For many of us, being a parent may be most exciting creative endeavor of our lifetimes. It’s a dramatic example of our having been able to make something out of nothing. And experiencing the depth…
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2017 Legislative Focus This year, Connecticut lawmakers have the opportunity to show that they are committed to bringing jobs and prosperity back to our state. That starts with saying “no” to another tax increase, and…
This time of year, children are told that Santa Claus is making a list and checking it twice to find out who has been naughty or nice. However, Santa isn’t the only one who makes…
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Groton has been trying in vain to meet state racial balance requirements for its schools since 2000, but now city leaders have a new idea: build one giant middle school. The effort - known as the…
Kellie Barton speaks with a hint of her native Jamaican accent while holding her seven-month-old son, who is actively trying to pull Kleenex from a tissue box. Barton works as a secretary for Setting Captives…
A Freedom of Information Commission hearing officer recommended Monday in a draft decision that the New Milford school system make teacher evaluation ratings public. John Spatola, a former member of the New Milford Board of Education,…
[caption id="attachment_1968" align="alignright" width="394"] Yankee Institute Chairman Rob Simmons with the Cato Institute's Jason Bedrick on July 31, 2013 (Credit: Heath Fahle)[/caption] The Yankee Institute honored the legacy of Dr. Milton Friedman on Wednesday, July…
HARTFORD - Following up their 2009 piece "How to Reduce Property Taxes with a Citizens Audit Committee", Dr. Lewis Andrews and Dr. Armand A. Fusco have published a compendium of model school board policies from…
Published on June 24, 2009 by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy This manual is designed to help local politicians, taxpayer activists, and concerned citizens to lower onerous property taxes by organizing to reduce local…
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