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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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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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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Students Call the Shots on Election Night at WCSU

Students Call the Shots on Election Night at WCSU

College students – always comfortable with late nights and all-nighters – may be the perfect choice to be running election night coverage on November 3. That’s exactly the plan at Western Connecticut State University, where members of a spirited 40-strong student crew will be utilizing their technological tools and social media expertise to provide WCSU’s 10th annual “Election Connection” production. The live telecast will bring comprehensive election coverage and exploration of important issues.

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Groundbreaking UConn Study Will Examine Social Media As Trigger for Cyberbanging

Groundbreaking UConn Study Will Examine Social Media As Trigger for Cyberbanging

There hasn’t been any federal funded research into gun violence in this century. Until now. And a University of Connecticut researcher is among those to receive a share of the funding, authorized by Congress last year. It is the first federal funding into gun violence since 1996.

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