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title: Advocates push Connecticut lawmakers to expand education funding
description: A nonprofit organization warns lawmakers failure to fund the Education Cost Sharing formula this year could significantly increase local property taxes.
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# [Advocates push Connecticut lawmakers to expand education funding](https://schoolstatefinance.org/news-and-press/wtnh-advocates-push-connecticut-lawmakers-to-expand-education-funding)

 Written by [Tom Dudchik, WTNH](https://schoolstatefinance.org/news-and-press/author/tom-dudchik-wtnh) | Apr 3, 2023 1:31:00 AM

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.

The ECS formula is the state’s established method to distribute approximately $2 billion annually in state education funding to local and regional public school districts.

Lisa Hammersley, the executive director of the School + State Finance Project, explains what advocates want lawmakers to do.

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