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.
This fact sheet includes key stats and figures about Connecticut's over 54,000 multilingual learners, as well as information about funding for bilingual education programs.
This policy briefing provides an overview of the regional Agricultural Science and Technology Education (also known as AgriScience) program, including its history, objectives, administration, and sources of funding. The purpose of the AgriScience program is to serve students within a region of Connecticut by providing educational programs in the field of agriculture and occupations related to agriculture.
This collection of policy briefs covers Connecticut's multilingual learner population, their education, current challenges, and opportunities to improve education programs and services for multilingual learner students and their families.
Despite state charter schools receiving most of their funding through state sources, local school districts may still be impacted financially by the opening and operation of a charter school. This briefing focuses on the potential financial implications of state charter schools on local school districts.
Since property tax revenue remains the largest source for education funding in Connecticut, tax abatements raise questions about the impacts of incentives on communities’ abilities to fund their local public schools. This document helps address some of these frequently asked questions about tax abatements and their potential impacts on local education funding.