Dan Malloy, a Democrat running for governor, this morning rolled out a detailed plan to overhaul education in Connecticut.
His proposed reforms include universal access to preschool within four years, ending "seat time" for high school seniors by letting high-achievers who have completed their requirements to graduate early and allowing some community colleges to offer four-year degrees.
Not included in the 15-page proposal is how much it would cost and precisely how to pay for it.
"We have not costed this out,'' Malloy he said at a morning press conference at the Capitol. "It is meant to be a document that talks about our vision and our willingness to extend ourselves in support of that vision..We're spending a lot ot money in the state of Connecticut, wer'e not necessarily spending it wisely. These plans are meant to be a blueprint to how we would expend those dollars."
Malloy unveiled his plan with his running mate, Nancy Wyman, by his side. Both are former members of boards of education and Wyman led the legislature's education committee when she served in the General Assembly.
Malloy is locked in a battle with fellow Democrat Ned Lamont; the two men will face one another in a primary on Aug. 10. Lamont recently received the backing of the Connecticut Education Association, one of two major public school teachers' unions in the state.
At this morning's press conference, Malloy shrugged off the endorsement, saying each candidate has his own supporters.