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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

Improving How Connecticut Funds Special Education

Each day, more than 68,700 of the students who pass through the doors of Connecticut’s public schools require special education services, making up 13 percent of the state's total public school enrollment. The individual learning needs of these students are wide-ranging and unique. As a result of these wide-ranging needs, the resources required to provide students with a “free appropriate public education” vary significantly, and often pose difficult planning and financial questions to Connecticut’s public schools. The report examines the special education finance systems of all 50 states and finds Connecticut is one of only four states in the country that does not have a system for funding all special education students.

Improving How CT Funds Special Education FINAL
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Education Funding Special Education