b: it’s nice that schools are attempting to try to close the achievement gap between high and low achieving students (remembering, of course, that some students will always do better than others). But one must guard against regarding the Connecticut Mastery test scores as an end in themselves.
State: we endorse the Connecticut Supreme Court’s comments in favor of recording all interrogations of suspects. In a system which relies on confessions, it is crucial to maintain the integrity of those statements, and simple recording is within the reach, as Justice Palmer said, of every teenager.
Wallingford: the choice of site for a new North Farms Fire Station doesn’t seem particularly clear cut. But then, there’s no particular rush, either, aside from the fact that folks are kind of touching elbows at the present station; there’s time for careful consideration.
The business of public comment is a touchy one in Meriden as elsewhere. The stand Meriden has adopted seems possibly workable, but citizens should examine the motivation for public comment sessions.
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