Education

Local school districts along with state leaders are working to improve the state’s digital divide. Back in March, there were more than 125,000 students who were not logging on, but that number has dwindled to a little more than 5,000. Yet, school and lawmakers believe more works needs to be done. State Sen. Douglas McCrory is the co-chair of the…

State education officials say thousands of students who signed up for remote learning this fall have yet to log in even once.

Some Connecticut schools are coming up with creative ways to make sure the show goes on for drama clubs and other arts programs.

Like many districts, New Haven will be on a modified schedule with kids from preschool to third grade returning Monday through Friday with the exception of Wednesday and fourth through 12th graders will be two days in person in two days remote with Wednesday being a cleaning day for both schedules.

On Wednesday, the school officially opened its new aerospace and manufacturing program with courses in drone and flight science, mechanical technology, and aerospace design. The school says more than 130 students are currently enrolled and are getting experience with virtual reality, flight simulators, and coding.

After much debate this summer in districts across the state on the return to school, New Haven opted to take 10 extra weeks to prep all 41 school buildings for in-person learning. Now, they say they’re on the path for a November 9 hybrid learning launch.   “There are eight schools ready to go right now, and all of the…

A lot of time and money has been spent over these few months in order to get Connecticut schools ready to reopen. It has been tedious and costly for both families and school districts. NBC Connecticut Investigates examined the costs of reimagining and renovating school spaces, based on financial information obtained through public records requests. Within Windsor Locks Public Schools,…

To safely open during the pandemic, school districts spent hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars on things ranging from cleaning supplies to air purifies to PPE to remote learning technology.

As the mythology around Christopher Columbus has been corrected, many are pushing to replace Columbus Day with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A cultural strategist and diversity expert, Lauren Wesley Wilson, joined LX News to discuss the importance of recognizing the oppressed rather than celebrating their oppressors.

Do you think your child’s school has gotten the balance of education and safety perfect during this pandemic? Then go ahead and skip voting this year. But if you want to see some changes, and also have a say in who is setting education policy for the rest of this pandemic, then you should consider casting a vote this November....

To say reopening schools during a pandemic is challenging would be an understatement, especially in Connecticut’s larger districts. Districts spent months trying to set up a safe environment to learn, figuring out how to get students to and from school, and deciding how often they should be in a classroom. This effort required hundreds of millions of dollars in...

Parents around the United States are deciding whether to keep their children in public schools as the pandemic extends into a new academic year

NBC Connecticut presents an all new half hour special episode designed to connect kids to a very important topic in a fun and educational way!

Parents of children with special needs express concerns about losing key developmental opportunities during the pandemic.

Story by Jelani Memory

Leslie Mayes shares the amazing story of the ship and its history in Connecticut.

Leslie Mayes shares the amazing story of the ship and its history in Connecticut.

Ted Koppy reads A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory.

NBC Connecticut’s Kevin Nathan finds out from local kids!