Keeping the subminimum wage in place restricts service workers from experiencing the real wage growth many Connecticut workers are seeing, and continues to perpetuate wage inequities across gender, race and ethnicity. It’s time for a change.

The Center for Children’s Advocacy strongly supports legislation Prohibiting the Consideration of School Disciplinary History During the Admissions Process at an Institution of Higher Education, to ensure that all of Connecticut’s students can have a clear pathway to higher education, free from unnecessary barriers embedded in the application process.

Roya Rahmani, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States was featured at the University of Saint Joseph on International Women’s Day in a program sponsored by the university’s Women’s Leadership Center and the World Affiars Council of Connecticut. Local high school students who immigrated from Afghanistan powerfully introduced her that evening.

For years now, behavioral health providers have been telling policymakers that the public and private insurance reimbursement rates for their services have not kept pace with inflation or the full cost of providing high-quality care. That reality is taking it’s toll on children and families.

In today's digitally driven society, social media plays an outsized role in the lives of individuals, especially among the younger generation. it’s become clear that we need a federal framework that streamlines parental safety measures in a straightforward and comprehensive way.

The Connecticut Department of Labor Report on the Application of Military Training or Experience for Service Members was submitted this month to the State Legislature, which opens its 2024 legislative session in February.

CT Humanities has been an essential cultural leader in Connecticut through our vision, partnership, funding and convening.  We connect people and ideas throughout the state, encouraging curiosity, understanding, and critical thinking.

Like nearly every other state in the country, Connecticut is facing two urgent challenges that are resulting in long waitlists and delays in care: Increasing behavioral health needs among the state’s children, and A workforce shortage among those who serve children with behavioral health needs.

Having completed my associate degree, I sat on my bed gazing at my diploma, which bore my name and degree in elegant script. Little did I know that my journey to a four-year university was about to commence.

Connecticut U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, joined by nearly half of the members of the U.S. Senate, wrote to President Biden this week urging action to rescue American hostages.

At the beginning of the 20th century, corporations began to erect monumental skyscrapers to associate their business with progress and success. This would be true of Hartford’s first skyscrapers as well, along with some controversy and consternation.

In 1955 residents of Puerto Rico began coming to Windham looking for a better way of life. Word started spreading of plentiful job opportunities in Willimantic, a city that merged with Windham in the 1980s. Some came directly from Puerto Rico, while others moved from other parts of Connecticut and New York. Memories are strong.

Responsible Tech is already a viable career path for those from many different educational backgrounds: those with traditional tech degrees, but also those with academic backgrounds.

What happened, the murder of my youngest son, was not something I could control. What happened after? That was my choice. Instead of succumbing to my grief, I chose to channel my sadness, anger, and love into preventing others from sharing my experience. My life’s mission became about creating a safer, better future for young people.

Throughout my 31 years with the New London Fire Department, I saw numerous brother firefighters diagnosed with cancer. For all of them, it was a death sentence. Connecticut is one of only two states without presumptive cancer legislation for firefighters.

I loved regaling my students with stories about abolitionists such as John Brown, who was born in Torrington, Connecticut, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, who lived in Guilford. There were many other stories waiting to be told and shared.

The  pediatric behavioral health system has been under-resourced for many years and more work is  needed to ensure that children and families are able to access behavioral health services when  and where they need it.

Legislation now being considered at the State Capitol recognizes the need to address the educator shortage in Connecticut and to ensure that we are striving to recruit and retain excellent educators. In doing so, it will generate momentum that will enhance the teaching profession in our state.

One of the best ways to promote voting and to ensure equal access to the ballot is to declare voting a universal and fundamental civic duty. The state legislature is considering doing so.

Connecticut was the first state in the country to develop a wealth equity policy that has the potential to break generational cycles of poverty as well as promote long-term economic growth in our state. Now, it needs to be funded.

Our hearts are with the families of the victims and the Michigan State University community, shattered by another deadly preventable mass shooting incident. Urgent action is required of elected officials.

A robust public information program to fulfill one of the core missions of the Office of the Secretary of the State, and the resources to take on that effort and others, is being sought by the newly elected state constitutional officer. The legislature is considering where state dollars should be allocated.

The impact of a summer in Connecticut on Martin Luther King Jr. was largely unknown and quite significant. Some Simsbury students journey of discovery decades later filled some important historical gaps, and our understanding of some of the influences on one of the nation’s most inspiring figures.

While almost all foster and adopted youth want to attend college, less than 3 percent will receive a bachelor’s degree within their lifetime. A Connecticut nonprofit is taking direct aim at that unsettling statistic.

The health of all Connecticut residents is critical to our state’s future, yet too many residents face substantial barriers to being as healthy as possible. These barriers disproportionately affect people of color, and have created significant, long-standing – yet preventable – disparities in health outcomes.

In Connecticut, nearly half (49%) of children who begin outpatient treatment leave before their clinician feels they are ready. Thirteen percent drop out of treatment within the first three sessions.

How did the North End of Hartford become a predominantly African American community in the mid-20th century and a bellwether for residential and racial segregation in the city?

As long as federal leaders do not act to speed up utility pole access, 100 percent internet connectivity will remain a distant dream. And our experience as Connecticut educators has taught us that students without high-speed internet are at a distinct disadvantage.

The sound of broken glass. The shattering of windows. The shattering of the rule of law. The shattering of democracy. The shattering of lives. A look back, and a look around, on a tragic anniversary.

The recent update to the AICP Code of Ethics calls for planners to change the way that we do business by performing our work in a manner that addresses social justice and focuses on making equitable decisions for the good of all that we serve.