The headline atop the full-page ad most visibly in The Hartford Courant and Stamford Advocate this week were nearly impossible to miss. “Invested in Connecticut,” it read, going on to explain “It’s one think to do business in the U.S. It’s another to be invested in its future.
Read MoreSparkler Learning has teamed up with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC), United Way of Connecticut’s 211 Child Development and Hartford Public Library to announce the start of Camp Sparkler, a free, eight-week, virtual summer camp for families with children ages five and under.
Read MoreConnecticut has the third highest percentage of households with rainy-day and emergency funds, just behind Hawaii and Delaware and just ahead of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, according to a new analysis by the financial website WalletHub.
Read MoreSixty students in grades 6-12 represented Connecticut at the prestigious 2025 National History Day® Contest at the University of Maryland earlier this month. Twenty of them returned home with awards and special prizes.
Read MoreA new report found Connecticut is stagnating in improving child well-being. The state ranks eighth in the Annie E. Casey Kids Count Data Book for the second year in a row.
Read MoreConnecticut Public has earned two national honors in the 2025 Digital Innovation Awards from the Local Media Association (LMA), along with two regional Emmy® Awards, recognizing the organization’s excellence in digital journalism, storytelling, and innovation.
Read MoreA new survey found Connecticut residents are feeling the pinch of a state law passed last year, blocking earned wage access, services allowing workers early access to a portion of their wages before payday.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Science Center in 2024 served more than 64,000 school students through onsite and offsite programing, reaching every city and town in Connecticut.
Read MoreConnecticut’s overall ranking in a new analysis of the top states for working moms placed the state at #2 nationwide, just behind Massachusetts.
Read MoreThe economic impact to the State of Connecticut from its fourteen non-profit independent colleges and universities is $19.3 billion annually, according to a just-completed comprehensive study.
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