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title: Bridgeport schools poised for more education funding under proposal
description: Connecticut legislators proposed a bill that would deliver $13.6 million in early aid to Bridgeport public schools for the 2024-25 school year.
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# [Bridgeport schools poised for more education funding under proposal](https://schoolstatefinance.org/news-and-press/wshu-bridgeport-schools-poised-for-more-state-education-funding-under-proposal)

 Written by [Joseph D'Alessandro, WSHU](https://schoolstatefinance.org/news-and-press/author/joseph-dalessandro-wshu) | Feb 14, 2023 2:08:00 AM

Connecticut legislators proposed a bill that would deliver $13.6 million in early aid to Bridgeport public schools for the 2024-25 school year.

Governor Ned Lamont’s proposed two-year, $50.5 billion budget would increase state funding of schools $45.6 million next year, and about $90.9 million more in 2025, compared to this year, according to an analysis from the School + State Finance Project, a Hamden-based nonprofit that collaborates with the state and local communities to improve students’ education.

“School districts are facing a fiscal cliff,” said Michael Morton, the project’s deputy executive director for communications & operations. “We have a dire situation on our hands with students who are struggling to recover from the pandemic’s impacts.”

The bill proposes to fully fund the state Education Cost Sharing program in 2025 — three years ahead of schedule — to offset the decline in federal COVID-19 relief.

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