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Resource Center

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.

FY 2024 Monthly Estimated Budget Projections, Revenue Estimates, and Expenditure Details (Office of Fiscal Analysis)

Jun 25, 2024 Featured

Monthly reports from the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis detailing its most recent estimated General Fund budget projections.

June 25, 2024 Monthly Projections May 28, 2024 Monthly Projections April 30, 2024 Monthly Projections March 25 2024 Monthly Projections February 26 2024 Monthly Projections

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Governor Lamont's Recommended Budget for FYs 2024 and 2025 (Office of Policy and Management)

Feb 9, 2023

On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Governor Ned Lamont released his budget proposal for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to the Connecticut General Assembly. This resource contains documents related to these proposed adjustments.

Governors Budget FYs 2024 and 2025 Education Funding

State Budget State Revenue & Spending

Education Funding 101: ECS Grant and Choice Schools (Office of Fiscal Analysis & Office of Legislative Research)

Feb 2, 2023

This presentation from the Office of Fiscal Analysis and Office of Legislative Research covers Connecticut's ECS grant, funding formulas for public schools of choice, and state education funding for each public school type.

Education Funding 101 Presentation by OFA and OLR

Education Funding Funding Formulas Schools of Choice

Local Public School District Net Current Expenditures Per Pupil (CT State Department of Education)

Jan 22, 2023

This resource features data from the Connecticut State Department of Education detailing per-student spending from 2007-22 for each Connecticut local public school district. The data includes net current expenditures (NCE) per pupil (NCEP) and special education Excess Cost grant basic contributions for the May payment.

2021 22 Net Current Expenditures Per Pupil 2020 21 NCEP 2019 20 Net Current Expenditures Per Pupil 2018 19 Net Current Expenditures Per Pupil 2017 18 Net Current Expenditures Per Pupil

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OLR Backgrounder: School Transportation Requirements (Office of Legislative Research

Aug 4, 2022

This report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research details the requirements Connecticut school districts must follow relating to student transportation to and from school.

OLR Report: School Transportation Requirements

Education Funding Schools of Choice

Alliance District Quick Facts (Office of Fiscal Analysis)

Jul 10, 2022

This document from the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis presents funding information about Connecticut's Alliance Districts, which are 36 of the state's lowest-performing districts.

OFA Alliance District Quick Facts 2022

Education Funding

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