State aid: see how your town fares in the governor’s budget
Gov. Ned Lamont’s 2020-21 budget proposal provides an additional $38 million for the state’s primary education grant and makes only minor adjustments to the other municipal aid grants.
Education aid accounts for the lion’s share of state aid sent to cities and towns.
Here’s how your town fared…
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A side by side comparison of legislators supporting tolls and increases in total State aid/spending by district would make for a very interesting future CT Mirror article.
Increases in education funding that is delivered as Alliance District Funding isn’t really an increase in Education Cost Sharing because it comes with “strings” (demands) attached. Hence, most of the “increase” must be spent in usually worthwhile, but lower priority needs than poorer (that’s what makes them Alliance Districts) schools require resources for. So, most of those deficits in Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, New London, and Windham, etc. will persist unfortunately. Those towns already are leaning on property taxes beyond what their distressed communities can reasonably be asked to support. And yet, State law prohibits schools from running a deficit. Thus, the children with the greatest needs get shortchanged the most. It’s sad.
Why does Greenwich get a 35% increase and Hartford less than 2%? Who got what in exchange for a vote?
Alex Bernstein is your answer. The dems want so bad for Greenwich to keep her.
How about showing this chart on a per student basis?