State Officials, Educators Celebrate $300M Early Childhood Endowment

Other states are studying $300 million CT early childhood endowment

CT Treasurer Erick Russell(Molly Ingram / WSHU )Connecticut’s $300 million endowment to fund the expansion of early childhood education is being studied as an innovation by other states, according to state officials.The early childhood endowment was officially funded at the end of June when surplus money from the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget was transferred to the state Treasurer’s Office.“Connecticut is really setting a national model,” said…

State Officials, Educators Celebrate $300M Early Childhood Endowment

HARTFORD, CT — The campus of one of Connecticut’s most prestigious colleges may seem like an odd location to announce a preschool program, but according to the state and local officials who gathered Thursday at Trinity College, the connection is eminently logical.

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Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood Beth Bye, a West Hartford resident, said that among Gov. Ned Lamont’s staff are employees who participated in Head Start and other early learning programs, and now have advanced college degrees. By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com  The campus of one of Connecticut’s most prestigious colleges may seem like an odd [...] The post State Officials, Educators Celebrate $300M Early Childhood Endowment appeared …