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Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of teachers and staff the likes of which some districts say they have never seen

School staff in Hartford are calling for action. Some say they have gone years without raises and they’re asking the district to step up to the plate as contract negotiations get underway.

You might know Donovan Mitchell for his performance in the 2021 NBA playoffs, tearing it up for the Utah Jazz. But off the court, Mitchell has a soft spot for teachers – maybe that’s because his mom has been a preschool teacher for years. Mitchell talked with NBCLX about social justice and a $1 million donation Clorox is making to...

A new survey by the state’s largest teacher’s union, the Connecticut Education Association, found that more than a third of public school teachers in Connecticut are considering leaving the profession.

The pandemic has forced many Connecticut teachers to consider looking for another line of work, according to a new survey.

As the towers of the World Trade Center fell on 9/11, children across the country absorbed the news in school, and teachers attempted to reassure them while coping with their own grief and fear. LX News Host Ashley Holt shares a personal story about how the tragedy of 9/11 hit home for young students and their teachers.

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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 teachers are now looking at how they can make up the difference this school year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the guidance Friday.

Crystal Allenton never expected to be featured on a mural. But the single mother of three became the subject of a portrait emblazoned with the words “Ambition Never Rests” after her journey from homelessness to a college degree inspired her alma mater to honor her. Allenton, who is now a high school teacher in Pennsylvania, shared her story with NBCLX...

Years ago, as a single mother of three, Crystal Allenton went back to school and earned her college degree — and she did it while dealing with domestic violence and homelessness. Today, Allenton has seen her story turned into a special piece of art commissioned by her college alma mater, Western Governors University.

The president of the American Federation of Teachers is calling for a full return to in-person learning in the fall and says the union is “all in.”

In 2020, hate crimes against Asian Americans increased 15 percent.

After several days of noticing the same man sitting in a car in a parking lot near his home, Steven Nava discovered the man was one of his substitute teachers from high school.

Aundrea Tabbs-Smith helps educators revamp their classroom library and restructure their curriculum so that people of color are celebrated and centered.

The national rush to vaccinate teachers in hopes of soon reopening pandemic-shuttered schools is running into one basic problem: Almost no one knows how many are getting the shots, or refusing to get them.

Vernon held a mega clinic for educators and school staff on Thursday.

The topic of opening our schools during the pandemic has divided the country. The next big debate will be about what happens once they’re back. Some states have already asked for a waiver to federally required standardized testing in the next school year, and the American Federation of Teachers has called the testing mandate “frustrating.” Mike Magee, CEO of the...

Teachers can now get coronavirus vaccines and schools in Watertown had a three-hour delay to get vaccines. Waterbury is offering a clinic for teachers.