A Southington paraprofessional who learned Braille to help a student she worked with has been named Connecticut’s Paraeducator of the Year. Dawn Dickau was honored with the title Friday at Joseph A.

BRIGHTON, Colo. — School districts across the country are feeling the weight of employee shortages, including paraeducators and paraprofessionals. “We have medically fragile students that require ...

Norwich Free Academy named Chris Staley as the 2025 Teacher of the Year. Shellie Ciccarelli was named the school's first-ever 2025 Paraeducator of the Year. Both educators were nominated by their ...

Dickau was inspired by how special education benefited her son and her family, according to the governor’s office. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. In 2015, she began ...

If there was a vehicle that embodies the grit and grind of Cindy Bampton’s job, it’d have to be her trusty 21-year-old Dodge Grand Caravan. It’s the quintessential “mom van” and it “gets the job done, ...

West Middle School paraprofessional Caleb Rahmeier and eighth-grade student Darby Bates are pictured during the "Dedication to Education" award ceremony at West Middle School on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 ...