CT Teacher Shortage Worsens As School Year Draws to a Close
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As the school year ends, Connecticut's teacher shortage seems to have only worsened.
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Hartford Creates Expands Creative Economy and Draws Crowds into Hartford
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Hartford Creates - an arts mobilization partnership between the City of Hartford and the Greater Hartford Arts Council (GHAC) - has launched the second year of the Hartford Creates initiative. It is a year-round arts program designed to elevate the creative economy; increase engagement and increase diversity within the arts community; and create access and awareness of the arts through strategic activation.
Read MoreConnecticut Is Nation's Third Best State For Working Moms
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With Mother’s Day less than a week away, newly released data puts Connecticut amongst the nation’s best state for Working Moms, ranking third, just behind Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Month Underway in CT with Renewed Commitment
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Throughout this month – designated as Mental Health Awareness Month – Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) is dedicating the days of the week to a specific theme as that day’s conversation starter, and raising funds to advance and expand work in the community.
Read MoreData Highlights Health Care Disparities in Hartford Region
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When community members from Greater Hartford gathered to delve into healthcare access, equity, and innovation in Connecticut this week in a program offered by the MetroHartford Alliance and the Connecticut health Council, the data and information offered to provide the basis for the conversation pointed out the stark disparities that characterize the region.
Read More12 Years Later, Plan to Help State's College Graduates Buy Their First Home in Connecticut Could Happen
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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, 47 Gun Violence Prevention Organizations, Urge Student Walkouts to Spur Action
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Newtown 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 MoreThousands of Hartford Children Building At-Home Libraries Thanks to Local Sponsors - and a Star
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United 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 MoreState to Launch Intensive Mathematics Tutoring Program for Students in Grades 6-9 To Address Learning Loss From Pandemic
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For 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 MoreReport Suggests Policy Options to Alleviate Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis
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A recent report from Connecticut Voices for Children examines Connecticut's eviction crisis and addresses some solutions to it.
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