Lawmakers seek answers in faulty school funding estimates • Rhode Island Current

Lawmakers seek answers in faulty school funding estimates • Rhode Island Current

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Lou DiPalma, a Middletown Democrat, holds his head during during a committee hearing on Thursday, May 22, 2025, during a presentation on a state enrollment data debacle that may leave Rhode Island public schools underfunded by about $24 million. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)An outdated calculation by the state education department and Gov. Dan McKee’s budget office last fall now leaves Rh…