A Segregated Connecticut
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How Connecticut Funds Education
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ECS Formula
Learn about the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula and how it's used to distribute state education funding.

ECS Formula Interactive Tool
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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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2017 Changes to the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Formula (Office of Legislative Research)

Dec 21, 2017

Research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research that describes the changes made in Conn. Acts 17-2 (June Special Session) to the formula for the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grant.

OLR 2017 Changes to the ECS Formula

Education Funding Funding Formulas Community

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