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Students, educators and operators urge lawmakers to restore magnet funding and update ECS formula
Summary
Hundreds of students, parents, educators and RESC operators told the Appropriations education subcommittee that Connecticut must raise and index the Education Cost Sharing foundation and restore $12,000,000 in RESC magnet funding to prevent further program cuts and local tax shifts.
Hundreds of parents, students and school leaders urged the Connecticut Appropriations Committee's education subcommittee to restore a $12 million line for RESC-operated magnet schools and to update the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) foundation amount, which speakers said has not been meaningfully increased since 2013.
The testimony opened with representatives of magnet operators and students describing program closures, staff reductions and lost services they say follow years of flat state funding. "I'm here asking you to preserve the $12,000,000 in funding for the fiscal year 2027 budget for our RESC magnet schools," said student Rashida Kulkarni, speaking…
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