Science, and Math too, if we can afford it

Architect’s Rendering of Connecticut Science Center.

The Connecticut Science Center looms large on the Hartford skyline these days, both in terms of its edifice and its delayed (again) opening (it was March, then May, now June). It seems that despite belt-tightening (including an 8% salary cut for current staff) and a reduced ops budget, the Center is still way underfunded, and the State cannot give any more money. One option is to increase the ticket prices from $16 adults/$13 children to $24 per person. That means $100 for a family of four.  How many local families can afford that right now? Especially in the already-underserved Hartford market?

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