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Waterbury Promise asks legislature for $1.5 million to expand scholarships and coaching for city students
Summary
Waterbury Promise leaders, scholars and alumni asked the Appropriations Subcommittee to include $1.5 million in FY26 and FY27 in the biennial budget for a last‑dollar scholarship and wraparound college‑access services under Senate Bill 857.
Waterbury Promise — a nonprofit college‑access program serving Waterbury students — asked the legislature to include $1,500,000 in each of FY26 and FY27 to scale scholarships and student supports that the group says have improved persistence and retention.
Hetty (Hedy) Ayers, director of development and community engagement for Waterbury Promise, told the Appropriations Subcommittee the program now serves more…
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