Why does community college enrollment look so different this year? COVID
Significant decrease in enrollment among Latino students
CTMirror, Education
CTMirror, Health
With limited mental health staff, Waterbury calls the police on school children under 12
Most of the children arrested are Hispanic
CTMirror, Education
Achievement gaps for English learners linger, troubling CT’s first Hispanic education chief
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the disparities experienced by communities of color. Perhaps no group of students have
Business, CTMirror
New analysis: pandemic unemployment hit people of color, young workers hardest
The coronavirus-induced recession has hit Connecticut’s racial marginalized communities and workers in their 20s and 30s the hardest, according to
CTMirror, Health
Disparities in Hispanic and black death rates much worse than previously reported
by JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS and ANA RADELAT After reporting for weeks that Connecticut Hispanics are only half as likely to die from COVID-19
Community, CTMirror
Latinos have nation’s highest unemployment rate, and in Connecticut it could be extreme
By Ana Radelat, CTMirror.org The U.S. Labor Department Friday reported that the national unemployment rate, especially among Latinos and African Americans, soared
Community, CTMirror
CT Latinos suffer high COVID-19 infection rates as their jobs force public interaction
By Ana Radelat, CTMirror.org When Wanda Valdez-Jablonecki returns to her West Hartford home from her shift as a head cashier at
CTMirror, Democracy>Politics, Health
CT doctors seek coronavirus health coverage for the undocumented
Trump suggests undocumented immigrants do not deserve help because they’re taking jobs away from Americans
Census 2020, CT Opinion, CTMirror
A complete census count means more federal money for the community
CTMirror’s CT Viewpoints – opinions from around Connecticut
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Separated by Design: How wealthy towns keep people with housing vouchers out
This article was produced through a partnership between ProPublica and the Connecticut Mirror, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.
CTMirror, Health
Racial disparities persist in CT health care, two groups find
By Jenna Carlesso, CTMirror.org While Connecticut has led national efforts in public insurance reform, significant health disparities persist between the
CTMirror, Education
Back To School: Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona
By Kathleen Megan, CTMirror.org Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona on five issues. On bilingual education: Cardona says he remembers it