2023 SOEC Q&A Final

Welcome to our first Just Research Q&A! Over the years, we release reports on a wide variety of topics that eradicate poverty and advance family economic security. We call these reports, “Just Research.” Our longer reports include an Executive Summary that provides a snapshot of the report, and each report (whether they’re long or short) also includes a very condensed document of key data points, which we call, “Just Facts.”
As we kick off 2024, we’ve decided to try something new. We know that learning comes in all forms, and people just don’t have the time to read lengthy reports. So, for each report we publish, we’ll also include a podcast that features questions and answers between CT Voices’ Executive Director and the report authors. While the podcast won’t include all the data or charts and graphs include in the report, it will provide a comprehensive summary and explanation for why we’re publishing on the topic. Unlike our Just Facts videos, these podcasts will be a little longer, running approximately 20-30 minutes.
Again, this is a pilot. If we get great feedback, we’ll continue to produce them. So, please let us know what you think!
Our first Just Research Q&A will be on our “2023 State of Early Childhood: A Response to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care and a Continuation of Spotlighting Disenfranchised Populations.” This report continues the arc of our past three SOEC reports with a specific focus on children with special needs. Our recommendations in this SOEC report mirror the those by the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care.