For the third time in eight years, a group of Bridgeport parents who are frustrated that their children with disabilities are not getting the support they need in school have …
Given that low-income families are more likely to live in poor-quality housing with asthma triggers, asthma is more than just a health problem — it is also a poverty and …
State data gathered by Connecticut Voices for Children and UConn’s Gun Violence Prevention Research Interest Project strongly suggests that “the negative impacts of police presence in schools – the disproportionate …
If you found yourself without a place to stay for the night, what would you do? Such a prospect is intimidating for adults, but even more so for the thousands …
Connecticut officials have data showing how much school the state’s most vulnerable students are missing when they switch to remote learning, and advocates are calling on Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration …
… if schools nationwide look to Hartford as an example, they’ll be able to promote diversity in schools in a way that’s “legally bulletproof against right-wing attacks.” With Cardona tapped …
The Center for Children’s Advocacy and Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) have joined forces to open a Medical-Legal Partnership on-site at YCSC. The collaboration is the first Medical-Legal Partnership on …
… civil rights leaders point out that incentives historically have not broken the gridlock to integrate schools in many Connecticut towns. For example, suburban districts for decades have been offered …
With state utility regulators and Eversource Energy deliberating whether and how to extend a pandemic-related moratorium on utility shut-offs, advocates say it’s important for struggling ratepayers to know their rights …
Last spring, that datapoint of how many students didn’t log on at all was almost identical: 4%. There’s no way to gauge if more students are attending more often than …
