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The school year in Schenectady, New York, started with a whack of a budget ax.

Montville Public Schools will move to remote learning for the next two weeks due to several COVID-19 cases in the district and concerns about community spread in the area. School officials said Thursday that they’ve identified several cases in the district – at Dr. Charles E. Murphy Elementary School, Oakdale Elementary School, Montville High School, and the Palmer Building. The…

It’s a tale of two cities in New York, two weeks after Gov. Andrew Cuomo implemented new restrictions in highly specific hotspot areas in Brooklyn and Queens. Nonessential businesses, including indoor dining, can reopen Thursday in parts of Queens, where Cuomo eased the rules a day earlier. In Brooklyn’s highest-risk area, its red zone in places like Borough Park,...

Donorschoose.org is a way for local educators can submit projects to help fund improvements for their classrooms.

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…

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

A week into the latest COVID-19 restrictions in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it’s still too early to tell whether the spread of the virus has slowed down enough to bring kids back to school and reopen businesses in hotspots. It’ll ultimately be his call whether to lift restrictions next week. They were put in place in geographically...

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.

New York state is cracking down harder on enforcement in red zone cluster areas as hospitalizations soar to months-long highs, while the governor of New Jersey urged people not to let their guard down even in their homes Thursday. There are increasing signs of community spread — and small gatherings are a key reason. The developments come as roughly three…

Parents of young children are struggling during the pandemic with the decision over whether to send their kids to a child care program.

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.

The city of Hartford is monitoring COVID-19 cases and officials said they are prepared to switch to a hybrid learning model if needed.

New York City will start handing out hefty fines Friday as the city and state step up enforcement of new COVID restrictions amid months-long highs in total hospitalizations that have followed soaring infection rates in some areas. Penalties of up to $15,000 a day apply for violations on mass gathering rules; in red cluster areas, those are banned entirely. Twenty-five…

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...

UPDATE: NYC Shutdowns in Cluster Zones Start Thursday; Fines Up to $15,000 a Day Apply for Violations New York is ramping up its crackdown on COVID-19 hotspot “clusters,” with new rules that include closures of schools and businesses, bans on mass gatherings and restrictions on restaurants, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Cuomo announced what he called a “Cluster Action Initiative”…

Members of the Connecticut Education Association voiced concern about how the state is handling resources and funding for Alliance Districts.

UPDATE: NYC Doubles Down on Shutdown Plan, Adds 13th ZIP Code to Watchlist as Daily COVID Case Average Tops 500 About 300 public and private schools in nine New York City hotspot ZIP codes, all in Brooklyn and Queens, will switch to all-remote learning Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, taking a more immediate approach to curb the city’s biggest…

UPDATE: ‘Significant Problem’ – Cuomo Threatens to Fine Local Governments Over Hotspots as Numbers Rise, NYC Reports Highest New Cases in Month-Plus Twenty-one ZIP codes considered to be “areas of concern” in New York state given alarming increases in COVID cases now are averaging a 6.5 percent positivity rate, a full percentage point increase overnight, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday….