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.
Lawmakers and educators on Thursday asked Gov. Ned Lamont to “keep his promise to students” and not cut funding earmarked for K-12 education finance reforms throughout the state.
Student debt from unpaid meals is soaring after the vast majority of Connecticut schools returned to a paid lunch model at the start of the 2023 to 2024 school year.
The School + State Finance Project – a non-partisan education policy organization – is raising a red flag about millions in budget cuts they say will affect Kindergarten through high school (K-12) students and the districts they attend.
Education advocates and municipal officials came together to denounce Gov. Ned Lamont's plans to cut over $60 million from public schools as part of his midterm budget adjustments.
Gov. Ned Lamont and his fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority appear headed for a battle over education in the next state budget.