Connecticut is one of a growing number of states, school districts and schools nationwide that has implemented the National Center for School Mental Health's School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation System (SHAPE), according to a recent newsletter published by program partner Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI).
Read MoreThe hiring outlook for Connecticut is among the best in the nation, according to a new survey of employers. Connecticut ranked third in the nation, behind only Vermont and Montana, in the percentage of employers who anticipate they’ll be hiring during the first quarter of 2021.
Read MoreWe’ve seen the headlines, and it comes as no surprise. More than 600 restaurants in Connecticut have closed since the pandemic arrived in March, most despite their best efforts to survive. Yet, some have managed to swim against the tide and remain open, including some that have opened for the first time.
Read MoreThe Yale School of Public Health has been on a roll during the past few months, even as it was encountering a noisy bump in the road. The good news: Dr. Anthony Fauci, will give the 2021 commencement address. Marcella Nunez-Smith will serve in the incoming Biden Administration, leading a new COVID-19 task force on equity issues. But there’s more swirling about.
Read MoreAn initiative launched in Connecticut is taking direct aim at opening up the way in which critical research is funded, with the most elusive of illnesses – cancer – clearly in its sights. It is innovative crowd-funding, designed to fill the funding gap that has proven to be a hurdle that many biotech cancer research initiatives – despite how promising they may be - just can’t get beyond.
Read MoreEvery high school in Connecticut will be required to offer a course in African American, Black, Latino and Puerto Rican studies beginning in the 2022-23 academic year, after the state Board of Education unanimously approved implementation of the newly developed curriculum this week.
Read MoreWithin in next two weeks, Connecticut expects to have delivered a laptop or internet connection to every Connecticut student who didn’t have one when the pandemic – and distance learning – began across the state’s school districts. Every Connecticut student.
Read MoreAttorney General William Tong, Secretary of State Denise Merrill and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are cautioning businesses to avoid paying unnecessary fees to entities offering assistance with annual report business filings.
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