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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday May 31, 2020 ( 11 items )  

ACLU Issues Statement on DOEd Action
NEW YORK, May 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on May 28 by Chase Strangio, deputy director for Trans Justice: The Department of Education issued findings in response to an Office of Civil Rights complaint challenging Connecticut's policy that allows transgender student athletes to participate in athletics consist  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Dept. of Education - Connecticut Policy Abolishing Girls-Only Sports Violates Title IX
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 29 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: Following its months-long investigation into the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and several Connecticut school districts, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has issued a letter of impending enforcement action, finding that the athletic conference's policy allowing males who identify as female to compete in girls' athletic events disadvantages female athletes,  more

Concerned Women for America Welcomes DOJ Action to Protect Women's Sports
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Concerned Women for America issued the following statement: Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice led by Attorney General William Barr filed a Statement of Interest in federal court against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference for their policy that forces female athletes to compete against male athletes identifying as girls. Plain  more

Concerned Women for America: Victory in Women's Sports Civil Rights Case Carries Warning - Don't Deny Female Athletes Equal Opportunity
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Concerned Women for America issued the following news release: Concerned Women for America (CWA) applauds the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for taking a significant step in the fight to protect the integrity of women's sports. The ED Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has correctly ruled that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) and associated schools are in violation of Title IX regulations prohibiting sex discrimination for denying female student-ath  more

COVID-19: Number of Children Living in Household Poverty to Soar by Up to 86 Million by End of Year
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 28 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could push up to 86 million more children into household poverty by the end of 2020, an increase of 15 percent, according to a new analysis released by Save the Children and UNICEF. The analysis highlights that, without urgent action to protect families from the financial hardships caused by the pandemic, the total number of children living below the national pov  more

Dementia Gene Raises Risk of Severe COVID-19: Gerontological Society
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release: Having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to a large-scale study published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and the University of Connecticut analyzed data from the UK Biobank, and found high risk of severe COVID-19 infection among European   more

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Presents Save the Children With $2 Million to Support Kids Across Rural America During COVID-19
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 27 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Aligned in a mission to serve others, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded $2 million to Save the Children's coronavirus response efforts across rural America, the nonprofit announced. The gift will help ensure children continue to learn - and have access to nutritious foods - during nationwide school closures. Save the Children and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation are committed to helping  more

Families in ICE Detention Forced to Make Impossible Decision During COVID-19 Pandemic: Indefinite Detention or Family Separation
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 30 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: The administration's implementation of a "binary choice" policy at three U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Family Detention Centers is forcing parents to make a devastating and impossible choice - to remain in detention indefinitely with their children or to surrender their kids to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Save the Children and Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) are urging M  more

ISO New England and UCONN: 2020 Senior Capstone Project Looks at Power Plant Computer Model Performance
HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, May 29 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: For the second year in a row, ISO New England sponsored a Senior Design Capstone Project at the University of Connecticut (UCONN). This year, two student groups worked on a joint project, with the ISO's lead analyst, Qiang (Frankie) Zhang, from the our Business Architecture and Technology (BAT) group, serving as technical project advisor and ISO's Technical Manager, Xiaochuan Luo, serving as lead engineer. UCON  more

Journal of Physical Activity and Health Issues Research Articles in June 2020 Edition
NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, May 28 -- The Journal of Physical Activity and Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chronic disease, such as cancer, heart disease, mental health, weight control, neurologic deficits, in which physical activity may play a role in prevention, treatment or rehabilitation, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2020 edition: * Effects of Sharing Data With Teachers on Student Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in the Classroo  more

National Center for Transgender Equality: Trump Administration Threatens Conn. Schools' Funding to Ban Transgender Students From School Sports
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The National Center for Transgender Equality issued the following news release on May 28: The Trump administration continues to target transgender students even as the country has passed the sad milestone of more than 100,000 deaths from the COVID-19 crisis. As the Associated Press reported today (https://apnews.com/5c1d9682fb92ed9c277c7e139bdab9ed), the US Department of Education has sent a threatening letter to Connecticut claiming that the state violated federal law by  more