GOVERNOR LAMONT: EDUCATION FUNDING WORKS BEST WHEN IT’S DIRECTED TO CLASSROOMS
Governor’s Budget Proposal Includes Historic Investments For Both K-12 Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today expressed his support for sending state funding intended for education services directly to classrooms, saying that students will benefit best when this money is used to support the hiring of teachers and the purchasing of necessary classroom equipment. The governor’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal that he presented to the legislature earlier this month recommends: Increasing education cost sharing (ECS) funds to K-12 school districts by $128.8 million over the current fiscal year; and Increasing state funding for early childhood education by $43.4 million over the current fiscal year. The increase in ECS funding will help Connecticut reach full funding of the…
