Social entrepreneurship has been around, in one form or another, for decades if not longer. Working to resolve our differences so, together, we can make our communities and our world a better place, is the “social” in social entrepreneur. At this point in time, it’s about healing the wounds inflicted by the pandemic and a legacy of racism and discrimination. We need that now.
Read MoreThe objective is to enhance education and training delivered to police officers to assist them in balancing the demands of public safety and the best interests of youth and Black and diverse communities, improving relations between police and youth. The newly forming Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations (CIYPR) is to be launched in Greater Hartford, supported by funding from two well-known philanthropic institutions and led by highly regarded expertise of two academic institutions in the state
Read MoreConnecticut Explored debuted their 3rd grade social studies textbook, Where I Live, in 2017, successfully meeting teachers’ demands for content that adhered to the State’s newly-revised social studies framework. Little did the statewide magazine know that three years later, their text and accompanying online resources would answer another pressing need during a global pandemic, attracting unprecedented usage by teachers and their students.
Read MoreDuring the past week, municipal governing bodies in New Haven, Middletown, Manchester, and Windham considered and approved resolutions declaring racism as a public health crisis. They joined Windsor, Hartford, Bloomfield, New Britain, and West Hartford in taking this step, joining cities across the nation taking similar action. In the coming days, at least two additional municipalities are poised to join them.
Read MoreThe full impact of COVID-19 on colleges and universities across New England is still to be seen, and a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center warns of “potential consequences for the local economies of the cities and towns that depend heavily on higher education” across the region.
Read MoreMuseums may emerge from the past few months, replete with sudden shutdowns, economic downturn, industry layoffs, and developed on-the-fly virtual programming, as an even more valuable and appreciated resource than before. That’s what new national data indicates, and Connecticut museums are among those encouraged by the news.
Read MoreAs municipalities across the country begin to recover from COVID-19, Main Streets are witnessing unprecedented impacts on their small-business retail or commercial fabric. Ultimately, there may be more good news than bad in the aftermath of economic impact - there may be great opportunities to implement large-scale beneficial changes.
Read MoreBy one measure, Connecticut’s recovery is better than every other state in the nation. The state ranks first when judged by the number of unemployment claims since the start of the pandemic, when compared with data from a year ago.
Read MoreConnecticut’s success-to-date in knocking down the spread of the coronavirus can be attributed to many decisions made by the state’s leaders and individual residents across the state. Among those efforts which have received less attention, but contributed to the progress, is a special committee of experts quickly set up by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).
Read MoreConnecticut is in the midst of developing a statewide model curriculum for a year-long high school level course on Black and Latino history. It is to be made available to students beginning as soon as next year. But even as that effort proceeds, some are suggesting that it won’t be enough.The thinking is that aspects of Black and Latino history should be incorporated into the curriculum beginning at the elementary school level. If Connecticut’s legislature enacts such a requirement, it would not be the first state to do so.
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