Legislators maintain they had a solid agreement with Lamont’s administration last year as part of the two-year budget for an additional $150 million for K-12 public education, but that total has not been placed into the latest budget recommendations.
State Representative Jeff Currey discussed H.B. 5003 and the need for education funding reform with Mike Hydeck on NBC Connecticut's "Face the Facts."
While we are thankful the Committee’s proposed budget provides an increase in K-12 education funding, we are disappointed the proposal falls short of implementing H.B. 5003 — a historic education funding bill, with wide bipartisan support, which would fully fund all of Connecticut’s public school students.
After years of arguing over funding Connecticut’s Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula, a non-profit organization warns lawmakers that failure to act this year could significantly increase local property taxes.
A bill that would increase education funding statewide while narrowing the gap between wealthy districts and poorer ones easily advanced out of the legislature's Education Committee on Friday, moving it one step closer to final passage.
The problem between Woodbridge and New Haven stems partly from a vague state statute holding local or regional boards of education financially responsible for the "reasonable costs" of special education instruction.