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Category: Education Opinion

Sunset at the state Capitol
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Apropos of Nothing: Of Civics, ‘Common Courtesy’ and the Ursine Menace

Terry Cowgill by Terry Cowgill June 7, 2023, 4:45 amJune 7, 2023, 10:30 pm

Opinion writer Terry Cowgill offers his thoughts on the teaching of civics classes in our schools, a new law requiring police officers to tell motorists why they were stopped, and what the government is doing to ease the friction between people and the state’s bear population.

Connecticut State Capitol Building
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Public Transit and Public Education Are Connecticut’s Future. Please Fund Them.

Jonathan L. Wharton by Jonathan L. Wharton June 2, 2023, 4:45 amJune 1, 2023, 6:21 pm
Paraeducators and teachers hold signs that say "#UnionYES."
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Legislators are Failing Connecticut Students this Session

Avatar photo by Shellye Davis, AFT Local 2221 May 30, 2023, 4:45 amMay 30, 2023, 1:02 am
Group of kids at laptop computer learn how to deal with social media. Media literacy concept
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Why Have Legislators Ignored Media Literacy?

Barth Keck by Barth Keck May 29, 2023, 4:45 amMay 28, 2023, 9:30 pm
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | State Colleges and Universities Need Saving, and Reform

Avatar photo by Susan Bigelow May 2, 2023, 4:45 amMay 1, 2023, 11:17 pm
Nursery children playing with teacher in the classroom
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | What We Don’t Know About Young Children Limits Effective Policymaking

Avatar photo by Michelle Riordan-Nold, Connecticut Data Collaborative April 27, 2023, 7:00 pmApril 27, 2023, 8:15 pm
Hartford, Connecticut skyline
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | My Platform for Mayor of Hartford

Avatar photo by Jamil Ragland April 20, 2023, 4:45 amApril 19, 2023, 11:23 pm
Banning Books and Teacher Pay
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Teachers’ Rights: A Response to the Parents’ Rights Movement

Barth Keck by Barth Keck April 17, 2023, 4:45 amApril 16, 2023, 4:47 pm
Staff training concept
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | When Access Isn’t Sufficient, Wrap-Around Services Can Be Key to Success

Avatar photo by Jenny Steadman April 5, 2023, 4:45 amApril 4, 2023, 11:12 pm
Teacher Shortage
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Better Pay Would Help, But the Issues Facing Teachers Go Much Deeper

Barth Keck by Barth Keck April 3, 2023, 4:45 amApril 2, 2023, 9:13 pm

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