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Education Cost Share (ECS)
ECS is a grant program in Connecticut that provides money to towns and cities to help pay for education. It's the state's main program for equalizing education funding.
Did you know the ECS Foundation has been frozen since 2013, eroding its real value. The ECS Foundation amount has not been adjusted for inflation in more than a decade, significantly weakening the state’s investment in public education.
- The current Foundation is set at $11,525 per student, unchanged since 2013. If adjusted for inflation, the 2024 Foundation would be $15,580 per student.
- Even among their lowest-funded districts, Massachusetts invests 40% more in education: $14,343 per pupil versus Connecticut’s $10,343 in the bottom 10 districts.
- This underfunding represents an annual loss of $818 million to municipalities through 2023, shifting education costs away from the state and onto local communities.
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Legislation Advocacy
Testimony SB 416 An Act Concerning Transportation System Modernization
Testimony HB 5468 An Act Concerning the Provision of Equivalent Instruction
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February 6, 2026 - New Hartford forms task force to study future of school buildings: 'Should not be a siloed decision'