The economic reality facing Connecticut’s most vulnerable households isn’t reflected in topline numbers about the state’s recent economic successes, New Haven-based policy research and child advocacy group Connecticut Voices for Children said in a new report this month.
Read MoreWhile the vast majority of Connecticut parents regularly read to and engage in bonding activities with their young children, economic disparities and systemic barriers, such as work demands, lack of accessible books, and representation gaps, are limiting low-income and racially diverse families, according to new findings released recently.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Education has awarded Central Connecticut State University a $250,000 annual federal TRIO Educational Talent Search (ETS) grant, representing a $1.25 million investment over five years, to help students overcome barriers, achieve and prepare for successful post-secondary and career pathways.
Read MoreFour young Connecticut residents with intellectual disabilities are challenging the state’s use of a strict intelligence quotient (IQ) cutoff to determine eligibility for critical services.
Read MoreMeta is urging, for meaningful progress to happen, TikTok and YouTube to “join us and state attorneys general in adopting this new standard, to ensure teens use social media in a healthy and responsible way.”
Read MoreNonprofit behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) will begin providing lifesaving services through the Mobile Pathways Program this week, just ahead of Overdose Awareness Day.
Read MoreNora Kallusky, a senior at Ridgefield High School, has won the first prize of $1,000 in the 2026 Connecticut Foundation for Open Government’s Forrest Palmer High School Essay Contest.
Read MoreRecent data from 211 Child Care in Connecticut shows that overall capacity in the state’s child care system remains largely stable, with much needed additions to infant/toddler and pre-school slots. At present, 78% of child care programs across the state are operating at their full, legally authorized capacity, and filling or nearly filling all of their child care slots, according to United Way Connecticut.
Read MoreWhat began as a practical answer to a growing election staffing need has become a nationally recognized model for bringing young people into public service.
Read MoreThe Center for Children’s Advocacy has released a report that examines the educational trajectories of 10 youth and young adults with disabilities incarcerated in Connecticut’s adult correctional system before the age of 18. It highlights how missed opportunities throughout these young people’s lives, frequently from a very early age, restricted their access to appropriate educational, vocational, and life skills training.
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