Educators and officials are facing a new unknown: how the federal government will fund education across the country and in Connecticut for the next fiscal year.
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Educators and officials are facing a new unknown: how the federal government will fund education across the country and in Connecticut for the next fiscal year.
Earlier this year, in a move many educators said was long overdue, Gov. Ned Lamont and the state legislature injected an additional $70 million into special education. But this money still isn’t nearly enough to meet the needs in many districts, and officials are working to fill in the gaps.
Connecticut is one of 26 states suing the Trump administration over a nearly $7 billion federal education funding freeze; if nothing changes, $53.6 million would be withheld from Connecticut schools, disproportionately affecting high-needs areas.
The Trump administration's sudden freeze of federal education funds leaves almost no Connecticut school district unscathed, as more than $50 million dollars and the programs they fund face an uncertain future.