Former mayor Harp strives for statewide impact with new PAC yaledailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yaledailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Reply
April 27, 2021
The General Assembly s Appropriations Committee passed its proposed budget for the 2021-2023 biennium. HB 6439 contains essential education funding changes sought by the Education Justice Now campaign, of which ConnCAN is a core member.
Subscribe
Reverses the Governor s proposed freeze to the ECS phase-in;
Increases ECS funding for English Language Learners (ELL) and concentrated poverty, sending much-needed resources to Connecticut s highest-need traditional school districts, totaling an additional $4.7 million in FY2022 and $9.4M in FY2023;
Allocates over $7 million to increase the per-pupil spending for charter schools, which serve primarily Black and brown students from low-income backgrounds, to the statutory foundation amount of $11,575;