The state legislature is considering a proposal that would “eliminate the requirement that each school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education annually report the number of verified acts of bullying in such school to the Department of Education.” There were more than 550 bullying incidents reported in Connecticut schools in the last academic year.
Read MoreHelping children learn to swim is what experts consider to be among the “very top strategies to reduce drowning emergencies and fatalities. The Connecticut legislature is currently considering legislation that would establish a program to provide free swimming lessons to individuals under the age of 18.
Read MoreAmong the numerous legislative proposals in the early weeks of the current session of the Connecticut General Assembly is one that would require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to establish the Learn Here, Live Here program. It’s been tried before. The requirement, not the program itself.
Read MoreA year ago, The Hartford was the highest ranked property-casualty insurance company in Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity, ranking 14th overall in the list of 500 companies representing a broad array of industries nationwide. This year the company did even better, earning a number 11 ranking among all businesses, and leading Connecticut companies.
Read MoreThe Stags of Fairfield University will have some professional company this year. Major League Lacrosse has announced that the league’s newest franchise, the Connecticut Hammerheads, will host their games on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium, which was built in 2015 on the Fairfield University Campus. Play for the 2020 season begins in late May.
Read MoreCT Humanities recently awarded $199,174 to nine Connecticut organizations to support capacity building, program implementation, planning, and partnerships. The locations of the organizations receiving grants included Bridgeport, Hartford, Litchfield, Middletown, New Canaan, New Haven, Norwalk and West Hartford.
Read More2020 is a leap year, which brings an extra day to the calendar at the end of this month and a singular observance. The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), with headquarters in Danbury, is the Official U.S. Sponsor of Rare Disease Day, which will be marked in Connecticut and around the country on and around Saturday, February 29.
Read MoreConnecticut is ranked 1st in lowest sugary beverage consumption, 1st in adults with lowest oral pain, and 1st in adults who visited a dentist, a new analysis finds. Cause and effect?
Read MoreHartford’s relentless efforts in recent years to attract and retain a young entrepreneurial workforce appears to be making some headway. A new analysis indicates that Connecticut’s capital city has among the youngest entrepreneurs in the nation, ranking fifth in the survey of major metropolitan areas
Read MoreIn 2019, average mathematics scores for students across the nation were one point higher at grade 4 and 1 point lower at grade 8 than in 2017. Approximately 296,900 students across the nation participated in the 2019 mathematics assessment administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In the 8th grade assessment, Connecticut’s average student score was tied for 10th highest in the nation.
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