Representative Robert Sanchez, the House chair of the Education Committee, announces that the legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus will hold a town Hall Saturday, May 4, in New Britain to hear the issues and concerns of people living in Black and Latino communities.
Preschool lead teacher Jacqueline Valle teaches her class at Honey Bear Learning Center in Stratford. (Brian A. Pounds Photo / Hearst Connecticut Media)
Rep. Bobby Sanchez, co-chair of the Education Committee, has pushed forward a half-dozen bills that would boost pay for child care workers, increase the state’s contribution to child-care slots and vouchers, expand eligibility for state subsidies and make it easier for child care workers to afford the college credentials required of them, according to Linda Conner Lambeck, Connecticut Post reporter who writes about education issues.
Rep. Bobby Sanchez, co-chair of the Education Committee, other legislators and education advocates on Wednesday called for passage of legislation that addresses educator pay equity and gives access to early childcare for full-time students who have children and need to work, but can’t afford childcare.
Join leaders of the legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus for a public input and spread the word about Representative Wilfred X. “Spike” Johnson Scholarship Fund.
