Ledyard Board News Today

Ledyard — A fact about institutions, committees and agencies: Their time-honored path to stifle public outrage is to practice inertia. Pay cursory attention. Play the long game. Stall, delay and hope ...

Ledyard ― The board of education on Wednesday voted to establish an ad hoc committee on extracurricular and athletic participation, to look at policy around whether and how magnet school, technical s...

If nothing else, we’ve confronted a cautionary tale this week about warped educational principles here in our corner of the world: Many local school systems espouse the concept of inclusion … until th...

Ledyard ― A Ledyard Board of Education Policy Committee discussion Monday about an existing policy prohibiting magnet school students living in Ledyard from joining Ledyard High School clubs and acti...

Ledyard ― Malloch Allison was sad when he found out in September he could not join the Ledyard High School robotics team. The Marine Science Magnet High School sophomore and Ledyard resident wants t...

I have watched a few Ledyard Board of Education meetings over the past year and it is clear who on the BOE does the work and who does not. I see

I want to thank Naomi Rodriguez, Joanne Kelley, and Kate DiPalma-Herb for their tireless advocacy on behalf of our kids.They have worked hard to

As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues. Erica Moser As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I parti...

AFSCME Local 784 and the Ledyard Board of Education approved the contract in June.

Published May 07. 2021 4:01PM  At the Ledyard Board of Education meeting on April 21, I was encouraged to hear that the board plans to invest in social-emotional support for students for the 2021-2022 school year. Social-emotional learning instills critical life skills in students, bolstering both their personal development and academic performance. The past year has taken a toll on students and families of all ages and backgrounds, making attention to students’ social and emotional needs ev...