Norwalkers make impassioned pitches for athletic fields, school improvements
NORWALK, Conn. – The state of Norwalk’s athletic fields and schools brought an unusually robust crowd to Wednesday’s Planning... (Read more)
2 / 8 / 2019
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Duff blasts Board of Ed Chairman; Penn-Williams: he should ‘step down’
Updated, 8:15 a.m.: Copy edits, revised headline NORWALK, Conn. – Multiple Norwalk Dems on Thursday blasted fellow Democrat and Board... (Read more)
2 / 8 / 2019
no imageBoE Chair discouraged members from attending NAACP event; NPS denied Penn-Williams sub work
Updated, 12:53 p.m.: Additional information, revised headline; 9:06 a.m.: revised headline; 8:36 a.m.: Copy edits, revised headline NORWALK, Conn.... (Read more)
2 / 6 / 2019
Norwalk High students struggle with bathroom shortage
Updated, 10:02 a.m.: NHS enrollment is 1770 students. 8:49 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – Concerns about teenagers vaping... (Read more)
2 / 6 / 2019
Norwalk BoE defends Costanzo
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalkers are reacting to the news that the New Haven Board of Education spent $150,000 on... (Read more)
2 / 5 / 2019
NPS notes achievements: Tracey, NECA and hardworking high school students
Updated, 9:15 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – Some Norwalk Public Schools announcements for you: Tracey Elementary School named... (Read more)
2 / 5 / 2019
Norwalk BoE not crazy about Duff bill to let mayors choose BoE chair
Updated, 1:56 p.m.: copy edit; 8:51 a.m., 8:17 a.m.: Copy edits, information added NORWALK, Conn. – There are more... (Read more)
1 / 31 / 2019
no imageNorwalk BoE members pan idea to merge with Wilton
Updated, 2:07 p.m.: Additional information; 8:33 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – A misprint on proposed state legislation has... (Read more)
1 / 29 / 2019
Barron ‘quits in huff,’ NPS Finance Officer to assist in City budget
Updated, 10:09 a.m.: Copy edits; 8:45 a.m.: Copy edits, added statement from Steven Adamowski NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Chief... (Read more)
1 / 24 / 2019
Norwalk teachers’ union VP notes ‘resistance’ to ‘bold and costly plans’
Updated, 8:01 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – The “very large and aggressive” 2019-20 Norwalk Public Schools operating budget... (Read more)
1 / 22 / 2019
no imageOpinion: Deferring new school start times – a difficult decision
In early January, Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski recommended that the Board of Education adopt an operating budget for... (Read more)
1 / 21 / 2019
Norwalk BoE defers school start time change, requests ‘5.1 percent’ increase
NORWALK, Conn. – Funding for later school start times has been removed from the 2019-20 Norwalk Public Schools operating budget request.... (Read more)
1 / 21 / 2019
no imageNPS demographic study shows big hike in Hispanic students
Updated, Jan. 20: link to 2015 document added. Updated, 9:37 a.m.: Added video of Costanzo. 9:10 a.m.: Copy edits... (Read more)
1 / 18 / 2019
Norwalk political notes: Lamont, Tracey, state reps and federal workers
Updated, 8:51 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – Some Norwalk announcements for you: Lamont visits Tracey to help Dalio... (Read more)
1 / 17 / 2019
Norwalk BoE will tout successes in request for $12.9 million boost
Updated, 8:35 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – Board of Education members are taking a new tone as they plan... (Read more)
1 / 15 / 2019
Norwalk BoE reviews new ideas for Jefferson renovation
Updated, 8:11 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – A conceptual design for Jefferson Elementary School renovations shows features that... (Read more)
1 / 11 / 2019
Norwalk education roundup: School construction; Costanzo lawsuit settled
Updated 10:01 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – Some Norwalk education news for you: Columbus School construction project delayed... (Read more)
1 / 8 / 2019
Norwalk education notes: Attendance, an abrupt end, and praise
Correction, 10:17 a.m.: Due to an editing error, the quote which begins “He devotes an…” was incorrectly attributed to... (Read more)
1 / 2 / 2019
Opinion: A new kind of curriculum at Tracey School
Board of Education members Bruce Kimmel, Julie Corbett, Erik Anderson, and Barbara Meyer-Mitchell comprise the Board’s Curriculum and Instruction Committee.... (Read more)
12 / 30 / 2018
Opinion: Why stories matter for children’s learning
Ever wondered why boys and girls choose particular toys, particular colors and particular stories? Why is it that girls... (Read more)
12 / 29 / 2018
Norwalk BoE: A mysterious apology; skepticism and expectations
Updated, 9:24 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – Some Norwalk Board of Education meeting activity for you: Barbis issues public... (Read more)
12 / 20 / 2018
no imageNorwalk BoE puts GPA changes on hold, looks to separate NECA, NHS
Updated, 8:22 a.m.: Copy edits, revised headline NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Early College Academy (NECA) would become a... (Read more)
12 / 19 / 2018
no imageLook beyond graduation rates for the story of education opportunity
Americans like to tout the importance of a high school diploma, but research reported in the CT Mirror recently... (Read more)
12 / 16 / 2018
Norwalk budget cycle begins with consideration of whopping increase
Correction, 10 p.m., Dec. 15: Bob Barron is Chief Financial Officer. Updated, 10:43 a.m.: Copy edits, revised headline NORWALK,... (Read more)
12 / 14 / 2018
no imageSouth Norwalk Dems will ‘go public’ on MIA BoE member Anderson
Updated, 1:57 p.m.: Comments from Erik Anderson and Mike Barbis added; correction, Anderson is no longer vice chairman and... (Read more)
12 / 6 / 2018
Norwalk BoE begins budget push with look at per-pupil spending
Updated, 2:02 p.m.: Added chart from ctschoolfinance.org; 9:21 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk spends less money per-pupil... (Read more)
12 / 6 / 2018
Norwalk BoE looks to pilot school in 2019
Updated, 8:43 a.m.: Copy edits NORWALK, Conn. – School officials laid out plans at Tuesday’s Board of Education Meeting... (Read more)
12 / 5 / 2018
no imageNorwalk begins to curb the ‘summer slide’
In the 1970s, social scientists started to notice that students from lower socioeconomic circumstances lost ground academically over the... (Read more)
11 / 28 / 2018
no imageEversource digging up Norwalk school bus depot
Updated, 6:50 p.m.: Information added. NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk school buses have been moved across the street from the... (Read more)
11 / 27 / 2018
no imageNorwalk BoE set to revise GPA system, work toward keeping teens in bed longer
Updated, 2:41 p.m.: PDF added, copy edit; correction, Bruce Kimmel did not “sit in” on the task force meeting;... (Read more)
11 / 21 / 2018