Linda Lambeck

Board approves fewer school days Westport school board shortens 2025-26 school calendar to 180 days and moves an instructional day. Last day of school is June 18.

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The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes.

$9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst".

Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….

Any time! I’ve got you

Stay home. Soup without sandwich

Depends on how close you are and road conditions. lol

Support for stronger ties with Germany grows in Staples, Hartford Staples students and UConn professors back the new proposal to establish a Connecticut-Germany trade commission.

Connecticut seeks trade alliance with Germany. Westport educator approves. westportjournal.com/education/su...

RTM petitioned to name field after Dan Woog; member lodges objection Westporter Phillip Perri asked the RTM to rename a Staples High School field to honor Dan Woog, but one member strongly objected.

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Budget proposal sails through Board of Education The Westport board of education approved a $157.8 million budget, keeping the increase below 5 percent by using health insurance reserves.

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F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns

Breaking NYT:

The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.

Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.

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Explaining the drivers behind the school budget increase The Westport School Board questions the $158.9 Million 2026-27 operating budget and its 5.48% increase drivers.

Details of a 5.4 percent Westport boe budget increase request westportjournal.com/education/ex...

Scarice proposes 5.48% school budget increase Superintendent Thomas Scarice proposes a 5.48% school budget increase, driven largely by healthcare cost projections and new staff additions.

Westport Super's 26-27 ask is 5.48 % increase over this year. Insurance is largely the blame. westportjournal.com/education/sc...

@westport journal

Where i am. Settling in for the daylong budget presentation in Westport

I was six days into my "retirement" from a 30+ year career as an education reporter. I took a buyout and was just shy of 3 years shy of being able to collect Social Security. I was still sorting it all out when I turned on CNN and was like what they hell. That remains my reaction today.

Devices in schools–how much is too much? Westport Public Schools plans its first district-wide screen time audit to determine a healthy and balanced use of technology for students.

My last story from Westport Public Schools for the calendar year: westportjournal.com/education/de...

On course: Staples expands curriculum with new options Westport: Math hybrid, advanced forensics and Spanish movies among new classes planned at Staples High School next year.

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Scarice, Board of Ed, looking at 5% budget increase Westport School Superintendent Thomas Scarice floats a 5 percent increase to the 2026-27 operating budget.

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BoE, BoF, RTM confab begins school budget planning Westport RTM and Boards of Ed and Finance begin school budget planning, discuss public/private partnerships

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School district lays out budget priorities Westport superintendent proposes seven budget assumptions to the Board of Education for the FY27 school budget.

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Class of 2025: happy with their choices Staples High School's class of 2025 report shows a 61.5% acceptance rate and 95% satisfaction with college choices.

Where in the world are Westport Class of 25 grads: westportjournal.com/education/cl...

Kevin Christie voted First Selectman Kevin Christie, a former corporate strategy advisor and Board of Education member, wins the First Selectman race in Westport.

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Do our elementary kids like school? Depends on who you ask. A Westport survey reveals a perception gap between students, parents, and teachers regarding school enjoyment and academic rigor.

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Cell phones banned at Staples Westport Public Schools administration bans cell phones for students in Staples High School starting November 5.

Westport's Staples High School joins the cellphone free club
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What's important is to understand the cumulative effect of it all. To not just see today's outrage.

See the silencing of Kimmel, the arrest of Comey, the harassment of Soros, the troops in our cities, the seizure of spending power, as all part of a plan to end our democracy.

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.

All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.

So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

Opinion | Crony Capitalism Has Reached a New Low

If our laws depend on Trump’s voluntary compliance — and Congress won’t lift a finger to defend the laws it has passed — then the president is unleashed. We are left to the whims of a man who cares about only himself, a man who is willing to discard any law or standard to satisfy his lust for power.

Fifth grade scoring drop worries board Westport 2025 state test results show dips in math and language arts for some grades, with overall district averages still high.

What's up with fifth grade in Westport? westportjournal.com/education/fi...