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The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut announced Wednesday that it will end its school nursing contracts with East Lyme, Groton, New London and Waterford at the end of the school y...

“It has consumed my life.” That’s what Groton Superintendent Susan Austin said about applying for a waiver from a state mandate that districts implement one of seven K-3 reading programs starting July...

Two school nurses from the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut and four paramedics from L+M Hospital were among those honored recently for the lifesaving care they provided to a stu...

Faced with waitlists for free counseling services amid increased anxiety and depression, some municipalities added clinicians.

Police and superintendents said a TikTok post refers to a threat "for every school in the USA, even elementary," but they havent identified specific or

The Groton school district has reached out to both the state and the bus company to try to find solutions to a shortage of school bus drivers.

As the state works toward a goal of recruiting more teachers of color, several local districts, including Groton, Ledyard, Norwich, and Waterford, plan to participate in a program aimed at diversifying the teacher workforce in southeastern Connecticut. The 18-month Teacher Residency Program provides “an alternate route to elementary certification focused on increasing teachers of color across the state of Connecticut,” according to a program description. Resident candidates will work in a s...