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FOX 61: Bipartisan municipal group calls on CT lawmakers for more education funding

Published: Updated: Julia LeBlanc, FOX 61

A group of bipartisan leaders with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities gathered at James Hillhouse High School in New Haven on Thursday to call on the state to invest more in our children.  

“This is simple. This is simply putting money where it matters, and prioritizing education once and for all,” said state Rep. Jeff Currey, co-chair of the CT General Assembly's Education Committee.

The group is part of what they’re calling “The 119K Commission”, which conducted a recent study now titled, “The Young People First Report”.

Among many things, the report found 119,000 young people in Connecticut are either at-risk or disconnected from education and the workforce. That adds up to nearly 20% of all people ranging from 14 to 26 years old.