Joseph Sokolovic

If Connecticut is serious about fixing its property tax crisis, it must put public education at the center of the equation.

The state’s political playbook is transparent: starve the district, point to its weakness, convene a panel to prescribe further austerity, and divert public attention from state-level funding failures

The question should not simply be whether Connecticut increases the ECS formula, but whether that reflects the actual cost of educating a child.

Why are we so eager to scrutinize the spending decisions of districts that have significantly less money to spend in the first place?

If leaders want credibility when they condemn Trump’s attacks on democracy, they must also be willing to confront corruption, intimidation, and election abuse in Bridgeport.

The state has demonstrated what school funding might look like at a higher foundation level, and that has created confusion and false hope.

Connecticut’s education inequities are measurable, repeatable, and racial. Yet state policy too often substitutes platitudes for accountability.

The biggest threat to Connecticut’s children isn’t beyond our borders. It’s right here at home.