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Task force backs new Civic Health Index; members seek $30K–$50K and public funding
Summary
Members of the Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Media Literacy Task Force endorsed pursuing a new Civic Health Index to measure statewide civic engagement, discussed external funders and a possible state line item, and recommended funding two indexes (baseline and follow-up) to track impact.
The Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Media Literacy Task Force voted informally to pursue a new Civic Health Index and urged the state to identify funding to produce it.
Melvette Hill, a member of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, said the Secretary of State's office and the National Conference on Citizenship have partnered on previous state indexes and that Connecticut's last index was in 2016. "We're recommending…
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