Shelton teacher earns national educational recognition
Brian Gioiele
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Tina Taylor, a third grade teacher at Mohegan School, was named among the IXL Learning’s Elite 100, which recognizes the top 100 instructors out of 700,000 educators from around the world who use the program in their classrooms, based on usage during the 2019-20 academic year.Mohegan School / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Tina Taylor, a third grade teacher at Mohegan School, works with Samantha Deming.Mohegan School / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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SHELTON Remote learning has put computer skills at the forefront of student education and one city teacher has earned national recognition for integrating a personalized learning program into her lesson plan.
CT vaccine priority to go by age and to educators, in reversal by Lamont
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Nurse Elin Loh assists Lt. Ken Benedict of the Bridgeport Fire Department as he administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a man at the weekly vaccination clinic held in the gymnasium of Central High School, in Bridgeport Feb. 10.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday the state will expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility next month through defined age groups
and to teachers, shifting priority away from essential workers and those with underlying medical conditions.
While state officials touted the new plan as a more efficient way to ramp up vaccinations, the approach deviates from guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, the CT Food Association and several labor unions criticized the governor for leaving behind frontline essential workers and those with medical conditions that