Joseph LaBarbera, a curriculum specialist at Wequonnoc Arts and Technology Magnet School in Norwich, will start at Silver Lane Elementary School in July.

Michael Seal was named the new principal at Vinton Elementary School in Mansfield, Conn.; he is an alum of the Neag School’s Executive Leadership Program.

The Berlin (Conn.) Board of Education has appointed a new secondary supervisor of special education, effective July 1 — Cynthia Martin, a Neag School alum.

UConn Today (Professor Shaun Dougherty is interviewed about enrollment trends in Connecticut)

James C. Kaufman, a psychologist at the University of Connecticut who has devoted much of his career to the subject of creativity, says: “I think the most important thing is that mental illness does not make you more creative.”

WILS 1320 (Professor Preston Green is interviewed about charter schools)

The 74 (Neag School’s three-way partnership with the teachers’  union and Bridgeport, CommPACT, is mentioned)

Joseph Renzulli is an American educational psychologist. He developed the three-ring model of giftedness, which promoted a broadened conception of giftedness. He also developed the “Schoolwide Enrichment Model” for developing children’s talents in schools. Renzulli is known for his contributions to understanding giftedness.

Orlando Valentin, Jr., of Meriden, a student at the University of Connecticut, has become the third Meriden resident to be honored by the Alma Exley Scholarship Program, which promotes greater diversity in the teaching profession.

Despite widespread pushback, including a letter from two members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the University of Connecticut will be opening the doors of a learning community for African American freshman and sophomore males.