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Vermont colleges are cautiously welcoming AI to campus
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (333+ words) Colleges and universities are encouraging conversations about how to use AI and integrate it into the curriculum, even as some students express anxiety about how it will shape their future....
Learning Snacks: Celebrating 250 Years of America! "
3+ week, 4+ day ago (116+ words) ctpublic. org FOR KIDS: LET'S TRAVEL BACK TO 1775! Travel back in time with Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum to meet one of the most important figures in our nation's history, George Washington! Washington was an incredible leader who took…...
'Dopamine Kids' explains why children crave screens and helps them enjoy life instead
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (786+ words) Like many parents, Michaeleen Doucleff struggled with her young daughter's screen use. Doucleff, author of the bestselling book Hunt, Gather, Parent, followed the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommended daily limit. Yet, when Rosy's screen time came to an end each…...
Ayotte's pick for Child Advocate withdraws from consideration
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) Gov. Kelly Ayotte's nominee for policing the state's child welfare system has withdrawn her name from consideration. Diana Fenton could not be immediately reached for comment. Her decision comes a day after a contentious public hearing on her nomination before…...
Toy theaters, t'teres of Mexican puppetry on display at UConn Ballard Institute
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1017+ words) A little paper puppet child is walking up to a cottage made of cardboard surrounded by mountains, trees and clouds created out of scraps. The kid is visiting grandma Nana, a paper puppet giant who shares a home-cooked meal with…...
Children's author Jerry Craft shares why his books offer an outlook not centered on survival
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (697+ words) Children's author and illustrator Jerry Craft grew up knowing he was different. Craft grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City, but attended the prestigious Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, NY....
What CT public education needs to work on, according to educators at State Capitol summit
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (907+ words) Connecticut educators aired their frustrations about teacher shortages and insufficient resources in the state's public schools while at an education issues summit in the State Capitol Wednesday. State Representatives James S'nchez (D-Hartford, West Hartford) and Hilda Santiago (D-Meriden) sat together…...
NH child vaccine recommendations remain unchanged, despite new CDC guidance
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will follow guidance from national medical organizations on recommended childhood immunizations, days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed several vaccines from the list it recommends for all children....
Hundreds of CT students actively homeless at start of school year
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (583+ words) Among the housing unstable and unhoused children in Connecticut, nearly 500 are currently experiencing active homelessness. Like the overall rate of homelessness in Connecticut, the number of unhoused school-age children rose in recent years. Homelessness in Connecticut rose more than 30% from…...