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Three lessons for schools across America from Secretary Cardona’s hometown Johnathon Henninger :: Meriden Record Journal Then-Principal of Meridens Hanover School Miguel Cardona poses for a photo with a student on the last day of school in 2018. Last month, the Biden Administration took a historic step by confirming Miguel Cardona as the new U.S. Secretary of Education. Secretary Cardona enters the position with a distinguished track record as an educator, leader, and advocate for the students who are too often left behind by the systemic inequities in our education system. Mark Benigni He ...

A healthcare system too broken to fix On March 25, the White house announced that it was going to invest over $6 billion in health centers that are funded through the Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in order to expand COVID-19 vaccinations and other health services provided to vulnerable populations. As a chief medical officer for a health center that is strained to reach some of the most disenfranchised patient population in Hartford, this was great news. Yet there was a part of me that took the news with a deep concern. Why you might ask? Sosena Kebede MD Here are the main reas...

The Connecticut Juvenile Training School and the lie that built it The Connecticut Juvenile Training Center, closed in 2018. Sitting in the paddy wagon, I was afraid – maybe apprehensive was a better word, since I rightly suspected that white privilege would guarantee me good treatment.  Still, I said a prayer of thanksgiving. After years of advocating for people in our carceral system, I was given a chance to develop more empathy. Together with many other advocates, I’d been arrested for blocking the entrance to the Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building, the Connecticut base of ICE. This wa...

SB 1018: Connecticut’s effort to increase prosecutorial accountability and why it will not work Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division, CT OPM Prosecutors hold people’s lives in their hands. Their decisions shape not only the futures of defendants, prisoners, and formerly incarcerated people, but also the overall extent of mass incarceration. Currently, the United States is the international leader for incarceration with almost 2.3 million people behind bars. Connecticut’s incarceration rates are no exception: before the COVID19 pandemic, about 60,000 Connecticut residents were l...

A crisis and complaint about Anthem mental healthcare coverage An excerpt from the MH-CAN survey and complaint to the Department of Insurance. We write on behalf of the Mental Health Clinicians Action Network of Connecticut (MHCAN-CT), a multidisciplinary group of mental health professionals aiming to improve access to mental health care by bridging the gaps between clients, clinicians in private practice, legislators, governing bodies, and insurance companies. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been advocating for permanent pay parity for telehealth services as well as more power to hold i...