Public Schools in CT Ranked #2 in U.S.
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Public schools in Connecticut are, overall, the second best in the nation according to a new analysis.
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CT Students Look Ahead to College with Drawings and Dreams
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For nearly 300 Connecticut youngsters, saving for college just received a boost, thanks to their winning essays and artwork, earning scholarships in the Connecticut Higher Education Trust college savings program.
Read MoreConnecticut Explored’s Textbook and Online Resources Answered COVID-19 Challenges
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Connecticut Explored debuted their 3rd grade social studies textbook, Where I Live, in 2017, successfully meeting teachers’ demands for content that adhered to the State’s newly-revised social studies framework. Little did the statewide magazine know that three years later, their text and accompanying online resources would answer another pressing need during a global pandemic, attracting unprecedented usage by teachers and their students.
Read MoreExtend Black and Latino History Curriculum Throughout K-12 Education in CT? That May Be Next Step
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Connecticut is in the midst of developing a statewide model curriculum for a year-long high school level course on Black and Latino history. It is to be made available to students beginning as soon as next year. But even as that effort proceeds, some are suggesting that it won’t be enough.The thinking is that aspects of Black and Latino history should be incorporated into the curriculum beginning at the elementary school level. If Connecticut’s legislature enacts such a requirement, it would not be the first state to do so.
Read MoreConnecticut Proceeding Full Steam Ahead in Building First Statewide Curriculum on Black and Latino History
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With input from across the state, Connecticut’s new curriculum for a year-long high school course in African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino studies is already taking shape, in accordance with a new law – Public Act 19-12 - passed by the state legislature. The 150-member Advisory Committee involved in its development meets again later this month.
Read MoreDespite Health Risks, Companies Continue Persistent, Relentless Push of Sugary Drinks to Black, Hispanic Youth
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Amidst increasing calls for Connecticut’s government leaders to declare racism a public health emergency, a new report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Good Policy & Obesity is raising renewed concerns. According to the 73-page report and analysis, “systemic and institutional barriers to health and opportunity … contribute to poorer health outcomes and persistent health disparities” among Black and Hispanic youth nationwide.
Read MoreConnecticut Principals of the Year Named As School Year Closes
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As the most unpredictable, unexpected and unprecedented school year comes to an end, the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) has announced the recipients of the 2020 Principal of the Year Awards.
Read MoreCHDI Launches 5-Year State and National Initiative to Improve Trauma Screening to Better Identify Youth
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The Connecticut-based Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) is launching a five-year initiative to improve child trauma screening in Connecticut and nationwide. The initiative, Trauma ScreenTIME (Screen, Triage, Inform, Mitigate, Engage), will develop online staff training for child-serving professionals to improve early identification and support of children suffering from traumatic stress and connection to evidence-based treatment.
Read MoreConnecticut Is Ranked 3rd Best State for Working Dads
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If you’re planning to be a father, or already are, Connecticut is just about the best place there is. A national data analysis ranks Connecticut as the third best state in the U.S. for working dads.
Read MoreRacism is a Public Health Emergency: State Senator Urges CT to be 1st State to Issue Declaration
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“Racism is absolutely a public health issue and a threat to health,” said Patricia Baker, president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation. “Racism is an underlying cause of the many racial and ethnic health disparities that exist in Connecticut.” State Senator Saud Anwar is urging Gov. Lamont to declare racism as a public health emergency, citing data that makes the case. CT would be the first state to do so.
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