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Legislature must act to further protect CT's courts from ICE
November 12th, 2025 ( The Connecticut Mirror - Delivered by Newstex ) From the first days of President Trump's second term in office, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have carried out raids in and around Connecticut courthouses. In August, ICE agents stormed a Stamford courthouse restroom to detain two immigrants who had come to court as victims of an armed robbery.
Legislature must act to further protect CT's courts from ICE
From the first days of President Trump’s second term in office, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have carried out raids in and around Connecticut courthouses. In August, ICE agents stormed a Stamford courthouse restroom to detain two immigrants who had come to court as victims of an armed robbery. At the same time, ICE detained 65 people, of whom less than half had any criminal charges or convictions, in the courthouse in Danbury.
CT's tipped workers face unstable pay, schedules
I worked in Connecticut’s restaurant industry for seven years as a server and bartender. Tipped work isn’t glamorous or lucrative — some tipped workers at high-end restaurants do well, but they are the exception, not the norm. Most of us struggle to make ends meet. Our take home pay is unstable and unpredictable. The amount you make in tips can vary significantly, depending on the days and shifts you’re scheduled to work and the time of year.
OP-ED | Skyrocketing Rents Are Wreaking Havoc In Connecticut
Families forced out of their neighborhoods from exorbitant increases in rent; vulnerable people trapped in abusive living situations with no way of affording their own ...
OP-ED | Skyrocketing Rents Are Wreaking Havoc In Connecticut
Families forced out of their neighborhoods from exorbitant increases in rent; vulnerable people trapped in abusive living situations with no way of affording their own place; overcrowded households; exacerbated mental and physical health from housing insecurity; rising displacement, evictions, and homelessness — the skyrocketing cost of rent is wreaking havoc in Connecticut.
The Prevalence and the Price of Police in Schools
Editor’s Note: Chelsea Connery, Neag School doctoral candidate in the Learning, Leadership, and Educational Policy program, prepared the following issue brief — in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) — examining police presence in schools and its effect on students. Since the 1900s, U.S. public schools have employed a growing number of school resource officers (SROs) – defined here as sworn law enforcement officials.
Charter Schools, Academy Schools, and Related-Party Transactions: Same Scams, Different Countries
Home > Law Review > Vol. 72 > No. 2 (2019) Keywords Charter schools, private companies, for-profit affiliates, monitoring systems Abstract In the course of the last quarter century, governmental entities in both the United States and England have sought to encourage educational innovation by creating publicly funded schools that are independent from many of the rules that apply to locally controlled schools.
"The Underrepresentation of CLD Students in Gifted and Talented Program" by Chelsea E. Connery, Preston C. Green III et al.
Chelsea E. Connery, Preston C. Green III, & James C. Kaufman, The Underrepresentation of CLD Students in Gifted and Talented Programs: Implications for Law and Practice, 19 U. Md. L.J. Race Relig. Gender & Class 81 (2019). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/rrgc/vol19/iss1/5
Issue Brief: The Impact of Undocumented Status on Children’s Learning
Editor’s Note: Chelsea Connery ’13 (ED), ’14 MA, a former public school teacher and now a Neag School doctoral student in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program, prepared the following issue brief — in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) — about the impact of undocumented status on children’s learning, as well as the implications for schools.
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