn students lined up to check-in for the new school year Friday, they experienced a wide range of emotions. “I’m excited, nervous, but more excited than anything,” Kelly O...
UConn Aug 27, 2021

Students Move Onto UConn Campus in Storrs

Today is move-in day for UConn students on the Storrs campus.

Hartford Aug 26, 2021

Hartford Teachers Celebrate the Start of a New School Year

Educators from across Hartford joined together Thursday to celebrate and share their excitement for the new school year.
EAST HARTFORD Aug 25, 2021

School Returns With Half Days in East Hartford Due to Heat

Students in East Hartford have returned to in-person learning and will have half days for the rest of the week because of heat of heat.
back to school Aug 24, 2021

How to Help Prepare Children for Return to School

Children might be anxious about returning to school amid the pandemic. Dr. Bradley Jerson, a pediatric psychologist from Connecticut Children’s, has some advice.
New Britain May 6, 2021

Students Return to Full-time In-Person Learning in New Britain

The Consolidated School District of New Britain brought students back full-time for in-person learning on Thursday. Students in grades K-8 will attend five days a week in person, with an early dismissal every Wednesday. New Britain High School and Satellite Careers Academy students will be in-person four days a week and fully remote on Wednesdays. ...
back to school Apr 30, 2021

Some Parents Have Concerns About Plan to Return to In-Person Schooling

After sending students home from school to learn when the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect Connecticut, then switching to a mix of in-person and remote learning, state officials want students to have a more traditional in-person educational experience. But some parents have concerns. Sami P. is concerned about the lack of a virtual public school o...
back to school Apr 30, 2021

Some Parents Concerned About Move Away From Remote Learning

As Connecticut looks to lift Covid restrictions, a major change next school year will be that districts will not be required to offer remote learning. Some parents have concerns about that.
coronavirus vaccine Apr 19, 2021

Yale University Will Require Students to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Yale University is preparing for the upcoming school year and undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students who plan to be on campus will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the start of the fall 2021 semester. The school also expects students who plan to study or work on campus this summer to be vaccinated as soon as...
Student Debt Apr 14, 2021

Out of Millions, Only 32 Student Loan Borrowers Had their Debt Canceled

Talks of forgiving student debt continue as 45 million Americans get a student loan bill. Some programs already exist to relieve debt, but don’t have a widespread reach. Hear from Seth Frotman, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center.
new haven Apr 5, 2021

New Haven High School Students Return for In-Person Learning

For the first time in more than a year, high school students in New Haven Public Schools had the option to return to the classroom for in-person learning.
Hartford schools Mar 26, 2021

Remote Students in Hartford Returning to School Monday

Students who have been learning remotely in Hartford will return to school on Monday. Bringing those students back to the classroom was a decision made in consultation with the Hartford Health Department and is in line with state guidelines, according to the school district. Parents who have concerns over sending their children back to school will ...
University of Connecticut Mar 23, 2021

UConn Plans for More In-Person Classes, More Residential Students in Fall

UConn is working on the plan for what a return to campus will look like for the fall 2021 semester and school officials said they are hopeful about having more of an in-person student experience than students have been able to have since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. School officials sent a letter to students on…...
covid-19 vaccines Mar 22, 2021

Trying to Find a Leftover COVID-19 Vaccine? There's an App for That

If you’re not yet eligible to get a vaccine in your area, you might still be hoping to get your shot by finding a leftover vaccine that would otherwise be thrown away by a pharmacy or provider in your area. Now there’s an app for that. Cyrus Massoumi created the app, called Dr. B, and joined LX News to explain...
West Hartford Mar 17, 2021

Middle and High School Students in West Hartford Return to In-Person Learning

Some middle school and high school students in West Hartford returned to in-person learning on Wednesday.

Follow Us