CCM opens effort to save at-risk youth, overhaul CT government
119K Commission on at-risk and disconnected youth in Connecticut proposes drastic and sweeping changes to education and social services in the state.
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Connecticut education would see sweeping, 'transformational' changes under new proposal
"This is a bold, honest strategy that is in response to what we heard from young people, from teachers, from so many across the state," said Andrew Ferguson, co-CEO of the non-profit Dalio Education and co-chairperson of the 119k Commission, which produced the new report. "I'm very excited by the integration, the holistic, comprehensive picture here."
Former ‘at-risk youth’ talk resources as CT weighs investments
Their three stories have two things in common: at one point in their lives they could have been among the 119,000 young people in Connecticut ages 14 through 26 that Dalio Education had identified as disconnected or at risk of being disconnected.
Commission Calls for Major Investments to Reconnect Disengaged Youth
Members of the 119k Commission present the their report on Oct. 9, 2024