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Thomas Edison Magnet Middle School (TEMS) is one of 12 schools in the state and 142 in the U.S. to be named a National Magnet School of Distinction by Magnet Schools of America, the national association for magnet and theme-based schools.

A studio visit with Westvillian and ACES ECA alum, Molly Gambardella.

AvaRose and Alexis, along with 13 other students on the trip, were the latest beneficiaries of a 2017 collaboration between New Haven’s ACES Educational Center for the Arts, where the two study music, and the Chinese Ministry of Education.

ACES gives a heartfelt goodbye to Vanessa Taragowski, retiring Director of ACES Pupil Services and Collaborative Programs.

Representatives of local businesses and area colleges were guests at Meriden’s ACES Thomas Edison Middle School Wednesday for the school’s first ever “STEM-tastic Day.”

With negotiations over its future stuck and starting over, an unconventional K-8 school continues to evolve — and its Hamden and New Haven families hope it can stay put.

Beginning in January, Young students with emotional disabilities at Mead Elementary School will no longer have to take a 17-mile bus to North Haven to receive special education services.

Regional School District 13’s English language learners population increased by 83 percent in the last year, causing administrators to look more closely at the programs they offer. 

Actress Lauren Ambrose, center, prepares to hold a workshop at ACES Educational Center for the Arts’ Little Theatre in New Haven Wednesday.