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Governor Lamont has convened a Blue-Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Accountability to examine and recommend comprehensive improvements to Connecticut's public school funding system. The Commission's work is intended to strengthen educational opportunities for all students across the state.
As Connecticut's Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Accountability continues its work to examine the future of funding public education, EASTCONN Executive Director Eric Protulis recently joined Connecticut East podcast to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Connecticut schools.
COLUMBIA, CT — EASTCONN, the Regional Educational Service Center serving northeastern Connecticut, has been awarded a fiscal year 2026 Farm to School Grant from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The $116,858 grant will fund the creation of a centralized production kitchen at EASTCONN’s Bridges Community School campus in Columbia, enabling EASTCONN’s Food Services program to source, prepare, and distribute fresh, locally grown meals to students across its partner school districts.
EASTCONN's Quinebaug Middle College (QMC), a regional, public magnet high school, is currently recruiting academically motivated students for the 2026-2027 school year.
EASTCONN’s Arts at the Capitol Theater (ACT) Performing Arts magnet high school in Willimantic, CT, has earned national recognition for its student literary magazine, Quill & Ink.
EASTCONN is a public, non-profit, Regional Educational Service Center, which has been serving the education needs of northeastern Connecticut schools and communities since 1980.
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