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.
New data shows Connecticut public school spending increased overall in the 2024-25 school year. However, there's more to the story than the top-line trend. This document provides an overview of changes in statewide and district-level spending, includes a look at the growth of special education tuition costs, and features other key takeaways.
This briefing provides a high-level overview of how the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 affects K-12 education and its implications for Connecticut.
This nonpartisan analysis details these changes to state education funding in the governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 and provides a brief overview of the general fiscal outlook of the state budget and economy.
This policy briefing identifies how reaching “full” ECS funding will alter what education funding school districts can expect from the State each year. Additionally, this briefing examines the impacts of ECS grant changes, budgeting uncertainty, future shifts in funding, and how inflation looms larger for “fully-funded” districts.
This FAQ document dives into how the property revaluation process impacts town ECS grants and how recent property value increases have contributed to volatility in the "fully funded" ECS grant amounts for towns.