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  • Connecticut Bets on Arts, Entrepreneurship for Equity

    [Excerpt] By Johnny Magdaleno The arts are often seen as a pastime of elites. Indeed, in cities like Hartford, Connecticut, people with college degrees, or those who make more than $100,000 a year, are more likely [according to the 2015 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey] to take advantage of their local museum or concert hall than those who make less or didn’t finish college.

    March 15, 2017

  • 500 Cities data viewer new haven connecticut data

    A Citywide Health Check-up, Neighborhood by Neighborhood

    By Camille Seaberry [Excerpt] Take a close look at the neighborhood-by-neighborhood data from the 500 Cities project, a new collaboration by the CDC, the CDC Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which shows us both successes and disparities in the health of Connecticut cities.

    March 02, 2017

  • cover of Evidence Based Policy report Pew January 2017

    How States Engage in Evidence-Based Policymaking: A national assessment

    Evidence-based policymaking is the systematic use of findings from program evaluations and outcome analyses ("evidence") to guide government policy and funding decisions. By focusing limited resources on public services and programs that have been shown to produce positive results, governments can expand their investments in more cost-effective options, consider reducing funding for ineffective programs, and improve the outcomes of services funded by taxpayer dollars.

    February 16, 2017

  • Why so many children live in poverty in Fairfield County

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    February 08, 2017

  • Danbury quality of life indicators Connecticut data report

    Report: Danbury lags behind in quality of life indicators

    February 06, 2017

  • Connecticut data on income inequality Fairfield County

    Fairfield County income inequality worst in nation

    [excerpt] NORWALK: Fairfield County may be associated with affluence, but with pockets of poverty scattered throughout, the issues affecting the nation are no less an issue in Connecticut, according to a new study of the area. The region's income inequality ranks first in the 100 largest U.S. metro areas when comparing incomes of top and bottom earners.

    January 30, 2017

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