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School bus blows tires on highway ramp

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:25 GMT

A school bus with children on board blew out two tires Friday morning and closed a highway ramp in New Haven.

Magnet school bus money won't be cut

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:18:22 GMT

Today the Hartford Board of Education voted that they will not cut financing to every magnet school student who lives in a suburb and takes the bus to school.

Watchdog dads on school patrol

Crystal Haynes — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:21:25 GMT

A school in Waterbury has launched a unique program designed to keep order in the halls and get dads more involved.

Milford school superintendent suspended

Kent Pierce — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:45:40 GMT

Milford's Superintendent of Schools Harvey Polansky is on paid leave while he faces an investigation into sexual harassment claims.

Smell of gas evacuates Waterbury school

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:17 GMT

Students at Chase Elementary School in Waterbury were briefly evacuated Monday after concerns there was a gas leak in the school.

East Haven High athletes suspended

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:56:59 GMT

Seven East Haven High athletes have been suspended for being at a party with alcohol, the New Haven Register reported Friday.

Thousands of teaching jobs saved

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:42:53 GMT

Connecticut officials say federal stimulus funding has helped save about 5,200 teaching jobs across the state.

Students return after gun brought to HS

Crystal Haynes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:29:59 GMT

It's back to school for the students at Bridgeport Central High this morning after one of their classmates packed a gun along with his books.

2 CT schools recognized for green power

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:33:44 GMT

Two schools in Connecticut are among the nation's 10 top performers when it comes to buying green power. Greenwich Academy in Greenwich and Hotchkiss School in Lakeville were both recognized this week as part of EPA's Green Power Partnership.

Jury acquits teacher of sex assault

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:14:59 GMT

A Connecticut jury has acquitted a former high school teacher of charges he had sex with a teenage student in his Milford apartment in 2003.

H1N1 puts sports on hold

Erin Cox — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:58:19 GMT

Branford fifth-grader Marshall Borrus is home with a fever. He goes to the the Francis Walsh Intermediate School which is reporting an elevated level of absences due to illness but the school remains open.

E. Haven Academy closes over H1N1 fears

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:43:05 GMT

East Haven Academy will be closed Thursday and Friday due to H1N1 concerns.

Crossing guard pushes child to safety

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:02:05 GMT

Hartford police say a city school crossing guard pushed a child to safety before being hit by a car driven by a man who ignored the guard's order to stop.

Schools in two towns closed over H1N1

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:54:55 GMT

School administrators across the state will be monitoring their absentee list as a wave of H1N1 flu cases force some schools to close their doors.

WHHS evacuated due to bomb threat

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:23:22 GMT

West Haven High School was dismissed at 11:15 a.m. following a four hour evacuation after a bomb threat was called into the school Monday morning.

Guilford High closes over H1N1 outbreak

Kent Pierce — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:52:20 GMT

There is no school today at Guilford High. So many kids are out sick that administrators canceled weekend activities and canceled classes for today and tomorrow.

Hartford says gang problem overstated

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:03:41 GMT

Hartford officials say the city's gang problem is nowhere near as bad as it is described in an internal police memo, which said Hartford is infested with 4,000 gang members and middle schools resemble prison yards.

National School Bus Safety Week begins

Crystal Haynes — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:35:37 GMT

National School Bus Safety Week kicks off today and with it comes a renewed effort to keep your kids safe on the school bus.

12 suspended after school bus incident

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:06:01 GMT

Police and school officials in Waterbury say 12 elementary school students have been suspended after a girl was subjected to "inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature" on a school bus.

Mayor tours latest school construction

Kent Pierce — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:43:57 GMT

Work is moving right along on a massive billion dollar school construction program in New Haven, and today the mayor will tour two new schools where crews are hard at work.

Yale professor wins Nobel in Chemistry

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:34:49 GMT

A Yale University professor and two of his colleagues have won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells.

Officer hurt, schools go into lockdown

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:48:00 GMT

Hill Regional Career High School and Davis Street School, on Orchard street, were in lock down mode Thursday afternoon. A search was on for a suspect who crashed a stolen car into a New Haven police officer, leaving the officer injured.

Bus crash investigated in Southbury

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:15:17 GMT

Police are investigating a school bus crash in Southbury. There were 12 students on board; two suffered minor injuries.

Symposium at QU honors Motley

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:56:26 GMT

When most people talk about the giants of the Civil Rights movement, names like Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks probably come to mind.

Driver arrested after boy left on bus

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:11:31 GMT

Police in Granby arrested a school bus driver after a 5-year-old boy who fell asleep on the ride to school was left on the bus and was missing for more than an hour.

UConn researcher studies time-travel

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:46:14 GMT

A University of Connecticut physicist who claims time travel is scientific fact, not fiction, will be making his case to an audience in West Virginia.

Yale sorry for 'Killer Cover Letters'

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:08:04 GMT

Yale University officials are apologizing for an e-mail notifying students about a job-search workshop named "Killer Cover Letters" that was sent out as police investigate the killing of a graduate student.

Broadcasting school reopens

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:08:03 GMT

Today is the first day of classes for a school that faced financial troubles just six months ago.

First time in school

Jodi Latina — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:22:45 GMT

Though most New Haven school kids are already back in session, the littlest of the bunch head to school this morning.

Doc: Don't close schools because of flu

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:03:27 GMT

One of Connecticut's top health officials says closing schools and wearing facemasks won't prevent the expected spread of swine flu this fall.