Why doesn’t Connecticut have a top 100 high school?
Although Connecticut has often been commended for its educational achievements, a recent study by Newsweek and the Daily Beast didn’t rank a single Connecticut school in the top 100 schools nationally....
View ArticleNew Haven teachers union attempts school turnaround
One of Connecticut’s teachers unions recently found a new way to flex its political muscles: running a school. The New Haven Federation of Teachers runs the city’s High School in the Community, the...
View ArticleTrue unemployment paints a bleak picture in Connecticut
While the government likes to point to their official unemployment rate as evidence for economic recovery, many argue that this rate, called U3, does not capture a full picture of the economy....
View ArticleMalloy and Obama, two peas in a pod
Few people were surprised when Gov. Dannel Malloy described his time with President Barack Obama at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association as “the most inspirational meeting [he’s]...
View ArticleHartford is a small orange compared to the Big Apple
Before making any more comparisons between Hartford and the Big Apple, take a look at this modified map of Connecticut. New York City is more than 17 times the size of Hartford. Overlaying NYC on the...
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