For the second time in just over a week, the Connecticut General Assembly has approved greater funding for special education. Today, the legislature passed H.B. 7163, which will provide an additional $40 million in funding in the current fiscal year (FY 2025) for the special education Excess Cost grant.
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.
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.
Hartford Courant: Sheff v. O’Neill was supposed to save and desegregate Connecticut schools. Did it?
Thirty-five years after first being filed, questions surround the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill case and whether it has moved the needle on educational achievement and integration.
Hartford Courant: Sheff v. O’Neill was supposed to save and desegregate Connecticut schools. Did it?
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Whether it’s the loss of a favorite teacher, cuts to services like tutoring or mental health support, or even the complete shutdown of their school, almost every public school student in Connecticut will feel some type of impact from the expiration of federal pandemic relief funding.
FOX 61: Brown vs. Board of Education 70 years later: How has it impacted Connecticut public schools?
Seventy years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools based off race is unconstitutional. Today, the impact of the decision is up for debate.
FOX 61: Brown vs. Board of Education 70 years later: How has it impacted Connecticut public schools?
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