The original post was published on May 22, 2025. The updated post was published on July 1, 2025. Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House proposals, if enacted, dramatically cut funding to services and programs Connecticut residents rely on and makes it harder for residents to access healthcare, afford food, and attain higher education degrees […]
by Protect CT CoalitionMay 20, 2025 @ 12:02 am Connecticut faces unprecedented threats, but we are also witnessing an unprecedented coming together of 11 leading advocacy and service nonprofit organizations united by a single, powerful goal: protecting the people of our state from the damage caused by years of systemic inequities and the current erosion […]
Do you know how much Connecticut gets in federal funding for education, healthcare, and food assistance? We’ve pulled together town-level data that includes important facts about federal funding to school districts, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Town-level data is linked below using the most recent data available. This means the education data […]
by Kathy Taylor et. al. February 18, 2025 @ 12:01 am While Connecticut, one of the wealthiest states in our country, may seem like an ideal place to raise a family, for far too many children, it is not. Beneath the state’s picturesque towns and affluent neighborhoods lies a troubling reality —high child poverty rates […]
Happy new year! Today marks the start of the legislative session. As 2025 begins, we’ve recalibrated our Connecticut Families Plan, initially launched in 2022, to reflect the current landscape and meet the moment. Nestled within this plan are policy priorities for each year, which advance our vision of a Connecticut where all children achieve their […]
Published on Dec 31, 2024 in the CT Post Reducing poverty in Connecticut is a priority that requires a multifaceted approach to create change by providing opportunities for all residents. Poverty affects every aspect of life, education, health, housing, employment, and even one’s mental strain. It has a far-reaching effect on individuals, impacting all areas […]
Here at Nellie Mae, we are committed to equitable public education and teaching the truth, and those values are under attack from special interests who do not actually care about our students. We are taking a stand in support of education alongside our partners in this week’s Sunday edition of the Boston Globe. Our open […]
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 2020-2021 school year). That said, there is so much […]
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 discovered: Discrimination, health inequities, and socioeconomics are factors that push students of […]
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 sanctioned violence and other inequitable policies have harmed Black people […]
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