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What you need to know

What you need to know: Health care in CT

By: CT Mirror Staff | April 1, 2014

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Filed under: health care, Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, What you need to know

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HIV racial divide

Black males in Connecticut were around nine times as likely as white males to be diagnosed with HIV in 2016. The Mirror examines stubborn racial disparities in HIV that have persisted despite progress bringing down overall diagnoses.

Troubled schools

Lessons from next door

Is the state doing enough to educate children in poverty? The Mirror investigates the conditions, policies and resources that shape education in Connecticut's struggling school districts.

Language Wars

Searching for Solutions: The Language Wars

Should foreign-speaking students be taught only in English? Or, should they and their English-speaking peers share a classroom and split their school day learning each other’s languages? The Mirror examines the best way to teach English learners as part of our focus on educational quality in Connecticut. Our readers weigh in as well.

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