CT Educators Stretched Thin in Teacher Shortage
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A new report confirms Connecticut isn't the only state where school districts are scrambling to cover a shortage of teachers and other school professionals.
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Latest Data Highlights Prevalence Mental Health Issues Among Adults and Youth; CT Among Highest Ranking States
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Connecticut is one of 10 states described as having “lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care” for adult residents. The state ranked 4th in the nation.
Read MoreConnecticut’s Kid Governor Program Aims at Continued National Expansion; Rocky Hill Educator to Add Expertise to Leadership Team
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Rocky Hill educator Nichole Pitruzzello has been named Connecticut’s Kid Governor® State Coordinator, and program originator Brian Cofrancesco has become Director of Kid Governor®, the national award-winning civics program created by The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticut’s Old State House.
Read MoreConnecticut Center for School Safety and Crisis Preparation Launched at Western Connecticut State University
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In 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 MoreInvestment Needed for CT Children to Thrive, Report Says
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More investment is needed across Connecticut to support the economic well-being and education of children, according to a new annual report.
Read MoreMore Can Be Done to Boost Youth Mental Health in CT, U.S.
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Connecticut 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 MoreYale University School of Nursing Offers Connecticut's Lone Nurse-Midwifery Specialty Program
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Yale University is one of only two institutions in New England that offers an academic nurse-midwifery specialty. The program, in the Yale School of Nursing, “prepares students as competent midwives who provide family-centered primary health care,” the university’s website explains, noting that “more now than ever, the need and demand for midwives is at an all-time high.”
Read MoreStudents Recognized by Rell Center for Projects That Promote Integrity, Civility, Respect in Public Services
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A classroom of Hamden sixth graders and members of a Farmington High School Political Action Club are this year’s recipients of the inaugural Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service Civility Awards.
Read MoreCommunity Health Center, Inc. Receives Nearly $1.5M Award to Connect Children, Families to Health Care Coverage
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Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) has been awarded $1,499,820 over 3 years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) The funds are to reduce uninsured rates and connect more children, parents, and families to health care coverage. CHC is the only recipient in the six New England states.
Read MoreKidcaboo to the Rescue; New Service to Transport Children Rises to Meet Demand
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Childcare related costs continue to rise across the country, creating great challenges for working parents, particularly working mothers. A new transportation business arriving in Connecticut this month aims to respond to the growing need for assistance in getting young children from point A to point B.
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