Linda Lambeck

3 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Neil Vigdor |Linda Lambeck

WESTPORT — Ten minutes into class Monday, the English teacher dismissed his students. Another teacher canceled her class — usually a welcome development for teenagers — except on this day. Article continues below this adThere was no lesson plan for this. Nothing could have prepared faculty and students at Staples High School for what happened to Cody Thomas, a young English teacher who took his own life two days earlier.

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira |Linda Lambeck

STAMFORD — Nine city educators are among 210 who have been awarded grants to travel the world this summer and bring experiences back to their schools. The Stamford educators include a social worker who will travel to Costa Rica to improve her Spanish language skills and a library media specialist who will explore Ireland to support her school’s literacy curriculum.