New Federal Funding Helps CT Get Electric School Buses
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Connecticut school districts and bus companies will be receiving more than $8 million in federal funding for electric school buses.
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Action Urged to Strengthen Behavioral Health Workforce to Aid Children As Anxiety, Depression Grow
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Rising rates of anxiety and depression among children have exacerbated longstanding strains on the behavioral health system and its workforce, a report and series of recommendations developed by the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) and Clifford Beers Community Health Partners point out in a Policy Brief and accompanying recommendations for Connecticut.
Read MoreInclusive Public Engagement — Putting the Code into Practice
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The recent update to the AICP Code of Ethics calls for planners to change the way that we do business by performing our work in a manner that addresses social justice and focuses on making equitable decisions for the good of all that we serve.
Read MoreTrash Travels: Volunteers Track It Down, Clean It Up, Improve Environment
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Preserving waterways and protecting wildlife are crucial, more than ever, in saving the environment and protecting ocean life. During September and October 2022, Save the Sounds’s Connecticut Cleanup Crews came back for the 20th year. And picked up immense amounts of trash, cleaning the environment and protecting animals.
Read MoreConnecticut Authors of Varied Genres Stand Out in 2022 Connecticut Book Awards
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The 2022 Connecticut Book Awards Winners have been selected by the Connecticut Center for the Book. The awards recognize the best books of 2021 which are either about Connecticut or by authors and illustrators from Connecticut. A total of 113 books were submitted among all categories and each went through a rigorous review process to select the finalists and winners in each category.
Read MoreConnecticut Launches Rebranding Initiative with Stakeholder Survey
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The State of Connecticut is embarking on an ambitious endeavor: a transformative state branding campaign to serve as the identity for Connecticut for years to come. The effort is beginning with a survey of key stakeholders to “help to inform this transformative state branding campaign” and “ to provide a diverse and inclusive vision for our state.”
Read MoreGirl Scouts of Connecticut Receive $2.4 Million to Boost Programs
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Connecticut’s $2.4 million share of the $84.5 million donation awarded to Girl Scouts USA and 29 local councils selected by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott made the state’s Girl Scouts part of the largest donation from a single individual in the national organization’s 110-year history.
Read MoreLooking Beyond Election, State Plans Economic Development Summit in November
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With Election Day less than three weeks away, Connecticut’s Department of Economic Development has announced plans for the second annual Connecticut Economic Development Summit, to be held at the Yale School of Management in New Haven on Tuesday, November 29 – just three weeks after the election.
Read MoreMeriden: Again the Epicenter of Educators and Education
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Once again, the education spotlight has swung to Meriden. And this time it is innovative work being done teaching math to elementary school students, making up for time lost due to COVID, and showing progress.
Read MoreCT Foundation for Open Government Announces Recipients of First Pearlman FOI Award
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The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government (CFOG) has announced that a former state comptroller, a longtime state official, a clinic at Yale Law School and a columnist for The Day of New London have been selected to receive the inaugural Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award.
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