On average, two people die of a drug overdose every day in Connecticut. This week the Connecticut Mirror and TrendCT are exploring data that illuminate the extent and growth of the crisis. First of four stories.
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Andrew Ba Tran
Andrew is a former data editor at TrendCT.org and The Connecticut Mirror. He taught data visualization at Central Connecticut State University as well intro to data journalism at Wesleyan University as a Koeppel Fellow. He was a founding producer of The Boston Globe's Data Desk where he used a variety of methods to visualize or tell stories with data. Andrew also was an online producer at The Virginian-Pilot and a staff writer at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He’s a Metpro Fellow, a Chips Quinn Scholar, and a graduate of the University of Texas.
Mass shootings, legislation often spur gun purchases
After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, and then after subsequent national tragedies, gun control legislation has been a frequent public policy debate, which often triggers an increase in firearm purchases. Explore the data on Trend CT.
Election results 2015, race by race
Here are complete results for mayor and first selectman races in Tuesday’s election. In Clinton, Bruce Farmer defeated long-time incumbent William Fritz Jr. by one vote in a recount Saturday.
How many students skipped the test?
Statewide, 4 percent of the nearly 300,000 public school students eligible to take the state’s standardized exams did not. However, in several schools throughout the state, those rates were much higher. See our charts for more detail.
New test, same large achievement gaps
Huge gaps in achievement between minority students and their peers remain, state education officials said Friday as they released results of the new, more difficut SBAC standardized test.
How much does your town gain or lose in the state budget?
The state budget signed into law Tuesday increases state funding for cities and towns by $23.5 million in the 2015-16 fiscal year, which begins today.