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Connecticut Voices for Children
New Haven, Connecticut ·Connecticut Voices for Children works to promote the well-being of all of Connecticut’s children and families by identifying and advocating for strategic public investments and wise public policies.
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Connecticut Network publications
The State of Working Connecticut – 2021
- September 13, 2021
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Patrick R. O'Brien
Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “The State of Working Connecticut,” which outlines the need for progressive budget reform, highlights the depth and scope of the state’s economic […]
The State of Working Connecticut: Advancing Economic Justice in the Labor Market
- September 30, 2020
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Patrick R. O'Brien, Ph.D.
Connecticut Voices for Children released their annual State of Working Connecticut report entitled, “Advancing Economic Justice in the Labor Market.” This year’s report examines the economic standing of Connecticut’s workers and calls for […]
Connecticut Voices for Children’s Issue Briefing Book 2020-2022
- July 27, 2020
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Connecticut Voices for Children
Connecticut Voices for Children released their Issue Briefing Book 2020-2022. Versions of this document have been developed throughout the 25 years of the organization’s history. As the state experiences the convergence […]
Impact of the Governor’s FY 2019 Budget Adjustments on Children and Families
- February 20, 2018
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Ray Noonan, Lauren Ruth, Ph.D., Ellen Shemitz, J.D., Karen Siegel, Camara Stokes Hudson, Nicole Updegrove, and Jane McNichol, J.D.
Connecticut’s long-term fiscal health depends on an economy that benefits all families, businesses, and communities. To achieve this objective, the state needs a strategic budget that balances investment with fiscal […]
Connecticut needs to make strategic investments to grow its economy
- February 7, 2018
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Ellen Shemitz
In CTViewpoints, Ellen Shemitz writes: The long-term fiscal stability and health of our state depend upon economic growth that affords shared prosperity to families, businesses, and communities. This kind of growth […]
Next steps for Connecticut’s fiscal stability and economic growth
- January 31, 2018
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Ellen Shemitz, Alex Knopp
From CT Viewpoints: Connecticut is poised for a serious debate over the size and role of its future government as it prepares for a new legislative session in February and […]
The State of Working Connecticut (2017)
- September 1, 2017
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Ray Noonan
Children do well when families do well, and families do well in part when the economy provides jobs with fair wages and good benefits. Yet since the Great Recession, the […]
The Economic Benefits of High-Quality Early Care
- July 1, 2017
- Connecticut Voices for Children
- Ray Noonan, Nicole Updegrove, and Daniel Long, Ph.D.
All children should have the opportunity to reach their full potential. At the same time, parents should be able to go to work with the comfort that their children are […]
The State of Early Childhood 2015
- December 1, 2016
- Children’s Action Alliance
- Nicole Updegrove, Rachel Leventhal-Weiner, Sarah Iverson, Jennifer Fredericks, and Daniel Long
High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
- December 17, 2015
- Keystone Research Center
- Stephen Herzenberg
In response to the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), most states are now in the latter stages of developing federally required plans and policies for operating their systems […]