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 push is underway to get more state money allocated for urban school districts. Thursday morning, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities unveiled its ad campaign in support of a bill lawmakers are currently considering.
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and half dozen other advocacy groups announced the launch a 30-day, $100,000 television, print and digital advertising campaign aimed at persuading state leaders to make the change in the final stretch of the legislative session.
A lobby group for Connecticut towns and cities announced Thursday a month-long ad campaign meant to ratchet up pressure on Gov. Ned Lamont and the legislature to accelerate increases in state education support to municipalities.
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."
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.