Wesleyan University is offering a new course to high school students through its partnership with National Education Opportunity Network (NEON), a nonprofit that facilitates the teaching of college-level courses to low-income high school students nationwide, with a focus on civics and democracy.
Read MoreWellmore and The Village for Families & Children (The Village), two of Connecticut’s leading behavioral health organizations, plan to merge operations in the coming months with the goal of expanding services.
Read MoreThe Connecticut State Library has released two reports that share the annual data and trends for Connecticut’s public libraries. The two reports highlight data and trends in public libraries across the state.
Read MoreRead to Grow and United Way of Connecticut 211 have announced a new partnership that strengthens support for families during pregnancy and beyond.
Read MoreThe newly re-named Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has earned the #4 ranking on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Economic Development for creation of Greater Futures Scholarship Program, developed to addresses higher education’s increasingly high cost.
Read MoreState Treasurer Erick Russell, Trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET), has announced the winners of the 2025 CHET Dream Big! Competition, recognizing students across the state for their creativity and ambition.
Read More“Not reporting on food insecurity doesn’t mean the problem will somehow magically disappear,” UConn’s Rudd Center points out, criticizing the USDA’s decision to discontinue an annual report that provided national data on household food insecurity across the United States.
Read MoreThe Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group, has opened its 2026 Improving Youth Mental Health grant program, part of The Cigna Group Foundation’s $9 million, three-year commitment to improve youth mental health.
Read MoreHigh school students from across Connecticut travelled to Hartford recently to participate in Connecticut's We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution State Finals. Winning school teams will head to national competition in the spring.
Read MoreAffter more than a century, The Children’s Museum in West Hartford, the nation’s 5th oldest children’s museum, will not have doors open to children in the region and beyond, as the search for a new permanent home continues.
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