The Connecticut Democracy Center hosted 435 middle and high school students from across the state for the 2026 Connecticut History Day competition at Central Connecticut State University earlier this month. Students from 59 schools entered 268 research projects.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Museum of Culture and History’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Ilene J. Frank to Executive Director and CEO. She succeeds Robert A. Kret, who has retired after seven years of leading the institution.
Read MoreA rapidly-growing number of high school students across Connecticut are earning college credits, exploring new academic interests, and getting a head start on their college plans - thanks to an initiative at Eastern Connecticut State University.
Read MoreWesleyan 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 MoreThe State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) is strongly opposing legislation being considered by the legislature’s Government Oversight Committee, which would require annual state agency performance plans, beginning next year.
Read MoreConnecticut voters who take advantage of early voting this fall will notice something different, and familiar.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Democracy Center (CTDC) has announced the recipients of their third annual Connecticut Democracy Center Awards. The awards program was established to recognize those committed to strengthening democracy through acts of citizenship, service, and community engagement.
Read MoreConnecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general who are urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize election administration and impose sweeping new barriers to voter registration.
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 MoreThe Connecticut State Library has earned the 2025 Veteran Saves Week Savings Champion award, an honor explicitly reserved for organizations who effectively and actively promote saving strategies during the annual Veteran Saves Week campaign.
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