The pandemic has resulted in rising rates of anxiety and depression among children, particularly among the most vulnerable families, increasing the need for services and exacerbating longstanding strains on the behavioral health system and its workforce.
Read MoreTwenty-five years ago, the Connecticut state legislature established the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) direct-sold college savings plan as a means of helping Connecticut families save funds for future college education costs. Through the years, more than $2.1 billion has been withdrawn from individual CHET accounts to help more than 57,000 students pay for college expenses.
Read MoreAs nearly everyone who has been driving, cycling or walking on a Connecticut roadway since the pandemic began to recede will tell you, speeds have picked up, recklessness has increased, and the distractions and accompanying dangers are ever-present.
Read MoreRadenka Maric, an acclaimed innovator in clean energy technology whose leadership as a vice president helped propel UConn to new heights in research funding, has been selected as the University’s 17th president after having served as Interim President since February.
Read MoreThe University of Saint Joseph’s Womens Leadership Center WLC feature four women leaders in sport, media, and law reflecting on the ESPN acclaimed docuseries, 37 Words, which outlines the history of Title IX, the 1972 amendment passed by Congress to forbid discrimination based on gender.
Read MoreThe world, as they say, is changing. And that is as true in the workplace as it is in any other aspect of life. Recent reports and data analysis suggests that the Land of Steady Habits, known also as Connecticut, may stand to benefit, even in the shadow of major metropolises and with its largest cities not nearly as large as the nation’s largest.
Read MoreIf Hartford - and Connecticut - is going to continue to gain notice as entrepreneurially-friendly and hospitable to small business start-ups, one of the reasons will be reSET, the non-profit entrepreneur support organization, headquartered in the city’s increasingly thriving Parkville neighborhood.
Read MoreA bill now being considered in Congress has the potential to disrupt free or low-priced technology services essential for businesses and families to succeed in this increasingly digital and remote world in which we live.
Read MoreSound on Sound Music Festival is making its first-ever appearance at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, the weekend of September 24-25, featuring more than two dozen artists including the Lumineers, Stevie Nicks and Dave Mathews.
Read MoreConnecticut Attorney General William Tong is leading a multistate coalition of 51 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to expand anti-robocall protections, in a 16-page letter sent to the federal agency on Tuesday.
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