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.
The School and State Finance Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy organization, has proposed a bill to help underfunded schools get additional state funding sooner rather than later.
Connecticut legislators proposed a bill that would deliver $13.6 million in early aid to Bridgeport public schools for the 2024-25 school year.
Bridgeport Public Schools could receive millions more in annual state funding under a new bill designed to reduce disparities between rich and poor public school districts across Connecticut.
While Gov. Ned Lamont insists his new state budget proposal would reduce inequality statewide, legislators and interest groups raised a counter-question Wednesday: Will it reduce inequality enough?
Gov. Ned Lamont delivered a budget address Wednesday that includes the biggest income tax cut in Connecticut history, as well as added spending on schools and housing. The proposal drew praise from both sides of the aisle, but critics called it too cautious.