CURRENT NEWS

    2021 State Budget

    June 16, 2021

    This session, we passed a $46.4 billion biennium budget with a $2.3 billion surplus that offers relief from the impact of COVID-19, helps jumpstart our economy, and invests in our cities and towns, nonprofits and working families.

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    It's Okay Not To Be Okay

    June 3, 2021

    I’d like to share a video that is the result of many conversations and multiple forums I’ve had over the last few months with educators, counselors, parents, students, clinicians, and mental health providers about the unique challenges students are facing now, and what we can do to support them.

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    CT Education Plan - Make Your Voices Heard!

    May 14, 2021

    The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) will hold two public forums next week to solicit input on educational priorities and the development of the Department’s plan for use of the $110 million state set-aside it received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) fund.

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