NPS sees ‘fairly large influx’ of immigrant students
NORWALK, Conn. – A large influx of immigrant children is bumping up the already burgeoning English Language Learner population... (Read more)
9 / 19 / 2019
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Norwalk political roundup: Dollars and sense
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk political information: Rainy Day Fund untouched, Norwalk has 2018-19 budget surplus Clarifications on the... (Read more)
9 / 16 / 2019
no imageNPS ‘wage theft’ lawsuit moves to federal court
NORWALK, Conn. – The lawsuit accusing Norwalk Public Schools of wage theft has been revised, expanded and shifted to... (Read more)
9 / 13 / 2019
Small gains on state test, but troubling achievement gap persists
A slightly greater percentage of Connecticut students performed at grade level on this year’s state standardized test, with the... (Read more)
9 / 11 / 2019
no imageNorwalk roundup: NPS lawsuit; a hunting ban opinion; shocking arrests…
NORWALK, Conn. – Here’s a roundup of Norwalk newsy items: Lawsuit against NPS withdrawn – but ‘far from over,’... (Read more)
9 / 10 / 2019
2018-19 SBAC test results released
State test results for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium were released Monday, according to the CTMirror.org. Above is the... (Read more)
9 / 10 / 2019
Barbis publicizes NFT ‘arbitration’ document
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Board of Education Chairman Mike Barbis took a break early Thursday from a lengthy contract... (Read more)
9 / 6 / 2019
NPS develops plan to let teens sleep longer in 2020-21
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s high school students would be going to school in 2020-21 a full hour later than... (Read more)
9 / 4 / 2019
Norwalk political notes: NPS calendar draws outrage, Dias lawsuit works toward trial date, Lavielle scores 100
NORWALK, Conn. – Some Norwalk political notes for you: NPS calendar shift inspires dueling petitions The ‘other’ POKO lawsuit... (Read more)
9 / 3 / 2019
no imageOpinion: We need trauma-informed preschool practices
Alysse Loomis, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical social worker from Cromwell. This op-ed was originally published on CTMirror.org. Many... (Read more)
8 / 25 / 2019
no imageNorwalk education notes: A bonus, racial balancing stats and thoughts of school additions
Updated, 3:35 p.m.: PDF added. NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk education items for you: Adamowski gets a bonus after... (Read more)
8 / 22 / 2019
Norwalk BoE breaks with tradition, gives March school break ‘a try’ in 2021
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Public Schools is “experimenting” by moving to a March spring break in 2020-21, instead of... (Read more)
8 / 21 / 2019
no imageNorwalk BoE looks to move Kendall plan forward
Updated, 4 p.m.: PDF added; 3:34 p.m.: Clarification as to meaning of vote. NORWALK, Conn. – The proposal to... (Read more)
8 / 20 / 2019
no imageNorwalk BoE ponders enrollment projections
Updated, 10:33 p.m.: More information. NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s shifting demographics might soon negate the need for a magnet... (Read more)
8 / 19 / 2019
South Norwalk Library celebrates Mayor’s Summer Youth students
Correction, 7:40 p.m.: Kamil Bryan will be a high school senior. NORWALK, Conn. – Each year the Mayor’s Summer Youth... (Read more)
8 / 18 / 2019
Reading the tea leaves on accreditors’ views of plan to merge community colleges
A letter issued last month by accreditors about the merger the state’s 12 community college into a single statewide... (Read more)
8 / 10 / 2019
NPS SAT ‘small gains’ touted as being against CT trend
Updated, 8:30 p.m.: Headline changed. NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Public Schools is one of the few districts in the... (Read more)
8 / 6 / 2019
SAT results: At least one-third of CT juniors unready for college or job
One-third of high school juniors are not reading and writing well enough to begin taking college courses or start... (Read more)
8 / 6 / 2019
NPS honors educators, advertises free food program for Kendall and Tracey
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Public Schools has announced the following news items: NHS STEM teacher Couture named NPS Teacher... (Read more)
8 / 2 / 2019
no imageNYC attorney defends NPS employees’ decision to sue district in alleged ‘wage theft’
NORWALK, Conn. — “Dozens” of Norwalk Public Schools employees have confirmed allegations of wage theft, Attorney Ryan Daugherty said... (Read more)
8 / 2 / 2019
no imageNPS SpEd chief: No ‘gross violations’ of federal laws
Updated, 5;54 p.m.: PDFs added. NORWALK, Conn. — The issues the state identified in Norwalk Special Education date to... (Read more)
7 / 29 / 2019
Goorevitch touts results of 3-year SpEd effort
NORWALK, Conn. — The number of Norwalk school children who need specialized services continues to increase but costs have... (Read more)
7 / 29 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Shout out to accreditation
Anthony Allison is the Chief Initiative Officer of Norwalk ACTS. Shout Out to the staff at Growing Seeds Too, Child Development... (Read more)
7 / 28 / 2019
no imageNPS accused of deliberately depriving employees of pay
NORWALK, Conn. —A pair of Norwalk Public Schools employees allege that NPS has systematically committed wage theft on them... (Read more)
7 / 27 / 2019
Norwalk BoE begins annual deep dive into info, scores Adamowski
Correction, 12:30 p.m.: Scores based on rubrics. NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski has scored a... (Read more)
7 / 26 / 2019
no imageState finds Norwalk Public Schools has violated SpEd laws; NPS says violations ‘not substantive’
Updated, July 22: PDFs replaced due to formatting issue; 7:35 p.m.: Comment from Brenda Wilcox Williams. NORWALK, Conn. —Norwalk... (Read more)
7 / 18 / 2019
no imageNorwalk political roundup: Legal bills, odds & ends
NORWALK, Conn. – Here’s some Norwalk odds and ends for your consideration: RDA legal bills in fight with Milligan... (Read more)
7 / 3 / 2019
Norwalk roundup: Rilling opines; Norwalk BoE wants a do-over on Morris; Harbor Keeper waits
NORWALK, Conn. — Here’s some Norwalk news briefs for you: Rilling: No input from Lamont on Walk Bridge design;... (Read more)
6 / 26 / 2019
‘Complicated’ NPS calendar issue inspires debate
NORWALK, Conn. —A proposal to reschedule Norwalk’s winter school break to March, instead of April, is inspiring controversy and... (Read more)
6 / 20 / 2019
Norwalk BoE roundup: Approving a budget and administrative appointments
NORWALK, Conn. — Some doings at Tuesday’s Norwalk Board of Education meeting: Budget cruises to approval Interim Brookside principal... (Read more)
6 / 19 / 2019