Governor Applauds Minority Teacher Recruitment and Retention Bill
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting 150-0 to give final passage to legislation he proposed alongside a number of state legislators that aims to recruit more teachers of color into classrooms in public schools throughout Connecticut. The bill, which was approved in the State Senate on May 28 and will next be transmitted to the governor for his signature, addresses roadblocks that keep educators of color out of the classroom, such as reciprocity agreements with other states and developing strategic statewide hiring goals. Over 40 percent of Connecticut’s student population are people of color, however only 8.7 percent of the state’s public school teachers are people of color. “Numerous…