The Meriden Record-Journal has been selected as a Report for America host newsroom, which will bring two Report for America corps members to the newspaper’s newsroom.
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 MoreConnecticut ranks among the top 10 states in offering access to mental health services for its youth population, according to the latest report from Mental Health America, but advocates said more could be done.
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 MoreIt has become known as the Great Resignation – the disruption in the job market induced by the two plus years of the pandemic. The latest data, however, indicates that a state-by-state comparison show that Connecticut is among the most stable, showing the fifth lowest resignation rate.
Read MoreInstead of our three-page document detailing the threat climate change poses and specific actionable steps, the town council passed a one-page resolution. We felt immensely let down. If my team was older, the town might have been more honest about the trajectory of our resolution. The town shut their ears to what young people are saying: climate change IS an emergency.
Read MoreAs of July 1st, the Connecticut minimum wage was raised to $14/hour as part of a 5-year plan to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour by 2023. The increase was not without controversy, when the plan began, or now.
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