MORE THAN $16 MILLION TO SUPPORT LOCAL SPECIAL EDUCATION COVID-19 RECOVERY EFFORTS
Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Acting Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker today visited Regional School District 17 in Higganum to highlight the more than $16 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II (ESSER II) funds that are being made available to assist 170 school districts across Connecticut with delivering special education services to more than 80,000 students during the 2021-22 school year. “These funds are an important way to provide needed resources to special education programs throughout Connecticut and ensure that all of our students have equal access to the education they deserve,” Governor Lamont said. “The Connecticut State Department of Education’s longstanding commitment to equitable access to education for all of our students drives the work of our…