Nora 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 MoreA new regional equity profile of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation’s 29-town service area shows persistent inequities and challenges related to housing affordability, food access, transportation, income, and education.
Read MoreHartford International University has been awarded a three-year, $1,575,923 continuation grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the next phase of a five-year study conducted by its Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
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 MoreConnecticut is one of the first states in the nation to share data through the new U.S. Disease Tracker (USDT), a national platform launched to strengthen public monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Read MoreA review of the key employers in Connecticut’s 15 largest cities and towns reveals a handful of industries among the most frequently represented, according to an analysis by the Connecticut Data Collaborative.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Farmers Market Association joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week from August 2-8, 2026.
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.
Read MoreHartford is the No. 6 most affordable metro for minimum-wage renters, with rent for a one-bedroom apartment consuming 55% of a worker’s gross monthly income, data shows.
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