On April 22, 2025, the Connecticut General Assembly's Appropriations Committee introduced and passed its recommended state budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. This nonpartisan analysis details these changes to state education funding in the Appropriations Committee's budget, and provides a brief overview of the general fiscal outlook of the state budget and economy.
The Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula uses several components to calculate town ECS grants, including student counts and town wealth data. This model shows how each town's variables for the ECS formula have changed over the past five years.
This frequently asked questions document provides information about Connecticut's 17 regional school districts, which educate a combined enrollment of more than 22,00 students. This FAQ document answers questions about the creation, administration, and funding of Connecticut's regional school districts.
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 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.
Concerns and Recommendations for Connecticut Multilingual Learner Education
Connecticut's Multilingual Learners
Multilingual Learners and Academic Performance
Funding for Connecticut's Multilingual Learners
Multilingual Learner Education Comparisons
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This policy briefing details the current mismatch between student learning needs and per-student spending in Connecticut’s local and regional public school districts, and examines some of the factors that contribute to this mismatch.