Statistics from the state Department of Education support that schools have gotten safer since 2005.
Due to impending wintry weather, all Shelton public and parochial schools will close early.
The following Shelton residents currently studying in Vermont were named to the Fall 2012 Dean's List.
This Shelton resident made academic honors.
The following Shelton residents currently studying in Pennsylvania were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2012 semester.
Newtown Board of Education members thanked Monroe for allowing its students and staff to use Chalk Hill following the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month.
The following Shelton residents have been named to the Dean's List at Sacred Heart University for the Fall 2012 semester.
The following Shelton residents currently studying at Bryant University were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2012 semester.
The following Shelton residents currently studying at the University of Connecticut made the Dean's List.
The following Shelton residents made Dean's List!
A message from Shelton schools superintendent Freeman Burr on the results of site inspections in the wake of the Newtown School Shooting.
Photos from the SHS drama club's annual "Adaptations" production.
The following Shelton residents have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Delaware for the Fall 2012 semester.
The increases would affect Connecticut's community colleges and four state-run universities — Western, Southern, Central and Eastern.
The following Shelton residents have been named to the Dean's List at Providence College for the Fall 2012 semester.
The Monroe Police Department shared a photo of the building now being used at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Monroe Police Lt. Keith White and Newtown Police Lt. George Sinko held a press conference at Wolfe Park about Sandy Hook Elementary School's first day of classes in Monroe.
Officials say Chalk Hill, now officially known as Sandy Hook Elementary School, will be a safe and secure learning environment for the students when they return today for the first time since the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown.
Superintendent Freeman Burr's salary is above the state average pay for a school district leader. Some make more than $200,000 annually and get monthly allotments to interact with their communities.
The Board of Education's preliminary budget request for the 2013-14 fiscal year represents the largest year-over-year percentage increase in over a decade.
Superintendent's message to the Shelton community:
See how your school stacks up to others in the state.
Superintendent of public schools Freeman Burr said a meeting will be held to "get the issue resolved on common ground."
The BOE held a special meeting last week to review the superintendent's preliminary budget for the next fiscal year. No votes were taken.
In related news, 59 students were inducted into the National Honor Society. Information comes from a press release by headmaster Dr. Beth Smith.
A mother of two Mohegan Elementary School students asks the Board of Education to reinstate full daily recess.
Photos and videos from the high school's annual Thanksgiving pep rally.
Reports show that the nor'easter dumped between five inches and a foot in the area.
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