Connecticut residents have the highest support for college at 49 percent, followed by Rhode Island at 48 percent, according to a survey done for the Boston Globe by Emerson College, asking the increasingly popular question, is college worth it?
Read MoreWith 37.9 million people living in poverty in the U.S., the non-profit organization SmileHub has released a report looking at the states that are Most Supportive of People in Poverty in 2024. Connecticut, according to the data analysis, ranks 10th.
Read MoreToday, 1 in 6 children in Connecticut are food insecure; and food insecurity continues to disproportionately impact Black and Hispanic communities at the rate of 1 in 4 people. Connecticut Foodshare and its network have distributed more meals than ever before - and it is not enough.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has published its latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, an accounting of the state’s air pollution that contributes to climate change.
Read MoreUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford have announced the merger of their volunteer youth reading programs.
Read MoreHousing – or the lack thereof – has increasingly become an issue seeking solution at Connecticut’s flagship university, with increasing focus on UConn’s campuses in Stamford and Hartford.
Read MoreWomen have a capability to succeed that comes from a different source than they have been led to believe, but is no less potent. Once that is realized, women can - and do - excel in science, a longstanding male-dominated sector.
Read MorereSET, the Hartford-based entrepreneur support organization committed to nurturing businesses with a social mission, has announced that applications are now open for two separate programs designed to help entrepreneurs “grow with impact.”
Read MoreThe Connecticut World Affairs Council’s annual Model UN program for this fall is already getting underway, even though we’re in the midst of summertime - and hundreds of students in nearly three dozen high schools are aiming to participate.
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