The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute held its 2013 Open House earlier this month, with New Haven public school teachers’ seminar applications due next week.

Last week, the Connecticut Mirror published "On Guns and Security: A Parent's Plea for Reason" –  reflections spurred by the Newtown massacre and the National Rifle Association’s perverse, if unsurprising, response.

I argue, “This is about how we define security, its reality and its perception,” and ask, “What actually makes our communities and families secure? What makes our children feel secure?”
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In 1999, months after the Columbine attacks, the Hartford Courant and Minneapolis Star Tribune published "Hamilton Would Have Embraced Gun Control" – my admittedly speculative attempt to adapt Alexander Hamilton’s pragmatic federalism to a modern challenge.

The Center for Domestic Violence Services is featuring "men who give" to support this cause.  Please consider doing so, particularly now as a foundation will match gifts.

President Barack Obama and the White House yesterday issued a proclamation for National Mentoring Month, which is January. 

President Obama said in part, “A supportive mentor can mean the difference between struggle and success. As we mark this important occasion, I encourage all Americans to spend time as a mentor and help lift our next generation toward their hopes and dreams. To learn more about how to get involved, visit www.Serve.gov/Mentor.”