New Report Urges Universal Civic Duty Voting to Reinvigorate Democracy

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New Report Urges Universal Civic Duty Voting to Reinvigorate Democracy

Boldly stating that “the concept of making voting a universal civic duty in the United States would significantly enhance our democracy by broadening civic participation in all communities,” a working group organized by The Brookings Institution and the Ash Center at the Harvard Kennedy School released a comprehensive report, following a year and a half of research and analysis, saying the concept “is worthy of a broad public discussion.”

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Connecticut Explored’s Textbook and Online Resources Answered COVID-19 Challenges

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Connecticut Explored’s Textbook and Online Resources Answered COVID-19 Challenges

Connecticut Explored debuted their 3rd grade social studies textbook, Where I Live, in 2017, successfully meeting teachers’ demands for content that adhered to the State’s newly-revised social studies framework. Little did the statewide magazine know that three years later, their text and accompanying online resources would answer another pressing need during a global pandemic, attracting unprecedented usage by teachers and their students.

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Racism is a Public Health Crisis, More Connecticut Communities Declare

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Racism is a Public Health Crisis, More Connecticut Communities Declare

During the past week, municipal governing bodies in New Haven, Middletown, Manchester, and Windham considered and approved resolutions declaring racism as a public health crisis. They joined Windsor, Hartford, Bloomfield, New Britain, and West Hartford in taking this step, joining cities across the nation taking similar action. In the coming days, at least two additional municipalities are poised to join them.

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Pandemic Has Strengthened Public Perception of Museums as Highly Credible Sources of Information

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Pandemic Has Strengthened Public Perception of Museums as Highly Credible Sources of Information

Museums may emerge from the past few months, replete with sudden shutdowns, economic downturn, industry layoffs, and developed on-the-fly virtual programming, as an even more valuable and appreciated resource than before. That’s what new national data indicates, and Connecticut museums are among those encouraged by the news.

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Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Provides Guidance for State’s Ongoing Pandemic Response

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Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Provides Guidance for State’s Ongoing Pandemic Response

Connecticut’s success-to-date in knocking down the spread of the coronavirus can be attributed to many decisions made by the state’s leaders and individual residents across the state. Among those efforts which have received less attention, but contributed to the progress, is a special committee of experts quickly set up by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).

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Extend Black and Latino History Curriculum Throughout K-12 Education in CT? That May Be Next Step

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Extend Black and Latino History Curriculum Throughout K-12 Education in CT? That May Be Next Step

Connecticut is in the midst of developing a statewide model curriculum for a year-long high school level course on Black and Latino history. It is to be made available to students beginning as soon as next year. But even as that effort proceeds, some are suggesting that it won’t be enough.The thinking is that aspects of Black and Latino history should be incorporated into the curriculum beginning at the elementary school level. If Connecticut’s legislature enacts such a requirement, it would not be the first state to do so.

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Connecticut Proceeding Full Steam Ahead in Building First Statewide Curriculum on Black and Latino History

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Connecticut Proceeding Full Steam Ahead in Building First Statewide Curriculum on Black and Latino History

With input from across the state, Connecticut’s new curriculum for a year-long high school course in African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino studies is already taking shape, in accordance with a new law – Public Act 19-12 - passed by the state legislature. The 150-member Advisory Committee involved in its development meets again later this month.

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CT Will Have a High School Curriculum on Black and Latino History; It’s the Law

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CT Will Have a High School Curriculum on Black and Latino History; It’s the Law

Testimony last March from hundreds of supporters helped to pass a law that launched development, now underway, of a high school course focused on Black and Latino history. Said one state resident, 16 months ago: “We can’t begin to heal and move forward as a country until we have done the profoundly important work of reckoning with our past and learning our history. People’s lives, my son’s life, literally depends on it.”

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Sikorsky to Receive CT Medal of Technology, Connecticut Science Center’s Fleury Honored, 36 New Members Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering

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Sikorsky to Receive CT Medal of Technology, Connecticut Science Center’s Fleury Honored, 36 New Members Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, is the 2020 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Technology in recognition of X2 Technology, a generational leap in rotary wing innovation that enables helicopters to complete tasks traditional helicopters can’t today. Matt Fleury, CEO of the Connecticut Science Center, is selected as an Honorary Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, and 36 new members of the Academy are elected.

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