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With few exceptions, students showed improvement in most areas compared to the previous year.
Annual school supplies drive is running through August 14.
Top academic achievers from north central Connecticut named at private high school.
"Technology Day" is a hit for teachers who learned how to bring educational software and new technology into their daily teaching practices and apply them to state standards.
The Suffield Foundation for Excellence Schools presented its 2012 Grant Awards to the Board of Education Monday night.
A horseshoe-shaped trail is the newest addition to Spaulding School, and with it comes lessons that stretch across the curriculum.
Suffield High School's 73rd series of commencement exercises sent 195 graduates into the world with their diplomas.
Suffield High School's senior class of 2012 are now high school graduates following the school's 73rd commencement exercises held Saturday.
A memorial tree was placed at Suffield Middle School by family, friends and colleagues of Carol Woodruff, a 25-year veteran employee of the Suffield school system who passed away in June 2011.
The Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools honored seven Suffield High School alumni for their accomplishments after graduation.
A sidewalk chalk contest sponsored by Suffield Foundation for Public Schools inspired creativity and community.
The panel honors three retirees and reviews plans for a high-tech new curriculum.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal gives commencement speech.
The Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools is sponsoring a sidewalk chalk contest at McAlister Intermediate School.
McAlister and Spaulding students will show off their unique talents on May 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Suffield Middle School.
Seventeen residents of Suffield took part in one of two commencement ceremonies Sunday for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the largest college at UConn, held at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.
Students at Suffield High School present Once Upon A Mattress beginning Friday night.
The Project ACES event strives to keep children active and promote cardiovascular health.
A diverse agenda including the school resource officer and college testing kept the Suffield school board busy Tuesday night.
High-school seniors from Suffield have two opportunities to lessen the financial drain of attending college thanks to the Suffield Emergency Aid Association.
The large animal facility being built at Suffield High School is on schedule to open for agriscience students in August.
The Bradley Sheraton hosts the auction and dinner to raise money for the Suffield Foundation of Excellent Schools this year.
Seven preschools were nominated for being the best in Enfield and Suffield.
The budget, a 1.63 percent increase over current the funding level, will be approved or altered by the Suffield Board of Finance.
A report from the Capitol Region Educational Council put down the framework for positive changes made for special education students at Suffield's public schools.
Suffield will host a Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride, a chance for kids from age 3 to age 15 to raise money for the Jimmy Fund in May. Find out how you can participate.
The Suffield Board of Education and Superintendent Karen Baldwin met with State Sen. John Kissel and State Rep. Elaine O'Brien to discuss legislation that will affect Suffield schools.
Suffield education officials have made substantive progress implementing recommendations from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The Suffield Board of Education wants Suffield community members to attend one of the office hours sessions with Superintendent Karen Baldwin.
The Suffield Board of Education reviewed Superintendent Karen Baldwin's budget plan, which calls for 1.63 percent overall increase, at its meeting Tuesday night.
The Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools (SFES) recently awarded two mini-grants to Suffield recipients.
The Suffield Board of Education discussed ongoing projects, including improving the use of educational technology, at its meeting Tuesday.
Luis Lee, a member of the Seneca Nation Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), provides details about the Suffield Wildcats boys lacrosse team trip to the Seneca's Allegany and Cattaraugus Territories in Western New York.
The assessments for the new common core state standards will replace the CMT and CAPT tests by the 2014-2015 school year.
Suffield Superintendent of Schools Karen Baldwin will hold office hours throughout the month of March to discuss the planned education budget for the coming fiscal year with interested town residents.
Superintendent Karen Baldwin's first budget in Suffield is lean and on target, according to board of education chairwoman Sue Porcello.
Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools committee members are busy procuring hundreds of prizes including concert tickets, vacations, private dinners, art, home improvement services, spa packages and more to be auctioned off at the group's 10th annual d