The city’s efforts are a microcosm of what is happening across the country as officials struggle to vaccinate vulnerable residents.
April 16, 2021
Posted inHealth
CT’s vaccine advisory group is on hold as members ask what’s next
Dozens of experts are on the sidelines. Some say their work is done; others say they could have done more.
Posted inStudent Voice
College students in Connecticut should be vaccinated now
If the state of Connecticut wants its institutions of higher learning to return to normal in the fall, it’s going to have to get shots into the arms of the students.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut, be a International leader against hair discrimination among children
On March 1, 2020, Connecticut became the eighth state to pass the Crown Act, a national legislative movement that recognizes natural hair and cultural headwear discrimination as a form of racial discrimination in the workplace. While we are in strong support and advocate for this law, it is important to recognize the limitations of the Crown Act and how it can be improved upon in future policy.
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Three lessons for schools across America from Secretary Cardona’s hometown
Over the past decade, Meriden Public Schools — where U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona served as assistant superintendent — has become a unique laboratory for new ideas that push the boundaries of what is possible in public education. And many of those ideas have paid off.