Teacher Shortage

New Haven’s school board is removing up to $5,000 in signing bonuses for new teachers after a union complaint.

Alliance For Community Empowerment will begin training new preschool teachers in Fairfield County to rebuild the education workforce that has steadily declined since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New Haven Board of Education recently approved a measure to pay teachers an additional 20% of their salary if they agree to teach a sixth class.

In Manchester, the number of students of color has more than doubled in the last two decades. But the staff remains 95% white.

A 2019 report from the Rockefeller Institute of Government shows Connecticut has seen persistent teaching shortages in bilingual, math, science and…