Norwalk Public Schools gives update on end-of-year activities, new survey, strategic plan
NORWALK, Conn. — The dates for high school graduations and middle school promotion ceremonies are set, but the exact... (Read more)
4 / 9 / 2021
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City to consider athletic fields as location for new Norwalk High School
Updated, 3 p.m.: Information added, headline adjusted. NORWALK, Conn. — The City has settled upon an architect to design... (Read more)
4 / 8 / 2021
Norwalk Council questions school bathroom needs
NORWALK, Conn. — Two Norwalk Common Council members are pushing back on parental perceptions that middle school bathrooms need... (Read more)
4 / 8 / 2021
no imageNorwalk BoE considers two schools on Chestnut Ave site
Updated,2:16 p.m.: PDF added, NPS PowerPoint presentation. NORWALK, Conn. — A radically different concept for South Norwalk school construction... (Read more)
4 / 7 / 2021
Norwalk BET’s ‘0%’ funding for NPS will create a fiscally irresponsible ‘cliff’
We are greatly concerned by the recommendation last night to hold the Norwalk Public Schools budget to a zero... (Read more)
4 / 7 / 2021
Former BMHS Principal Koroshetz appointed to Norwalk BoE
NORWALK, Conn. — Suzanne Koroshetz will assume the Norwalk Board of Education seat given up by Barbara Meyer-Mitchell. Koroshetz,... (Read more)
3 / 31 / 2021
BOE Roundup: Questions about return to school; survey about spring break; food services recognized
NORWALK, Conn. — Transitioning Norwalk Public Schools away from hybrid learning won’t be a “cookie cutter process,” Superintendent of... (Read more)
3 / 28 / 2021
no imageNorwalk BET hears parents plead for school funding
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk parents turned out Wednesday to pressure the City’s tax board to fund Norwalk Public Schools.... (Read more)
3 / 25 / 2021
Incoming kindergarten, neighborhood data on display at Norwalk ACTS’ quarterly meeting
NORWALK, Conn. — Connecting data to the needs of the community and using it to drive the questions, find... (Read more)
3 / 17 / 2021
Norwalk Public Schools juggling additional student needs with budget restraints
NORWALK, Conn. — The COVID-19 pandemic has created many additional challenges for students and families that the school system... (Read more)
3 / 16 / 2021
Norwalk political notes: Taxes, last resorts and a narrow escape from a heart attack
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk political tidbits for you: Tax sale rescheduled Tax collector pleased with tax collection rate... (Read more)
3 / 16 / 2021
no imageMeyer-Mitchell resigns from Norwalk BoE
NORWALK, Conn. — Barbara Meyer-Mitchell has resigned from the Board of Education, effective Friday. Meyer-Mitchell was first elected in... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2021
no imageLeaving the Norwalk Board of Education, after making significant progress
It has been an honor to serve on the Norwalk Board of Education and celebrate and support the success... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2021
NPS ponders layoffs and other cuts, slams Lamont ECS freeze
NORWALK, Conn. — There’s “a certain level of anxiety” in Norwalk Public Schools due to talk of layoffs, Norwalk... (Read more)
3 / 11 / 2021
Norwalk Planning Commissioners to Rilling: Fund the driveway, fix bathrooms
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Planning Commissioners have pressured Mayor Harry Rilling to spend more capital budget dollars on Norwalk... (Read more)
3 / 10 / 2021
Norwalk offers COVID-19 clinic just for NPS staff
NORWALK, Conn. — A mass vaccination effort for Norwalk teachers, educators, and childcare professionals took a giant leap forward... (Read more)
3 / 4 / 2021
no imageOur perspective on the Norwalk education budget and Kydes amendment
Every February, like clockwork, our City budgets meet in the Thunderdome in what regularly feels like a “battle for... (Read more)
2 / 26 / 2021
no imageApproved city budget will require tough choices for NPS
This week, the Common Council voted 10-5 to approve a budget cap for the 2021-22 city-wide budget that was... (Read more)
2 / 25 / 2021
Norwalk Council sets budget cap
NORWALK, Conn. — Cries of “painful cuts” for Norwalk’s school system are sure to intensify with Tuesday’s Common Council... (Read more)
2 / 24 / 2021
Norwalk political notes: Dems gain, Rs show a loss
Plus: an NPS accounting and an OHPA inquiry NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk political info for you: Norwalk Republicans... (Read more)
2 / 22 / 2021
no imageNPS responds to Common Council statements
The Board of Education and Norwalk Public Schools would like to address incorrect information that was presented at Thursday’s... (Read more)
2 / 20 / 2021
no imageNPS needs 4.6% increase
As a long-time resident of Norwalk, I’m saddened by the attitude I encounter as a real estate agent: I... (Read more)
2 / 20 / 2021
Norwalk CFO’s recommended budget gets preliminary green light
NORWALK, Conn. — The proposed Norwalk budget gap – said by Board of Education members to be short of... (Read more)
2 / 19 / 2021
State’s largest teachers’ union urges educators be prioritized in vaccine rollout
Connecticut’s largest teachers union is calling on the state to prioritize educators during the next stage of the COVID-19... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2021
no imageFunding Norwalk Public Schools is an investment that will pay off
Tough budgets require us to step back and ask where our true priorities lie. Let’s take that point from... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2021
no imageCity should fund our 4.6% operating budget increase request
In January, the Board of Education approved the Superintendent’s 2021-22 Operating Budget request. At the time the Board was... (Read more)
2 / 14 / 2021
Norwalk CFO and NPS superintendent go head-to-head in latest budget talks
NORWALK, Conn. — With charges of “misleading statements” and “cherry picking facts” hanging in the air, Norwalk finance chiefs... (Read more)
2 / 12 / 2021
no imageCity vs BoE round III: NPS rebuts Norwalk CFO’s ‘misleading’ facts
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s CFO has cherry picked facts and presented misleading information to justify shifting taxpayer dollars to... (Read more)
2 / 11 / 2021
Dachowitz presents budget to Norwalk Common Council
NORWALK, Conn. — Henry Dachowitz continued pointing a frustrated finger at the Board of Education as a primary reason... (Read more)
2 / 10 / 2021
CFO reveals proposed Norwalk budget; BoE ‘very concerned’
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s finance director has recommended a $400 million operating budget for the coming fiscal year, an... (Read more)
2 / 9 / 2021