With life expectancy, infant mortality and access to care varying widely between towns in Connecticut, it’s time for a comprehensive answer.
Student Voice
Public policy issues in Connecticut affect everyone in the state, and The Connecticut Mirror is committed to diversifying the range of voices involved in the conversation.
Student Voice is an important part of that effort.
Our Student Voice editor works with college classes to help young writers understand the power of public opinion and develop compelling essays on topics that matter to them.
Our partner schools include the University of Connecticut, Trinity College, Central Connecticut State University and Sacred Heart University.
Read our guidelines and submit your commentary here. To learn more about the program and how your college can be involved, contact Harriet Jones harrietjonesct@gmail.com.
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An ode to Chinatowns
From the history-steeped streets of Toronto, Boston and New York, to newer suburban Chinatowns of Connecticut, communities are here to stay.
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Special education’s pandemic-era crisis
There still aren’t enough special education teachers in Connecticut, and the pandemic has highlighted a huge unmet need for students.
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Are Connecticut schools committing educational malpractice?
Connecticut schools are not required to teach sex education. That’s putting kids at risk, particularly after the isolation of the pandemic.
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Parents are corrupting Connecticut’s public education system
The parental rights movement wants more control over what goes on in the classroom. But is that best for all children?
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IUDs: An imperfect solution to an impossible problem
Women all over the country have been left reviewing their birth control choices, after their right to abortion was taken away.
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Discipline in Connecticut public schools needs to change
Almost half of suspensions in Connecticut schools are for minor offenses. That’s depriving kids of much-needed time in the classroom.
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The greatness of Ida B. Wells
The work of one of the 19th Century’s greatest investigative journalists still resonates for a modern generation.
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It’s time for a right to counsel in Connecticut’s civil courts
People who represent themselves in custody, eviction and other cases are disadvantaged because they can’t afford an attorney. That’s wrong.
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Connecticut’s lakes lack funding: the threat of cyanobacteria in your backyard
We have legislation in place to help us clean up harmful algal blooms, but these efforts have been underfunded for decades.
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An innovative solution for the Connecticut overdose epidemic
Hesitation over supervised injection sites for drug users is hindering what could be a life-saving solution to substance-use disorder.
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Covering undocumented children is a healthcare win
Providing health insurance for all undocumented children is not only the right thing to do, it will save money in the long run.
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Travelers Insurance, protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!
A wild frontier cannot sustain the industrial scale disturbance that oil drilling would bring;
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Are Fairfield County’s female cross country athletes inferior?
Fairfield County lags behind the state in gender equality, with female cross country athletes racing a shorter distance than males.
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Affirmative action is going away
Dobbs v Jackson had a limited reach due to state protections, but no state will be safe from the Supreme Court’s upcoming affirmative action cases.
