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We've published hundreds of reports and analyses covering a variety of issues in education funding and state finance policy, and we're always working on new research reports. Browse through all of our reports and publications using the keyword search below, or search by a specific category using the drop-down menu below the Featured post.

Budget Snapshot: K-12 Education Funding in Revised State Budget for FY 2027

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State Budget Analysis

To help you navigate the revised state budget for fiscal year 2027, we've put together an analysis detailing all the education funding changes in the budget and what they mean for students in your community and across the state. Additionally, we've created a resource that lists the additional state education funding each town will receive and explains how that funded was calculated and will be distributed.

Budget Snapshot: K-12 Education Funding in Revised Budget for FY 2027 Town Runs: Supplemental Education Funding for FY 2027 Interactive Community Impact Tool - Revised State Budget for FY 2027
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Education Funding Funding Formulas State Budget State Revenue & Spending

Alliance District and Priority School District Grants

To help increase student achievement in Connecticut’s lowest-performing districts and schools, the Connecticut General Assembly has appropriated funds to support Alliance District and Priority School District grants. This policy briefing outlines what Alliance Districts and Priority School Districts are, and details the process these districts must follow to receive their grant funding and how they are allowed to use the grants.

Alliance District and Priority School District Grants
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Education Funding

Connecticut's Open Choice Program

This policy brief focuses on Connecticut's Open Choice program, and discusses its objectives, history, administration, and funding. Open Choice is a program in which Connecticut students can attend schools in local public school districts outside the community in which they reside. Connecticut’s statutes currently allow for districts in the Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, New Haven, New London, and Norwalk areas to send and receive students from participating districts in their respective regions.

Connecticut's Open Choice Program
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Schools of Choice

Data Collection & Transparency for Multilingual Learner Education

Providing Connecticut’s multilingual learner students with the resources and services they need will help them succeed in the classroom and beyond. This document examines what data is currently collected regarding multilingual learner education and how changes could be made to improve and expand the data Connecticut collects on multilingual learner programs and investments.

Data Collection and Transparency for Multilingual Learner Education
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Multilingual Learners