Education
WASHINGTON, DC—Last night, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2471) a bipartisan omnibus package that would keep America open for business through the duration of the fiscal year. The FY 2022 Omnibus includes critical new support for Ukraine, a historic amount of U.S. Navy shipbuilding and submarine construction, new support for the U.S. Coast Guard Museum, and increased funding for eastern Connecticut priorities like special education, workforce development, conservation, and more.
WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act (S. 2959/H.R. 6126), a bipartisan, bicameral bill he co-authored, has officially been signed into law by President Biden. The bill will now provide support in the upcoming 2022-2023 schoolyear to K-12 public schools that serve large numbers of military families, and that rely on federal Impact Aid to help fill out their resources—including schools in Ledyard and Groton.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following last week's visit to eastern Connecticut by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) today announced the official allocation of more than $4.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for early childhood and special education programming in Connecticut K-12 public schools.