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What programs are available to assist me to become an educator in Connecticut?


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Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo announced several new multi-agency initiatives designed to address educator shortages. The programs will support the creation of a new teacher apprenticeship program; provide more investment in the paraeducator program and expand existing high school grow-your-own programs. 

 

Press Release: Governor Lamont Announces Targeted State Investments and Agency Collaboration to Increase in School Staffing

 

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