"Thank you, Madame Chair, and again thank you for allowing me to wave on to this committee because this as well is not my committee."
"We have to do real outreach the same way we are doing--we have done in STEM in the last decade as we needed that."
"Last Friday, we marked the 65th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, a landmark ruling declaring that school segregation was unconstitutional."
"Unfortunately, we know that systemic racial segregation continues to leave youth of color behind."
"High poverty, racially segregated communities often lack the opportunities for upward mobility, contributing to higher youth disconnection rates for communities of color."
"I have seen that same thing right here on the Hill when I am trying to recruit interns or hire staff."
"The more you work one year, the more you work another year, and so work experience is literally critical."
"Reintegration actually does not start at the point of reentry."
"we really have to think about how reentry starts before folks go home."
"I am struggling a little this morning because I have this lovely binder with these prepared questions and all I can think about is my grandma right now."
"I want to make sure that we are addressing all aspects of this problem."
"I have spent my entire adult life as a proud union member, as a member of SEIU 1199, the Waterbury Teachers Association, the Connecticut Teachers Association, and ultimately, the National Education As..."