PLANO, Texas, May 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Attorneys Urge District Court to Stop Connecticut School District's Unconstitutional Censorship of Veteran Teacher New Britain, CT --Today, attorneys from First Liberty Institute and WilmerHale asked the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut to stop a public school's retal  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 16 -- Save the Sound posted the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Climate Resilience Bill SB 9 Passes the Connecticut State Senate Hartford, CT--Today the Connecticut State Senate voted 28-8 to pass Senate Bill 9, a bill that would help protect Connecticut residents from the impacts of climate change. Resilience is especially needed in Connecticut, a state that could see as much as 24,000 acres of coastal land lost to sea level rise according to a repor  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Commemorating 60 Years of Head Start's Lasting Impact on Millions of Children and Families FAIRIFELD, Conn. (May 15, 2025) - With this Sunday, May 18, marking the 60th anniversary of Head Start programming in America, Betsy Zorio, Save the Children's Vice Pre  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * In Gaza, Nealy Every Single Child is at Risk of Famine GAZA (May 12, 2025) --The lives of the 1.1 million children in Gaza are urgently threatened by spiraling acute food insecurity as new data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) foun  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following agency statement on May 14, 2025: * * * SETDA Statement on the Termination of Federal Digital Equity Grants On Friday evening, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) terminated Digital Equity Act planning and capacity grant agreements for at least 20 states, including Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina, and North Dakota  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * SOMALIA: Over 55,000 Children at Risk of Illness and Death as Reduction of Foreign Aid Force Nutrition Centers to Close BAIDOA, Somalia, (MAY 14, 2025) - At least 55,000 children supported by Save the Children in Somalia [1] will lose access to life-saving nu  more