The Connecticut State Library’s Five-Year Plan, for 2023-2027, has been approved by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as required by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). It reflects the impact of what COVID-19 and the push for social justice has revealed.
Read MoreIt is what some may describe as a strong finish. In their final year as individual institutions, four of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges have been named among the 20 Top Community Colleges in the nation. And the system, as currently constituted, was ranked number one in the nation.
Read MoreIn response to an ever-growing need for safety and mental health support programs in public schools, Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) has opened the Connecticut Center for School Safety and Crisis Preparation. The Center will provide professional development related to all aspects of school safety planning, and establish relationships among area school districts that will create a network of professionals who become available to each other for both formal and informal crisis support.
Read MoreMore investment is needed across Connecticut to support the economic well-being and education of children, according to a new annual report.
Read MoreBack in 2021, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and Hispanic Federation formed an alliance to provide capacity-building support to Black, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Latino, and other People of Color (BIPOC) community-based organizations (CBOs) throughout Hartford County, including all 29 cities and towns. Now, applications are being sought for a second round of funding.
Read More“This should be a blinking red warning light for the higher ed industry. The model is broken - too many schools today are too expensive with not enough ROI. Time for reform,” said Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. Data in recent years, before and since COVID, is reflecting concern about higher education.
Read MoreHartford-based Aquiline Drones Corporation (AD), Connecticut's only drone manufacturing and technology company, has signed a multi-year agreement to offer its entire online drone pilot certification curriculum through the 17 institutions comprising Connecticut's State College and University system (CSCU).
Read MoreYale University is one of only two institutions in New England that offers an academic nurse-midwifery specialty. The program, in the Yale School of Nursing, “prepares students as competent midwives who provide family-centered primary health care,” the university’s website explains, noting that “more now than ever, the need and demand for midwives is at an all-time high.”
Read MoreA classroom of Hamden sixth graders and members of a Farmington High School Political Action Club are this year’s recipients of the inaugural Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service Civility Awards.
Read MoreThe New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) have announced plans, in collaboration with the State of Connecticut, to award grants to seven business-higher education partnerships in Connecticut as part of an initiative to rapidly increase the competitiveness of the state’s postsecondary institutions and meet growing business demand for tech skills.
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