Lamont Introduces Commission to Evaluate Connecticut K-12 Education Funding

CT’s level of funding education is perennially condemned. Pushback is immediate on Lamont plan

Lamont's executive order invites attention to Connecticut’s success in providing high-ranking public education and its failure to equalize education opportunities.

Lamont appoints panel to study CT education funding

Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Governor Ned Lamont signed an executive order creating a blue-ribbon commission to study Connecticut’s K-12 education funding system on Thursday.The commission is headed by Lamont’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Natalie Wagner, and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker.The move comes as lawmakers consider legislation to provide short-term relief to schoo…

Lamont introduces commission to evaluate Connecticut K-12 education funding

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — On Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order to introduce the Governor's Blue-Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Accountability. According to state and education leaders, the commission will evaluate funding sources for Connecticut public schools. Natalie Wagner, the deputy chief of staff for the governor's office, was appointed by [...]

Pressed for immediate aid, Lamont launches study on education

Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive order creating a commission on education funding and accountability drew appreciation Thursday for confronting a perennially difficult issue and skepticism over whether the exercise will produce change in how Connecticut pays for its public schools. The public signing of the Executive Order 26-3 comes in the final three weeks of a legislative session that has yet to resolve how much of the $500 million informally earm…

Lamont Creates Education Funding Panel, Promises 'Substantial' Funding Boost

On Thursday, Lamont signed Executive Order 26-3, which establishes a commission to reform the funding streams for Connecticut’s public schools, including the Education Cost Sharing formula.

Lamont wants commission to study school funding. Lawmakers want action now

Gov. Ned Lamont announced a new commission tasked with looking for ways to help towns with the skyrocketing cost of education. The commission will look at both how the state offers financial help and ways to help those districts keep costs down. “It’s an important commission on not just how much money we spend, but also how we spend it...