Policy & Financing Issues

In the Alliance's seventh story with CT Public News Service, the governor's jobs special session was the perfect opportunity to hone in on the importance of early childhood programs that help working parents continue to work. The story aired on October 26, the same day as the special session.

In its fifth story of the year, the Alliance turned to our partners at CAHS to help highlight the KidsCount Databook, which had just been released. While overall, the state score improved, the recession has still hit state children hard.

The CT Post reported that despite being one of the best states for kids, Connecticut and its children were hit hard by the economic downturn., based on the KidsCount Databook. The CT Post interviewed Jude Carroll of CAHS and Barbara Edinberg of the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition (BCAC). BCAC is a member of the Alliance.