Education

Some groups are saying the governor’s proposed budget doesn’t go far enough in addressing the needs of all students and teachers across the state.

There’s disappointment with the amount of funding made towards education in Connecticut. Some groups are saying the governor’s proposed budget doesn’t go far enough in addressing the needs of all students and teachers across the state. “The most important education reform is a great teacher in the classroom, and we have the greatest teachers in the classroom, and we...

An 11-year-old girl’s artwork is at the center of a debate at a Michigan school after the child’s mother said her daughter was unjustly targeted due to a misinterpretation of the drawing.

Wednesday’s message from legislators and activists left little for interpretation, as they introduced a new bill seeking clarity on the use and responsibilities of school resource officers in Connecticut. They said there are people, and other modes that should be used to address student behavior. “Connecticut’s legislature must work harder to fund alternative solutions to school resource officers, such...

A group gathered at the State Capitol Wednesday to support a new bill that would work to clarify the role of school resource officers.

Officials held a news conference Monday to discuss how the federal funding bill helps local college students.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they’re not getting needed assistance in public schools.

“It’s a business I guess for the people that are doing it. They’re making money off it, but for everyone else, it’s just a distraction,” said Nick Siffringer, sophomore at Trinity College. The jury’s out, and it has been for years on the impact social media has on mental health, particularly among students. “There are times when I treasure...

The University of California, Berkeley’s law school has joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings over concerns that they punish efforts to attract students from a broad range of backgrounds.

José Cifuentes (Ecuador and LAFC), who had to choose between pursuing soccer or a formal education, wants to make it easier for future generations of soccer players to finish their studies.

The new Juvenile Justice Educational Unit is looking to support teachers, identify students with special needs and help kids transition back to high school.

The Department of Children and Families is working to improve education for incarcerated kids, or children living in juvenile justice facilities for other reasons. The brand-new Juvenile Justice Educational Unit is behind those efforts. In an exclusive interview with NBC Connecticut, the new DCF team said they hope to get kids on the right path through education. “They’ve been...

New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children.

Sales of books for young people on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years, with nearly six million copies sold in 2021 — more than double the amount in 2012, according to NPD BookScan

Once seen as sleepy affairs with little interest outside their communities, school board elections started to heat up last year as parents aired frustrations with pandemic policies.

Amid national teacher shortages, community colleges are stepping in, launching teacher-training programs traditionally found in four-year colleges.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance surrounding head lice, saying it’s not an issue of poor hygiene or a health hazard and that children should not be sent home or miss school because they have it.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidance on head lice for the first time since 2015.

When COVID-19 closed schools around the world in spring 2020, many children simply stopped learning — some for months, others for longer.

Everywhere, it seems, the return to school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage.