CT Municipal Leaders Call For Education Funding Changes As State Support Lags Behind Inflation

CT municipal leaders seek more state funding for schools to prevent local tax hikes

The Connecticut State Capitol building.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut municipal leaders want Governor Ned Lamont and state lawmakers to increase public school funding this year and tie future increases to inflation.The municipal leaders complain that the foundation of the state’s education cost-sharing formula for K-12 public schools has not increased since 2013."That has forced cities and towns across the state to increase property taxes on h…

CT Municipal Leaders Call For Education Funding Changes As State Support Lags Behind Inflation

In Seymour, First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis said education represented 65% of the town’s budget.