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Throwing money at schools is a policy needing an audit

By Chris Powell Like public education in most American cities, public education in Connecticut’s cities has been chaotic and ineffective for decades. Ever since the enactment of the Education Enhancement Act in 1986 the state’s response to this failure has been to throw money at schools and particularly at teacher salaries, on the premise thatContinue reading “Throwing money at schools is a policy needing an audit”

‘Fair share’ won’t persuade suburbs on more housing

By Chris Powell As much as Connecticut badly needs more housing to reduce the cost of living in the state, it’s not surprising that the state law that was enacted last year to spur housing construction is accomplishing nothing. The law requires only that a study be made of how much more housing each municipalityContinue reading “‘Fair share’ won’t persuade suburbs on more housing”