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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 Appropriations Committee's Budget, FYs 2026-27

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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.

Education Funding Snapshot - Appropriations Committee Budget for FYs 2026 and 2027 Interactive Community Impact Tool - Appropriations Committee Budget for FYs 2026 and 2027
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Education Funding State Budget

Connecticut's Designated High Schools and Endowed Academies

There are a variety of types of public schools of choice in Connecticut, including magnet schools, career and technical high schools, vocational agricultural centers, and charter schools. Connecticut also has two additional school choice arrangements that are not as common: designated high schools and endowed academies. This policy briefing discusses both of these options and how they are a part of Connecticut’s public education landscape.

Designated High Schools and Endowed Academies
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Schools of Choice

Connecticut's Open Choice Program

This policy brief focuses on Connecticut's Open Choice program, and discusses its objectives, history, administration, and funding. Open Choice is a program in which Connecticut students can attend schools in local public school districts outside the community in which they reside. Connecticut’s statutes currently allow for districts in the Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and New London areas to send and receive students from participating districts in their respective region.

Connecticut's Open Choice Program
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Schools of Choice

Connecticut's Agricultural Science and Technology Education (AgriScience) Program

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.

Connecticuts AgriScience Program
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Education Funding Schools of Choice