While Connecticut ranks among states with the highest levels of education spending, most of that does not derive from the state itself but from municipal budgets.
A new report shows 119,000 young people are out of work and out of school. Officials say they want to cut that number in half.
Over a year in the making, the 119K Commission released its comprehensive, 120-page report detailing four strategic pillars and 22 “aligned” actions on how to reconnect 60,000 of the roughly 119,000 disconnected youth in Connecticut.
Some lawmakers are raising concerns about oversight of public school funding and said they plan to push for several education reforms after an investigation about a Hartford student who alleges she graduated without the ability to read or write.
The School and State Finance Project released the following statement supporting the 119K Commission's plan and its focus on ensuring equitable education funding for all Connecticut students.
With the expiration of federal emergency education funds from the pandemic, urban districts across the state are facing large budget deficits, including NHPS. This shortfall is exacerbated by long-standing inequities in the distribution of property tax revenue in the state.