Voices from the Capitol

These are unprecedented times, and COVID-19 has changed the way we live, perhaps for the long while. Given the state’s good progress in controlling the coronavirus, the mandate from the Connecticut State Department of Education is to safely reopen school buildings in the fall (for the 2020-202...

Within the past year and a half, Connecticut Voices for Children has examined the factors that contribute to students facing punishment, exclusionary discipline, and arrest in school and the efficacy and prevalence of  School Resource Officers (SROs) in Connecticut. Through our research we’ve dis...

Translación en español le sigue. Dear Voices Community – Connecticut Voices for Children stands in solidarity with the Black community. We are outraged by the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. However, we are not surprised by these senseless deaths because state sanc...

Translación en español le sigue. The 21st century is an era of increased economic interdependence, unpredictability, variability, and dynamic change. Advancing technology plays a critical role in globalization and the shifting educational paradigms in which online learning has become necessary to ...

Translación en español le sigue. In just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on the lives of all Connecticut’s families and children.  A virus with no vaccine, no treatment, and no prior human exposures to enable us to develop some individual and herd immunity, it sweeps...

Translación en español le sigue. In just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on the lives of all Connecticut’s families and children.  A virus with no vaccine, no treatment, and no prior human exposures to enable us to develop some individual and herd immunity, it sweeps...

Translación en español le sigue. In just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on the lives of all Connecticut’s families and children.  A virus with no vaccine, no treatment, and no prior human exposures to enable us to develop some individual and herd immunity, it sweeps...

The 21st century is an era of increased economic interdependence, unpredictability, variability, and dynamic change.  Advancing technology plays a critical role in globalization and the shifting educational paradigms in which online learning has become necessary to career and post-secondary success...

Translación en español le sigue. Increasing numbers of Connecticut families are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses have been ordered to temporarily close or limit their hours to help curtail virus spread. Some workers have grown ill themselves, must care for family members wh...

Translación en español le sigue. “We’re all in this together.” It’s a phrase that’s often used in difficult times.  It provides hope when we’re feeling scared and alone, gives us collective direction toward a single mission, and strengthens our social fabric around what’s right and ...