As Bridgeport schools struggle to attract and retain teachers, district officials are trying a new approach: Encourage their own students to return as educators. On Monday night, the Bridgeport Board of Education approved Educators Rising,

City high schools have plans to roll out new and robust after-school arts programs. A district-wide Afterschool Arts Academy, formally announced later this month, is slated to start in January. The program will run four days per week at Harding High School.

A science teacher at Bridgeport Military Academy had been charged with sexually assaulting two of her students. Samantha Peck, a teacher at the high school for six years, surrendered to police Tuesday after learning there was a warrant for her arrest.

Five seats on the school board are up for grabs next week and could shake up the nine-member panel for the next few years. Several of the candidates on the ballot have a background in education or grew up in Bridgeport schools.

Students could soon become competitive videogamers through their schools. The school board’s Students and Families committee heard a report on Thursday of the district’s sports offerings. Staff discussed a schools partnership with the Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders programs,

Harding High School’s assistant principal has been cleared of wrongdoing after being seen on video physically restraining a female student who was involved in a fight with another girl inside a classroom,

Bridgeport schools have been open for more than a month, but key positions throughout the system remain vacant as the city faces dire shortages. “This year, it’s been rather unprecedented,” said Laura Rivera,

A student at Hamden High School was arrested Tuesday afternoon on weapons charges after a loaded handgun was found in the student’s backpack.

Though it was a home game on the schedule, East Fairmont’s loss on Tuesday — their first loss of the year — took place away from East-West Stadium.

Teachers have front-row seats to students’ needs, and the experience to recognize and respond to them. But they and their allies say their input did not carry enough weight in discussions about federal pandemic-relief dollars.