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The Resource Center contains a wide collection of reports, publications, and data from Connecticut and national sources. To navigate through the Resource Center, use the keyword search below or browse by selecting a specific category using the drop-down menu below the Featured post.

Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding

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The Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding was created by the Connecticut General Assembly to examine a variety of issues related to special education. Specifically, the Task Force looked at the state's severe special education staffing shortage, the lack of resources for special education, the lack of equity in special education across the state, and the failure to close the state's achievement gap.

Special Education Task Force Final Report Special Education Task Force Midterm Report Special Education Task Force Presentation to SpEd Committee
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Education Funding Special Education

CCJEF v. Rell (2018) (CT Supreme Court Decision)

In a 4-3 ruling, the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed in part, and affirmed in part, a 2016 ruling from Hartford Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher focused on Connecticut's school finance system. The Supreme Court ruled the way Connecticut allocates state education dollars, and how much the State spends on public education, is constitutional and does not violate Article Eighth § 1 of the Connecticut Constitution.

CCJEF 2018 Supreme Court Majority Opinion CCJEF 2018 Supreme Court Concurrence and Dissent
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Education Funding Court Cases

Connecticut's State Maintenance of Effort for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (CT State Department of Education)

Data from the Connecticut State Department of Education detailing the state's spending on special education. To be eligible for federal funding under IDEA, Connecticut is required to report this information and cannot provide less state financial support for special education than it did in the preceding fiscal year.

IDEA 2018 19 State Maintenance of Effort IDEA 2016 17 State Maintenance of Effort IDEA 2015 16 State Maintenance of Effort
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Education Funding Special Education

Research Report: State Employee Pension Benefits in Northeastern States (Office of Legislative Research)

Research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research that compares state employee pension benefits in northeastern states, including employee pension contribution rates, the number of years used to determine pension benefits, whether overtime pay is included in pension benefit calculations, and prescription drug copayments.

OLR State Employee Pension Benefits in Northeastern States
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Pensions Fixed Costs