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An effective program with bipartisan support
If you are looking for some effective policy proposals to help low income families thathappen to have broad bipartisan support, Washington has not been the best place to look of late. After the SNAP...
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Here is why raising Connecticut’s minimum wage is good policy
This was one of the large surprises on the governor’s budget speech earlier this month: a proposed minimum wage increase to $10.10 an hour by 2017. You can read the full announcement here. The minimum...
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Policy forum: making sense of remedial education reform
Save the date! CAHS will be hosting a forum on remedial education reform and college access on March 21st. We will be presenting our latest report on Connecticut´s developmental education reform, PA...
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Policy background: remedial education reform (PA 12-40) basics
“Policy background” is our article series explaining the basic elements of a piece of legislation or specific issue – a reference article of sorts. A remedial education reform (PA 12-40) primer: PA...
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Remedial Education reform: seeing the whole picture
A few days ago CAHS presented at the Capitol our latest report: “Developmental Education Reform: Ensuring Success for All in Connecticut“. The report discusses the implementation of PA 12-40, the...
View ArticleWill the end of low wages bring higher prices?
Krissy Clark, from Marketplace, and Andrew Bouvé, from Slate, have a look at what would happen if Wal Mart raised wages to its workers enough to make it a living wage: Their conclusion: not a whole...
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Background Research: the Rise of Income Inequality
If you had any chance of reading any mildly progressive magazine, blog or column in the past couple of weeks, you surely have heard of Thomas Piketty. His book, “Capital in the 21st Century” analyzes...
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The decline of work
Thirty years ago, in the 1980s, close to 60% of the income of all Americans came from work. Today, this figure is barely over 50%. This numbers come from a wonderful study produced by Wells Fargo (you...
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Of parent education, kids, and starting points
We want all children to succeed in school. We all say that, but we know that achieving this is not easy – although Connecticut is one of the wealthiest states in the country, disparities in test scores...
View ArticleWe have moved! (The blog, that is)
Just a quick heads up, in case the redirect for this page is not working – we have moved! The CAHS blog will now be hosted within the main CAHS website, here. Make sure to update your bookmarks so you...
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