Parents wield the greatest influence on their children’s educational success. With the new school year just begun, here are three key things that any parent can do to help children do their best at ever level, earn a high school diploma, and possibly go on to college:
Mom, Dad! Here’s how your kid can ace school
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Tong tackles three immigration issues in four days
Attorney General William Tong has joined several state coalitions objecting to the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants.
Posted inHealth
State receives $17 million from feds to address opioid crisis
Connecticut will receive a combined $17 million from two federal agencies to track opioid overdoses and expand access to treatment.
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Lamont, legislators: Quasi-publics are here to stay
They say shortcomings at the Connecticut Port Authority demonstrate a need for greater oversight of quasi-public agencies, not their abandonment.
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Customers, lawmakers urge state insurance officials to address rising costs
The Insurance Department was urged Wednesday to block rate hikes on the state’s health exchange. Critics called the years-long cycle of increases unsustainable.
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Almost empty: “Monument” to punishment-heavy ’90s sees sharp population decline
Northern Correctional Facility was built to hold up to 584 of “the worst of the worst” inmates in the prison system. Today, there are fewer than 80 men living inside its oppressive walls.
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Relying on landfills is not an option
I was dismayed that the failure of the Hartford plant at the end of 2018 was not a sufficient wake-up call to Connecticut leaders. Few people realize how close the state came to a public health crisis. While I agree the state critically needs visionary leadership on solid waste, relying on landfills is hardly visionary.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lamont applauded, and challenged, on climate change response
Gov. Ned Lamont wants a strategy for adapting to climate change, but activists say there are things that could be done now — if the money is there.
Posted inMoney
Lembo urges caution despite $126M budget surplus
In his first budget forecast of the new fiscal year, Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo warned Tuesday that the $126 million projected budget surplus isn’t all good news.
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DeLauro key player in NAFTA 2.0 talks with White House
DeLauro is part of a team of House Democrats negotiating with the White House over a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico that would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
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‘Empathy Tour’ seeks to give formerly incarcerated their lives back
The “Empathy Tour” last week in Bridgeport was sponsored by Cut 50, a group working to cut crime and the country’s prison population in half. There will be another roundtable tonight in Hartford, at Thirman L. Milner School from 6 to 8 p.m.
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First ‘transcons’ used buses, trains, Trimotors
Today you can fly non-stop from New York to Los Angeles in six hours, with one-way transit often costing less than $200. But in the 1930s, the pioneers of commercial air service would use planes, trains and buses to get from coast-to-coast in 48 hours – for a mere $5,200.
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Lamont readies a transportation reboot
The kids are back in school. Can the governor and his chief of staff lure back lawmakers for a special session on transportation?
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Visionary leadership on solid waste sorely needed
Connecticut urgently needs strong leadership for solid waste management. A first step should be creation of a state commission of stakeholders and non-conflicted researchers whose planning will consider all realistic short- and long-term options, based both in well-documented best practices and a sense of environmental justice.
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Charter schools in some cities enroll few students mid-year. Here’s why that matters.
A report released by the Center for American Progress looks at the extent to which charter schools accept students during the school year.