New England Public Radio News

In Connecticut, 2007 was shaping up to be the year of univeral healthcare at the State Capitol. Instead, it may end up being the year of public education. Governor Jodi Rell laid out her two-year, $34 billion spending plan...

Following the nation's first Earth Day in 1970, many cities and towns contracted with private nature centers to give their students more outdoor experiences. The city of Springfield, MA developed its own environmental education...

On any given night, about 300 people in Springfield, Massachusetts have no home to sleep in - and every year, an estimated 2000 people in the city, including children, will experience at least one spell of homelessness. Earlier...

Next week the Massachusetts legislature is holding its first hearing on the Children's Mental Health Commission. As WFCR's Karen Brown reports, some members of the Children's Commission say they want to continue their work --...

Bob Paquette's focus on the arts this Friday looks ahead to March and the 15th Annual Women's Film Festival in Brattleboro, Vermont. Over three weekends, more than twenty films, by...

In a recent survey, Connecticut voters gave Joe Lieberman a 65 % approval rating. He is running for a 4th term in the U.S. Senate this year, despite his continued support for the war in Iraq. Almost two-thirds of Lieberman's...

Julius Lester's latest book is Day of Tears. Bob Paquette recently spoke with Lester, who read some excerpts from the book. Lester's exhibition of photos from the rural south during the Civil Rights Movement is...