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State Board member briefs Stratford board on proposed education bills affecting special education, licensing and civics seal

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Kristen Recker, a member of the Connecticut State Board of Education, briefed the Stratford Board on the Department of Education's legislative package and how several proposed bills could affect district budgeting, certification and student recognition.

Kristen Recker, a member of the Connecticut State Board of Education, briefed the Stratford Board on the Department of Education's legislative package and how several proposed bills could affect district budgeting, certification and student recognition.

Recker emphasized changes that would affect special-education funding for students placed outside their home district. "Reasonable costs are actual costs," she said, summarizing the State Board's May 2024 declaratory ruling and explaining that the proposed bills would align statute with that ruling. The…

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