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Underscoring their commitment to collaboratively support public agencies and non-profit organizations striving to close education, workforce and other opportunity gaps in Connecticut, the founding members of the Collective Impact Opportunity Fund today announced the initial distribution of grants from the Fund — bestowing $1,032,000 to 10 organizations serving the region.
Though it should occur more frequently throughout the year, Teacher Appreciation Day is a wonderful time to celebrate teachers. Every spring, we pause and reflect on the central role teachers have played in our lives, as well as in the lives of over 500,000 students attending public schools across Connecticut each day.
Ray and Barbara Dalio — billionaire philanthropists from Greenwich and the richest couple in Connecticut — pledged $100 million Friday as part of a multipart collaboration to help the state’s struggling public schools.
Today, more than 150 public school teachers from across Connecticut were awarded Fund for Teachers (FFT) grants to pursue self-designed professional learning experiences this summer.