As part of efforts to dismantle structural racism and improve social and economic mobility for Black and Latinx residents of Greater Hartford, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving seeks to increase the number of Hartford residents living in higher opportunity neighborhoods. Today, Connecticut is one of the most racially and economically segregated states in the country.

Fifty-three years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the wealth gap between Black and white Americans is as wide as it has ever been. A new report argues that flexible and equitable homeownership programs are key to closing this gap, while providing recommendations on how lawmakers in Connecticut and beyond can create better homeownership assistance programs.

Lately, we’ve seen a rash of stories about the problem of bullying in nonprofit organizations. Yes, these organizations meant to make the world a better place can be the place where people are made to feel awful. We’re not at all exempt. Sometimes, I think we might be more at risk.

Mental health has long been an under addressed issue. Legislation being considered at the State Capitol would change that in Connecticut schools.

Only 41% of Connecticut’s fourth graders are hitting the proficient mark in reading, and research clearly indicates students learn to read and write far better with a curriculum that Connecticut is NOT universally using. It’s time to change that.

At a time of increased anxiety and concern over widespread discrimination, hate crimes, and civil rights violations, Connecticut has an opportunity to strengthen civil rights law enforcement by clearly recognizing the role and authority of the Office of Attorney General.

The 65th regiment was nicknamed the Borinqueneers during the Korean War, a name derived from a combination of Borinquen, (the name given to the island of Puerto Rico by its original inhabitants, the Taino), and buccaneer. The rest is not only history, but honored by a prominent New Britain monument.

When Frederick B. Rentschler moved to Hartford in 1925 to start the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company (P&W), his goal was to transform the struggling American aviation industry into a technologically advanced. What happened next is history.

His career started in law enforcement and he was elected to the Connecticut State Senate last fall. The newly elected legislator arrives in Hartford with an agenda, and a note to his constituents outlining his priorities.

A flexible work-from-home model is likely to become the norm, and everybody benefits.