The Importance of School Attendance
Many families are not aware of how quickly absences add up, which can lead to academic failure. All absences affect how well students learn.
Read MoreMany families are not aware of how quickly absences add up, which can lead to academic failure. All absences affect how well students learn.
Read MoreAfter the recent November heat wave, it’s hard to imagine that winter will ever come. But it will be here sooner than you think, and now is the time to make arrangements for all those cold-weather repairs and general maintenance!
Read More"For you and others in our country who stereotype the homeless, know this; many homeless are veterans, poor seniors, or just others down on their luck. AND also the bastardized addicted. I live at the shelter, am an alcoholic who has just completed a program, college educated, well-dressed, seeking work, working with relapse counselors, and at a computer daily applying for work. I'm not sitting around waiting for free housing; if not offered, I will do this by hard work like the rest of America." -Danbury Homeless Facebook page
Read MoreThe Connecticut Department of Public Health confirmed the first death of a state resident due to influenza (flu) for the 2022-23 influenza season. The death of an adult, age 50 – 59, from New London County, occurred in November.
Read MoreThese days, everybody around you seems to think they have all the answers. You can hardly make a statement without someone trying to correct you. There’s a reason for this. People hate uncertainty, and if they can develop a sense of the world that is consistent, they’re much happier.
Read MoreWhen the COVID pandemic hit in 2020, with schools closing and switching to remote learning, there were families who became more engaged in their children’s learning, as it was right in their living rooms and kitchens. Much good emerged from the new interactions; however, questions arose as to how to help children’s achievement, and families had to learn about new technology and how to navigate a new system.
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