Middle Colleges Help Improve Job Skills, Keep Young Adults in Connecticut

by: admin February 25, 2009

By Marilyn Giuliano
One of the most interesting education proposals to surface recently is the idea of establishing middle colleges.
As proposed in the governor’s budget, the idea involves upgrading the Connecticut’s 17 technical high schools, linking them with the state’s 12 community colleges and encouraging high school students to earn college credits while still in high [...]

CONNECTICUT’S FORECLOSURE RATE: REASONS AND RECOURSE FOR FAMILIES

by: admin February 2, 2009

By State Representative Marilyn Giuliano
Residential mortgage foreclosures in Connecticut are rising, along with mortgages in delinquency or pre-foreclosure. In Connecticut and the nation, homeowners have found that their mortgage payments are rising faster than their incomes can support. A root cause is the recent conduct of the subprime mortgage industry.
Subprime mortgages are high cost loans [...]