Stated position
Committed to seed a Universal Preschool Endowment with $300 million from the FY25 surplus, with the budget anticipating nearly $1 billion in the endowment over the next few years, to make pre-K and early childhood education more affordable.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed to seed a Universal Preschool Endowment with $300 million from the FY25 surplus, with the budget anticipating nearly $1 billion in…”
Sources
- Office of Governor Ned Lamont (portal.ct.gov) — FY 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Addresshttps://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-fiscal-year-2026-2027-biennial-budget-address ↗
“Three hundred million dollars from the fiscal '25 surplus will seed the fund, and our budget anticipates almost $1 billion in the endowment over the next few years”