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Kids walking or bike riding to school are more awake, refreshed, focused and better ready to learn throughout the day. In other words, a student that walks or bikes to school is likely to be a better student. #saferoutestoschool #morekidsonbikes
According to the Safe Routes to School Organization, in 1969, 48% of children walked or bicycled to school, but by 2009 that number was down to only 13%.
These statistics represent an incredible loss for society. 👇 ctmirror.org/2022/10/18/ct-c…
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Let's see the data on whether the programs increase the future earnings of graduates more than the schooling costs them.
"Our public discourse has never been shallower than it is now," writes Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox, a professor of history at Western Connecticut State University.
"We are failing to teach our students the basics when it comes to civics, history, and writing." ctmirror.org/2022/10/14/ct-c…
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Such cognitive dissonance in Hartford. Pols are bellyaching about health insurance premiums rising while doing next to nothing to eliminate cost-drivers like Certificate of Need.
Though Connecticut's Office of Health Strategy approved a proton therapy center in Wallingford, it is opposed to one in Danbury. We need both, writes Drew Crandall, community engagement director for Danbury Proton.
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@CTViewpoints @CTMirror first ran these personal reflections in 2015--now re-posted after #Dobbs #DobbsDecision:
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Good people can disagree re: abortion & when life begins.
But after the #SupremeCourt on #RoevWade--as a man who benefited from safe, legal #AbortionRights & #MedicalAbortion--I'm re-posting these personal reflections from 2015.
@PPFA @Medium #MenForChoice
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We are heartbroken for @CTViewpoints Editor Paul Stern (@psoddsocks) over the sudden, tragic death of his son Ben Stern on Friday, May 27.
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Connecticut cities are asked to do so much more with so much less. This is one reason RPA organizes the CT Urban Centers Coalition, so the cities can advocate with one voice about common problems.
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There is only one endodontist in the entire state of Connecticut providing care to patients on Medicaid. An increase in the reimbursement rates may potentially expand the number of in-network dentists. @CTOralHealth @CTViewpoints ctmirror.org/2022/04/25/the-…
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CT friends: There are a LOT of solid opinion pieces (and more to come) on the @ctmirror's Viewpoints page. Dig it: ctmirror.org/viewpoints/
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"Connecticut’s zoning laws maintain the status quo economic and racial segregation...Some might even think, 'That doesn’t happen anymore.' But the harsh and horrifying reality is that it absolutely does." @CTViewpoints ctmirror.org/2022/04/28/the-…
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Was very glad to see this @CTViewpoints op-ed: ctmirror.org/2022/04/28/curr… “what is missing from this mental health funding is support for the community-based nonprofits that deliver most of the state-sponsored social services.”
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Thanks @CTViewpoints @CTMirror for @JosiahBrownCT piece on #ChildWelfare, #FosterCare & its prevention.
#ChildAbusePrevention #VolunteerMonth for #ThrivingFamilies @NationalCASAGAL
Through #CT #CASA movement for #children, #Volunteer to #ChangeAChildsStory
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April is a time to focus on ways families —along with professionals from realms including law, education, and social services— can prevent harm to children year-round, writes Josiah H. Brown of @ConnCASA.
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Amazing history on the DE-electrification of the @DanburyBranch
GM vs GE and guess who won? And why?
Answers to come Sunday in @CTMirror
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It is time to ensure that Black women get adequate mental health support that they may need. @WerucheForCT details her experiences seeking mental health care as a Black woman covered by Medicaid. via @CTViewpoints
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Three areas in need of immediate investment to improve Connecticut’s system of behavioral health services include workforce support, service expansion, & quality. @CTViewpoints Reimagining Connecticut’s behavioral health system for children. chdi.org/news/news-events/ct…
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"Declaring racism a public health crisis must not be brushed off as merely a political slogan, but recognized as an exemplar of evidence-based decision-making," writes @SBS_Yale student Mary Lihong Peng in @CTViewpoints.
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From @CTViewpoints, @AmyDowellCT and @MunyanPenney: "CT schools are a national model for pandemic recovery—but …" #ARP
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"Across all states + Washington D.C., @EducateCT is one of only seven recipients [of #ARP funding] to receive a 'green light,' the highest rating on the report. But that doesn’t mean we can rest easy."
- @AmyDowellCT and @MunyanPenney Opinion in @CTViewpoints
Opinion: CT schools are a national model for pandemic recovery—but ... ctmirror.org/2022/01/27/ct-s…
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“Regardless of the significance of its symbolic power and implication, a declaration will remain an empty slogan if no concrete actions are taken to actualize its important message. …”
Opinion: Framing racism as a public health crisis is not a baseless rhetoric but grounded in evidence, says Mary Lihong Peng.
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