$100 Million Donation to Connecticut Public Schools
Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim joined Governor Lamont, First Lady Annie Lamont, leaders in the General Assembly, and students at a public event in East Hartford for the announcement of two major donors who are providing gifts of $100 million dollars to public schools in Connecticut. This gift of $100 million dollars donated by Ray and Barbara Dalio of Dalio Philanthropies will be matched by $100 million from the State of Connecticut and will seek to raise another $100 million from other philanthropists and business leaders. Mayor Ganim attended this event, as Bridgeport will be one of Connecticut’s urban municipalities that will benefit from this educational funding gift for Bridgeport Public Schools. “This major funding donation and financial match by our state…