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COVID-19: Lamont Escorted Out As Anti-Maskers Heckle Speakers At Cheshire Back-To-School Forum COVID-19: Lamont Escorted Out As Anti-Maskers Heckle Speakers At Cheshire Back-To-School Forum
Covid-19: Lamont Escorted Out As Anti-Maskers Heckle Speakers At Cheshire Back-To-School Forum Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont had to be escorted to his car following an educational roundtable by security after being heckled by fervent anti-mask protesters in New Haven County. A group of approximately a dozen sign-wielding parents yelled at Lamont during the roundtable in Cheshire, which was open to the public to discuss how to safely have students and staff return to the classroom for the new school year. Earlier this month, Lamont announced that schools in Connecticut will have mask mandates for at least the beginning of the fall. Original story - COVID-19: CT Schools To Have Mask Ma…

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by Zak Failla
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Here? Town-By-Town Data On Absent Distance-Learning Students Here? Town-By-Town Data On Absent Distance-Learning Students
Here? Town-By-Town Data On Absent Distance-Learning Students While distance learning appears to be going well in Connecticut, almost 10 percent of Hartford remote-learning students didn’t attend school the week of Sept. 21-25, the most recent information available. Of the 9,839 distance-learning students in the Hartford School District, 978 of them didn’t log in for school the week of Sept. 21, according to the CT Mirror, which has developed a weekly town-by-town look at distance-learning attendance records. The data is pulled from the State Department of Education. Overall, there are about 17,250 students in the Hartford School District. On Tuesday…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Online Learning Hub Launched By Connecticut Department of Education COVID-19: Online Learning Hub Launched By Connecticut Department of Education
Covid-19: Online Learning Hub Launched By Connecticut Department of Education The Connecticut Department of Education has launched a learning hub to assist teachers, students, and parents during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As educators are reimagining classrooms in the “new normal” following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Education Department introduced its new learning hub, which is designed to “accelerate learning opportunities and advancing equity, anytime, anywhere.” The new website includes learning hubs for: Online content; Summer learning; Social-emotional learning; K-12 model curriculum; Educators; Parent learning; Student learning; Collaborativ…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT To Unveil 'First Draft' Fall Plan For Schools This Week COVID-19: CT To Unveil 'First Draft' Fall Plan For Schools This Week
Covid-19: CT To Unveil 'First Draft' Fall Plan For Schools This Week A "first draft" fall plan for schools in Connecticut will be unveiled this week. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the plan will be rolled out on Thursday, June 25. It will include preliminary guidance to school districts from the state Department of Education on how to reopen.  The plan will reportedly call for a five-day week for kindergarten through 12th grade with guidelines for when mask use is required and how bus service will be structured. "We are doing a lot of with distance learning online, but there is nothing like the classroom," Lamont said. In another development, certain…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes COVID-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes
Covid-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes Schools in Connecticut will be able to have in-person graduations, with restrictions. Gov. Ned Lamont made the announcement late Wednesday afternoon, June 3 while also looking ahead to what the fall semester could look like. Those ceremonies may start on or after Monday, July 6. "We're letting school districts know that they can begin holding in-person graduation ceremonies beginning July 6, following certain health and safety protocols," Lamont said. The main guideline is that gatherings will be limited to 150 people.  So some smaller high schools will be able to hold tradition on-f…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes COVID-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes
Covid-19: CT Schools Can Hold In-Person Graduations; State DOE Gives Outlook For Fall Classes Schools in Connecticut will be able to have in-person graduations, with restrictions. Gov. Ned Lamont made the announcement late Wednesday afternoon, June 3 while also looking ahead to what the fall semester could look like. Those ceremonies may start on or after Monday, July 6. "We're letting school districts know that they can begin holding in-person graduation ceremonies beginning July 6, following certain health and safety protocols," Lamont said. The main guideline is that gatherings will be limited to 150 people.  So some smaller high schools will be able to hold tradition on-f…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Enjoy The Process' Says Fairfield County Teen, One Of Three CT Presidential Scholars 'Enjoy The Process' Says Fairfield County Teen, One Of Three CT Presidential Scholars
'Enjoy The Process' Says Fairfield County Teen, One Of Three CT Presidential Scholars "Have an end goal in mind, but take time to enjoy the process of the endeavor in addition to its result," so suggests a Fairfield County teenager whose been selected one of 161 United Presidential Scholars to younger classmates. Greenwich High School senior Cynthia Chen has been selected as one of the 161  United States Presidential Scholars. Two more make up the total Connecticut contingent: Brandon Demkowicz from Farmington High School and Elizabeth Ann Wozniak from Orville H. Platt High School in Meriden. Eight students from Greenwich High School were initially eligible for semi…

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by Donna Christopher