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Bridgeport advocacy committee sets April 18 meeting, urges immediate ECS funding and wealth-tax options
Summary
The ad hoc advocacy committee scheduled an April 18 meeting with the city's state delegation to press for immediate full funding of Connecticut's Education Cost Sharing formula, use of state surplus to cover a roughly $44 million Bridgeport shortfall, and support for taxes on the wealthy to fund schools long-term.
Bridgeport's ad hoc advocacy committee voted to schedule a legislative meeting on April 18 to press the city's delegation to back immediate, larger state funding for public schools and steps to close a local $44 million funding gap.
The committee converged on three demands: immediate implementation of full Education Cost Sharing (ECS) funding to roughly $16,000'$16,500 per student, using part of the state surplus to bridge Bridgeport's immediate shortfall, and pursuing new taxes on high earners to sustain funding. "We need to keep pushing for more money," the committee chair, Becca Saxon, said during the meeting, arguing the recently announced $100'$150 million package for the state would deliver only about $5'$10 million to Bridgeport.
Why it matters: Bridgeport officials told the committee the district is…
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