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Dalio Education found that 119,000 Connecticut youths were disconnected, in large part because public schools did not prepare them for the workforce.
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Dalio Education found that 119,000 Connecticut youths were disconnected, in large part because public schools did not prepare them for the workforce.
Young People First. The title and focus of a newly released report by the 119K Commission, an initiative led by mayors of towns and cities across the state and coordinated by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, could not be more succinct or more urgent.
Public systems that are supposed to help young people often end up perpetuating disconnection. That’s what we learn when we listen to young people who are disconnected from school and employment in Connecticut.
We dig into the plan to address the crisis with young people in Connecticut who have disconnected from school or work. Joe DeLong, Executive Director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), joins Mike Hydeck with an update on the 119k Commission’s efforts.