Education Subsidy

Connecticut municipal leaders and educators want Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers to adjust the state’s 2017 fiscal guardrails next year. They say this will allow more state money to be spent on public education.

Connecticut is trying a new approach to the regional issue of attracting and retaining teachers of color by offering a new student loan assistance program for educators from diverse backgrounds to teach in the state’s 36 poorest urban and rural school districts.

State officials say they've found a way to ensure thousands of needy Connecticut families will still receive a child care subsidy.The Office of Early…