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Does Connecticut's Education Funding System Need a Revamp?

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A Superior Court Judge ruled last week that Connecticut’s system for funding public schools is ‘irrational’ and ‘unjustifiable’ — failing to provide a fair distribution of funds for Connecticut’s students. The judge allowed the state 180 days to come up with a plan to overhaul its system.

This hour, we talk more about the ruling and find out what, if anything, can be done to improve the way our schools are funded. 

We hear the perspective of parents and we talk with a lawmaker. We talk solutions and next steps. And we want to hear from you. 

Are you a parent of a child in public school? Do you think the State can do more to provide educational opportunity for our poorest communities? Are you worried that an overhaul to our current system could jeopardize the quality of education in our high performing schools?

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Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Lucy Nalpathanchil, Chion Wolf and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Now all of that is at risk.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de Connecticut Public, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.