March 15, 2012

GOV. MALLOY, LT. GOV. WYMAN ANNOUNCE EDUCATION TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN NEW LONDON & WATERBURY

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold two education town hall meetings in New London on Monday, March 19 and in Waterbury on Tuesday, March 20.

The New London event will be held at Winthrop Magnet Elementary School (74 Grove Street), and the Waterbury event will be held at Walsh Elementary School (55 Dikeman Street). Both town hall meetings will run from 7:00-8:00 p.m., and doors will open at 6:15.

The events will be the seventh and eighth town hall meetings of the Governor's Education Reform Tour. These community meetings are focused on the topic of education reform and give Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman an opportunity to meet with all members of the public, including parents, students, teachers, and other concerned residents, for a conversation on proposed reforms to improve the state's public school system. In February, Governor Malloy announced a comprehensive proposal aimed at improving the state's achievement gap, which is the worst in the nation.

Additional locations and dates on the Governor's tour will continue to be added across the state until the legislature approves a bill addressing each of the six principles the Governor outlined in a letter to them in December.

To check the most up-to-date list of dates and locations on Governor Malloy's Education Reform Tour, visit http://governor.ct.gov/educationtour .

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For Immediate Release: March 15, 2012

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