In 2011, the state legislature approved a plan to help students graduating from colleges in Connecticut save money to buy their first home. Although authorized, the program was never implemented. This year, the legislature is poised to try again, with a few alterations. So far, there has been unanimous support, and a mandatory start date is part of the proposal.
Read MoreNewtown Action Alliance led 47 organizations across the country in urging Congressional action in the aftermath of the school shooting in Nashville and the expulsion of three Tennessee legislators who had joined a rally advocating gun reforms at the State Capitol.
Read MoreUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, Connecticut Children’s and the City of Hartford announced this week that nearly 80,000 books have been delivered to more than 6,700 Hartford children, as part of a program launched by Dolly Parton.
Read MoreFor many students, even in the best of times, math is not an easy subject. Three years of disrupted education due to COVID-19 restrictions have made it that much tougher, particularly for students in the middle grades, according to education officials.
Read MoreA recent report from Connecticut Voices for Children examines Connecticut's eviction crisis and addresses some solutions to it.
Read MoreThe CT State Library has established a joint partnership with Libraries Without Borders US (LWB) and six local libraries in Connecticut, in East Hartford, Falls Village, Norwalk, Norwich, West Haven and Windham.
Read MoreConnecticut, along with most of the United States, faces a teacher shortage. The shortage has caused class sizes to increase and teachers to experience burnout more quickly. Teachers are hoping for action to address the shortage.
Read MoreConnecticut is the nation’s third most educated states, according to a new data analysis, behind only Massachusetts and Maryland, and just ahead of Vermont, Colorado, New Jersey, Virginia and New Hampshire.
Read MoreWhich jobs are on the minds of young children, as they dream about their future? And do Connecticut youngsters’ aspirations differ from their peers across the country? Nationwide, 5-8 year olds say healthcare is their number one choice.
Read MoreA new report by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) found that tooth decay is the most common chronic infectious disease in children and is considered a significant public health challenge.
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