Following an interview with Senator Berthel about a new report looking at discrimination with applications at tech schools, we wanted to get an educator’s perspective on the problem. We spoke about it more with Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the CT Association of Public School Superintendents.
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A phone free high school and developing classroom plans with AI; just some of the top headlines coming out of the Westport school district this year. We checked in with superintendent of schools, Tom Scaraice.
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Milford students are back to school and we checked in with Dr. Anna Cutaia, superintendent of schools.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” speaking with University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray about an investigation into a mass shooting earlier in the day in Minneapolis (00:53). Paul also offered his own thoughts on the impending investigation (06:50). We chatted with worldwide expert on guns and crime and founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center Dr. John Lott regarding the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C. (14:48). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar dropped by to talk about the latest state political developments and a speed bump in a key merger that could affect Connecticut consumers (22:26). Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy joined us to talk about the latest Q-Poll findings pertaining to President Trump (30:19)
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” wondering why so many progressives have hostile attitudes towards billionaires, many of whom hire and provide good income and benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans (00:36). Attorney and business analyst Parag Amin joined us to chat about a move by Southwest Airlines to have larger-sized passengers purchase two seats on some flights (14:49). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio detailed a possible legislative push against Connecticut’s home-schooling parents (24:47)
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According to the CDC, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience physical violence by their intimate partner at some point during their lifetimes. About 1 in 3 women and nearly 1 in 6 men experience some form of sexual violence during their lifetimes. It’s no secret; domestic violence continues to be a real problem nationwide and Connecticut is not immune to it. We spoke about this with President and CEO of the Center for Family Justice, Deb Greenwood. We also got the details on the upcoming 28th Annual Speaking of Women luncheon happening September 9th.
For tickets to Speaking of Women: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/speakingofwomen2025/event/sow2025/
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We expect criticism but not everyone likes what they’re being told. Whether people say something nice or something hurtful, it’s important to think about: who’s giving the feedback and the context of that feedback. We spoke about this with career strategist, Julie Bauke.
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With the new school year, comes new changes in the Darien school district. We checked in with interim superintendent of schools, Dr. Eric Byrne, for all the updates.
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Beware of blue-green algae! The town of Stratford is sounding the alarm after algae blooms were detected in two local ponds. We got more information from Stratford Health director, Andrea Boissevain and Stratford’s Environmental Conservation Supervisor, Kelly Kerrigan.
For more information: www.stratfordct.gov/health
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Monday’s “Connecticut Today” welcomed CBS News D.C. reporter Aaron Navarro on the possibility of President Trump send some federal forces to help police Chicago (00:33). Host Paul Pacelli also had some thoughts on that course of action (04:02). We welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Andrew Fowler to chat about Connecticut’s poor standing in a recent “fun” index (18:15)
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