The classroom safety bill discriminates against the disabled
The Connecticut Association for Public School Superintendents has serious concern over the passage of Public Act 18-89: An Act Concerning Classroom Safety and Disruptive Behavior . The Act would be an...
View ArticleUphold the governor’s veto of Public Act 18-89
Monday Connecticut's legislature appears on the verge of enacting a profoundly anti-disability rights, anti-civil rights legislation over Gov. Dannel Malloy's veto. The bill is Public Act 18-89. It...
View ArticleLet Malloy’s veto of the classroom safety bill stand
Gov. Dannel Malloy was correct to veto Public Act No. 18-89 (SB 453), an act concerning classroom safety and disruptive behavior. This bill was wrought with inconsistencies, redundant mandates, and...
View ArticleEducation savings accounts would help slow the loss of Catholic schools
The Connecticut General Assembly concluded its work last month, and we would like to share with you our profound disappointment that House Bill 5340 An Act Concerning a Study of Education Savings...
View ArticleThe State Senate responded by upholding Malloy’s veto
The legislature, and the Senate in particular, did something remarkable. They voted not to override Gov. Dannel Malloy’s veto of Public Act 18-89, an Act Concerning Classroom Safety & Disruptive...
View ArticleHealing children’s (and the nation’s) wounds
Children and families who have been separated at our southern border have faced significant trauma. The more than 2,300 detained children need to be reunited with their parents immediately. As...
View ArticleA preamble for every American political platform
This is a preamble to the political platform needed to unite our country and give everyone the opportunity to prosper: We believe that America needs to be led by elected officials in Washington whose...
View ArticleChildhood challenges within our borders, not just at them
For the past few weeks, stories about the separation of children from their parents at our borders have been everywhere. For people of compassion, it’s been brutally difficult to see the images and...
View Article‘Summer Learning Day’ represents opportunities, gaps
“Summer Learning Day” on July 12 is a symbol of how much young people can learn outside of school —and of how those learning occasions can contribute to opportunity gaps. “Gap” is actually an...
View ArticleIt’s time for Connecticut to adopt paid family leave
The governor of Massachusetts signed a bill into law recently that would create a paid family and medical leave program, which will go into effect in 2021. Massachusetts’ paid leave program is similar...
View ArticleLawmakers let Connecticut sex traffickers off the hook
Little attention had been paid to a proposed bill — An Act Concerning Human Trafficking — that unfortunately died at the end of the 2018 Legislative Session. Given the significant attention and gains...
View ArticleIncome inequality, unchecked disparities threaten prosperity of Connecticut...
For decades, a wealth of research has taught us that our nation is at its strongest when we make sound investments in our children and young people. Now, new data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s...
View ArticleConnecticut’s four-year public state university graduation rates fall short
Low completion rates are a problem at some of Connecticut’s four-year public state institutions. A recent report outlining the number of bachelor’s degree earners reveals a significant gap in the...
View ArticleCSCU successfully graduates students prepared to become productive workforce...
A recent CTViewpoints opinion -- Connecticut's four year public state university graduation rates fall short -- correctly observed that Connecticut’s state universities “have a responsibility to help...
View ArticleBridgeport educator: What gives me hope after a terrible year for teachers
After the disappointing Janus Supreme Court decision that eliminated the “fair share” laws that fund teachers unions like mine, thousands of educators from across the country marched through the...
View ArticleStudent finds tech future requires design for human needs
Hoping to broaden my worldly outlook, I took an opportunity to attend Education First’s Global Leadership Summit with my fellow classmates. Going to London, Paris, and Berlin with thousands of...
View ArticleFairness for Kevin Ollie
The University of Connecticut has a coaching contract with former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie, and despite their ongoing disagreement, it is way past time for the school to live up to its...
View ArticleConnecticut requires a governor committed to education
Congratulations to each gubernatorial candidate on gaining a place on the November ballot. The next governor will encounter many fiscal, structural, and social challenges in the state of Connecticut....
View ArticleCreating systems in which all children can be happy, healthy, and successful
Last week, both CT Voices for Children and the Connecticut Health and Development Institute (CHDI) issued publications focusing on the young child. CT Voices addressed access to high-quality early care...
View ArticleTo the new governor: Dismantle, rebuild the Board of Regents
To the 2018 CT Gubernatorial Candidates Throughout the gubernatorial primaries and campaigns, while facing Connecticut’s enormous financial challenges, you have all made clear your interest in helping...
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