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Literacy Review Points to Systemic Gaps, Not Program Failure, in Old Saybrook Schools
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (27+ words) " Charlotte Harvey, 6. 11. 2026 " Charlotte Harvey, 5. 29. 2026 " Colby Brennan, 5. 27. 2026 " Eric Obernauer, 5. 22. 2026 Copyright " 2026 " Design by Julia Balfour, LLC...
Saybrook Sun Fest Carnival Fundraiser
1+ week, 3+ day ago (154+ words) The K. E. Goodwin PTA and OSMS PTO are excited to bring the first-ever'Saybrook Sun Fest Carnival Fundraiser'to Old Saybrook. This community-wide event was created to bring joy, connection, and a little bit of magic to our town while raising meaningful funding…...
Zoom Language Conversation Group: Beginner/Intermediate French at The Westport Library
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (104+ words) CT Examiner Zoom Language Conversation Group: Beginner/Intermediate French at The Westport Library The Westport Library's beginner/intermediate French conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 10 to 11 am via Zoom. This is a conversation group rather than a language class…...
What Really Makes an Effective Board of Education?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (447+ words) " Rebecca Hamman, 6. 1. 2026 July 1st is just around the corner and Stamford's new Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Adrian Talley, takes the helm as the school district's highest instructional leader." The excitement is electric." Our kids are ready, educators are willing, and parents…...
Connecticut's Internship Legislation Leaves Money Questions Unanswered
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1023+ words) " Colby Brennan, 5. 27. 2026 Joshua Brown, a 21-year-old who just graduated with a degree in management information systems from CCSU, says he searched unsuccessfully for an internship in his field since early in his sophomore year. During that time he had to…...
About that Column by Chris Powell. ..
2+ week, 5+ day ago (460+ words) " Joseph Sokolovic, 5. 23. 2026 Chris Powell would have readers believe that fewer students should mean less spending in Connecticut schools. That claim may sound logical until it is tested against common sense and how the real world works. Put plainly, the district…...
Falling Student Population Means Higher Teacher Pay
2+ week, 5+ day ago (495+ words) " Chris Powell, 5. 23. 2026 What does it mean that, as the Connecticut Mirror reported last week, Connecticut's birth rate is the ninth lowest in the country and that the state's public school student population has fallen steadily since 2006, from 578, 000 to 498, 000, down nearly…...
Stamford School Board Passes $360 M Budget After Clash Over Reading Declines, Spending Priorities
3+ week, 1+ day ago (62+ words) CT Examiner At less than a tenth the cost of our statewide competitors, our promise to you is no-nonsense federal, state, and local news that's nonpartisan, respects your privacy and is ad-free. Subscribe and see why CT Examiner is the…...
Summer Camp at the Connecticut River Museum
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (182+ words) CT Examiner Summer Camp at the Connecticut River Museum REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER CAMP IS NOW OPEN! Give a special child in your life an unforgettable summer adventure at the Connecticut River Museum's Summer Camp! Specially crafted for children ages 6-11, these…...
New Stamford Schools Chief Taking Slight Salary Cut, Total Package Tops $400 K
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