CT Humanities Program Earns Grant to Expand Online Teaching Resources

CT Humanities Program Earns Grant to Expand Online Teaching Resources

Connecticut Humanities (CTH) has received $55,485 from The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts to support content development and expanded access for Teach It, CTH’s online resource which provides educators and students with inquiry-based activities, primary source documents, and links for further exploration. The funds will allow development of 36 new topics in the statewide program.

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With 141,000 Laptops Distributed, CT First in Nation to Close the Digital Divide Among Students

Within in next two weeks, Connecticut expects to have delivered a laptop or internet connection to every Connecticut student who didn’t have one when the pandemic – and distance learning – began across the state’s school districts. Every Connecticut student.

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Connecticut Receives $3.5 Million To Enhance Suicide Prevention Activities; Statewide Plan Released

Connecticut Receives $3.5 Million To Enhance Suicide Prevention Activities; Statewide Plan Released

Connecticut has been awarded a five-year grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enhance a range of suicide prevention activities coordinated among several state agencies. The grant, awarded to the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), will run through August 31, 2025. The state has also released its Suicide Prevention Plan.

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Connecticut Initiative Seeks to Better Prepare Future Pediatricians to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Children

Connecticut Initiative Seeks to Better Prepare Future Pediatricians to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Children

In Connecticut, the prevalence of diagnosed behavioral health conditions or developmental delay among children ages 3 to 17 years old increased from 16% in 2007 to 25% in 2018. Few would be surprised if the percentage today, seven months after the arrival of COVID-19 in Connecticut and all that it has wrought, is even larger.

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CT's Paid Family Leave Program Nears, Launches New Explanatory Website

CT's Paid Family Leave Program Nears, Launches New Explanatory Website

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Paid Leave Authority have announced the launch of a new website – CTPaidLeave.org – with the goal of supporting all Connecticut residents to understand their roles, rights, and responsibilities based on Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), described as the most comprehensive in the nation.

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A Majority of Young Adults Live With Their Parents – Highest Percentage Since Great Depression Era

A Majority of Young Adults Live With Their Parents – Highest Percentage Since Great Depression Era

The coronavirus outbreak has pushed millions of Americans, especially young adults, to move in with family members. The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has now become a majority the first time that has occurred since the Great Depression era, according to a new analysis of national data by the Pew Research Center.

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