by Zachary Janowski | Feb 21, 2012 | Education, Features, General
The average American is 17 times more likely to get laid off or fired than a Connecticut teacher, according to an analysis of state and federal data. The average local and state government employee in the U.S. was six times more likely to get fired or laid off than...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 17, 2012 | Features, General
The legislative session begun last week will have to make do with 15 fewer leaders than two years ago: only 94 of the General Assembly’s 187 members have leadership titles this time around. In addition to the 94 leaders, another 43 legislators are committee chairmen...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 2, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
A working group on healthcare organized by House Speaker and Congressional candidate Chris Donovan recommended Monday the state create a government-run insurance company and allow small businesses to join the state employee health plan. Donovan, D-Meriden, convened...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 1, 2012 | Education, Features, General
A national education think tank gave Connecticut’s science curriculum a C Tuesday in its report, “The State of Science Standards 2012.” Connecticut earned four out of seven points for “content and rigor” and 1.8 out of three for “clarity and specificity.” The Thomas...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 30, 2012 | Education, Features, General
The American Legislative Exchange Council gave Connecticut’s education policy a C+ and ranked the state 39th for its ability educate low-income students. Connecticut policies showed some improvement from last year when the state received a C- from ALEC, a national...
