What to read this summer: CT Public staffers share their favorite books
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We recommend books for every reader – everything from historical nonfiction to fantasy, horror and graphic novels.
A Brandlesholme teenager is raising funds for the NHS after being diagnosed with a rare eye condition.
Premieres: January 14, 2021 “By mid-century, if we don’t have a significant cut in heat trapping emissions, we can expect extreme heat to rise here in the Northeast,” said Rachel Cleetus of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Those impacts would worsen inequities of climate change that disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color, Cleetus said. “This is one of the most insidious and unjust aspects of how climate change is coming to bear.” And we heard from listeners and residents across New England who told us how climate change has already affected the...
Published January 12, 2021 at 9:57 AM EST Public school enrollment in New England is down during the pandemic. But even when kids are enrolled, it can be a struggle to get some to show up. This week on NEXT, how one district is tackling absenteeism and why doctors are increasingly concerned about youth mental health. Plus, Massachusetts school districts try to cope with a teacher shortage. And when a Vermonter’s business plummeted after COVID hit, she donned an inflatable T-Rex costume and started dancing. Guests: Jennie Weiner, associate professor of educational leadership at ...
One of the voices leaving is NPR Morning Edition host David Greene. In what he describes as the 'hardest decision in his career': David will leave the hosting chair after eight years to explore other projects. His final day will be December 29 I would love to share my favorite moment memory of David’s time with NPR but I can’t limit myself to one. If you have a favorite, please feel free to send it to me and I will be glad to pass it along to David. The daily decisions as to what stories/issues to cover are mind-boggling in this frenetic time. One region, with multiple stories, that dese...