TUESDAY: GOV. MALLOY MAKES MAJOR EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENT;

PARTICIPATES IN CONN. NATIONAL GUARD SEND-OFF CEREMONY

(HARTFORD, CT) - On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to make a major education announcement. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Wyman, Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, and Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor.

In the evening, Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman will participate in the Connecticut National Guard send-off ceremony at the State Armory in Hartford for 70 soldiers of the 143 ^rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of Waterbury, who will be deployed to Kuwait to provide personnel, operational and logistical support.

WHO : Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman, Senator Williams, Speaker Sharkey, Commissioner Pryor

WHAT : News conference to make major education announcement

WHEN : Tuesday, February 5, 2013; 11:00 a.m.

WHERE : State Capitol, Outside of the Governor's Office; 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford

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WHO : Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman

WHAT : Connecticut National Guard send-off ceremony for 143 ^rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of Waterbury

WHEN : Tuesday, February 5, 2013; 5:00 p.m.

WHERE : William A. O'Neill State Armory; 360 Broad Street, Hartford