Connecticut Schools

Connecticut legislators moved forward with a bill that would implement a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in schools across the state.

Governor Ned Lamont signed an executive order creating a blue-ribbon commission to study Connecticut’s K-12 education funding system.

The number of students enrolled in K-12 education in Connecticut declined by 2.1% last year. It’s the biggest one-year decline since 2007.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Hartford area public school superintendents have assured parents of student safety in the wake of increased ICE enforcement activity nationwide.

A new report from the Connecticut Department of Education states that students show up to school more and do better on tests.

Bridgeport Public Schools held its annual convocation ceremony on Wednesday to mark the start of the school year.

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-CT) blame the Trump administration’s tariffs for the high cost of school supplies as parents prepare to send their children back to school this year.

Connecticut has the highest measles vaccination rate in the country, according to new CDC data. The state’s DTaP, polio, MMR and varicella vaccination rates are also above the national average.

The Trump administration recently released $10.8 million in funding for Connecticut’s after-school programs, which is only a small part of the over $50 million in federal education funding that was withheld.

The forensic report on Bridgeport’s public school system found a lack of board oversight, inefficiencies, unusual budget transfers, misclassification of expenditures and opportunities for improvement in several processes and internal control procedures.