Newsletter: Be the first to see groundbreaking new data about Connecticut neighborhoods
by Mark Abraham October 24, 2016
The following content is adapted from our semi-annual email newsletter. A test data viewer is also embedded below. Contact us to be added to our distribution list. What did analysis of millions of data points and interviews with tens of thousands of area residents have to say about Connecticut? Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2016 … Read More
Lack of child care affects low-income families
Yale Daily News October 13, 2016
[Excerpt from Yale Daily News coverage of the Greater New Haven Community Index 2016]By Sara Tabin, October 13, 2016… Read More
Urban Connecticut's structural strain
by Anonymous April 15, 2016
BY ARI ANISFELD Urban centers are the engines of Connecticut's economy. They are job-centers, entertainment-providers, and home to 18 percent of Connecticut's population. But they also face the largest gaps when it comes to paying the bill. In 2015, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center analyzed the fiscal affairs of every Connecticut town and found wide disparities. … Read More
New Reports Highlight Potential Policy Solutions to Connecticut Achievement Gap
by Mark Abraham January 23, 2011
Executive Summary: Recent reports released over the past few months focus on the educational system in Connecticut, highlighting challenges facing the state with the largest achievement gap in the nation between low-income students and the rest of their peers. In this report, we detail income disparities and poverty concentrations, which disproportionately impact minority students, within the Connecticut region. The reports shed light on the current situation and offer concrete suggestions to close the achievement gap, such as a renewed focus on regional equity.… Read More
