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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.

Insights from District Leaders: How Rising Costs are Impacting Students & Teachers

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Inflation written in white chalk on a green chalkboard

As districts work to meet increasing student needs and maintain high-quality educational programs, the purchasing power of state and local dollars has eroded under the cumulative effects of persistent inflation. To understand how rising costs are impacting students and teachers in the classroom, we conducted interviews with leaders across 18 school districts.

Insights from District Leaders: How Rising Costs are Impacting Students & Teachers One-Pager: Impacts of Rising Costs on the Classroom
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Education Funding Funding Formulas

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

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

Budget Snapshot: K-12 Education Funding in Governor Lamont's Budget Revisions, FY 2027

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.

Budget Snapshot: K-12 Education Funding in Governor's Budget Revisions, FY 2027 Interactive Community Impact Tool - Governor's Budget for FY 2027
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Education Funding Funding Formulas State Budget State Revenue & Spending

FAQs: Consensus Revenue Estimates

Consensus revenue estimates play a key role in both the execution of the state’s budget as well as the state budget development process. This frequently asked questions document provides an overview of Connecticut’s consensus revenue estimates, when and how they are issued, their role in the state budget process, and possible expectations for the latest revised estimates scheduled to be released at the end of April 2025.

FAQs: Consensus Revenue Estimates
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State Budget State Revenue & Spending

Connecticut's Spending & Volatility Caps

As part of the biennial budget for fiscal years 2018-19, the Connecticut General Assembly passed two fiscal accountability measures, known as the spending cap and the volatility cap. During the 2023 legislative session, the legislature renewed and made several changes to these caps. This resource includes policy briefings on the spending and volatility caps enacted in FY 2018 as well as what changes were made to the caps in 2023.

Changes Passed in 2023 to Connecticut Spending and Volatility Caps CT's Spending Volatility Caps
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State Budget State Revenue & Spending