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title: Lamont Plans to Boost Child Care Spending in Budget, Uncertainty Looms Over K-12 Schools Funding
description: Boxed in by a budget that embraces fiscal guardrails, Gov. Ned Lamont will tinker around the edges to adjust the two-year budget.
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# [Lamont Plans to Boost Child Care Spending in Budget, Uncertainty Looms Over K-12 Schools Funding](https://schoolstatefinance.org/news-and-press/ctnewsjunkie-lamont-plans-to-boost-child-care-spending-in-budget-uncertainty-looms-over-k-12-schools-funding)

 Written by [Christine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie](https://schoolstatefinance.org/news-and-press/author/christine-stuart-ctnewsjunkie) | Feb 2, 2024 2:02:00 AM

Boxed in by a budget that embraces the fiscal guardrails put in place before he was elected, Gov. Ned Lamont will tinker around the edges when it comes to adjusting the two-year budget.

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However, it’s unclear if the funding would come at the expense of K-12 schools.

The upcoming fiscal year’s additional education spending of $150 million includes $68 million designated for the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) program, which is the primary grant for local districts. The remaining $82 million will be allocated across various areas, primarily benefiting regional magnet schools and to a lesser extent, charter schools.

While Beckham emphasized that the ECS funds would remain untouched, he did not provide specific information about the areas that would see reductions.

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Lisa Hammersley, executive director of the School and State Finance Project, said it’s not a good proposal.

“By cutting the legislature’s historic, bipartisan investment in K-12 education made just eight months ago, the governor is proposing a budget built on broken promises while turning his back on the needs of students, families, and educators throughout the state,” Hammersley said.

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