Eastern’s Early Childhood Education Center Fills ‘Virtual’ Void for Teacher Prep Programs

Eastern’s Early Childhood Education Center Fills ‘Virtual’ Void for Teacher Prep Programs

When schools shut down in March, teacher education programs were left scrambling. Eastern Connecticut State University’s highly regarded Early Childhood Education (CECE) filled the void, in Connecticut and beyond, when teachers were without placements where they could observe children in real time.

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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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CT School Districts Among Leading Participants in Mental Health Planning, Assessments

CT School Districts Among Leading Participants in Mental Health Planning, Assessments

Connecticut is one of a growing number of states, school districts and schools nationwide that has implemented the National Center for School Mental Health's School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation System (SHAPE), according to a recent newsletter published by program partner Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI).

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Fiscal Concerns Accompany Good News at Yale School of Public Health

Fiscal Concerns Accompany Good News at Yale School of Public Health

The Yale School of Public Health has been on a roll during the past few months, even as it was encountering a noisy bump in the road. The good news: Dr. Anthony Fauci, will give the 2021 commencement address. Marcella Nunez-Smith will serve in the incoming Biden Administration, leading a new COVID-19 task force on equity issues. But there’s more swirling about.

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Music Beats Cancer – A New Approach Launched in CT Seeks to Advance Cancer Research, Harnessing Support for Innovative Biotech Firms

Music Beats Cancer – A New Approach Launched in CT Seeks to Advance Cancer Research, Harnessing Support for Innovative Biotech Firms

An initiative launched in Connecticut is taking direct aim at opening up the way in which critical research is funded, with the most elusive of illnesses – cancer – clearly in its sights. It is innovative crowd-funding, designed to fill the funding gap that has proven to be a hurdle that many biotech cancer research initiatives – despite how promising they may be - just can’t get beyond.

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Black & Latino Studies to be Offered in CT High Schools; State Board Approves Curriculum

Black & Latino Studies to be Offered in CT High Schools; State Board Approves Curriculum

Every high school in Connecticut will be required to offer a course in African American, Black, Latino and Puerto Rican studies beginning in the 2022-23 academic year, after the state Board of Education unanimously approved implementation of the newly developed curriculum this week.

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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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COVID in Academia: Trinity College Adds COVID Classes to Curriculum

COVID in Academia:  Trinity College Adds COVID Classes to Curriculum

COVID-19 is moving from the hospitals to the college classroom - or the remote classroom to be more accurate - as academia integrates the experiences of 2020 directly into their curricula. Trinity College in Hartford already has an array of courses being offered this semester that tackle topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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