2020 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 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.
Read MorePuerto Rican and Latino students at public high schools throughout Connecticut will have the opportunity to learn more about their ethnic history and culture as soon as 2021 thanks to legislation passed in 2019 with strong bipartisan support.
Read More
The University of Connecticut is breaking new ground in Connecticut as the first college or university in the state to offer a four-year bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language. Students can begin declaring the ASL major on May 1.
Read MoreConnecticut is the 5th most educated state in the nation, according to a new analysis of nationwide data.
Read MoreResearchers followed thousands of people 50 and older over a 14-year period discovered that those who went to a museum or attended a concert just once or twice a year were 14 percent less likely to die during that period than those who didn’t.
Read MoreConnecticut ranks as the fourth healthiest state in the nation, according to the latest United Health Foundation’s 30th edition of its annual America's Health Rankings Annual Report. It is the longest-running state-by-state analysis of the nation's health.
Read MoreSeven University of Connecticut professors have been named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers. The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list, released recently by the Web of Science Group, identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top one percent.
Read MoreStudents pursuing a liberal arts curriculum at a community college in Connecticut, aiming to continue their studies at an independent college or university in the region, are receiving some good news to start the year.
Read More
In honor of the 100th anniversary year of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which not only gave women the right to vote, but ensured their access to the political process and opened doors for them to achieve their educational, economic, and civic goals, the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (CWHF) and the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) have collaborated, with the support of CT Humanities, to develop a new banner exhibit, entitled "Rise Up, Sisters!"
Read More
© 2025 Connecticut By The Numbers [TM]
430 New Park Avenue, Suite 102, West Hartford, CT 06110
Designed by RDK Design & Photography
